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IMMO RAT= TOE TIMM TOLICIS&
CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and OENEItAL LIFE
AOSUILANCM [WITTY.
mawroan:
JOSEPH MOOIIX, M.D., Chairman.
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paid. no third. .01 per cent. The fourth ben.. doctored
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bags weount of profit rotcrrod fur future appoleisties, and utlivr
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FLOWER ROOTS.—_44OMAs ~
WILDING , Impeetee of DUTCH PLOWER ROOTS from
Am, Wholesale florist, 2. Chestereeltiarest, Neenmed. Loudon.
lOW Needy foe wading out isle adebasted boo con
A IMMewl Ilyesinthe 12 Floe namem,d Ira=len.
is me aimed early Tulips, IS Me named Irl. 111,ranlia,
ZI Teamed Tann. 12 Fine namal Neretweni.
IS Dee Tea Tholl Tulin, 50 Choice named Crocus.
II Me named 11-a.m.:Atm 5O LArgat Tenn, erre...
IS floe named double Anct..onee. SA Largest blue CrOCUS.
12 Giallolok 50 Lament while Cr.cus.
All warranted Dutch root. of the best qualitr. whidi will he f‘iranaled
m key part of the kingdom for AN., or bomai containing half of crerh of
the above for El. To 1..-Urd the Anent oolketlon of roots, orders .hould
Mara Immo/Weir.
IFWLAND'S ODONTO, or PEARL
DENTIFRICE, a white Powder for the Tecta, compounded of
as cinema end most recherche inuedlent. of the Oriental Gobs!. It
eraillestes tartar from the teeth, renwees m nci
ote Of Ipient decay,
and priers the enamel. Imparting the mad pure and pearl.
=imam. and sires
.sweietnem and perfume to the breath. Scurry
hby he mane erialMated from the and a healthy action and red.
are M.thi, so that the heath isms, lif towel am Om rendered firm In
Wm
batt soeitetra— ha 9d. per box..--Sold by A. ROWLAND and SON,
la Rattonaluden. Loeviim : end he an ebeenlato and nerfarnpr.
WHE AGRICULTURAL UAZETtE and
j GARDENERS' CIIRoNICLE, of Der. 11, will contain full
Particulars of the Award of Prises at the Ileker.etreet Il aw. with the
enotallaset madonna
The AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE end GARDENERS' Clllloamdere,
'ICU, stamped to go tree by poi, may be ordered of all new e
Om SA
The GARDEN-ERN CHRONICLE and AGRICULTURAL OA-
urn %nat. of all astaseta Matins to Amicialtare end Goole, Store

SMITHFIELD CATTLE SHOW.—The AOHI-
CULTURAL GAZETTE and G
A war ARDENd
of ERN CHRONICBaker-
LE, of
Det.U. tontida full patticularr the Prime at the
West SamAr, with the curt...my f
content.,
Tim AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE Mod GARDENERIT CHAO.
RIME, stamped te go frteby wet, may be ordered of all ...remit".
riftsdIMIARDENERN CHRONICLE and AGRICULTURAL GA.
haste of all euttlecte relating to Agriculture end Horticulture.

MIS. 8. C. HALLS CHRIBTMAs BOOK.
Now ready, in agnate crown Om, erttls nese) NV engraving% on
word, Woo Ms. loth, atitydges,.
MIDSUMMER. EVE : a Fau7 Tale of Love.
Wy Mr. 8. O. HALL
• • Tim Illogetatiope deigned by D. DWAIN, C. Klaalteld. T. Crew
widi. E. M. Ward, A. Elmore. W. E. Fned, J. N. Paton. Y. Goodall,
T. Lonepeer, ll.Wennert. R.Fludderon, P. +W. Topirm. K. Meadows,
F.W. FnMwlt. J. Franklin. &c.
