A treatise on cattle : showing the most approved methods of breeding, rearing, and fitting for use, asses, mules, horned cattle, sheep, goats, and swine ; with directions for the proper treatment of them in their several disorders : to which is added, a dissertation on their contagious diseases ; carefully collected from the best authorities, and interspersed with remarks / by John Mills, Esq.

  • Mills, John, -1784?
Date:
1795
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Credit: A treatise on cattle : showing the most approved methods of breeding, rearing, and fitting for use, asses, mules, horned cattle, sheep, goats, and swine ; with directions for the proper treatment of them in their several disorders : to which is added, a dissertation on their contagious diseases ; carefully collected from the best authorities, and interspersed with remarks / by John Mills, Esq. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    minding his load, he lies down to roll as often as 2)e ' V, as if to reproach his nrafler with the I ne taken of him; for he docs not welter like the horfe in mud and water, but is cau- tious even of wetting his feet, ami tui ns afkle to avoid anydirt : accordingly, his legs ai e dr;er and more cleanly than thole of the horfe. He is iui- ceptible of education f, and fome have been trained in fv.ch a manner as to be lhown for a curio- iity (g). Regular currying and rubbing down would undoubtedly much improve the icck of the afs, and be of lei vice to its health. In his caily youth he is fprightly, and not void of prettinefs, agili y, and good humour; but he foon lofts thefe good qualities, either through age or ill treatment( and becomes fluggifh, untraceable, and obftir.ate; tr.ger only for plcalure, or rather fo mad after it, chat nothing can reftrain him; nay, fome have been known to be fo violent, as to die within a few minutes after copulation; and as his love is a kind of frenzy, fo he has alfo the ftrongelt affection for his iflue. Pliny allures us, that it rhc dam be fepavated from her foal, fhe will ruih through flames or lire to rejoin it. The afs is alfo fond of his mafter, though generally ill treated by him. Ht i'mells him at a gieat diftance, and dif- tinguifhes him from every other man. He likewife knows again the places where he has been ufed to live, and the roads which he has travelled. His fight is ftrong, and his fmell is furpritlngly quick, + In Pcrfia thev are taught to amble; to \a hieh purpole the fore and hind Itgs ol the fame (ice arc tied together with cotton lines, at a greater or his dillanoe alunder, according to the ftep tne creature is to make in ambling. Thele lire.s are fattened io the girth at the piac* of lornin them the mure wind, ami I is no keeping up with i ■] C3. [g) Mdi»vand, d I. p 308.