Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-24

arc willing for the sake Of argument 70 az
sumo that homeopathy is humbUg, and that
it's only virtue is that g il can do no Marin,
leaving for nature to cure the disease, while
it cons les the owner of the animal with the
idea that ne is doing something, IL is, now
ever, only for the sake of the argument that
we allow this, for we have seen enough TO
convince US that it is especially ethclent
with animals, and we more than half
converts to the system Holding these views
and realizing the importance OF doing some
thing for our own case, we have gone over
the ground as well as we could. and have
settled no Humphreys homeopathic sPecihcs
as the best system open to the charge OF
" quackery,' for in these specifics one merely
gets it blind, not having the satisfaction OF
knowing the names of different remedies. II
we have dyspepsia (and, alas we have), We
take - No. To- If our horse is off his feed
we give him " j. J.'' We have no idea
what No 10 and j. J. contain, but the
quantity indicates homeopathy and the
cure Is effected. We get rid Of our dyspep-
STA and the horse regains his appetite. If
We don't know what particular drug to
thank for the result we must be content with
the healing result.
Having coupled a reliance on homeopathy
with a study of milk-fever in cows, and
made up our mind TO try the specifics II a
case should arise, we were a little staggered
to find that the first trial was to 1e with one
Of our best and most costly Jerseys, and II
time had allowed we would have sent to New
York for a regular veterinary surgeon tut
in this disease time is everything, and we
took the case in our own hands, With the lie
of a valuable cow trembling in the balance.
The COW had calyed on Saturday noon.
On Sunday she had no appetite and was a
little duh but not feversh On Monday her
symptoms were feverish she ground her
teeth, her breathing was rough, her eyes
dull, and, worst Of all, she was growing weak
in her hind legs-an unmIstakable sign OF
milk fever Her condition was at once crltl-
cal. According to the prescription, we gave
Ter FIVE drops Of the fever specific and con-
tinUed it at intervals Of two hours from after
noon till Top NJ. TIE treatment had been
commenced too late, and the medicine hard
ly suficed to stop the progress OF the dlsease
until this time-when she was lift for the
night, with much doubt of the result. In
the morning she was decidedly better, and
st, ably i'm proved, the medicine being given at
longer intervals, until on Wednesday she was
pronounced g all right" Through the
whole time she had milk enough for her calf,
and as she regained her appetite the flow IL
creased regularly, and she Is now a sound
cow. There is no doubt that If we had re-
lied on the advice of the farmers Of the
neighborhoOd we ahould have lost her in
three DAYS, and we shall with cor fdence treat
any new case that may arise in the same way.
But it is hoped no more will arise, for We
shall give a daily dose of the specific for three
or four days before calviDg as a preventive
As | understand the matter, when the full
flow Of milk has set in, there Is no longer
any danger of the fever, OF which one OF the
theories IS that it is caused by reaction OF
the natural forces " hich should he consumed
in the secretion of milk this secretion heirg
prevented by a contested condition OF the I'd
der, the reaction deranges the whole sys-
TEN.
Whatever TIRE cause, we believe, from our
experience in this and other cases and from
the experience of an intelligent neighbor,
who is an old cattle drover, and who relies
entirely ON these remedies, that the ueat-
ment recon mended by DR.. Humphrey in
his capitally written manual, is the IN st
effective means within the reach Of the com
mon farmer for the treatment OF this and
many other of our worst diseases.