MILK, OR PUERPERAL FEVER. 
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When swelling in the joints has taken place, the follow¬ 
ing liniment should be well rubbed into them twice a day r— 
Lintseed-oil . . 4 ounces, 
Oil of turpentine . 2 ounces, 
Hartshorn, or liquid ammonia 1 ounce. 
As we have recommended in other diseases, the preven¬ 
tive system is better than the curative. We would therefore 
recommend that in cattle which have a tendency to fatten 
fast, to give alterative medicines to keep down accumula¬ 
tion and repletion. The following should be given once 
or twice a week, as the animal may seem to require it:— 
Antimony . . 6 drachms, 
Sulphur ... 6 drachms; 
to be administered in a pint of warm gruel. 
Some practitioners recommend bleeding; but it is a well 
known law in physiology, that blood-letting has a tendency 
to increase, rather than diminish blood. Others have re¬ 
commended setons in the dewlap, which can have no pos¬ 
sible effect. We know of no better preventive then occa¬ 
sionally to remove them to a piece of short pasture, which 
should be set apart for the purpose on all farms. 
MILK, OR PUERPERAL FEVER. 
Symptoms. —Restlessness, with cold, shivering fits, accom¬ 
panied by dry, parched tongue, and quick pulse, lowness of 
spirit, and debility, are the symptoms by which this malady 
is accompanied; as also great coldness of the extremities. 
Cause. —The ordinary cause of this complaint, is the cow 
taking cold at the time of calving, which should be care¬ 
fully guarded against, as it usually happens at a bad season 
of the year. 
Remedies. —In cold seasons cows should be taken into 
the house some time before parturition, as well as when 
