NEAT CATTLE. 51 



Baits, 2 oz. cream of tartar, dissolve in wanii water, and 

 give all at one dose, and repeat it night and morning if 

 necessary. If the ahove does not operate, take 1 pt. of 

 flaxseed, boil in 3 pts. water for 20 minutes, add 1 pt. 

 new milk, strain, and add 1 pt. linseed or castor oil, and 

 2 tablespoonfuls of fine salt, and give as an injection. 

 Another: Give a moderate dose of physic, then take 1 

 gill fine salt, 1 teaspoonful of black pepper, and J pt. of 

 cider vinegar, and pour into each ear, keeping it in for 

 a moment. Warm clothes wet in vinegar, applied to the 

 horns for a length of time, and 1 oz. black pepper, and 2 

 tablespoonfuls of soot, have been found of great benefit. 



HOOF-AIL. 



Cause. — This is produced by driving cattle long jour- 

 neys on hard, gravelly, or clayey roads, by letting them 

 stand in the water while warm, and by other causes. 



Symptoms. — Swelling above the hoof and between the 

 claws, which occasions lameness, attended with fever. 



Remedy. — Take l pt. vinegar and strong soap-suds, 

 and wash thoroughly ; take fresh butter or lard, adding 

 2 grains of corrosive sublimate, and apply to the aflTected 

 part, and put over this a thin wax plaster to keep the 

 beast from licking it, as the corrosive sublimate is a 

 deadly poison. Applying a solution of blue vitriol or 

 opodeldoc to the hoof, after it has been well cleaned, will 

 often effect a cure. Another : apply a poultice made of 

 boiled turnips and lard. 



MANGE, SCROFULA, SCURF, OR SCAB. 



This disorder is not very common, yet it is dangerous 

 if neglected. It is a cutaneous disease, caused by an 

 impure state of the blood, arising from various causes. 



Symptoms. — In the first stage of this disorder the skin 

 is hot and dry, attended with intense itching, which will 

 manifest itself by the animal rubbing his head and neck 

 against the fence or stable ; the next stage is the appear- 

 ance of scabs, or small ulcers on the surface of the skin ; 

 small insects (or animalculae), in great quantities, can be 

 seen with a glass, which are the cause of the uneasiness 

 of the animal. 



