386 THE LATE EPIDEMIC DISEASES OF CATTLE, &C. 
demic : — “ So far as my experience goes,” he says, “ the epidemic 
affects milch cows far more than any other stock. Mine were 
more diseased in their udders and feet than in their mouths ; but 
I found that when they were attacked severely in the mouth, 
they did not suffer so much in the udder and feet, and became 
convalescent in a shorter period. 
My pigs were only slightly affected in the feet, and recovered 
without any physic; indeed, unless there was costiveness or 
fever I used no medicines except alteratives and stimulants, 
merely keeping the animals dry and tolerably warm, and giving 
them an ample supply of vegetable matter and oil-cake. 
I can give the Society no satisfactory information as to whe- 
ther it is infectious as well as contagious. In my own case, the 
yard in which the cattle were affected lies away from all public 
roads, and great pains had been taken to prevent all risk of con- 
tagion ; yet, in five other yards, full of cattle of all ages, not one 
case of the epidemic has occurred ; and in one of these yards are 
six working oxen, that are constantly going along the public 
roads, and have done so for many months. The pigs, also, in 
these yards, have hitherto escaped. All my cattle get more or 
less oil-cake. 
With respect to sheep, three ewes only out of 300 have, as 
yet, been attacked, and that in November last. The moment 
the fact was ascertained, they were separated from the flock, and 
it spread no farther. Out of nearly 400 wether or gimmer hogs, 
no case has occurred. 
I beg to add that, with the exception of the infected yard above 
alluded to, my stock never were more healthy, nor have they 
thriven better than they have done this winter, which I attribute to 
the extra food and care bestowed on them from fear of the epidemic. 
All of them, including the horses, had access to rock salt.” 
West Riding. 
The tenants and neighbours of Joseph Dent, Esq., of Rib- 
ston Hall, had their cattle and some sheep affected six months 
before his, on account of his having as little as possible inter- 
course with them. The first appearance in his farm and among 
his fat cattle was in the latter end of November. It extended to 
the milch cows, all of which were housed. It then attacked 
the young stock in the farm yard, and lastly was observed in the 
heifers and cattle in the adjoining fields. The cattle that were 
housed were fed with turnips, hay, and linseed cake. The fat 
cattle and the milch cows were first attacked by soreness in the 
feet, and refusing their food ; those out of doors were then affected 
