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in vomiting animals, profuse, watery foetid and often bloody 

 diarrhoea, the frequent passage of a clear urine, abortion in preg- 

 nant females, with short difficult breathing, weak pulse, pale 

 mucosae, coldness of the extremities, trembling, muscular weak- 

 ness, sunken eyes, dilated pupils, spasms and death. The activity 

 of the plant is greatest in July and August. On post mortem 

 examination the gastric and intestinal mucosas are violently 

 congested and the lumen of the bowel filled with a thin bloody 

 mucus. Congestion of the kidneys and bladder is usually present. 

 Treatment. Evacuation of the stomach, and abundance of 

 demulcents. 



POISONING BY SAVIN. 



The tops of the juniper us sabina when powdered and given to 

 dogs produce violent colic, vomiting, bloody faeces and urine, 

 spasms, paralysis, and death, with lesions of gastro-intestinal and 

 uro-genital inflammation. In cattle and sheep they caused tym- 

 pany, anorexia, colic, hyperthermia, and constipation followed 

 by a bloody diarrhoea. Horses took 4, 8 and even 12 ozs. twice 

 daily for eight days without any ill effect (Sick) . 



Treatment. Evacuate the stomach, and give demulcents. 



HEATH FAMILY. 



The Ericaceae furnish a number of poisonous plants, dreaded 

 by the stockowner. 



Andromeda polifolia (wild rosemary), found in swamps in 

 New England, contains a potent narcotic poison — andromedo- 

 toxin, and the leaves prove fatal to sheep. 



Azalea Occidentalis of the Pacific coast contains a similar 

 toxic principle and is dreaded by sheep owners. 



Kalmia Augustifolia (narrow-leafed laurel,) and Kalmia 

 Latifolia (broad-leaved laurel, lamb-kill) often prove fatal to 

 sheep and calves through the contained andromedotoxin. 



Ledum Groenlandicum (Labrador tea), and L. Glandulo- 

 sum (California Labrador tea) are carefully avoided by flock- 

 masters for the same reason. 



