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MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 
Whenever influenza appears to be epidemical, the animals 
should be immediately removed to a warm situation; and if 
in the winter or cold spring weather, a house or shed should 
be chosen to remove them to, as it is easier to prevent 
than cure a disease : indeed the old adage, “ It is easier to 
keep well than to make well,” applies to most complaints 
incidental to man and animals. 
COUGH. 
Symptoms. —Cows after calving are frequently seized with 
a tickling, short, irritating cough, in consequence of being 
removed from a cow-house to some exposed situation. It 
may also proceed from sudden transitions from heat to cold. 
It is also occasioned by some extraneous matter adhering to 
the interior of the throat or trachasa. 
Remedies. — Some recommend warmth, with a constant 
but moderate supply of succulent food. Colds may also be 
relieved by a pint of the following mixture, to be admi¬ 
nistered twice or thrice a-day 
Pyroligneous acid . 2 quarts. 
Treacle ... 2 pounds, 
Nitre ... 2 ounces, 
Warm water . . 4 pints. 
Besides the above, the animal should be drenched twice or 
thrice every day with the following dose of medicine :— 
Powdered aniseed . 2 ounces, 
Vinegar of squills . 2 ounces, 
Honey . . 3 ounces, 
Ale warmed . . 2 quarts. 
HOOSE. 
Cause. —This complaint has a strong similarity to asthma 
in the human being, and arises from similar causes. It is 
