94 THE FARMER'S 



He attributes the cause to overloading the stomach; 

 cold water; acid matter, or poisonous substances; 

 not sufficient water in dry summers. The* treat- 

 ment recommended by this author is to bleed freely 

 every day, if necessary; keep the body open with 

 castor oil, &c. afterwards give febrifuges [such a3 

 glauber's salt, nitre, salt of tartar, spirits of nitrous 

 ether] as in other cases of inflammation. When 

 the animal is recovering, give it food sparingly, a 

 little warm, such as scalding malt with warm water, 

 &c. 



Liflamniation of the Bowels. 



The orincipal symptom of this disease is a grip- 

 ing paui, which causes the animal to lie down fre- 

 quently, and rise with difficulty. Pie frequently 

 turns his head towards his belly, and endeavours to 

 strike it with his hind foot; the body is full; the 

 eyes dull; the pulse strong and quick. The quick- 

 ness of the pulse forms a distinction between this 

 complaint and the gripes, in which latter disorder, 

 the pulse is sometimes hard, but seldom quickened. 

 When the pain is violent, a copious perspiration 

 takes place. — When proper remedies are not em- 

 ployed, the disease terminates ir^ mortification and 

 death. In the treatment of this complamt, the cir- 

 cumstances of the case must be carefully, attended 

 to. If the pulse is much quicker than natural, the 

 under surlace of the eyelid unusually red, and the 

 breathing disturbed, let a large quantity of blood 

 immediately be taken away, even five or six quarts; 

 and then, unless the bowels are unusually open, 

 give the foUawing drink: 



Sulphate of magnesia [epsom salts,] 8 oz. 



Caster oil ,^ 1 pin 



