Year: 1873

Mr.. p. X. Stoddard of Prattsburgh, Steu-
ben county, N. Y, writes as follows about
death from " Hoven," or boat in cattle - +" l
am glad OF pretext and happy Of an oppor-
tuuity to tell what know about Gorging,'
and the fact that so little Is known about it
by those to whom we look for wisdom, en-.
courages me to state particulars, in the hope
of adding mite to the mighty little that
seems to be known on this subject; bearing
in mind my inability to boil it down. l
ask your patience under the infection.


In March, 1871, my COW gorged with
ground wheat, wheat net ground, and buck
wheat, as much Of each as she liked. She
could get no water, and when found was too
sick to eat or drink. Though myself an NJ.
D., Immediately made diligent inquiry of
the Oldest inhabitants what to do, and was
told to give no water but plenty of grease or
hoil Of some kind, fat pork, boneset, &C.,
&C.; kept inquirIng, and kept giving what
know would not kill for two days final
ly tapped her to let of the gas, which took
FIRE and burned at the orifce of the tube with
a pale, blue fame. gave weak lye, and a
pailful of warm water poured down after it,
but Of no avail, as l thought, SO l cut open
the side, and my boy, sixteen years old, put
in his hand repeatedly, and pulled out about
a bushel and a-half Of provonder baked so
hard that it was difficult to tear it to pieces
with the fingers but on reaching the bottom,
he found the water was at work softening the
mass, and was then convinced that if the
COW died it would be in consequence of the
operation, as the water would have cured her
by dissOving the mass and allowing it to pass
off, the moisture Of the stomach being only
sufficient to make it swell and bake.


BY the advice of one who knew all about
the parts, | cut three inches too far back
from the ribs, and so the pAunch was not
grown fast at the point of incisiOn. | sewed
it up, but the cord was dissolved by the jul
css of the stomach. used leather strings
with little better results and when hope was
gone drove her out to kill, but my wife plead
ed for her life, and | yielded and drove heI
back to the yard. She lived, had her calf il
about six weeks, and raised il, though there
was a large hole not only in the peritOneal
cavity. but in the Pauncb also, from which
food and water escaped during the entire
summer. The only treatment was tosyring'
out the peritOneal cavity once or twice 1
week with warm water. Had cut closer Il
the rib she would have got we'll much sooner


My brother, farmer, cut open COW o.
his after she could stand up no longer, re
moved bushel of rye, and she got we'll. Mr.
Hart Graves, Of this town, had eleven heaC
of cattle eat all the wheat they wanted. HI
drove them to the water at once, and aftel
drinking he whaled them about the yard will
a CAD till they seemed to think it thing Il
get out of the way Of and ran of down th'
road it was winter, but it looked like barr
ground behind them when they came back
Not one Was sick after that of the whole elev
en-.


COncIiGsiOns.-My COW got well in conSe
qusnce of some good treatment, and in spit
of a bad operation. My brothers was sRveC
by operation as last resort. Graves cAttl
were saved by the use of good common sense


What is the Remedy?-I would tap 70
blOatiug, and with large knife carving
knife is better than common jack or pocket
knife. There is no danger from big hOl
in the paunoh if it is made where it adhere
to the body, or grows fast Give wate
freely"


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