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months elapsed before any other animal in the same herd was 
taken ill of the disease. 
In the case of the imported cattle, of the twenty-four head 
that were in quarantine during the space of seven days, six head 
took sick with the diseise, of which three died and three recov¬ 
ered. The three that died were already passing red urine when 
I was called to see them by the herdsman. 
I gave the healthy animals, twice or thrice daily, a prepara¬ 
tion of chlorate of potassa, which seemed to check the spread of 
the disease. After the cattle that were sick had recovered, I dis¬ 
charged them, and was not called in again. I concluded there 
were no more taken ill, but a short time ago I was informed by 
the herdsman that another, an old cow, had taken ill with the 
same disease that the three had died of —red urine (claret color). 
I do not know who treated this case; she died. My experience 
is^ that whenever the red water is present there is no cure for the 
disease. 
As to frost checking the disease, that is not so in the South. 
I have treated animals (cattle) at all seasons of the year, before, 
after and during frost, and heavy frosts at that (such as we have 
here.) I find in some cases that an animal has been affected 
with the disease twice; this in two cases only. 
Very frequently an animal may pass the first year without the 
slightest illness, but in the second year succumb to the disease. 
The duration of the sickness is generally from three to five 
days. If they pass the fifth day, they recover, if properly cared 
for. I notice that if any imprudence be committed, there will be 
some indigestion, which is easily brought on, by the owner or 
herdsman being anxious to see the animals eat plenty. 
Cattle brought here from North Alabama, North Mississippi. 
Tennessee, Kentucky, or any State in the Union, north, east or 
west, are not safe in this part of our country. 
