The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-01-12
CAP. WISE COUNTY, VA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY II, 1916

physiology or medicine and his
common sense, if he had any,
blinded by foolish quack notions
and charms.
some Of our people still cling
10 these absurd ideas and some
communities even have their
"Medicine Man" who is gcner-
ally a man below the average
in intelligence, whose occupa-
ton may he entirely foreign to
that of treating the sick, such
as butchering, black smithing
or what not. He is believed TO
have some mysterious power of
treating the sick people or ami
mails. We know of one com
munity where an old half witted
darkey is called in to doctor the
sick animals. This in u civil
lized country, y medical doc
tor is generally called on to adj
minister TO the need OF sick
people but the medicine man
is good enough To doctor the
sick animal j splits the cows
tails for "Ho!,ow Tail'' and
boras into the horn or cuts
them oil with a hand saw for
"Hollow Horn" and other
equally absurd things. Why
cling to these ancient customsy
\ good COW is worth more than
some people. When you have
a sick animal call i'll Il vetera-
nary doctor If available, if not
get some reasonable, intelligent
person who thinks Il little some
times and does not depend on
duack notices. There is no
such disease as "EIollow Horn"
or "llollow Tail" To cut OIL
the horns or bore holes in them
or split the tail is barbarous
and cruel
When an animal becomes
Suddenly or violently ill some
vital organ is effected, not the
horns or tail. If these organs
were diseased the animals
would not be seriously effected
until the disorder attacked some
more vital part of the body.
The horn is always low in TEN
perature compared to the rest of
the body ,as itisa good conductor
of heat and the heat of the body
is radiated oil rapidly. w hen
1t is unusually cool it is an ind
cation that the animal is weak
Put her ny, put blanket over
her and feed her some warm
stimulating foot The horn is
never hollow and neither is the
TAI.
\ common disease among
milk cows Immediately after
the calf is born is milk fever.
This is particularly common
among large heavy mixers and
heavy feeders. The SYMPTOMS
are unusal excitement aud ner
vousness, uneusiness about the
eyes. The COW may Try TO mount
into the mauger or lie down
and GET MP and beat herself
against the side of the stall.
Give her a simple purgative as
"A drench n pound to Il half
pound Of epson salts, "A pint of
castor oil, milk the udder dry
and bath it in as hot water as
the COW can bear Pump air
into the udder through the teats
win a BICYCLE pump and milk
ing tube and tie the teats so as
to leave the udder distended
Cover the COW with Il blanket
and keep all dogs and other ex
exciting Influences away from
her. Feed lightly for q day or
so. We have known of several
Instances where Il COW with
lmi< fever had her horns sawed
Io,l h,r l.i c' open and even
Stabbed ]" it. ari otter
wise abus thiugs until she
poor animal died. TO make use
20 ligurGtive express ion people
VINO allow their animals to De
tortured in this way should be
educated before entering Marion
asylum.
Simple purgatives such as
EPSON salts, lin seed oil (raw),
caster oil, etc. are nearly al
ways in order with sick ami
mails. Remember your animals
possess body not so very diff
ferent from your own. Call in