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necessary, but the danger of mortiA«*d»*i//; £#iu!* oe 

 fairly passd. The recovered beast miki^ not be 

 suddenly exposed to the air, but only turned out a 

 few hours in the middle of the day, particularly 

 throughout winter. Sudden exposure has subjec- 

 ted many convalescents to a vertigo of giddiness, 

 and consumption, 



M. Sauvages, the celebrated profesor of Medi- 

 cine at Montpelier. was an acurate observer of this 

 disorder, when it raged with great violence in ma- 

 ny parts of Europe. He calculated that of twen- 

 ty who were attacked by it nineteen died; that no 

 ceiiain remedy had been discovered, or any effec- 

 tual mode of preventive, except separating the 

 healthy from the sick; he recommends, however, 

 bleeding and purging at the commencement of the 

 disordej, with setons in the dewlap. After the op- 

 eration of the purgative, he considers opiartes, ar- 

 , omatics, &c. such as caraway seeds, ginger, cas- 

 carilla, &c, as the most proper medicine. 



A writer in the Gentleman's Magazine, quoted 

 with approbation, by Dr.W.Peck, a late learned and 

 judicious writer on veterinary medicine gives the 

 following directions to prevent and cure the disease. 

 * Fh'si. Avoid infection with the utmost diligence. 

 Secondly. Trust to none of the celebrated reme- 

 dies that may be proposed to you, unless founded 

 on experience; most that have been offered by far- 

 riers are known to be ineflfectu-al, and many of 

 them extremely injurious. Thirdly. If your cattle 

 arc attacked, bleed plentifully, repeatedly, and keep 

 their bodies open. Fourthly. Give them no nry 

 food from the commencement of the attack till the 

 fever abates; let their mashes be thin, given wEwm, 

 and very often, a little at once; keep them dry and 



