It seems probable that, in these cases, the perspiratory vessels gradually lose their power, and that, at length, a total and permanent suppression of that necessary discharge takes place; hence arise inflammatory fever, consumption, decayed liver, rot, mesenteric obstructions, and various other complaints. How necessary, therefore, is it for proprietors of cattle to be provided with sheltered situations for their stock! How many diseases might they prevent by such precaution, and how much might they save, not only in preserving the lives of their cattle, but in avoiding the expense (too often useless, to say the least of it) of cattle doctoring! _Treatment._--We first give an aperient, (see APPENDIX,) to deplete the system. The common practice is to deplete by blood-letting, which only protracts the malady, and often brings on typhus, black quarter, joint murrain, &c. Promote the secretions and excretions in the manner already referred to under the head of _Puerperal Fever_; this will relieve the stricture of the surface. A drink made from either of the following articles should be freely given: lemon balm, wandering milk weed, thoroughwort, or lady's slipper, made as follows:-- Take either of the above articles, 2 ounces. Boiling water, 2 quarts. When cool, strain, and add a wine-glass of honey. If there is great thirst, and the mouth is hot and dry, the animal may have a plentiful supply of water. If the malady threatens to assume a putrid or malignant type, add a small quantity of capsicum and charcoal to the drink, and support the strength of the animal with flour gruel. TYPHUS FEVER. _Causes._--Sudden changes in the temperature of the atmosphere, the animal being at the same time in a state of debility, unable to resist external agencies. _Treatment._--Support the powers of the system through the means of nutritious diet, in the form of flour gruel, scalded meal and shorts, bran-water, &c. Give tonics, relaxants, and antispasmodics, in the following form:-- Powdered capsicum, 1 tea-spoonful. " bloodroot, 1 ounce. " cinnamon, half an ounce. Thoroughwort or valerian, 2 ounces. Boiling water, 1 gallon. When cold, strain, and give a quart every two hours. Remove the contents of the rectum by injections of a stimulating character, and invite action to the extremities by rubbing them with stimulating liniment, (which see.) A drink of camomile tea should be freely allowed; if diarrhoea sets in, add half a tea-spoon of bayberry bark to every two quarts of the tea.