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ON THE HOOVE. 
an unguent composed of one pound of common tar, half a pound of 
hog’s lard, and two ounces of oil of turpentine. Melt the tar and 
lard together; when nearly cold, add the turpentine. Do not apply 
strong solutions of mercury—they are injurious; I have known 
animals killed by it, from being washed with lotions compounded 
of it. As the spring advances, a bite of good young grass will 
expedite the cure by restoring the functions of the skin. I have 
no doubt of its contagious character, from its commencing gene¬ 
rally with one or two, and then running through any number of 
animals confined with them : the houses or sheds in which they 
are confined I generally have well washed with lime, as a further 
means of prevention. Can you glean but a mite of informa* 
tion from the perusal of these few lines, it will afford me a plea¬ 
surable satisfaction. I shall be always ready to answer, as far as 
my humble abilities will permit, any request from any individual, 
through the means of this excellent Journal, that will promote the 
interest of the agriculturist. 
I remain, your’s respectfully. 
On the Hoove. 
By the same. 
Sir,—A n error having found its 'way into your excellent Peri¬ 
odical of last month, I feel anxious to correct it: no doubt it arose 
from a cursory view taken by your printer, the two words “ hoose” 
and “ hoove” being wddely different. Ploose is a cough in calves, 
arising from worms in the windpipe ; hoove is an inflation, with 
an impervious egress of air or gas from the rumen of cattle, evolved 
from the fermentation of its contents : instead therefore of heading 
the article “ On Spontaneous Hoose in Cattle, by the Professor 
Gells, of Toulouse,” it should have been “ Hoove.” I perceive it 
is correctly done so in The Veterinarian, from which it is taken. 
Your widely circulated Journal being devoted to the welfare of 
the farmer, f beg to offer a few remarks on the French Professor’s 
method of procedure in this spontaneous and sometimes instanta¬ 
neous disorder of the rumen, or first receptacle for food in rumi¬ 
nants, or animals that chew their food over again, called rumina¬ 
tion, or chewing the cud. In mild cases, the Professor says 
walking the animal about will do good; and so it will in more vio¬ 
lent cases, provided the inlet and outlet of the rumen is not closed, 
so as to prevent the imprisoned air within its parietes escaping 
either through the oesophagus or gullet in the form of eructation, 
or per anum by wind, which is Nature’s own effort to cure or 
