102 THt FARRIER'S 



gullet, an iron wire, one eighth of an ineh in diam- 

 eter, and of the same lengih as the tube, is put 

 within, but afterwards w ithdrawn, when the tube 

 has entered the stomach, as Dr. Monro has ascer- 

 tained that the distance from the fore teeth to the 

 bottom of the first stomach of a large ox, is about 

 six feet, the tube ought to be at least two yards 

 long, that it may operate effectually in the largest 

 oxen. When the instrument has been introduced 

 into the stomach, it may remain there for any length 

 of time, as it does not obstruct the respiration of the 

 animal: the greater j)art of the condensed air will be 

 speedily discharged thro' the tube: and should any 

 ardent spirits, or other liquor calculated to check 

 the fermentation, be deemed necessary, it may be 

 safely injected through this pipe. In short the flex- 

 ible tube here described, has been found of infin- 

 ite service in saving the lives of cattle and especial- 

 ly of sli^ep, when subject to similar disorders, or 

 any other swelling peculiar to those creatures. [See 

 Domestic Encyclopedia,Art. Cattle.] 



The 33d vol. of Mr. Young's Annals of Agricul- 

 ture, announces the following recipes as a specific 

 for this disease, even in the most desperate cases; 

 effecting- a cure within the short space of half an 

 hour. Take three quarters of a pint of olive oil, 

 and one pint of rnelted butter or hog's lard; give 

 this rnixture by means of a horn or bottle; and if it 

 does not produce a favorable change in a quarter 

 of an hour, repeat the same quantity and walk the 

 animal gently about. For sheep attacked with this 

 malady, the dose is from a wine glass and an half 

 to two glasses 



The following simple remedy we have been told 

 is effectual, but cannot say to what extent it may 