Lawton • 1,11[11.11. MOIRE GTOOII. and. 1,1111111110,

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and Od, Piccadilly ; and to he
Mlncd, oho, through all book... Acre In town and country. tho third
edition 11,50 D over) of
THE NATURAL REGENERATOR of the DI-
OFATIVa ORGANS Ithe atomach and Intaothoe l. without
mbet.. r. lediaiilM, sr meddled of any kind. by t.hople. natural.
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DE. CSILVERW ELLS GIIIIDN TO HICALTH AND LONG um
virll3"farrolatiri*DllVltlir CIBANSPL'AVITI'M
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(thought to be part et a nano from New (Meow) ea terms
out mode puddle • awl IN barrels of ditto from store mid
at IS dole.; Isee bards prime mid at 10 dol. 12;r.; arid ISt ditto
wen reperesdedi at IS Ealo Cele, woe loreire, at 7e. to 71c, for
lair to paid &Mak Me oloar. Nailisr: Mere was is fair amount
of
lei= deem at lem 0017 a kr Ms state dairies.
110&—illei of three eon are at J 50e. to 3 dole. 87 le
kit mann Impel Width* The market continued deprived.
TlMoll7ll.—lsiss usthosoil lull at tut week's quotations. We
berg of
maremegemoule ottmeitaroe.
The arket be been swept of eterium, and some 60. day bills hare
pose as high es 10 premium, the Our rate is 91 to 10 ; francs steady
at 3 to 231.

ON HOVE IN CATTLE.—Br Thomis SULLIVAN.
(Abridged from the Fsiss&a Megesius.)
The complaint among cattle which is known by the
name of hove (being a distention of the paunch or risotto,
arising either from an excess of food in the stomach, or from
gas generated by the fermentation of vegetable substances
within it), is too familiar to agriculturists and feeders of
stock to require any lengthened description of its sy=
or appears's*.. As in some cases the death of the
animal may ensue before • veterinary surgeon can be pro-
cured or consulted, every farmer and atockowner should
make himself immediately acquainted with the nature and
causes of this complaint, ae well as with the seat and meet
speedily effective remedies to employ.
Cattle are sometimes affected with the hove when fed
plentifully upon turnips or potatoes during the winter and
spring months, and upon moist green clover or succulent
grass in summer. It commonly proceeds from a voracious
disposition, or from natural debility, or a diseased state of
the stomach. The hove may easily to distinguished by the
laborious breathing, swelled flanks, and evident distress of
the affected animal. It ceases to ruminate, scarcely moves,
and often moans piteously. The whole belly is hoven' pr.
ticularly at the left flank, beneath which the posterior divi-
non of the rumen lies.
The object sought to be accomplished is the liberation of
the gas which has been already formed in the stomach, and
the prevention of any freak quantity of it being generated
by the fermenting food. Different classes of substances us
emploped for this purpose, and almost every veterinary
practitioner bas his favourite recipe ; but I
here advert only to the three most commonly used,
namely, stimulants, alkalies, and chlorides. The effect
sought to be produced by the use of stimulants is to ranee
the rumen to contract upon, and thereby, if possible, to
expel its contents. Spirit of tacpentine is the most eons-
monlyneed, week polighlpthe met afffaeffalt.wfl this slam
of medicines. A wins-gleam Lull. or from two to three
ounces, may be given in • bottle of water, and it will in
most instances operate speedily in allaying the distension.
Whiskey is sometime* administered in cases of hove, and in
general with beneficial effects when it can be introduced into
the stomach. Alkalies were at one period much employed
for the purpose of neutralising the and which was supposed
to prevail in the stomach of hovers cattle; but it is only at
the incipient stage of the complaint that carbonic acid gas
exists in the rumen, Potash (the sub-carbonate) and soda
have been resorted to in such cases with success.
