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MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 
any hardness, let the parts be rubbed with the following 
liniment three or four times a day, which will have the 
effect of reducing the hardness :—- 
Lintseed-oil . 8 4 ounces, 
Spirit of turpentine * 1 ounce, 
Hartshorn, or liquid ammonia \ ounce. 
When inflammation of the udder is caused by the animal 
taking cold, or what is termed a chilly staring of the coat 
and loss of appetite will follow, accompanied by a quick¬ 
ened breathing; it is then certain that the animal is labour¬ 
ing under a certain degree of fever. In this event, bleed¬ 
ing is the first remedy, and afterwards give the following 
stimulating laxative, warm :— 
Common salt. 
6 ounces, 
Lintseed-oil . 
6 ounces, 
Mustard 
1 ounce, 
Salt of tartar. 
\ ounce, 
Thin lintseed-gruel, 
1 quart. 
The cow must be kept warm and dry, and under a cover. 
Her food should consist of warm mashes of malt or bran, 
the former being preferable. Let the water given as drink 
be warmed, and an ounce of nitre, finely powdered, put in 
it, morning and night. 
PARTURITION, OR CALVING. 
In most instances animals do not require the aid of man 
in bringing forth their young, as nature works her own 
ends. The principal thing to be attended to, is to have the 
animal placed in a dry and warm situation. But, as it is 
possible, that a wrong presentation or an accident may occur, 
it will be proper to have a person watching the animal when 
parturition is near at hand. Preternatural positions are 
rather rare; but it has been said that the short-horned 
