114 DISEASES OF SHEEP. 



but their enumeration here would be without practical 

 benefit. I will therefore mention only those which are sup- 

 ported by good authority.: 



In the beginning of mild forms of the disease the follow- 

 ing is a certain remedy : Five parts of powdered sulphate 

 of antimony are mixed with one part of butter, and of this 

 a piece of the size of a hazelnut is given three times a day 

 to the patient. Tartar emetic one-twenty-fourth ounce, sal 

 ammoniac one ounce and glauber salts two ounces, are dis- 

 solved in a quart of elder-flower tea, and a teaspoonful of 

 this, given four times a day. Clysters of oil, soap and water 

 are also injected frequently, and an irritating embrocation 

 applied externally. As much magnesia as can be taken up 

 with the point of a knife, given in a little chamomile tea, is 

 ' very serviceable, especially if a discharge ^f dung has 

 already taken place. If the same quantity of powdered 

 rhubarb is mixed with the magnesia, it renders the remedy 

 still more effective. ^ 



If the disease is already advanced or malignant, medi- 

 cines generally afford little relief. The following, how- 

 ever, is sometimes serviceable : Extract of nux vomica 

 one-half ounce is dissolved in a quart of water, and of this 

 a teaspoonful is given three times a day. If great debility 

 is present, the following is made to alternate with the nux 

 vomica : Camphor one-fourth ounce is rubbed up with the 

 yolk of an egg and then mixed with chamomile tea, pep- 

 permint or calamus-root by shaking. 



Various remedies have also been proposed to cure the 

 stiffness and the swellings at different parts of the body. 

 Several setons, consisting of a woolen string one inch in 

 length, soaked in turpentine, are drawn under the skin of 

 the affected leg, or the diseased parts may be moistened 

 with oil of turpentine and ammonia. A sharp embroca- 

 tion applied twice, or even the burning iron if nothing else 



