GASTRITIS. This is the name applied to impaction of the third stomach in ruminants, also called stomach staggers and mawhound. It is the distention of the third stomach (omasum) with undigested food, and may be followed by congestion, and inflammation of the lining mem brane extending even to the fourth stomach. The symptoms are, glaring eyes, madness, stag gering, or even prostration by fits, at other times there will be stupidity, and paralysis of the bind quarters. The bowels will first be loose followed by the most obstinate constipation. Blood and water may be passed, with violent straining, and hard lumps may be felt on the belly over the stomach. Give as a sedative two drachms extract of belladonna, and one ounce -of bicarbonate of soda, in a pint and a half of water, three or four times a day, allowing it to trickle down slowly, until the urgent symptoms are abated. After that give a quart of linseed oil every day until the bowels are freely moved.
The form of Gastritis occasioned in the West, by cattle eating smutty corn in the fields, is attended with sluggishness, stupor and stagger ing, or by wildness, delirium, and apparent blind ness. 'I he following is recommended by Prof. Gamgee, who investigated this disease in behalf of the United States Government. One pound Epsom salts, four drachms powdered aloes, two -drachms powdered ginger, and one quart of lin seed tea or corn meal gruel, aided by warm in jections of a quart or two of lukewarm water every half hour, until the bowels are evacuated. If the bowels do not act freely by the second day, give one half drachm carbonate of ammo nia, in a quart of linseed tea, repeated two or three times a day. Upon the return of the appe tite, feed succulent food—roots and sweet hay, until the animal is entirely recovered.