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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS : 



&^«ee;^^ PovKB.calyed b6fQr|,tliBitwp..blw4red, and eighty-fourth day,. and three hindred and ten ; 

 aTlJefthe two Wndred and eighty-eighth day. 



Miscarriage occurs oftener jn the Cow than in all other ,do»esti<J animals pnt together. Per- 

 haps it is one of the greatest annoyance^ the proprietor, 'of. -fiows-.liaa -to encounter^ andmrfor- ^ 

 tunately, for aoght weeee tptheppnttaiyiit is lilsely so to continue; for, in-spi'.e of the improved i 

 state ot v.^tcrinary medicine, and the re^^ttj-oliea df skillful veterinary surgeons, hotti- at home a];d ' 

 abroad,.' i^i,is5ftvriage still continues asiAequent and annoying as eyer. The causes are frequently 

 involved in obscurity ; but it may be mgintioned thaLan! B)c-tremelyio.t and foul caw-hpuse, a fie.vere 

 blow, violent exertion, starvation, .pJ,ej3apia,.-au,pverlofidefl stopach, internal inflaromations, {con- 

 stipated bowels, ba4 food or v/ater, improper exposvire and the lite, wilinpiw alld then produce 

 miscarriage. .Anything whatever, indeed, that seriburfy affects t&e heaUh pf.th^ animal in general, 

 or the state of the reproductive organs in particiUar; may do so. But miscaraage ;occurs agaiii:an^ 

 agOLUiOThenpo^uchLcaiisesiMS thoseenumeratedcanbetraced. The disease.ifsuchitiDay-bepaJled 

 ■^as I think it may — is even said to he infectious. No sooner does it show itself in biie animal.'Q;au 

 it is seen in another, and another, tflf it has spread oVer the most part of the cow'-house. ' Soine say 

 this is to be attributed to the odor arising -from the lubatances evacuated." Possibly it may be so ; 

 there is nothijjgrUntaisqnaWeiJnj^he supposition ! for althongl} we cannot perceive the smell, nor 

 account for its peculiar influence, it is still quitp. within jiofisibility, that such an odor does exist, 

 liaving the power attributed to it. . Thpre can be iio, great harm, however, ill acting as if we were 

 assured that the mischief has ^ts^ origin in the_ soprce so commonly supposed; prpyided we do .iipt 

 shut our eyes to any other which accident or iiivestigatibnlnay reveal. Xn theuieantime, tlieaumr 

 her of miscarriages may be^^iminished by caijefully avoiding all those causes which.are known to 

 be capable of producing it. I^et.the Cows he regularly fed.;. Ipt their food be good andin proper 

 quantities; let them have water as oiieii' as they will take' it; avoid ^fldden exposure to cpld:pr 

 ORati, .^d, above all, Ie!;ihe cowibons^.be well ventilated. Prphibit all manner of rough usage 

 im the part of those who look after the ' Cows, V^liefher they be pregnant or not. If any of them 

 accumulate flesh too rapidly, gradually reduce (heir allpwance ; apd,'On l;he other hand, ifany.be- 

 c'ome emaciated, discover thecausej and remedy it, "always by alow degreess, Sudden-changes in 

 the matter or mpde .-of feeding .sh.o.ijld also be avoided- ...The same sort-pf diet dpes not ^^ee 

 equally well wllth'ari*the Cows; aU'd this, in general, is indidat'eli by undue relSxatipn or constipa- 

 tion ofthe bowels ? this should bPwatched, tad removed at once. Attention to these and many 

 other minor circumstanceB will amply repay the proprietor for the little additional troable. 



" When the fai'mer perceives symptoms of ibidbarria^e, he should," says Professor Ydnatf, in 

 his excellent -work on'Cittle, "remove the Oow from the pasture to a oomfprtable ^cpw- 

 house or shed. If the discharge is glaring, but not tJ^nsiVe, he ma^r hope that dib'Palf ia not 

 dead — ^he will be assured of thra'by the miption ofthe fpetuK and theii it ia impossible that the mis- 

 carriage may yet be avoided. He should hasten to bleed het^ and that copiously, in proportion to 

 her age, size, condition,, apd the state of excitement in ^Ijic'h he'may find her'; andhe shbuld^Ve 

 a^dosS of physic immediately afliei^tKfi'bleeding (this may he 1 Ib.Pf 'Epsoin salts in a qnart of 

 warm Water). The physic beginning to operate, he' should administer half a drachm of ppini»', 

 and half an ounce of swPPt'spiritfl of feitre ; unless she ia in a state" Of gi'^at debility, he shourd 

 avoid, above all things, the comf&rtsble drink wMcb some persons -recommend ; he should ^lovr 

 nothing but '|^el/a&d keep hiapatient dA quiet as he can. Ky^ these means he.may occ^ipnally 

 allay the general or local irritation that precedes or causes the miscarriage, and the Oow majr yet 

 go her full time." - ■• , '. ■ ..• ., ; ■ ,-. .,',• - , -j,-- 



WOMB INFLAMMATION.'-This affection of the womboccurs after oalviHg 



or bulling. The symptoms are, great irritatiob and pain. Bleed o:hd give the following drench t;- 

 ■ • Epsom saitB; 1 pound ; Powdered carraway seeds,, 2 ounces; W^arm gruel, 3 Ipmts. 

 Bathe the womb witli Goulard water, or vinegar and water in equal pai-ts. " 



CALVING TABLE. 



