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that the diaphoretic (a remedy which causes a discharge of per- 

 spiration from the skin) form of treatment is the sheet anchor in 

 this disease, but the [difficulty was to get one, whose virtues 

 were not more than counterbalanced by other circumstances. 

 I have often longed to try the Turkish bath, in these cases; un- 

 fortunately Mhis kind of diaphoretic, is not one that can be 

 carried about conveniently, so that it becomes impracticable. I 

 have tried the hot blanket with variable success. The difficulty 

 with them is the trouble of applying them properly, and it is 

 hard to get attendants to make the changes at the proper times, 

 or to do so in such a way as to prevent the animal from getting 

 a chill ; then the hot water is often inconvenient, the boiler per- 

 haps being some distance from the stable, with many minor diffi- 

 culties, perhaps too numerous to mention. The cold wet pack 

 has from time to time been brought under my notice, and even- 

 tually I was induced to try it, and I must say that in my ex- 

 perience it has done all that could be desired. Then it can 

 always be procured; not only that, but it can be procured 

 readily, which is an invaluable advantage in this disease, for be- 

 fore the malady has had time to prostrate the animal, you have 

 it headed off as it were, and before other remedies would have 

 time to act, with this one the animal is often on a fair way 

 towards recovery. 



" Before applying the cold wet fack, the owner or attendant 

 must make up his mind to do the work thoroughly, or perhaps 

 it will be better not to do it at all. So for the benefit of those 

 who wish to try it, I shall now describe the manner in which I 

 proceeded in detail. Before putting on the sheet I consider it a 

 good plan to rub the animal, say for four inches on both sides of 

 the center of the spine, and from the withers to the tail, with the 

 best mustard, made up as for table use, and rub in for about 

 fifteen minutes. This may be left on for two days. To apply 

 the pack take, say a bed sheet and ring it out of cold water and 

 wrap it around the cow; every part but the head may be cov- 

 ered; if one sheet is not large enough sew two together. On 

 top of the sheet place say, two pair of the lightest and warmest 



