DISEA8KS AND REMEDIES. 453 



The red water is sometimes attended with a lax state of the 

 bowels, and in some instances a considerable quantity of blood 

 is evacuated with the thin dung, and none with the urine. 



Cure. — ^Purgative medicines are the best remedies in these 

 disorders. The following is recommended as a safe and effica- 

 cious purge: 



Castor oil, . . . . . . . . g ounces, 



Nit™, ] ounce, 



Epsom salts. , . . . . .4 ounces, 



Whey, or thin gruel, ...... 1 quart. 



Mixed. 



Should this not prove effectual in removing the disease, the 

 following drink must be administered : 



Oil of turpentine, . . . . . . .3 ounces, 



Alum dissolved. ...... 1 ounce. 



Terra japonica, , ...... 1 ounce. 



Some prescribe the following: 



Bpsom salts, . . . , , , ,4 ounces. 



Cream of tartar, ...... 1 ounce, 



Castor oil, .... ... 4 ounces. 



Mixed in whey. 



After this gentle purge, the following to be given : 



Roche alum, . . . . . . .2 ounces, 



Tmcture of cantharides, ..... 3 ounces. 



To be given in a quart of lime water. 



Mr. White observes, that an experienced farmer, whose cows 

 were affected by the red water, gave them half a pint of the 

 juice of the white-blossomed nettle, which speedily cured the 

 disease. 



"When the animal is perceived to be frequently endeavoring 

 to stale, voiding only a small quantity, with considerable pain 

 and difficulty, mucilaginous drinks, such as infusion of linseed 

 and decoction of marshmallows, are most likely to afford relief. 



SCOUEtNG ROT. 



Causes. — This disease is met with at every season of the year, 

 but is more prevalent in autumn, particularly in low, swampy sit- 

 uations. This complaint generally arises from suppressed per- 

 spiration, induced by the sudden vicissitudes of the weather; 

 particularly -when the animal has been over-driven, or heated by 

 working immediately before. Drinking too much water, under 

 similar circumstances, will likewise produce the disease. A want 



