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ance of the distemper, to place the whole herd un- 

 der the best shelter that circumstances will allow; 

 to separate those which are in the most advanced 

 stage of the disease, and slaughter such as good 

 judges shall deem to be in a state too dangerous 

 for any attempt to cure, and bury them pretty deep 

 in the ground. In a disease so highly putrid, bleed- 

 ing should be moderate, yet in the beginning, he 

 thinks it will be necessary, as also setons and row- 

 els. " If costiveness prevail, the body must be 

 kept open by clysters, or the most moderate purges 

 but a scowering is the most usual symptom. The 

 sick-house must be sufficiently airy, yet well de- 

 fended from wet and cold . Acid fumigations will 

 purify the atmosphere of the house, and probably 

 the fumes being inhaled by the beasts will have e 

 favorable effect." 



The emphysemay wmdy abcess, or puffing up of 

 the hide, filled with a thin putrid matter, and foui 

 air, which nature furnishes in the last stage, as a 

 mean of throwing off the disease, must be opened 

 at full length, wherever situated, and the matter 

 discharged. The cavity to be filled with pledgets 

 of tow, dipped in tincture of myrrh, or of an oint-^ 

 ment composed of powdered turpentine and yolk 

 of eggs. Poultices of oatmeal, stale beer, &c. may 

 be necessary to bring the ulcers to a proper diges- 

 tion. Nitre has, of late, been successfully used 

 in gangrenous ulcers, the cavities being filled with 

 it. The approach of mortification is indicated by 

 the dark and flabby appearance of the inside of the 

 mouth, coldness, insensibility, Mackness and an ill 

 scent of the dung, sanious and foul discharge from 

 the mouth and nose, and dullness of the eyes. On 

 the return of health, mild, cleansing purges will be 

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