TEXAS FEVER. 
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the 1 st of August they had been herded a part of each day on 
the field adjoining, over which field the Cherokee cattle had been 
roaming at the time of the freshet, July 1st. 
On arriving at his place I found five head of cattle penned up 
in the yard, and one was left lying in the lane, unable to rise. 
No. 1.—A roan cow, four years old. Was first noticed to be 
sick, manifesting dullness and stupidity the day before, and had 
diminished in the yield of milk ; this morning had only yielded 
one half the usual quantity. I found her with head and ears 
drooping, nose dry, horns warm, eyes dull and rather prominent 
pulse 80, respiration 26, visible mucous membranes of a natural 
color, eats some and ruminates. 
No. 3.—Red cow, six years old. Yielded this morning only one 
half the usual amount of milk; appears wild and excitable, pulse 
66 , nose moist, horns cold, eats and ruminates, foeces very dark 
colored and of a normal consistency. 
No. 4.—Red heifer, one year old. Pulse 76, respiration 26, 
horns cold, nose dry, very tender along spine, trembling violently. 
No. 5.—White steer, one year old, pulse 72, respiration 20 , 
stiff in gait, foeces coated with mucus. 
No. 6 .—Red heifer, two years old. Unable to rise, tremor of 
flank muscles, membranes of a yellowish tinge, breath hot and 
offensive, foeces covered with small clots of blood, urine bloody, 
head extended, lower jaw resting on the ground, indifference to 
surrounding objects and noises, pulse 120, respiration 40. 
Treatment prescribed: 
Acid carbolici 
Soda bi-carbonas, aa^ij- 
Glycerine , - 3 uj. M 
Sig. Half an ounce to be administered in a quart of water 
every six hours. No. 6 to take it every three hours. 
Feed to be given : green corn-stalks, boiled oats, with a little 
salt to each feed. I had them placed in a pen under shelter, the 
yearlings separated from the cows. No. 6 was lqft lying.where 
she dropped. 
The remainder of Mr. Echtinach’s cattle were placed upon 
another field, some distance removed from where they had been. 
