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is occasioned by poor keeping, by which the blood 

 becomes thin and reduced, and does not circulate 

 properly in the extremities. It is discovered by 

 the sluggishness of the animal, loss of appetite, 

 a coldness of the horn, and a disposition to lie 

 down. 



To cure the disease, the horn should be bored 

 with a nail gimblet in such a manner as to effect 

 the discharge of the matter which has become pur- 

 ulent. The hollow part should be well cleansed 

 by vinegar in which a portion of salt has been dis- 

 solved, to be injected by a syringe. Dr. Deane 

 recommended the injection of a mixture of rum 

 and honey, with myrrh and aloes. Stimulating 

 medicine, such as ginger, spices, &c. have been 

 given, but these are injurious until the bowels 

 have been evacuated. Laxatives, however, such 

 as sulphur, glauber's salts, &.c. prove serviceable; 

 and after the bowels are evacuated, and the horn 

 well cleansed, good keeping will be necessary to 

 effect the cure. 



Tail Sickness 



' This is a distemper attended with weakness and 

 sluggishmess to which homed cattle are liable in 

 the spring. The end of the tail becomes hollow, 

 and relaxed, but not, as some have asserted, desti- 

 tute of feelling. A cure is easily effected by the 

 amputation of a small piece of the tail, which will 

 be attended with a discharge of some blood. But 

 when the tail is but little affected, and near to the 

 end, a slit of an inch or an inch and a half, in the 

 end of the tail, is preferable to amputation. 



