42 The Farmer's Veterinary Adviser. 



scribed tumors, but we must satui-ate tteir whole sub- 

 stance, otherwise absorption of the poison will lead to gen- 

 eral disorder. 



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

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

 pastures rather than graze them. 3. Kemove 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. 

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

 nant or putrid. 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. 7. Overwork, exhaustion, close-aired build- 

 ings, 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 carboHc 

 acid daily in the water or food. 9. Diseased animals 

 must be separated from the healthy. 10. Carcasses, secre- 

 tions, dung, Htter, etc., of diseased animals should be 

 deeply buried or otherwise perfectly destroyed. Build- 

 ings, yards, sheds, etc., occupied by the diseased should 

 be thoroughly disinfected. Pastures should be aban- 

 doned for that season, and graves fenced safely from tres- 

 pass for two years. 11. None but the attendants should 

 approach the diseased. 12. Before handling, cauterize all 

 raw sores on hands or face with lunar caustic and wash 

 the hands in a weak solution of carbolic acid both before 

 and after. 13. Shut up all dogs, cats and pigeons. 14 

 Never allow the flesh or milk to pass into consumption. 



