RHEUMATISM.
Causes.—Exposure, wallowing in filth, &c.
Symptoms.—It is recognized by a muscular rigidity of the whole system. The appetite is impaired, and the animal does not leave its sty willingly.
Treatment.—Keep the animal on a boiled diet, which should be given to him warm. Remove the cause by avoiding exposure and filth, and give a dose of the following:
| Powdered sulphur, | equal parts. |
| Powdered sassafras, | equal parts. |
| Powdered cinnamon, | equal parts. |
Dose, half a tea-spoonful, to be given in warm gruel. If this does not give immediate relief, dip an old cloth in hot water, (of a proper temperature,) and fold it round the animal's body. This may be repeated, if necessary, until the muscular system is relaxed. The animal should be wiped dry, and placed in a warm situation, with a good bed of straw.
MEASLES.
This disease is very common, yet is often overlooked.
Symptoms.—It may be known by eruptions on the belly, ears, tongue, or eyelids. Before the eruption appears, the animal is drowsy, the eyes are dull, and there is sometimes loss of appetite, with vomiting. On the other hand, if the disease shall have receded towards the internal organs, its presence can only be determined by the general disturbance of the digestive organs, and the appearance of a few eruptions beneath the tongue.