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Drink for a cow after calving : 
No. 02. 1 Ounce bethworfc, 
1 Ounce marehmallows. 
First make an infusion of bethwort by simmering it in a quart o i 
water. When cool, strain, and stir in the mallows. Dose, half a pint, 
every two hours. 
Diuretic : 
Bearberry (uva ursi), is a popular diuretic, and is useful when com- 
bined with marshmallows. When the urine is thick and deficient in 
quantity, or voided with difficulty, it may be given in tho following form: 
Ho. 6?. 1 Ounce powdered bearberry, 
2 Ounces powdered marshmallows, 
2 Pounds Indian meal. 
Mix. Dose, half a pound daily, in the cow’s feed. 
Eruption wash : 
Borax is a valuable remedy for eruptive diseases of the tongue ana 
mouth. Powdered and dissolved in water, it forms an astringent, anti- 
septic wash. The usual form is : 
TTo. 64. 
Mix. 
% Ounce powdered borax, 
2 Ounces honey. 
XII. Fumigations. 
For foul barns and stables, take, 
No. 65. 4 Ounces common salt, 
IX Ounce manganese. 
Let these be well mixed, and placed in shallow earthem vessel ; then 
pour on the mixture, gradually, sulphuric acid, four ounces. The inha- 
lation of the gas which arises from this mixture is highly injurious ; 
therefore, as soon as the acid is poured on, all persons should leave the 
building, which should immediately be shut, and not opened, again for 
several hours. Dr. White, V.S., says, “When glanderous or infectious 
matter is exposed to it a short time, it is rendered perfectly harmless.” 
Ulceration of tho mouth : 
A strong infusion of goldthread (coptis trifolia'), makes a valuable 
application for eruptions and ulcerations of tire mouth. We use ft im 
the following form : 
