The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-18 00:00:00

WOOL.

FARMERS' monthly meet-
in g of this chili was held at the Black Bear Inn,
isd. hist Wednesday, when the subject for con•
shier:if was that of plenrolincunoinia in cattle,
'ii which Mr. Blake, NI.R.V.C.S., of Windsirne,
had kindly promised to lecture. Mr.J.A. Damen,
• the president of the club, occupied the chair, and
' there was a good attendance of members. The
lecturer, after treating fully on the subject. concluded
as follows : With regard to the treatment ofpleurm
pneumonia. bloodletting, I think, except in very
early stages of the .1 case, is injudicious, inasmuch
as it lowers the vital energies without altering the
condition of the vitiated blood, and in all Lases
should only be had recourse to with careful watch-
rubies. as to its effects on the circulation. Purging
nwilicine should be guarded against, as we have in
this diesase a tendency to diarrluea, therefore it is
better to have recourse to gentle aperients. in orderj
to get the tvacustions less constipated. Diaphoretic'
agents. in conjunction with warm clothing, may be
berwthally conjoined with diuretics and sedatives,
the most useful of which I take to be digitalis, as it
also acts as a diuretic. Nitrate of potash, in doses of
2iiz. twice a day in a pint of water, has been f
very effective. Chloride of potassa is also a very
useful agent, and may be given in doses of 2 ilms.
to 4 ilms. twice a day ; these agents excite
the kidneys to carry off a large portion of
water from the blood. Tonic medicines
should lie given early in this disease
sulphate of iron in oz. doses twice a day in a pint
of porter. and in cases of amendment, nitrate ether,
or chloric, may be taken in conjunction in loz. or
2oz. doses. Counter irritation should be hail recourse
to early, as I consider it the most valuable remedy
in thus affect ass derivent, drawing off the serous
parts of the Mom'. Some veterinary surgeons fire
the chest with advantage and blister on the same,
but the ointment Pot. Turt. Ant. 1 dm. to adds.
lx. excites a powerful suppurative inffammat. of
the akin, and is equally effectual. Attention to
cleanliness and ventilation must be strictly attended
to. each animal drenched with good gruel frequently,
gmhl hay, cake, or a few oats given, if the animal
has any appetite. ~,, of diseased from healthy
stork in all cases should be carefully bail recourse
to; awl where a bullock becomes affected, I would
advise the removal of the healthy stock to, if pos-
sible. a drier situation, and insert a who in the
.1-wisp of each, and give for three or four days to
each animal, loz. nit. pot, and sulph. fern i eon. in
quart of water. Niel!), more observations may ao
doubt be made on the nature and treatment of this
disease, but I hope 1 have been sufficiently enplane.
tory to guide you in its detection, and to provide
against its prevention as much as possible. Cer-
tainly there is no apecific for it; and it is equally
certain that no one is capable of treatment without
a koowledge of its nature, together with the structure
and functions of the organs it affects. I will now con.
chide my observations by trusting this, my poor
endeavour, may elicit some useful discuss' on the
subject, awl thanking you, Mr. Chairman and gentle.
men. for your kind attention. (Applause.) Soine
little convereat" ensued with regard to the experi-
ence of several members as to this disease. Mr.
White stated that when it showed itself aniong lie.
cattle he hail sucemaully resorted to copious bleeding
and administering linseed oil, at the same time feed-
ing the animals with gruel. —Mr. Blake said that
linseed oil was as good an aperient as they could give.
—Mr. Saunders asked if the disease might not
lie caught IT an annual being conveyed in a
railwa% truck, where one suffering from the com-
plaint had been placed? Mi. Blake had no doubt
of it. If a case occurred in a shell, it was desirablo
to have it disinfected by chloride of lime, or chloride
of zinc. removing the infected animal, AII.I also the
r rattle. from the place where it occurred. A fter
little further conversation, Mr. Randall proposed,
awl Mr. Sly seconded, a vote of thanks to Mr.
Blake for his interesting and highly instructive
lecture, which was carried by acclamation, and duly
acknowledged, after which the formal proceedings
of the evening termivated.