The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1871-01-14
NO. so
agricultural.
MANGE- IN CATTLE.

tho ohiu utS&HS6S IN cattle
cann It be compared, either in number
o. vIrnlence, with those affecting the hu-
III subject, yet we have several we'll
dthntd affections exist x in the former
and:probably these again may be sub
divided. but in practice we find thev
may be described and treated under o1e
general head.
The cause Of mango is the presence of
+" minute insect. which has It's hal.itation
III the skin, and burrows Its way from
the surface underneath the cuticle.-
Mango IN the horse and OK, and -ab in
the sheep aio one and the same affection
although heacarus i'm each differs Some.
wh'H IN trn AMI >ize-each animal llav-
ing Its own peculiar insect, which can-
not be transferred to the skin of a differ.
ent up cips.
WHAT is the primary cause of the ape
pearance of this peculiar insect, we have
no positive means of ascertaining. Pow
erty, however. seems to be one cause,
and some writer's have described pleth-
RI az a pred'siJ psirg agent. 1t ia, how
ever. much more common in poyerty-
stricken and d.bilitated animals than
those which are wol-kept aud looked
after. Contact, too, is fruitful cause of
its spread; whenever Ia NANCY animal is
intro luced into herd, lie will be- su.e
I" infect his companions, and as such is
the vase, any animal which is seen To
itch and rub itself should lie at once re-
moved from the rest and submitted to
treatment.
The symptoms of p,ange are n con-
slant rlbbing and itchiness of The AMI
mai, which, when examined, will be
found to have the skin dsnuiel of hsir
in places, anu having u sort of dry scurf.
When this is removed by the finger, we
find small, raw w-looking pimples, dis-
charging u yellowish y, rous fluid. On
examining The scab undera microscope,
the ncari may be distinctly seen. In
long-inntinued and chronic cases the
skin becomes thickened and thrown in
to wrinkles and folds. The parts moro
especially affected are the skin about the
neck, breast, ami thighs, where it hangs
loose and in folds.
In the treatment of mango we havs to
accomplish two things-destroy the iu-
: sect and ova, and restore tue healthy ac-
tion of the skin. For the former pur-
, pose almost all the various compounds
} of the Pharmacopeia have been reconl-
, msnded and employed, and often to tho
! obstruction of the animal. Arsencal
compounds, although destructive 10 the
acari ara inn nffAn =. fI.. -,
itnal too, and should never be uscd.-
Merrurial compounds are equally etfec-
! tive. but should be used with extreme
caution, a. pytaliSm (or salivation) will
often ensue; when these compounds are
used, especial care should he taken To
keel the animal from cold and wet
The following form will be found stfica-
ciuus:
, Soft soap, one pound; mercurial oint-
lnent, four ounc, s. Well incorporate,
, rub into the affected places, and let it
, remain for day or two. when it should
: he renewed by means of warm water
) and brush. Oils of all descriptions, IS.
pecially animal oils, are destructive TO
insect life, and having the rec ,mneldm-
ton of beirg safe. they may be used in
| all eases wnere the disease has not got
- firm hold on the system. Sulphur is
also Il very velualhe medicine in the
treatment of skin diseases. and, like the
former, has the revOinn, ndatitn OF ss.ie-
+ v. 1t may be used in the form of an
ointment, bnl as greasy applications are
: objectionable, probably the best form of
5 phuret of potassium, or liver of sulphur,
: dissolved in water. Take liver of sui
? phur one ounce; water, eight ounces,
} to 'orm lotion, to pe applied, twice u
day.
In outstanding and chronic cnses the
skin will require more stimulating
: tre tment Than any of the forms recon.
i meAded al"ve, and for this purpose the
following lininitnt may he applied:
; Oil of tar, iii Of turprntine, linseed oil,
equal paris. Rub well into the skin
with brush every other day. 1t must
be borne in mind. in making choice of
II remedy, that no one agent can he
: deemed a sreciti,.. and that to insure
success, u change is often requisite, ns
y after certain number of applications,
; even the most potent remedy will appear.
! % lose its effect. III all eases. how ever
n constant cleanliness is requisite. and the
skin should be well washed with soft
4 soap and water after each dressing. A
r mild laxative may now and then lie Civ
, en-, and small duses OF flower of ulphur
:, as AN Alternative.
In Inveterate cases, where other appli-
. cations have teen tried without success,
| II solution OF tile bichloride of neIrui v
/ may be ventured on, in the prolnrtiou
cf two drachnls OF the bichloride Ia II
p quart of soft water. This should not he
. us, d without the superintendent of a
professional man.
! IT may not be known that n Teaspoons
! tuI of salt dissOlyel i'm a cun of waiter