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the end of the teat and dilate it by pressure. They put this in- 

 strument into the end of the teat and try and dilate those muscles 

 without injuring the skin, and in a great many times better 

 results are obtained than to cut them. I have seen where the 

 teat tube has been used and when the cow lies down on the teat 

 tube there is trouble. 



Member : — Did you ever hear where they used one of those 

 dilators successfully and have the teat good for anything? 



Dr. Ryder : — Where the dilator is used there is no wound. 



Member : — I want to ask the doctor whether he recommends 

 the use of vaseline for congested udders or a mixture of glycerine 

 and alcohol. I presume he knows that most ladies have learned 

 the value of a mixture of glycerine and alcohol in caring for 

 their hands, and I have found it useful in treating cases of that 

 kind. 



Dr. Ryder : — I do recommend it and there is another remedy 

 which they would receive great benefit from, and that is soap. 

 After you have used those remedies, just take a cake of soap to 

 protect the outside of the udder. Take soft soap and use that 

 on the udder or hard soap and cut up a cake of that into water, 

 dissolve it and let it get cold and thicken, and rub that on the 

 outside of the udder. This protects the udder from the air and 

 has a sort of pressure on the udder. There are a number of 

 things, and if you have a valuable cow to support the udder with 

 a sling of some kind would be highly beneficial. Many times 

 by supporting the udder you give great relief. 



Member: — I have heard turpentine and lard recommended. 

 What do you think about that? 



Dr. Ryder: — There is a question about turpentine. Every- 

 thing has been recommended for inflammation of the udder, from 

 blisters down to ointment. What I would recommend is plenty 

 of lard and you can add poke root, that is supposed to have a 

 beneficial action on the glands of the udder. Melt your lard and 

 stir in the extract. 



Member: — What proportion of poke root and lard do you 

 recommend ? 



Mr. Ryder: — Two ounces of fluid extract of poke root to 

 eight ounces of lard. The only trouble is where you use those 

 remedies directly on the glands, they sometimes dry up the 



