DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE ORVAKS. 781 



Extract of belladonna ; 2 dr. 



Bicarbonate of soda 1 oz. 



Mix in a quart of water, and give three or four times a day. 



As soon as the severest symptoms abate, give a quart of linseed 



oil, repeating it every twenty-four hqurs until the bowels move 



freely. 



Prof. Strangeway met with good success with the following, 



given at the outset : — 



Tincture of opium (laudanum) 2 oz. 



Castor oil 1 J pts. 



When the fever had abated, he gave in a quart of water — ■ 



Epsom salts I ; . 10 oz. 



Sulphuric acid 20 drops ' 



Quinine 30 gr. 



After this the animal was kept quiet,, and given no medicine 

 for three or four days, when, if constipation continued, which was 

 seldom the case, he repeated the dose. 



In the corn-producing States, a form of impaction of omasum is 

 common, which is frequently very severe, The animal is either 

 sluggish and stupid, with staggering gait, or excited, wild, and 

 seemingly blind. 



For this, Prof. Gamgee, who made a special report on this dis- 

 order, in 1871, recommended,— 

 i . 



Epsom salts 1 lb. 



Povrdered aloes -. : 4 dr. 



Powdered ginger 2 " 



Water 1 qt. 



Give in water, oatmeal gruel, or warm linseed tea. A quart or 



two of lukewarm water may be, given as an injection > every half 



hour. If the medicine does not act freely, give on the second 



day — 



Carbonate of ammonia } dr. 



Linseed oil 1 qt 



Give two or three times a day. Withhold all solid food until con- 

 valescence is fairly established. 



