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large and important organ under consideration is attacked with 
mammitis, I think the disease proves a powerful clivertive or check 
to the general circulation, hence the peculiar and extreme coldness 
of the back and quarters, and the laboured action of the heart. 
The treatment at the outset of this disease, which most quickly 
restores the balance of the circulation, increases the general heat 
and tends to excite the stomachs to action, is by far the most 
preferable. With this object stimulants and carminatives should 
be given internally and heat applied externally. Repeated doses 
of carb. ammonioe, zingib., and caraway seeds, or spirits of 
ammonia, aromatic, and other stimulants, draughts of strong warm 
tea, warm water, &c., should be given. Outwardly application 
should be made of dry heat by ironing the back with the hot 
smoothing iron, and placing on the loins a bagful of some suit¬ 
able substance which has been well heated dry on the fire; use 
also plenty of clothing, or try rugs wrung out of hot water, 
placed over the animal under dry clothing. If the patient is 
unable to rise, the hot rugs and hot ironing may be followed up 
by friction to the loins and quarters, and the use of turpentine or 
other stimulants. Such treatment seldom fails to restore the 
balance of the circulation and raise the natural heat, and very 
frequently excites the stomachs to action. Then, or at any rate 
not till then, should antiphlogistic measures be adopted, as there 
is a great tendency to prostration and fatal sinking under their 
too early or too severe application in this affection. A brisk 
purgative may now be given, and other febrifuge medicine em¬ 
ployed with the free and continued use of carminatives. If there 
is pain in one or both hind legs these should be fomented freely 
with warm water, some adonine liniment, and afterwards a stimu¬ 
lating embrocation applied. Local treatment must also be 
assiduously attended to, consisting of warm fomentations to the 
udder, very continuous friction by the hands, a liniment of 
camphorated oil, Tr. opii, Tr. ac., with perhaps a little turpen¬ 
tine in it, and frequent drawing of the teats. In a mild case, 
where only one quarter is affected, steady perseverance with these 
local measures, combined with judicious general treatment, will 
usually produce a return to health both of the animal and the 
affected organs in a few days, and also a return of the natural 
secretion. In more severe cases where several or all the quarters 
are involved, beyond the systematic remedies already alluded to, 
diuretics are much required, and maybe used from the commence¬ 
ment to assist in removing the extensive effusion, and, further, a 
suspending bandage may be locally applied with emollient poul¬ 
tices of bran and linseed meal, with decoctions of camomile 
flowers and warm fomentations; persevering at intervals with the 
liniment friction and drawing. Instead of this some recommend 
