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mixing the powder with hog's lard, which answers; 

 but it is thought less powerful: it has one advan- 

 tage, however, as being less dangerous to keep in 

 a house (for no one takes salve inwardly.) Where 

 corrosive sublimate cannot be obtained, any other 

 violent stimulent may be applied. Common salt is 

 often effectual in very slight attacks ; but it is of 

 the greatest importance to lose no time. The ap- 

 plication is to be repeated every twenty-four hours, 

 till a cure is effected, or till the foot shews une- 

 quivocal signs of a gathering which will break. 



Inflammatory Fever , or general inflammation; called 

 also Quarter Evil, Black Quarter^ or Spud. 



This disease frequently happens to young cattle, 

 generally between the first and third year, most 

 commonly about the second year of their age. It 

 appears to be occasioned by feeding them too has- 

 tily; by putting them, when in a lean state, into 

 rich succulent pasture. 



The animal when seized with this complaint, be- 

 comes suddenly listless and stupid; he hangs down 

 his head, refuses his food, and appear to move with 

 difficulty. Swellings soon appear in different parts 

 of the body, which, when pressed by the finger, 

 make a crackling noise. Sometimes the joints are 

 particularly affected; at others, the swelling ap- 

 pears on the back, shoulder, or belly. 



The disease attacks rather suddenly, and often 

 proves fatal, particularly when proper remedies are 

 not speedily employed. Bleeding is the first rem- 

 edy, and must be proportioned to the age and 

 strength of the animal; perhaps from three to four 

 quarts will generally be found sufficient. The 



