Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-17
.CRIcULTURAL.
FOVNnER IN CAYTLF.

he disease IN 1OlSSS auN Ca(uc CG!teu
The founder. is always serious evil and
fatal. 1t is believed that
Iits cause and cure are but little under
stood and that TIE public frequently sus-
tain much loss and Inconvenience from
Ithat cause.
There are two species Of founder IN
Icattle, that Is, in horses, ceVs and sheep,
which though the same disease pass un.
der djtfcie,st names that Is, the hove
when resulting from too, freely feeding
on green clover; aud when arising from
|eatlog too much grain, potatoes, bran, Or
the like, the toapder, commonly so call :
ed. Cattle have Been knewn to die, from
all these causes but the disease is the
same, ard requires the same process Of
cure which if scas6nably administered is
etTectual and sure.
Tie founder shows ITSELF by the swell
ling of the body, by ,ymptoms of violent
pam, BY gripinsS, Welding blood, stifness
OF the limbs, by trembling, groans, denll-
it, and after time by sheding Of the
the hoofs. and hair fon the effect of
a burning fever. The cause Of this VI
oiGnt arrangement OF the animal system,
is rcpletlon u nutrinent On The stomach
i,he powers of digestion are oYer done !;
and ascidity arises OH the stomach, which
tie coats, causes inflammation and
lever, and violent pain.--The food in
stead OF being converted into nutriment.
and asslnIlateii, is decomposed, and the
earbonlc acid is generated, either in gas,
or IN UNION with water. IL the former
ease, ths.sas, or wind, is sometimes let
out with a knife, aud the lie of be beast
by this fmeans insenlouslv saved, rrt it
y dangerous resort, and happily less
wolent aud more eficaciods remedy is at
maud, by the chymicai agency OF which
the effect OF the. carbonic acid is obviated
aud complete cure effected By neutral
h!Alng the acd, and thus DESTROYING its
e .rfosiEe quality. By the combination
Iot al alkali with The cal9nnic acid .
aeitfai salt called the Carbonate Of that
Ialkail Il produced which is perfectly In
|ooSious, anu passes o1' withopt detrimenf
" hen symptoms ot founder therefore, are
observed, iut the pubic be Informed that
from experience and well authenticated
Information, can confidently recon
Imend to them the following Cure for
Founder.
Take Of potasha lump Of the size OF
81 egg or al apple, for a COW, more for a
jhorse, and in proportion tor sheep -
d sse!ye it in water, and from a bottle
Ioour II down the beasts threat. If ne
ices arg, repeat the dose in smaller guam
Idties. An Immediate effect will be seen.
liza the abatement Of the symptoms Of pain,
and in a few hours commonly, the beast
! will feed. For beast OF size, Il pound OF
G!auber's salts. administers d u, the same
| way. 10 work the whole of. might be pro
iper iheush the cure is principally TO be
attributed to the agency of the alkali
When potash is 10! at band lie made
| OF ashes will answer the purpose. Pour
water on ashes. and take tie liquor, in
larger quantities, in proportion as it is OF
less strehg h, 1t is believed that by fol.
LOVING tie above directions the loss OF
lmany valuable animals, might be prevent.
ed. which are otherwise likely to perish,
ito the private loss Of their owaers and to
the general tetriment Of tba commual-
t ty.