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be relied on. Make about a pint of lie, either with 

 hot embers thrown into a sufficient quantity of wa- 

 ter, or by dissolving therein about art ounce of pot 

 or pearl ash, and turn it down the throat of the ox 

 or cow atfected. A proportionably less quantity 

 is said t(^ answer for a sheep. This medicine, we 

 are informed, operates by neutralizing and absorb- 

 iiiil the carbonic acid gas in the stomach of the 

 creature, which causes the swelling and other 

 symptoms to subside. We wish this remedy rrright 

 be tried, and its results made public. We sus- 

 pect, however,, that in extreme cases, it will be 

 necessary either to make an mcision, or make use 

 of Dr. Munro's flexible tube, or Mr. Eager's cane 

 with a knob of wood tit its end. Where the dan- 

 ger, h-^ wever, does not appear to be imminent, 

 here is little doubt but that either the oil and lard, 

 Drthe Vie, as mentioned above, would prove effec- 

 tual. 



When the animal has obtained relief by the 

 means mentioned above, one of the following 

 drinks, is by Etr. White reccommended to be giv- 

 en. No. 1. 



Powdered ginger, 5 oz. 



Spirit of nitrous ether, 2 oz. 



Oil of peppermint, 30 drops. 



Warm water, 1 pint 



(Mix for one dose.) 



No. 2. , 



Powdered caraway, i oz. 



Ginger, 1 dr. 



Warm ale, [or warm water,] 1 pint. 

 (Mix.) 

 S0.3. 



Powdered wentia'i, 1 :-'. 



