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ounces of common salt, dissolved in water, and a moderate 

 quantity of good hay, morning and evening. The cause is, 

 probably, a cold moist atmosphere, and an insufficient quantity 

 of wholesome food." 



In the " Complete Grazier," a work of considerable merit, 

 the " Cough " in calves is treated on merely as a common 

 cough, arising from frequent colds caused by vicissitudes of the 

 weather, and the cure recommended is *' half a table-spoonful 

 of spirit of turpentine poured into the nostrils." 



Mr. Green, of Westerham, who is an experienced and prac- 

 tical man, says he has frequently had the disease in his cattle, 

 and has never found any great difficulty in curing them, by 

 giving about a quart of decoction of walnut leaves as a drench; 

 he termed it the " Husk;" and had observed it to have been 

 caused by worms in the lungs and windpipe. I have been 

 trying this remedy, among others, for the last fortnight, but 

 without the slightest appearance of success. The manner in 

 which [ did it was, to fill a copper with walnut-leaves chopped 

 fine, then as much water as the copper would hold, boiled it 

 for five or six hours, and gave the liquor warm to the calves ; 

 some drank it readily from the pail. I allowed some to drink 

 from two to three quarts, and repeated it every other morning. 

 I have persevered with the turpentine and oil, both as drenches 

 and in the nostrils, (having plenty of subjects to experimental- 

 ize upon.) To some I have given grains of calomel ; to others 

 strong doses of sulphur ; rubbing in oil of turpentine on their 

 sides, thinking it possible it might do good by absorption, 

 tarring the noses of all, sick or well, every two days, and giving 

 salt frequently. 



Having ascertained that a small quantity of lime would kill 

 the worms when taken out, it struck me that if the cattle were 

 made to inhale the particles of it when fresh slaked, it might 

 be beneficial. I accordingly put them in a close building, put 

 a quantity of lime on the floor, and threw a little water over it, 

 keeping their heads over it during the emission of the gas, as 

 long as they could bear it, and when run to powder swept and 

 buffeted it about till some were ready to drop of suffocation ; 

 this I repeated every two days, but, (although I still have 

 as much faith in the efficacy of this as in any remedy I have 

 heard of,) I cannot boast of any very evident benefit from it; I 

 think it may be possible that a sufficient quantity of the particles 

 of lime may be inhaled, the caustic properties of which may 



