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same complaint; they soon recovered by drinking the sulphate of 
soda in milk. At the commencement of the disease in the cows they 
were bled, and the bleeding repeated in those that had a quick pulse 
and disturbed respiration. Laxatives and enemas were freely ex¬ 
hibited until the bowels were opened. Febrifuges were then given, 
and, where debility ensued, vegetable tonics. Gruel and boiled 
linseed meal were given five or six times a-day, until they were 
convalescent. 
As soon as I saw every fresh case, I examined the mouth, and 
if the blisters had not burst, I opened them with Professor Sewell’s 
periosteotomy knife—it being more convenient to open the blisters 
situated at the upper part of the tongue with it than a lancet. 
Where the tongue was much swollen and inflamed I made a deep 
incision in it, which made it bleed copiously, thereby relieving the 
principal local part affected. The mouth, teats, and coronets were 
washed frequently with a solution of chloride of lime. For the 
ulcers on the coronets that did not improve by the application of the 
chloride of lime, a mixture composed of tar and cupri sulphatis was 
had recourse to, which soon effected a cure. The fat cows, after 
their recovery, were slaughtered, but presented no internal diseased 
appearance. The milch cows are all well, and in blooming con¬ 
dition, giving as much milk as though nothing had happened to 
them. 
In conclusion, allow me to ask one important question. Is the 
butter made from the milk of cows when labouring under this epi¬ 
demic disease fit for human beings to eat I Have the kindness to 
bear in mind, that I stated in a former part of this paper that only 
one calf had this disease while sucking its diseased mother, al¬ 
though several cows that were sick gave suck to their offspring, 
and the calves escaped all disease. 
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON THE EPIDEMIC 
AMONG CATTLE. 
[We extract the subjoined sketch of the present epidemic among 
cattle from that most valuable periodical ** The Farmers’ Ma¬ 
gazine.” It is the production of a practical man, and it touches 
on almost every point of interest connected with the disease. 
On the question of bleeding, and to such an extent as he states, 
we should most decidedly difier from him.—Y.] 
To the Editor of The Farmers^ Magazine'^ 
Sir,—H aving read and heard various statements as regards 
the present prevalent disease among cattle, and having had, within 
