78 THE farmer's guide. 



loss of appetite, loss of flesh, the wool falling off, and in 

 the latter stages of the disease, the animal becomes fran- 

 tic, suddenly falling and soon expiring. 



Remedy. — If the attack is slight, it may sometimes be 

 removed by smearing the nose with tar, or putting salt 

 and tar in the trough. Another: when the symptoms 

 first appear, let the sheep run in a fresh-ploughed field 

 for one week. Another : take a tobacco-pipe, well- 

 lighted, and blow up the smoke in each nostril for a 

 short time, repeating the operation once in three days. 

 Another: take 1 lb. Scotch snuff and 1 oz. powdered 

 ginger, pour upon them 3 qts. boiling water, mix well, 

 and, when cold, pour a tablespoonful of the decoc- 

 tion into each nostril, holding the head well up for a 

 short time. Where snuff* is not at hand, .take 1 lb. of leaf 

 or i lb. plug tobacco, boil it 15 minutes, and add to this 

 a small quantity of ginger, and use as above. When 

 this is given to the sheep it produces a stupefying effect 

 for a few moments ; they will, however, soon recover. 

 It is a good precaution to administer a small quantity of 

 the above liquid to the whole flock once in 4 weeks du- 

 ring the winter. Another : take spirits of turpentine 

 and a weak decoction of tobacco, in equal quantities, and 

 inject a teaspoonful into each nostril, holding the head 

 for a moment in an elevated position. A little train-oil 

 or rancid butter may be applied to the nose after the 

 worms are expelled, which may prevent a second attack. 



POISON. 



This is occasioned by eating laurel, wilted leaves of 

 the wild cherry, and some other shrubs and plants. 



Remedy. — Take of the twigs of the white-ash, boil for 

 2 hours, and give -J a teacupful of the liquor with a gill 

 of molasses, in a lukewarm state, to each sheep. Unless 

 relief be obtained within 1 hour, the dose may be re- 

 peated, reducing the quantity one half. Another : give 

 immediately -J a teacupful of melted fresh butter or lard. 



BLEEDING. 



In sudden attacks of disease, it aids the recovery of 

 an animal to bleed freely, provided he is in high flesh. 

 There are various ways of performing this operation. 



