CATTLE. 153 



or joint precedes its appearance in another. A hind leg may be 

 the seat of lameness one day and the fore leg the next, or 

 vice versa. 



There is scarcely any part of a beast which can be said to 

 have immunity from an attack of rheumatism, but the loins, 

 hips, hocks, knees and pasterns are the most common seats of 

 this disease. 



Fortunately we have in Elliman's Embrocation a perfect 

 remedy. There is no need to wait for the exact nature of the 

 complaint to declare itself, whether cramp, acute rheum- 

 atism or sprain, as either may be the cause of lameness and the 

 Embrocation is the thing to use. It excites the effused fluid 

 to absorption in the case of sprain, distributes the nervous 

 energy which for a time is concentrated in a muscle in a state of 

 cramp, and removes the rheumatic poison, neutralising that 

 as it does the sting of a wasp or bee. 



In simple cases of recent rheumatic affection, a few applica- 

 tions will suffice to restore the animal to soundness, but with old 

 standing trouble the affected parts should be first bathed with 

 water to make the Embrocation more rapidly penetrate. The 

 rubbing should be long continued and repeated. 



DEBILITY. 



A poor or w^asted condition without any definite disease is 

 called by this name. 



Causes. — Starvation and bad management, sour land, and 

 constitutional feebleness, worms, &c. 



Treatment. — Nourishing food, good housing or well-drained 

 pasture, if in summer time, tonics consisting of iron, gentian 

 and cordial seeds, ground and mixed with linseed and bran 

 mashes. Stimulating the spine with Elliman's is often helpful. 

 If caused by worms see page 171. 



DELIRIUM. 

 Causes. — Some disturbance of the function of the brain, as 

 in milk fever, milk madness, &c. {See page 167). 



