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cattle from over exertion, or from being suflered to 

 drink largely of cold water, immediately after work- 

 ing hard, and when in a state of i)er.sj)iration. Its 

 symj)t()nis are shivering, loss of appetite, an a|)- 

 pearance oi' anxiety or depression, an increased 

 motion of the flanks, or quickness of breathing, 

 cough, opening the mouth, a discharge from the 

 mouth and nose of a glutinous nature, the inside 

 of the nose red, eyes dull, pulse hard, mi»uth harsh 

 and dry, skin stifi', cold extremities, body full as if 

 swelled witji herbage, Iu)lds its head low and moves 

 with difliculty, costive, on lifting the upper eyelid 

 its under surface will be found unusually rod, 

 Bometimes approaching to orange, ll' the disease 

 happens to a milch cow, she soon loo.ses her milk, 

 and the cars, legs, and horns are generally cold. 



Dr. White says, " early bleeding is the grand 

 specific in this complaint; but it must not be done 

 sparingly. A cow or ox in tolerable condition, may 

 ]ose from four to six quarts with advantage ; and, 

 if the symptoms do not abate in four or six hours, 

 the operation should be repeated, to the extent of 

 three or four quarts, unless tiie animal faint; when- 

 ever this occurs, on any occasion, the bleeding of 

 course mu.st be stopped. Faintness, however, 

 when the disease is really inflammation of the 

 lungs, is by no means an unfavorable eflect of 

 bleeding; it is i>roof that the operation has been 

 carried to its full extent, and a recovery is most 

 likely to hajipen. A large seton should be put in 

 the dewlap, and moistened with oil of turpentine; 

 and the sides should be well rubbed with the fol 

 lowing embrocation: 



Take of flower of mustard 4 oz. 



Oil of turuentine ^ 2 oz. 



