Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-03-08
farmers department.
Diseases OF Anlma;s..Remed!es. etc

Diseases Oh AIlkMldyHes hcE1eugeS, eGC
iafuea=a. If marked by iuaammato-
y action, blood must be distracted. and
shat quickly by making the oriice large.
Close It AZ soon rs the pulse begins to
faltev. Ii no febr.le action is apparent,
small doses of aloe. may be given. com
h!nea with the usual fever medicine. II
ia not prudent to continue the aloas be-
yoad Il third drachm Great attention
iuust be paid to diet. No grain is TO BIZ
allowed. but give mashes of thin cruel
Water should he entirely refused, and q
bucket OF grucl kept suspended in the
box. Green food nay be offered. such
as grass. clover, and above all, carrots.
II matters look serious, it will be best to
cal in surgeon.
Inflammation If the Bolrets Aaieriiis
The first necessity in this case is bleed
ing. From six TO eigh, quarts OF blood
shoald be distracted as soon ~ possible.
A strong solution Of a.oes. guarded by
opium. should follow the biaeling. This
should be quickly followed by buokrak-
iIg, and TIE iuj sctnge Of :ggrm water in
which EPSON salts have been dissolved.
The horse should be encouraged TO drink
p!entilnlly Of thin Cruel, and t. draught
Of two draohms of aloeJ aud !!L.,e OPT
an be given every six hours.
DiarrAea--The treatment SHOULD CON-
sis. in an alteration of the food. giving
such as is OF more wholesome aud bin
ding nature, and ii medicine IN then re-
CURED, give the following in thick eru-
CT: Ginger, powdered, one drachm; gen.
tan do, two irachns; opiun, half dra.
chm; prepared chalk, one ounce. TT be
carefully combined together and repeat
va twice or thrice day.
Dysenterg--The treatment should con-
Bis. OF q moderate bleeding, and the adj
ministration of mild dilutents, such as lin
%>'ed Cruel or Tea. Two drachms, OF al
tEate OF potasa aud four drachus OF super
-:artrate Of potash may be given with
sho cruel four times day, ana warm
.nashes and carrots offered us food.
irrsr. Bleeding - in most casca neg
essaEy, after which gentle opening ned
icinss may be used. ioiiowed by proper
fever medicines. Digilalis, tgrtag emet-
!e and ui;Tc may also !: g;r.G The
horse is IT, be kept warmly clothed, but
ia 4 cool aud well ventilated stable
S.omsach Staggers give ely parga-
sIges, assisted by draughts OF warm water
AID purgative injections. Afterwards
give carbonate Of ammonia, two drachms
Eeu;ian. one druchm; spirits Of D.trug e.
ther, one ounce; twice i day
HUFRg. Take an ounce Of dried TO-
bUeco powdered fine, u teaspoonu Of salt
and II handful Of unleschcd wo ID ushes (:
mix them well and give the horse IL large
tablespoonful % the mixture, in his oats
or cut food, two Or three times i week.
Collie. -Turpentiue is one Of the most
powerful remedies, especially il combin-
ed with small quantity fopum and in
good warm ale. a solution Of aloes may
be advantageously added. The horse
should be walked about, and the belly
rubbed with brush or cloth. If relief
il not obtained in half an hour it will
be prudent to bleed Oysters of warm
water, Or containing solution of aloes,
may be injected. Give the animal bran
mashes and lulsewarm water for two or
three days afterwards, and keep him well
stabbed.
Mdnge.--A liniment made Of four oun.
ces of sui phur virum, two drachms of
white hellebore, four ounces of OIL of tar,
one pound of linsced oil we'll mixed to-
gether and rubbed in with plenty of fric-
fiction every day for several days, with
an occasional washing with soap and wa
ter, will in most cases be effective.
Catarrh.- nineteen cases out of
twenty, recovery will take place without
any medicine, if the horse is kept free
from the cortialS grooms are so fond of
administering, and allowed warm sta
bling and mashes, aud no heating food.
a fever ball may be given mixed with
Il little alocs and antimony.
Boae Spovin. --Take six ounces oil of
orlginum, two ounces camphor, two oun-
ces mereurlal ointment, mix them well
together and rub the SPAWN two or three
tines day, keeping the legs dry and
tree from dirt.
CATTLE.
MIX fever.-trom hall a pound 70
pound of Epson salts, dissolved in
quart of boiling water, and add one-quar-
ter of an ounce each of powdered red
pepper, caraway seed, ginger, nnl u gill
Of molasses, and give the whole luke
warm at once. II this does not act on
the bowels, another dose is to be given,
with the quantity oE pepper. caraway,
and ginger doubied After the opera
ton of this medicine. sedatives may he
given il necessary. Bleeding IS some
times, hut rarely, necessary IN the first
stage of this disease.