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influenza, the bleeding of the animal is unnecessary, and 

 instead of the above-mentioned infusion the following in- 

 fusion may be given : sal-ammoniac, one ounce ; tartar 

 emetic, one drachm; fennel-seed and juniper-berries, two 

 ounces each — ^to be mixed with honey and water, and the 

 mixture to be given from four to six times a day, the 

 whole quantity being sufficient for two days. Instead of 

 the application of the above-mentioned irritant, a fontanel 

 may be also applied in such case. In case the inflam- 

 mation of the lungs is caused by pox, there is scarcely any 

 remedy that can be successfully applied. During the treat- 

 ment the animal must be kept in the stable, the food' con- 

 sisting of green fodder and the drink of clear water, which 

 may be mixed with flour or linseed-cake, as much as the 

 animal may take. 



MALIGNANT FOOT ROT. 



The malignant foot rot, distemper, Spanish foot rot, or 

 French distemper, was unknown in Germany until the 

 year 1816 or 1817, and seems to have been introduced with 

 the importation of noble merino herds from France. Several 

 of these herds, especially in Saxony and Prussia, which were 

 affected with the epidemic soon after their arrival or even 

 during their transportation, were lost entirely ; for at that 

 time nothing was known about the nature, contagion or 

 cure of the disease. Fortunately this state of aflfairs, as 

 will soon be evident, has changed. 



At the breaking out of the disease, single sheep were 

 carefully observed from the beginning, and the following 

 phenomena occurred : generally only one foot is attacked 

 at first, or only one claw, and the disease spreads, according 



