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Mix, shake well, and give as a drench; then follow u\) 
with the following: 
Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Tincture of Catechu 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench 
three times a day — morning, noon and night — until the dis- 
ease subsides. Clothe the body well, according to the season, 
and feed soft feed containing plenty of boiled linseed, and 
take the chill off the drinking water for a few days. After 
the first symptoms begin to pass off give the following 
powder : 
Ground Gentian Root % pound. 
Sulphate of Iron % pound. 
Mix well together and give a dessertspoonful twice a day. 
13. Twist in the Bowel (Volvulus). 
Fig. 17. — Sitting upon the Haunches — Twist in the Bowels. (Volvulus.) 
This is not a very common disease, although it is mei 
with sometimes. 
Causes. — It may be due to a severe attack in which there 
is colic, much pain and cramping of the bowels, causing the 
