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MANUAL OP MODERN FARRIERY 
Tincture of foxglove 
Saltpetre 
Tartarized antimony 
Powdered camphor 
50 drops, 
1 ounce, 
2 \ drachms, 
■J- drachm. 
STAGGERS. 
Symptoms— This disease is indicated by a staggering, un¬ 
equal walk, as if the animal were intoxicated, accompanied 
by a dull, heavy eye, and frequently redness inside the 
nostrils, with a hard, dry, and oppressive pulse, and great 
drowsiness. 
Cause. —Like many other diseases which attack cattle, 
this is caused by the animaTs being removed suddenly from 
poor to rich pastures, or feeding too plentifully after having 
been kept on a poor diet. In such cases, the starved animal 
gorges itself beyond the powers of the stomachs to digest 
properly, which deranges their functions, and causes irregu¬ 
larity in the evacuations, and an overflow of blood. 
Remedies. —Bleeding is the first thing to be attended to, 
and from two to three quarts may be taken, and repeated if 
a change is not visible within twelve hours. The animal 
should be kept in a warm cow-house or shed, and the fol¬ 
lowing medicine administered :—* 
Tartarized antimony . ounce, 
Cream of tartar . . 1 ounce, 
Bitter apple . . f ounce; 
the apple to be soaked two or three hours m a quart of 
boiling water, and strained while warm, and the other in¬ 
gredients added. The above quantity to be given every 
twelve hours, while symptoms of the disease continue. 
If staggers proceed from hydatides in the brain, or other 
cerebral cause, a cure is hopeless. Some have tried trepan- 
