122 The Farmer's Veterinary Adviser. 



luted condition. In some external cases the hot iron is used 

 with advantage. Such treatment may still be applied to 

 cirenmscribed tumors accompanied by the fever, being fol- 

 lowed by poultices to encourage suppuration. 



For extensive engorgements use astringents (cold water, 

 vinegar, etc.), weak antiseptic lotions, and, above all, in- 

 jections with a hypodermic syringe of antiseptics (diluted 

 tincture of iodine, diluted carbolic acid — 1-1 00, etc.). The 

 hypodermic treatment is equally applicable to the circum- 

 scribed tumors, but we must saturate their whole substance, 

 otherwise absorption of the poison will lead to general dis- 

 order. 



Prevention. 1. Drain the soil thoroughly. 2. When a 

 soil cannot be drained, soil the stock in-doors or on other 

 pastures rather than graze them. 3. Remove the stock 

 from pastures known to be dangerous as soon as summer 

 heat and dryness of the soil favor malarious emanations 

 (late summer and autumn). 4. Shelter the stock at night 

 and secure the shade of trees or sheds during the day, 

 when, after a hot, dry season, there comes an extreme 

 difference between the day and night temperature. 5. Se- 

 cure abundance of pure water, avoiding such as is stag- 

 nant or piitrid. 6. Keep always in good thriving condi- 

 tion, and avoid sudden accessions of plethora. Artificial 

 feeding in dry times is often necessary to secure this, or, 

 in case of an over-luxuriant pasture, seclusion in a barn- 

 yard for four or five hours a day. Sheep may be shut 

 up on moonlight nights, to prevent feeding, in dangerous 

 localities. T. Overwork, exhaustion, close-aired buildings, 

 ill-health, or whatever tends to load the blood with waste 

 matter should be avoided. 8. Exposed animals may have a 

 little nitro-muriatic, sulphuric, or carbolic acid daily in the 

 water or food. 9. Diseased animals must be separated from 

 the healthy. 10. Carcasses, secretions, dung, litter, etc., 

 of diseased animals should be burned or otherwise per- 