It is clear, however, that hydrogen very soon becomes
the predominant constituent of the gas in the distended
stomach, and hence the propriety of employing the chlorides
in preference to all other substances. Chlorine possesses a
very strong chemical affinity fur hydrogen ; the product of
their combination is muriatic acid gas, which again readily
unites with water, and becomes muriatic arid. Chlorine
itself is inimical to animal life, and muriatic acid would
also operate injuriously in the stomach ; but the use of
the chlorides obviate this danger. Among this class of
substances the chloride of sodium (common salt) and the
chloride of lime are to be preferred, as being not only effective
remedies, but are also easily obtained. Several other sub-
stances, besides thoee now enumerated, are sometimes re-
sorted to in cases of hove. Train oil I. occasionally used;
but to be successful, it must be applied at an early stage,
otherwise it might be impracticable to introduce it into the
rumen. Soot and tar have also been employed when nothing
better could be obtained.
When cattle fed on turnips become bonen, it in most in.
stances miles from obstruction of t
he* g
ull
but even when
known to proceed from the too eager consumption of potatoes
or wet clover, this passage is sometimes shut by the disten-
sion and compression of the paunch. After the usual medi-
cines, which should be employed as early as the symptoms
of the complaint have manifested themselves, have failed to
afford relief, the probang is to be introduced into the street h,
*hies, by freeing or opening the gullet, may produce the
desired effect.
But sometimes it happens that the paunch is so dan-
gerously swollen before the animal is observed, or that
the gas is generated so rapidly that neither the probang nor
medicines produce the desired effect ; and in either of these
eases the operation of puncturing, however hazardous it may
be deemed, must at once be resorted to in order to save the
life of the animal. The mode of puncturing commonly
adopted is to plunge a sharp-pointed knife into • certain
part of the left Hank, underneath and in contact with
which the rumen lies. Immediate relief is thus afforded by
the rapid escape of the confined gas through the aperture.
The use of the ordinary knife is, however, in some degree ob-
jectionable. At the time of pert. rating the op. ration the
distended paunch is in close contact with the interior of the
flask, and the matter is then safely ejected from the former
through the apertures in both ; but as the stomach Waimea
emptied of its contents it gradually subsides, and ceases te
be in contact with the paritees of the abdomen. The gas
and a quantity of solid and liquid matters continue, how-
ever, to be discharged for a considerable period
after the subsidence of the stomach: and although the
greater portion of it may be ejected with sufficient energy to
be driven through the wound in the flank, yet some will
necessarily fall into the abdominal cavity, where it room
apemen injuriously by causing dangerous irritation, which
oseasiosally terminate* fa fetal inflammatory dime,"
would, therebre, urge upon every farmer and cattle
to procure and keep in readiness a small tracer,
by means of which the operation of puncturing may. be
performed effectually and without the slightest risk.
This very useful instrument consists of two parts, called
the stillett and the canula. The stillet is formed of r round
rod of iron, about five inches in length, terminating at one
estremitrin a triangular-shaped point, and furnished with
a wooden handle at the other. The canula is the name
applied to the tube in which the rod is sheathed In using
the trocar it is forced with a thrust into the paunch ; and on
withdrawing the stillet, the canula is left in the wound as
beg as may be found necessary In order to permit the gm,
Ike., in the stomach to escape through the tube. The past-
talky of any danger from matter falling into the abdomen is
thus guarded against, and when the gas ceases to recap.,
whirl it will do in the comae of a day or two after the paunch
hes been punctured, the canula is to be removed, after which
the wound readily heals.
Cases of hove do, however, occur when the use of even
the trocar proves completely ioeffectual, as when the stomach
is distended from food instead of from an undue accumula-
tion of gas. In this sue, which occasionally happens when
cattle are unsparingly supplied with clover in the house or
yard, or whets removed from the house or a bare pastunne to
luxuriant gram, the aperture made in the flank must be en-
larged, sou to allow the contents of the paunch to be ab-
negated by the hand. If no gas is found to escape immediately
ear puncturing with the trocar, this apparently desperate
expedient must at once be resorted to. As the rumen is
but scantily provided with nerves and blood vessels, there is,
however, little danger to be apprehended from the enlarge-
ment of the opening for the purpose of allowing the abstrac-
tion of the contenta ; but care must be taken in cleansing
out the stomach to prevent any particles of the food falling
into the abdomen. After the removal of the contents and
the proper cleansing of the parts, the wound in the divided
paunch should be closed up by two or three stitches with
fiae catgut, and afterwards the externs! op. ning.
