ON THE EPIZOOTIC DISEASES OF CATTLE, &c. 87 
ill, five of which became ill on the second day, six more on the 
third day, two on the fourth day, and the remaining four on the 
fifth day. 
The disease most frequently began in the mouth in cattle, al- 
though in some cases in both mouth and feet at the same time ; 
but in sheep it was first discovered in the feet. 
He was not aware of any animals having had a second attack, 
although he had heard others allege that they had known it : 
he was of opinion that those animals had never perfectly re- 
covered, and that the disease had shewn itself more by falling 
afterwards into the legs and feet than at first, and particularly 
so in sheep, which continue much longer ill than cattle. 
He had had about sixty cases of cattle, twenty of pigs, and six 
hundred sheep. 
As soon as the cattle were observed to be ill, they were brought 
into a shed ; were drenched, according to their age, with from 
three-quarters to one lb. of Epsom salts, four oz. of sulphur, and 
eight oz. of treacle, their mouths being at the same time washed 
with a solution of alum. At first they had oatmeal gruel or 
linseed infusion given to them, and sliced turnips as soon as they 
would eat food. A few of the sheep that were first taken ill 
had also similar medicine given ; but, when they became nume- 
rous, all that could be done was to remove them into a clean 
grass-field, and cut turnips for them, the mouths of many of 
them being sore. 
He had only one death among those which were attacked, and 
this was a heifer of three years old, which cast two calves a 
month before her time, and did not cleanse. He attributed her 
death to this more than to the effects of the disease, of which 
she seemed nearly well before abortion took place. 
The quantity of milk in cows certainly diminished for a few 
days after their being attacked, but soon returned to its former 
quantity after the cow got well. He had only one case where the 
udder was affected by inflammation. It was that of a cow 
that was suckling a calf ; she was intended to be dried, and 
had afterwards been put up to fatten. The calf was therefore 
taken from her when she was attacked. 
Females, when pregnant, or when giving milk, seemed to have 
been affected equally with others. 
He had only one case of abortion, and that at the eighth month, 
and another of a cow bringing a dead calf at its full time. 
He did not know of the progeny of any females affected with the 
disease shewing it at the time of birth. On the contrary, his 
calves, with the exception of the two cases mentioned above, were 
healthy at the time of being calved, and have continued so ever 
