Nebraska advertiser., 1856-07-19

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Mttre. tksee dsaGhna
Nix "a a quart Of warm gmel II
the bowels get eos&re nePesJTa = nrS
dose
House dheanSnals and gre i ar
Of bganL If mere be Ede 81 20 SeFer
tie atoge treatment I'll the
muzEe becomes cool and moist and
the pulse down to fifty 6r &5T&Fe
Ca0KmG-If the object wE5eh
eanses choking De SO far down that ID
cannot be reached bytae hsnd, it n9st
be forced dewata throat Ie60t6s
give the beast half q pint Of oil then
Dut q gag 10 its mostks faen take a
sex1Ne rod Of some kind q whip
handle VIII answer, pass ii gently down
the throat an It toufaes the object
Now press firmly and steadily Upcan
Gnt1 G Is ne10Ored
Ia Spain it is a coMAOa practice
when 2 beast Is checked with apples
p~otatoas, aud the ike, for two or three
men TO seize the beast, andlay itsmeek
over a log Of wood, and then strike
the apple q smart blow with q billet Of
wood SO as to crush it, This must be
done cautiously, however.
TREMELEg -Tks exaraen65nary
disease prevails IN s0ahe regions OF the
West II Is nOst alarming one.
GTMPrQ1@~--m the earliest stages
Of this maLadT, IA tie COW, It May not.
display Its existence, IL the attack be
not violent and the animal left t0TtselE
Eor IN the beginning, as IN all stages Of.
the dD0r3er, the appetite seems gaiEa-
paired, and the thirst not increased
Even this eaFly stage, notices. than the.
more advanced appears, however, 20.
be attended with constipation Of the
bowels. The animal at length begins
10 NOPE and dSO0p, TO walk slower
than is fellows, sndtO faIsgmits gait
IL, under these circumstance. It should
be driven, and attempt to run, the de-
biBty and Stiffness Of it's muscles are
Immediately apparent Ii fails rapidly,
trembles, pants, and seems blind, as It
runs against obstacles, but this may
arise from vertigo at length tt fills
down, lies on It's side guirering, and Is
not, perhaps, able 10 rise for several
hours, sometimes never. Nor and
then, the ~q9ivering amounts TO asight
convUlsiOn When the disease Is not
violent, the animal, afera longer OF
shorter period Il again on It's feet; but
its capacity for muscula effort 10 greatly
impaired, and, If hurried ia the Sigh
test degree, it is seized with trembling
and stiffness, and may even fall again.
,IOf the state Of the circulation. when
titles seriously ILL but little is known.
as the pulse has not been inspected
One observer perceived that the nose
/: Of q beifer was hot, but others have
(, found that part and the skin GENERALLY
cool Perhaps their observations were
made in different stages of the disease
While lying unable to walk, the ANNA
will still cat freely, and also take drink
but does not seem to have excessive
!. thirst. It's c~Oetivenesg continues Il
r the last, when the malady goes on Il
a fatal termination. OF thesymptOml
which precede dissolution, We could no
obtain a satisfactory account. Gu
witnesses generally declared, however
: that the. abdomen does not swell II
j any stage Of the disease. Wheni il as
sumes a chronic form, the animal i
z liable, for weeks and even months, t.
muscular infrmfty under cxercise; look
gaunt and thin, its hair assumes a. dea,
: appearance, and sometimes falls off il
!: considerable quantities, especially iron
the neck.
Tredtmem-aWe met with no medi
cal gentleman" says DIR. Mac Hhenny
"who had subjected animals laborinI
E under this disease TO a systematic, 0
even varied, empirical treatment. Al
the people Of the district have one an
:. the same indication to fulfil, that O
opening the bowels. When this cal
: be effected, the animal, theysay, scarce
" ever dieg-Bhen it cannot, deaf
occurs. For the falfIment Of this in
dication, epson salts have been admin
istered In very large quantities, eve.
70 pounds, but without effect. Drenche
if, Of lard and various mixtures hare ais
been given, with no satisfactory result
! Judge Harold, near South Charleston
= has exhibited caiomel, followed by lar
essential benefit. DR.. Tolan
has administered the oil Of t~urpentin'
in doses Of eight, twelve, and gixtee
Il ounces, without advantage. An opir
ionispreYalent, that drenching animal
= injuries them by causing them to strug
y gle. On the whole, VIC found anon
I, the people Of the district a total wal
= Of confidence in all kinds Of catharti
, medicines; and an exclusive relianc
:, on Indian corn. Some preferred o.
Tf corn, some new, and others that whic
= had been frost-bitten. This is fed I
all those species of animals that al
accustomed to eat it, and is said new
to be refused. The more the animt
will eat, the greater is the hope Of ii
owner. 1t is said to produce purgin.
= when every other means have faile,