With regard to the proper place for puncturing the
paunch, it is right to observe that some caution must be ob-
served by the farmer, as this point is not a matter of indif-
ference. When the rumen is much distended there is some
risk of wounding the kidneys or the spleen. According to
Professor Dick, of Edinburgh, the most proper place is on
the left side, in the central point between the lateral pro-
cesses of the lumbar vertebra of the spine, the ileum, and
the last rib; but a safe and simple rule for the farmer is to
measure from eight to ten inches, according to the shape of
the animal, from the 'pine downwards, and nearly the same
distance from the haunch bone forwards. At the point
of intersection the trocher may be introduced with
safety into the stomach ; and when a further en-
largement of the aperture is considered necessary,
let the canula be withdrawn, and the wound en-
larged with the knife, care being taken not to injure the
spleen or kidneys. It is to be observed that the over-
diatended stomach of boson cattle doe' not, in many MO
ever regain its former energy, but usually becomes more or
leas deranged, and susceptible of a recurrence of the Name
complaint. Hence, if the animal is in good condition, it
might be advisable to slaughter it soon after recovering
from the attack • at all events, when a beast is much sub-
jest so hove, it Will be the interest of the owner to fatten it
off for the butcher with all practicable expedition.
It is necessary to discrimate between hove and another
snidest to which cattle feeding on turnips or potatoes are
more or less liable—namely, choking. This latter complaint
is eaussd by attempting to swallow a larger piece without
mastioation than can easily enter the gullet, and which is,
therefore, obstructed in its passage. Choking is often suc-
ceeded by hove, wb en not speedily observed and remedied.
The seat of the obstruction, its effects, and the proper reme-
dial measures are thus described by Professor Dick, in his
" Yawed of Veterinary Science:" "The obstruction usually
many at the bottom of the pharynx and commencement of
the gullet, not far from the lower part of the larynx, which
we have sera mistaken for the foreign body. The accident
i• much more serious in ruminating animals than in others,
as it immediately induces • suspension of that necessary
, and of digestion, followed by a fermentation of the
fitor' the evolution of gases, and all the symptoms of
hove. No time must be lost in endeavouring to afford re-
lief,
and the first thing to be tried is by gentle pressure and
friction of the hand upwards and downwards, to see and rid
the animal of the morsel. Failing in this, we mention first'
the great virtue we have frequently found in the use of mild
lubricating fluids—suck as warm water and oil, well-boiled
gruel, &c. The gruel is grateful to the animal, which fre-
quently tries to gulp it, and often succeeds. If this remedy
should be ineffectual, the foreign body may, perhaps, be
within the reach of the small hand which • kbd deiry.maid
s may skilfully lend for the purpose. If this good service
" cannot be procured the common probing must be used, the
,Irc, cup end being employed. Disappointed in all, we must
ow finally have recourse to the knife."
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THE BIBIENHEAD DOCK COMPANT.—Yesterday
afternoon a very numerous meeting of the shareholden in the
Birkenhead Dock Company wu held at Birkenhead, Joseph
Bailey, jun., ,M. in the chair, to take into consider-
ation end determine upon the expediency of calling in and
aunelling the present shares in the undertaking, and of
=1:. We of them new stock or shares of smaller dent).
aggiequal in aggregate amount, entitled to pay-
ment of Edemint rates of interest or dividends,
and with certain priorities of payment, and also
of issuing preference stock or shares in lieu of
say sham which may be forfeited, or which may not

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