MURRAIN OR GARGLE. 
47 $ 
If the above treatment does not remove the spasm, we 
know of no other remedy. 
MURRAIN OR GARGLE. 
This is a complaint usually generated in hot dry weather, 
and is always most prevalent in very warm and dry seasons. 
The disease is contagious, and by inducing inflammation, 
the throat swells considerably; and unless prompt and active 
treatment is had recourse to, the disease will speedily ter¬ 
minate fatally. This disease is common to Great Britain, 
and prevails over the entire continent of Europe. It is 
found to attack most frequently those animals which are in 
high condition, Its origin is always dependent on hot and 
dry weather, and is variable in its form according to the 
heat of the season, condition of the body, and the local 
situations. The murrain has carried off more cattle than 
any other malady with which we are acquainted ; happily, 
however, the disease is not communicated from black cattle 
to any other kind. 
Symptoms. —The first symptoms which manifest them¬ 
selves in this complaint are shivering, accompanied by 
trembling of the limbs, and sinking of the flanks. The 
animal has a disinclination to eat, and when he does so, 
the neck is awkwardly stretched out, and his actions 
exhibit the utmost difficulty in swallowing his food, by 
shaking and hanging down his head and ears, which 
is generally accompanied by deafness, in consequence of 
the swelling of his throat pressing against the auditory 
apparatus. If the disease is attended by depression, it 
will be indicated by dulness and a languid appearance of 
the eyes ; if accompanied by fever, the eyes are inflamed 
and sparkling, and move rapidly about in all directions. 
During the first three days of the disease, the fever never 
