INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 
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When this has operated, give the following stimulant 
which will generally effect a cure — 
Powdered ginger . . ounce, 
Powdered gentian . ^ ounce ; 
to be made into a ball with lintseed-flour and treacle. The 
food must likewise be changed to that of a dry and whole¬ 
some nature. 
The following specific has proved effectual in bad cases— 
to be made into a ball with treacle :— 
Antimony 
Camphor, ground 
Oak-bark, ground 
Laudanum 
i ounce, 
1 drachm, 
1 drachm, 
20 drops. 
The above to be given every second day, until a cure is 
effected. 
Blue mercurial ointment, the size of a nut, rubbed on the 
skin in the region of the liver, every day for a week, has 
been known to cure the rot, taking care to give the animal 
wholesome food at the same time. 
Where persons are compelled to feed sheep on low, moist 
pasturages, they should be invariably taken to a high situa¬ 
tion when they have filled their stomachs, and for the even¬ 
ing repose. They should never be allowed to lie down on 
wet ground. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 
This complaint is most common in lambs, and occasions a 
short, hard cough. Whenever this is observed, give the fol¬ 
lowing specific, every day, until the cough is subdued :— 
Tartarized antimony 1 drachm, 
Lintseed-tea . 4 ounces. 
