. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. 170 DISEASES OF 1}-' salts, one pound ; table salt, one pound: ginger, half an ounce; mix, and dissolve in lour bottles of cold water, with a little molasses to sweeten it, and give at one dose. After this medicine has been given, turn the cow from side to side every four hours, or when the aconite is given, which will save Nbor and unnecessary excitement to her. She should be left as quiet as possible, and her leg
. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. 170 DISEASES OF 1}-' salts, one pound ; table salt, one pound: ginger, half an ounce; mix, and dissolve in lour bottles of cold water, with a little molasses to sweeten it, and give at one dose. After this medicine has been given, turn the cow from side to side every four hours, or when the aconite is given, which will save Nbor and unnecessary excitement to her. She should be left as quiet as possible, and her legs and body be kept warm, thereby relieving the womb to that extent. Do not deny pure nor plenty of cold water to the afflicted animal, for she not only neei m, but they are indispensable to a sure and perfect recovery in dis- eases, and as much so, if not more, in a disease of this kind. Milk Trembles—This is a disease seen in the wooded country of the South and South-west, and depends upon cold, moisture, and mi- asma. The disease disappears with improvements and clearing of the land from timber. Treatment. Give gentian, ginger, and fenugreek, of each, half an ounce : mix, and make one dose, which may be repeated once m the day. Moor Evil.—(See Red Water.) Mouth Disease.—(See Epizootic Aphtha.) Murrain.—This is one of the names given to diseases of cattle, which ought long ago to have been expunged from the books and writings of men who ought, if they do not, know that the word murrain means to die. By classical scholars, orators, and poets, the use of the word mur- rain may be taken as an indication that they have read Virgil, Homer and Horace ; but when cow doctors talk about the murrain, it conveys the reverse idea to that entertained when used by the orator and poet. C;ittle plagues and murrain are excellent names, whereby the ignorant pretender may gain credit among farmers and others, for a knowledge he never did possess. He may give the name of murrain t
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