THE SHEEP AND ITS DISEASES, 801 
TREA\WENT.—To a dilution of one part of the tincture of tabacum 
and ten of water add an equal quantity of vinegar, and with fhis saturate 
the wool; or, as a less harmful though equally efficacious expedient, thor- 
oughly soak the skin and wool with olive oil, and afterward wash with 
soap and warm water. The use of soap and water alone is unavailing. A 
liberal rubbing with a lotion of equal parts of sulphurous acid and glycerine 
or water will drive away the insects; dilute carbolic acid will do the 
same. 
FLY IN THE NOSE. 
In the summer the gadfly deposits its eggs in the flaps of the nostrils. 
of the choice sheep in a flock while asleep; larve are soon hatched, pass up 
the nasal cavities to the small nasal sinuses, and descend in the spring, bury- 
ing themselves in the ground and coming out as flies in the summer. In 
the passage upward and downward the larve irritate the delicate niembrane. 
Symptoms.—inflamed nostrils; pain; dizziness; stamping; violent 
sneezing; tossing of the head; discharge of larve from the nose with much 
mucus. 
TREATMENT.— Give sulphur internally, and burn it under the sheep’s. 
nose so it can inhale the fumes. The sneezing caused by the fumes will 
expel the larve, and they should be destroyed if not already dead. Avoid 
blowing powders up the nostrils. 
MAGGOTS IN THE FLESH. 
Sheep that are dirty about the tail and quarters, and those that have 
sores, are attacked by a large blow-fly which deposits its eggs in the filth 
or sores. The eggs produce maggots which burrow in the skin and cause 
swelling, pain, low spirits and weakness. Ifthe maggots are not promptly 
removed, pus and ulcers will form, and death ensue. 
TREATMENT.—The best treatment is to search out and remove the 
maggots, and keep the affecied parts clean with diluted carbolic acid. 
Carefully avoid all mercurial ap plications. 
GOITRE. 
This is an unsightly tumor which arises from an enlargement of the 
thyroid gland, situated on the side of the neck. In lambs the enlargement 
may extend from the jaw to the breast-bone. It is probably caused by 
mineral constituents of the drinking-water, and is most common in localities. 
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