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filecpy and Mud Staggers 



- ARE the same disease, only differing in degree, 

 paused by prefsure on the brain. 



Pressure on the brain may happen from a too 

 sudden change of temperature, increasing the 

 action of the heart and arteries to a great degree, 

 thereby the vefsels of the brain become distend- 

 ed ; or from extravafated fluid, from a' rupture of 

 some of its vefsels, -which may proceed from sud- 

 den violent exercise ; or it may take place from a 

 fracture of the skull by violent blows, &c. or from 

 a diseased action of some of its lymphatics, causing 

 hydrocephalus, or dropsy of the brain. 



Staggers is sometimes caused in a milder degree 

 by other diseases ; such as jaundice, fever, indi- 

 gestion, and sometimes from the stomach and in- 

 testines being much irritated by bots, worms, &c. 



On the first appearance of this disease, the ani- 

 mal becomes comatose or sleepy ; and while stand- 

 ing, his head is continually hanging down ; great 

 listlefsnefs to motion ; dulnefs of the eyes ; obsti- 

 nate costivenefs ; and lofs of irritability in a very 

 great degree. This stage is what may be termed 

 Sleepy Staggers. 



