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CRUELTY TO CATTLE.
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The New England Farmer contains letter from
Mr.. Peabody of Salem, on the subject OF disease
common among oxen, which is produced by severe
beating on the head, in manner very integble
TO every one acquainted with the anatomy oi these
animals -" There is in each check bone OF the OK,
large irregular cavity above the range OF he teeth,
sufficiently capacous to contain half pint. The
external portion Of bone, covering this cavity, is
about two lines, or two tenths Of an inch in thick
ness. The internal bones are also thin. This cavi-
ty in healthy state, is empty"


A blow of no great violence may ca silly break
the bone over this cavity and slow but fatal dis.
ease is the almost inevitable consequence. Even if
the bone is only injured, the animal is 10 danger of
suffering seriously from it. Swellings, tumors, SSc.
usually denote injury in that part; and il they do
not appear until Two or three weeks alter the blow
has been inflicted, the probability is still greater
that they will end fatally.


Such statement as this should be borne in mind
by those who have the management of oxen; and
it is probable that numerous similar warnings might
be given by scientific men, calculated tc alarm those
who practice cruelty on other kinds OF useful and
abused animals.