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.
INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER, (Hepatitis.)