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prick from a rusty nail, or wound from a wire fence, 

 or a dirty stable splinter, as matters of frequent 

 occurrence, yet a great deal of danger lurks among 

 these. They should be avoided as much as pos- 

 sible and in all cases immediately treated. As soon 

 as the poison is admitted to the blood or tissue, the 

 disease germs multiply and soon are present in 

 great numbers. Had the wound been cleansed with 

 an antiseptic like carbolic acid in the beginning, it 

 would have been a simple matter and the poison 

 would have been neutralized, and the ingress of 

 the invaders made unattractive, if not altogether 

 impossible. 



In all cases of blood poisoning, look to a syste- 

 matic and constant application of suitable lotions to 

 the injured parts, to careful nursing, and to nour- 

 ishing food. If the appetite has completely de- 

 parted, it is often advisable to force food like eggs 

 and milk into the stomach, so that the strength of 

 the patient may never be dissipated or weakened. 

 With this treatment should go pure fresh air, clean- 

 liness and much sunshine. It usually is advisable 

 to call a veterinarian as early as possible. 



BLOODY MILK.— Sometimes, just after calv- 

 ing, bloody milk is observed. The cause is generally 

 due to a rupture of the small blood vessels in the 

 vicinity of the cells that secrete the milk. It may 

 be due to a tiny accident of some kind or it may 

 be the result of disease, localized in the udder. 

 Bathing the udder with hot water will prove help- 

 ful and, until the milk is normal, frequent milkings 

 are desirable. If the condition prevails for any 

 length of time and the cow is not a very good one, 

 it is just as well to fatten her and send her to the 

 butcher. 



BLOODY URINE.— A condition of the urine 



