. PLATE 1. THE SEAT OF PUNCTURE OF THE RUMEN, (a) or carbonate of ammonia given in half ounce doses dissolved in a quart of cold water, and repeated in half an hour if necessary, is useful. If time will allow, one and one-half pounds of Epsom salts dis- solved in half a gallon of water and given at one dose is a good remedy. In cases when time will not admit of treatment, tapping should be resorted to at once. (Plate 1.) This is a simple operation. Take the highest part about a hand's breadth in front of the hip bone on the left side, and about

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