DIGESTIVE ORGANS— CONTINUED. 785 



doses.or three fourths of a pound of Epsom salts in a quart of lin- 

 seed mucilage, with 1 oz. of ginger added. If griping and colic 

 are manifested, £ to 1 oz. of laudanum may be added, or 1 dram of 

 powdered opium. If worms are the cause, remove them at once. If 

 it is due to cold, warm carminatives and astringents are indicated ; 

 if to debility, mineral acids, iron, and vegetable tonics and astrin- 

 gents, as follows : — '■•':'.< 



Pulverized angostura bark 1} oz. 



Sulphuric acid l| " 



Water. . . .34 " 



Giye two oz. (a wine-glass full) three or four times a day. 



Or— 



Sulphate of iron (copperas). } oz. 



Powdered catechu. . , I " 



Powdered gentian J " 



in a pint of gruel. 



When the discharges are fetid and sour, the following is bene- 



ficial : — 



i 



Prepared chalk 1 oz. 



' Bisulphite of soda 1 " 



in water, two or three times a day. i 



In all cases great attention should be given to warmth, cleanli- 

 ness, and ventilation. Easily digested, non-irritating food should 

 be supplied. 



DYSENTERY. 



This disease, known _-»^s^588£^l^ * 



results in ulceration _, . * 



Fig. 1032. — Acute Dysentery, 

 and hemorrhage. 



Symptoms. — The acute form of dysentery (see Fig. 1032) is us- 

 ually first indicated by shiverings, quick pulse, arching of the back, ' 

 and discharges of thin, Watery, ill-smelling dung, with some blood. 

 The animal strains, with extended tail, and the anus is red and pro- 

 truding. There is excessive thirst, and gaseous distention takes 

 place in the rumen. 



In the chronic form of dysentery, which may be the sequel of 



