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paste. Rub well in over the sides and cover the animal up 
warm. Continue this treatment until relieved. When there 
are signs of improvement discontinue these drenches- and 
give the following: 
Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre % pound. 
Ground Gentian Root Ys pound. 
Ground Aniseed % pound. 
Mix together and give a teaspoonful three times a day 
on the tongue. Keep the bowels regulated by giving one- 
half pound drenches of epsom salts once or twice a week 
and feed on soft food with plenty of boiled flaxseed in it. 
5. Bronchitis. 
0>ases. — This disease, when it is the result of a cold, 
arises from causes similar to those of inflammation of the 
lungs. 
Symptoms. — The symptoms are the same as those of 
inflammation of the lungs, except that there is more of a 
wheezing noise heard in the windpipe. 
Treatment. — Follow the same course of treatment as i^ 
given for inflammation of the lungs. 
6. Pleurisy, 
Fig. 58. — A Steer Suffering from Pleurisy. 
This is an inflammation of the coverings of the lungs. 
