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accompanied by a dull, heavy eye, with a hard, and 

 oppressed pulse, and great drowsiness. In some 

 cases, owing to disturbance in the cerebral circulation, 

 the animal is greatly excited and bellows loudly and 

 frequently, pav/s the ground, foams at the mouth, and 

 almost presents as violent symptoms as seen in cases 

 of rabies. In other cases the animal is blind, does 

 not hear, and stands as if rivetted to the spot ; violent 

 spasms of the voluntary muscles is sometimes a pro- 

 nounced symptom. 



Cause. — The cause of this stomach disorder is 

 generally due to the grass upon which the animal is 

 fed. Rye-grass, unless eaten down '' shoots," and in 

 this state from the large quantity of woody fibre 

 present in it, is difficult to digest. On light sandy 

 soils, rye-grass shoots readily, and if the season is a 

 dry one and the animals have little water to drink, 

 grass staggers is not only a widespread affection but a 

 deadly one. 



Remedies. — Crop the grass and thus prevent the 

 rye-grass running to woody fibre. Give a pound or 

 two of oil cake daily to each animal on the grass and 

 thus prevent constipation of the bowels, and see that 

 there is at all times plenty of water to drink. 



Affected animals should be removed to the farm- 

 stead, and have a dose of purgative medicine adminis- 

 tered. If brain symptoms are exhibited, employ the 

 services of the veterinary surgeon. 



JAUNDICE, OR YELLOWS. 



Symptoms. — Cattle are very liable to this disease. 

 Its seat is in the liver. It prevails in the spring and 

 autumn. It Is known by yellowness of the eyes and 

 inside of the mouth ; a dull and languid aspect, 



