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It would be of no practical utility our relating the modes of treatment, which have from
time to time and in different places been adopted by the Natives of this country. The result of
such treatments has been generally utterly inefficacious, based, as they frequently are, upon
superstition. " Poojahs," with some, rice grown at Juggernauth, raw fish, and the dried tongues
of tigers and leopards with others, have had, and continue to remain, on trial. More rational and
consistent measures have, however, been in many instances adopted; such as the removal of
infected cattle, cleanliness, fumigating infected cow sheds, and the giving of nutritious non-
stimulating food and fresh wholesome grass, also stimulating drugs; but the same story is
told by all; treatment is inefficacious, and to quote any mode of treatment, which is
allowed to be of little value, would be simply filling this paper with certainly many curiosities
of Native and even European treatment of diseased cattle, but can be of no practical utility.
To give, however, the treatment adopted, in some cases with success, will, we consider, be
of much practical assistance, not to that portion of the public only who are deeply interested
in this important subject, but also to members of the veterinary profession, both in India and
in England, who have hitherto considered the disease almost, if not wholly, incurable. We
might quote many cases of successful treatment, but the following will exemplify sufficiently
the treatment which we would advocate. The two cases subjoined, were treated by Mr.
Greenhill. We watched these and we can safely affirm that they were well marked and almost
hopeless cases of the disease.
Case I., by Mr. Greenhill.—" April 10th, 1864, called to see a cow of Mr.
J. Stalkartt of Howrah. The cow was in an off place, having been separated from the
others by the owner. I found the cow with a young calf by her side about six weeks
old; the cow's skin was hot and dry, coat staring, breathing increased, mouth and
breath fetid; a quantity of saliva dropping from the mouth; the saliva was of a thick
sticky character; eyes rather dull. Ordered the cow and calf to the hospital. Purging
had not commenced when I first saw the cow. Gave spirit of nitre ether six ounce,
aromatic spirit of ammonia two drachms. On the 11th cow worse; eyes sunk in her head,
breathing increased, purging greatly, black in colour and fetid, with slime coming after the
fœcal matter had passed, lying down a good deal, the head portruded straight; gave opium
one drachm, camphor one drachm, with gruel; towards night the cow seemed a little better, but
took not the slightest notice of her calf; repeated the medicine. On 12th purging less,
cow easier, breath fetid; gave spirit nitric ether six ounce, gentian four drachms, aromatic spirit
of ammonia two drachms in gruel. Calf taken the same as the mother; with great trouble
we gave it food. Night cow better ; gave gentian and ginger half ounce each, with one drachm
camphor in gruel : gave calf gruel: calf unless roused would lay in one place. On the 13th,
cow this morning passing large quantities of blood, but the fœcal matter better in colour, and
the fetid smell not so great: calf worse ; gave cow two bottles of beer with two drachms of
gentian and two drachms of ginger. At 2 P. M., cow for first time notices calf and inclines to
pick green grass calf worse. Night cow easier ; dung of better colour, and less purging gave
gruel with beer. On the 14th, cow better ; calf dead; dung brighter in colour ; purging stopped,
no more blood passed ; dull about the eyes ; gave beer with gruel : 1 P. M. gave beer gruel;
6 P. M. cow breathing hard, lung affected, cough dry; blistered sides with croton oil and
turpentine ; gave opii one drachm, Tartar emetic two drachms. On the 15th dressed blisters,
gave gruel; breathing easier, and brighter about the eyes, purging setting in again ; gave
camphor and gentian each two drachms, and opium one drachm in gruel: 1 P. M. gave gruel
again; cow appeared easier; 6 P. M. purging less, gave gruel. On 16th cow better and brighter,
purging stopped, breathing less; dressed sides, gave gruel; cow picks a little Australian hay
for the first time. On 17th cow better ; dung bright in colour, but still fetid; gave gruel; eats
a little dry hay and green grass. The cow from this time had no bad symptoms, and was dis-
charged cured.
Case II.—A white bullock entered in April 11th. Coat staring, large discharge from
mouth and nose, breathing quick and fetid, dung of a blackish colour; gave epsom salts
one lb. powder of capsicum one ounce, turpentine four ounces, and gruel. On 12th bullock purged
smell fetid, dull in coat; breathing sligtly decreased ; flow of saliva from mouth and
discharge from nose less; gave camphor one drachm, spirit nitrie ether six ounces, aromatis
spirit of ammonia two drachms : 1 P.M. gave gruel; bullock dull, purging lots of mucus
and small quantities of blood, and very fetid: 6 P. M. purging less; bullock dull; gave
ginger and gentia of each two drachms, with beer in gruel. On 13th bowels more healthy, less
fetid ; eyes brighter, less fever; gave camphor one drachm, nitrate of potass two ounces in beer
gruel; 1 P. M. gave gruel; looking better but not feeding : 6 P. M. purging stopped; dung healthy
in colour ; eats nothing. On 14 bullock better ; eyes brighter, breathing little harder ; breath less
fetid, dung rather hard but healthy, refuses all food ; gave beer gruel, lays down with head
straight out and groans a little : 1 P. M. gave Tartar emetic two drachm, nitre two ounces, ginger
one ounce : 6 P. M. dung healthy in colour but hard; eats nothing; gave epsom salts two ounces,
camphor two drachms, powder Capsicum two drachms. On loth bullock not so well, breathing
greatly increased; blistered both sides with croton oil and turpentine; gave Tartar emetic one
drachm, nitre two ounces, turpentine two ounces in gruel: 1 P. M. no better, blister upsetting