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etc. The drink should consist of clean water mixed with 

 a little ground salt or a small quantity of vinegar. Ani- 

 mals whose lips are swollen to such a degree that they are 

 unable to eat should be fed with drink composed of water 

 and flour or bran, which, in case of refusal, may be repeat- 

 edly poured into the mouth ; otherwise the animal must 

 die from starvation. Such infusions may properly consist 

 of barley groats, to which a little ground salt is added. 

 The eyes, which are closed from inflammation and hardened 

 matter, must be washed, and the matter removed by means 

 of bathing with lukewarm water or milk. The nostrils, 

 which are in like manner obstructed, should also be bathed, 

 and the obstruction carefully removed. In case of necessity, 

 the administration of medicines, as likewise the special 

 treatment of local diseases, such as inflammation of the 

 eyes, joints and sockets, throat or lungs, must be entrusted 

 to practical and experienced persons. As soon as it is as- 

 certained that pox prevails amongst a herd, such a fact 

 ought to be made known to the neighbors and authorities, 

 so that the spreading of this dangerous and devastating 

 plague may be in due time prevented. When sheep pox 

 has ceased to exist in a herd, the poisonous matter has to be 

 destroyed as far as possible. The carcasses of all such dis- 

 eased animals must be interred as deep as possible, together 

 with skin and wool ; the dung should be ploughed under. 

 The walls, stalls and all other fixtures of the stables or 

 sheds in which infected animals have been kept must be 

 whitewashed ; and to make such disinfection more effective, 

 a certain quantity of chloride of lime must be added to the 

 whitewash (say about two pounds of chloride of lime to a 

 pailful of whitewash). Many have been of opinion that 

 the employment of certain medicaments would be a means 

 of preventing or abating the disposition to sheep pox, and 

 it was therefore recommended to rub the animals under the 



