572 THE LATE EPIDEMIC DISEASES OF CATTLE, &c. 
season of the year. The epidemic continued for a long period, 
and particularly among the sheep.” 
Mr. Henry Lister Maws, of Crowle, near Bawtry, says 
that “ about the middle of October 1841, he first became aware 
of this disease among his cattle ; but two out of a litter of pigs 
died, and he was doubtful whether it was not from this distem- 
per. With this exception it confined itself, at that time, to the 
cattle. 
The weather had been clear previous to the cattle being really 
attacked. It afterwards became damp. Mr. Maws’s cattle be- 
came infected by a tenant of Lord Manvers, who occupies some 
land of his lordship’s, adjoining his, by putting diseased cattle 
that had been some time affected with distemper in an adjoining 
close, without giving us notice that he was about to do so, and so 
to put us on our guard. An old high hedge and ditch parted 
these closes. The cattle which had infected Mr. Maws’s caught 
the infection at Epworth fair. 
Most of our cattle were at grass, and in severe weather we 
house all our cattle at night. Some were nearly fat for the 
butcher — most of them in fair folding condition, and of all ages 
down to calves. 
All ages appeared to take the disease, but perhaps some very 
young calves were the least liable. 
A large milch cow was first noticed, and we almost supposed 
she had slipped her calf, which, however, she had not. From 
not being taken in time she got into a very bad state, and reco- 
vered, although she was much reduced. The disease first and 
mostly appeared in the mouth, but also in the feet, although not 
to the same extent. 
We began to physic them. Our physic was simple but effec- 
tual. It consisted, for a full-grown beast, in a pound of salts, 
four ounces of sulphur, and an ounce of ginger. The mouth we 
washed with a solution of vitriol, or, sometimes, tar was applied 
to the feet. Gruel, bran-mashes, and hay were also employed, and, 
as they recovered, they were turned out to grass for a few hours. 
We threw away all the milk until the cows were quite clear 
of the distemper, and most of them gave very little milk after- 
wards. Those that recovered were, generally, much reduced. 
Four females slipped their foals under very different circum- 
stances. The first was a half-bred mare, which was at the time 
attributed to her being rather over- worked. 
The second was a carriage or half-bred mare, that had not been 
worked — running out during the day in fine weather, and taken 
up at night and in bad weather. I, at the time she slipped her 
