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lard, with a little malt. In two or three hours af- 

 ter she has had the drink and clyster, it will be 

 necessary to drive her gently about for a quarter 

 of an hour, as it greatly assists the operation of 

 the medicines. 



To prevent this disease, the animal ought to 

 have air and exercise daily, and such food given 

 her as is of a laxative nature, which will be of the 

 greatest utility in her latter months of gestation." 



Itiflammation and swelling of the Udder. 



This disease attacks cows about the time of 

 calving, and is sometimes so considerable as to 

 cause an abscess to form. As soon as it is obser- 

 ved, let the animal be bled freely, and take a pound 

 of epsom salts dissolved in a quart of gruel, to 

 which a little castor or linseed oil may be added. 

 The swollen udder should frequently be fomented 

 with a decoction of mallows or elder. The best 

 method of doing this, is to dip large woollen cloths 

 in the hot decoction, and, after wringing them, let 

 them be applied so as to cover the whole udder: 

 this process should be continued for some time, 

 and repeated several times a day. When, by these 

 means, the inflammation has been removed, some 

 degree of hard, but not painful swelling may re- 

 main; to disperse this, the following liniment may 

 be rubbed on the part once or twice a day: — 



LINI3IENT. 



Take of linseed oil 4| oz. 



Spirits of turpentine 1 oz. 



Liquor of ammonia | oz. 



Inflammation of the udder sometimes occurs in 

 consequence of catching cold, or a chilly as it is more 

 commonly termed; in this case, the appetite is di- 



