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been reared in the plains of Schonen,* and 
Weftrogothia, commonly fall into a dyfentery 
when they come into the woodland parts, be- 
caufe they feed upon fome plants, which cattle 
ufed to thofe places have learned to avoid. In 
the fpring, when the water hemlock is under 
water, fo that the cows cannot fmell it, they 
dye in heaps c . But when the fummer comes on 
and 
c This affair is of fo much confequence to the farmer, that 
i think it right to tranfcribe a paffage out of Linnaeus upon 
this fubjedt. 
“ When I arrived, fays he, atTornea, the inhabitants com- 
plained of a terrible difeafe, that raged among the homed 
Cattle, which upon being let into the paftures in the fpring 
dyed by hundreds. They delired that i would confider 
this affair, and give my advice what was to be done in order 
to put a flop to this evil. After a proper examination i 
thought the following circumftances worth obferving. 
1 . That the cattle dyed as foon as they left off their win- 
ter fodder, and returned to grazing. 
2. That the difeafe diminilhed as the fummer came on, at 
which time, as well as in the autumn, few dyed. 
3. That this diftemper was progagated irregularly, and not 
by contagion. 
4. That in the fpring the cows were driven into a meadow 
near the city, and that they chiefly dyed there. 
5. That the fymptoms varied much, yet agreed in this, 
that the cattle, upon grazing indifcriminately on all forts of 
herbs, had their bellies fwelled, were feized with convuliions, 
and in a few. days expired with horrible bellowings. 
6. That 
