Powdered lobelia, } of each, half a
" ginger, } table-spoonful.
Boiling water, 1 gallon.
When cool, inject.
Particular attention must be paid to the general surface, If the surface
and the extremities are cold, then employ friction, warmth, and
moisture. The animal must be in a comfortable barn, neither too hot nor
too cold; if it be imperfectly ventilated, the atmosphere may be
improved by stirring a red-hot iron in vinegar or pyroligneous acid, or
by pouring either of these articles on heated bricks. The strength is to
be supported, provided the animal be in poor condition, with gruel, made
of flour and shorts, equal parts; but, as it frequently happens (in this
country) that animals in good flesh are attacked, in such case food
would be inadmissible.
Suppose the animal to have been at pasture, and she is not observed to
be "ailing" until rumination is suspended. She then droops her head, and
has a cough, accompanied with difficult breathing, weakness in the legs,
and sore throat. Then, in addition to warmth, moisture, and friction, as
already directed, apply to the joints and throat the following:
Boiling vinegar, 1 quart.
African cayenne, 1 table-spoonful.
The throat being sore, the part should be rubbed gently. The joints may
be rubbed with energy for several minutes. The liquid must not be
applied too hot.