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dissolved in a quart of lintseed gruel, and the dose re¬ 
peated every twelve hours, until the symptoms have dis¬ 
appeared. 
Instances have frequently occurred where cattle died in 
twelve or fourteen hours after being attacked with inflam¬ 
mation of the lungs. 
Some veterinarians recommend a large seton in the dew¬ 
lap, and to be stimulated with an embrocation of ammonia, 
spirit of turpentine, and mustard ; but the connexion of 
the dewlap with the lungs, is too remote to act in the man¬ 
ner intended, namely, by counter-irritation. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH. 
Symptoms. — The symptoms of inflammation of the 
stomach are not well marked ; loathing of food is the most 
prominent, together with foul breath, with a tightness of 
the hide about the shoulders. 
Causes. —This is brought on by some acrid substance 
taken into the stomach while feeding, or from the animal 
feeding too greedily when removed from a poor to a rich 
pasture ; it sometimes proceeds from debility of the system, 
and the food in consequence remaining in the paunch until 
it has undergone a certain degree of fermentation, which 
produces heat, and inflammation, and obstructs the circu¬ 
lation, inducing great distention of the parts. 
Remedies. —The medical treatment of this complaint 
must be something like that in inflammation of the lungs. 
Bleeding as a primary remedy must be resorted to, and 
followed by cooling aperient medicines, to carry off the 
indigestible matter lodged in the stomach. We do not 
know a better medicine than the following draught :— 
Tartarized antimony . \ ounce, 
Cream of tartar . . 1 ounce; 
