When cattle or sheep are first turned into luxuriant pasture, after
being poorly fed, or laboring under any derangement of the digestive
organs, they are apt to be hoven, blown, or blasted.
_Treatment._--Should the symptoms be very alarming, a flexible tube may
be passed down the gullet. This will generally allow a portion of gas to
escape, and thus afford temporary relief, until more efficient means are
resorted to. These consist in arousing the digestive organs to action,
by the following stimulant and carminative drink:--
Cardamom seeds, 1 ounce.
Fennel seeds, 1 ounce.
Powdered charcoal, 1 table-spoonful.
Boiling water, 2 quarts.
Let the mixture stand until sufficiently cool; then strain, and
administer in pint doses, every ten minutes.