This disease is too well known to require any description; we shall
therefore, at once, proceed to point out the ways and means for its
cure.
_Treatment._--First wash the eyes with a weak decoction of camomile
flowers until they are well cleansed; then give a cooling drink,
composed of
Cream of tartar, 1 ounce.
Decoction of lemon balm, 1 quart.
Repeat this drink every six hours, until the bowels am moved. Should the
disease occur where these articles cannot be procured, give two ounces
of common salt in a pint of water. Should the eye still continue red and
swollen, give a dose of physic. (See _Physic for Cattle_.)
If a film can be observed, wash with a decoction of powdered bloodroot;
and if a weeping remain, use the following astringent:--
Powdered bayberry bark, 1 ounce.
Boiling water, 1 pint.
When cool, pour off the clear liquor. It is then fit for use.
Inflammation of the eye may assume different forms, but the above
treatment, combined with attention to rest, ventilation, a dark
location, and a light diet, will cover the whole ground.