106 THE FARMER'S 



cow must be led cautiously for sereral days afler, 

 and take the stomachic drink, hereafter mentioned, 

 once or twice a day, in order to restore the tone or 

 energy of the stomach. On the other hand, should 

 the disease have been occasioned by costiveness, 

 or feeding upon dry food, the state of the bowels 

 must be attended to after the animal has been re- 

 lieved by the opperation of the purgative drink: as 

 the tendency to costiveness will probably contin- 

 ue, unless it be removed by a change of food. 

 Wlien this cannot be done, some salt should be 

 mixed with the food if the animal will eat it; if not 

 he should be drenched with three or four ounces 

 ,of salt dissolved in water daily; this will serve to 

 open his bowels in a slight degree, and increase 

 his appetite for water, with which he should be 

 freely supplied. 



Purging drink. 



Barbadoes aloes J oz. 



Carbonate of potash, or common potash 3 dr. 



Powdered ginger J oz. 



Water 1 pt 



Oil of turpentine 1 oz. 



Linseed oil 6 oz, 



Mix for one dose. 



When the above medicine cannot be procured in 

 time, the following may be substituted for it. 



Common salt } lb. 



Sweet oil, linseed oil, or any kind of oil' 

 which is not very remcid or even meltod 

 hog's lard Jib. 



Flower of mustard 1 oz. 



Water 1 qt. 



To this a glass of spirit may be added 



