The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse: with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattleKoogle, J. D.
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The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse: with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattle
This is a dreadful Disease, produced by the bite of a rabid or mad dog.
The symptoms of its approach are dullness, loss of appetite, the eyes
protruding and red; is continually voiding urine or dunging, saliva
drivels from his mouth: presently weakness of the loins, and staggering
appear; sometimes they linger six or seven days, and die. There is no
cure.
REMEDY:--Destroy the animal as soon as possible. Care should be taken
that the saliva is not received on a wound; any wound which it has fallen
on, should be immediately well burned with lunar caustic. Should you
see the rabid dog bite your animal, and find the spot, immediately burn
the wound well with the lunar caustic, there is a possibility of their
escape. The hair should be clipped off, and every scratch carefully
touched with the caustic.
FOR YOUNG CALVES.
Should the mother’s milk not be sufficient to operate upon the bowels,
or not at all, give 1 or 2 ounces Epsom salts, according to the
size: dissolve in ½ pint gruel, add a little ginger, and a few drops
peppermint, or as you may give Castor oil; if it should be an obstinate
case, give an injection or two of salts dissolved in water, and a little
castor oil, this will set all right.
COW POWDERS.
This is an excellent powder for general derangements of the System. Such
as falling off of the milk, dullness, stupidness, staring of the hair,
&c.
This powder is truly astonishing in its effects on cattle, giving new
life and vigor to the animal. No owner of cattle should do without this
powder, and should adopt the rule to feed all his cattle, some of the
powder, once or twice a year, and especially before commencing to fatten
them. This powder is equally as good for Sheep. Take
½ pound gentian root,
½ “ flour of brimstone,
½ “ fenugreek,
½ “ rosin,
½ “ copperas,
¼ “ cream of tartar,
½ “ epsom salts,
½ “ juniper berries,
½ “ spice berries,
¼ “ salts nitre,
½ “ ginger,
¼ “ caraway seed,
¼ “ aniseed,
2 oz. antimony,
2 oz. columbo,
1 oz. gum asafœtida,
2 oz. alum,
Pulverize these articles fine and mix well, and it is ready for use. Any
of the above articles can be had at any Drug Store.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:--Dose for a full grown animal, one tablespoonful once
or twice a day, as the case may require.
This powder cannot be excelled, it is an excellent medicine for all
derangements of the system, it is perfectly harmless, and should be
fed sometime in all chronic and lingering diseases, or at least until
entirely relieved, and the system put in perfect health. No animal can
thrive unless in health. Therefore every farmer should adopt the rule
to feed all his stock, and especially those which he wishes to fatten
with some of these powders; by so doing you will save feed and time. In
fattening, feed on offal.
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