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only one part at a time with the mercury salve. Be 

 certain to have the animal tied so that he cannot 

 get his mouth to the treated region. 



For internal treatment let the physic come first. 

 For horses, mix 4 tablespoonfuls of aloes, 4 table- 

 spoonfuls of ginger and 4 tablespoonfuls of soda 

 carbonate dissolved in a pint of boiling water. 

 Let cool to proper temperature and give as a drench. 

 For cattle, give a pound of Epsom salts and 4 table- 

 spoonfuls of ginger in water as a drench. Follow- 

 ing the physic should come a good blood tonic. To 

 prepare this, mix 16 tablespoonfuls each of nitrate 

 of potassium and sulphate of iron. Give in doses 

 of 13^ tablespoonfuls daily in a bran mash until all 

 is used. 



DYSENTERY.— An inflammation of the lining 

 membrane of the large intestine near the rectum, 

 accompanied with straining, discharge of blood, and 

 fever. Poisonous and irritating food causes it, stag- 

 nant and foul water favors its development, but any 

 exposure to cold or excessive heat or overwork 

 may bring it on. In cattle the acute form is at- 

 tended with shivering, arching of the back and 

 tenderness about the loins. The animal grunts, 

 yawns, grinds its teeth, and, at short intervals, dis- 

 charges from its bowels a thin, ill-smelling dung 

 mixed with blood and pus. The thirst is excessive, 

 the animal is dull and stupid, and loses flesh rapidly. 

 After the disease has gone on a few days, the hide 

 becomes rough and unhealthy, the teeth loose, the 

 dung bloody and fetid, the eyes sink in the head and 

 dropsical swellings appear about the lower jaws 

 and legs, and usually the creature dies exhausted. 

 For acute dysentery, when seen early, give horses 

 a drench consisting of 15 tablespoonfuls of castor 

 oil, 8 tablespoonfuls of laudanum, and i pint of 



