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duce this disease. Want of nourishment, particu- 

 larly in cows that are constantly milked, often 

 causes this disease. Perspiration suppressed by 

 any cause ; putrescency of the aliments may also 

 bring on this complaint. It often attacks cattle 

 which have been kept short during the winter, and 

 when they are put to grass in the spring, they are 

 seized with a diarrhoea, particularly if the weather 

 is wet or cold, and grass plentiful. 



Mr. Lawrence says, "if, on the first appear- 

 ance of the scouring, cattle are taken in, and kepi 

 on dry food, it will generally supersede the use of 

 medicine." "This," says Mr. White, is certain- 

 ly necessary ; but is not, I believe, sufficient to 

 eradicate the disease; and though it may suppress 

 it for a time, yet the scouring generally returns, 

 when the animal is again sent into the pasture. The 

 immediate cause of the disorder appears most fre- 

 quently to be an unhealthy action of the liver, which 

 seems to form bile of an acrid or hurtful quality, 

 by which the bowels are constantly irritated. I 

 would advise, therefore, in the early stages of the 

 complaint, to give the following drink for three suc- 

 cessive mornings, which will rather increase the 

 Bcouring at first; and, when the effect of the medi- 

 cine has caused, let the astringent drink be given 

 every morning and evening." 



First Drink for scouring. 



Epsom salts 1 lb. 



Nitre 2 oz. 



Camphor ^ oz. 



Coriander seed 2 oz. 



INIi.K for one dose. 



This dose should be repeated ^or three mom- 



