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460&#93; 46o] QV A mences with a lameness in one of the legs, attended with a high de- gree of inflammation ; which soon extends to the body, and its princi- pal pr,rts : these become extrem?- }v hard, tense, and appear much distended with wind. Sometimes the tension and inflammatory symptoms first appear in the body, the dewlap, or the lower part of the rnmp ; but, in all cases, a total stagnation of the blood and morti- fication of the part ensue, in conse- <{aence of which the animal dies ill a few hours. AUhcwigh the quarter-evil is not supposed to be contagious, yet it generally .spreads in the same herd ; five, six, or seven, out of ten, upon an average, usually fall vj3.ims to this dreadful disorder. In the 14th vol. of Anf/als nf yigriaiiture, the following recipe is inserted by R. Proctor Ander- DoK, Esq. who states it to be an t-flTeftnal ])reventive of the quarter- evil, if duly administered r — ^I'ake !Rue, Lavender-cotton, Common Southernwood C^ftemiim Ahroia- liumj, a few heads of Garlic, and a little Savin, cut v^ry small ; add lo these ingredients. Flour of Sul- phur, Diapcnte (vol. ii. p. 'Ifjl), and Elecampane-Powder, half an ounce of each. Boil the whole in urine ; then remove it from the iire, and let it stand till milk-warm. After taking about one quart of blood from each calf, drench the animal with two common bullocks- hornfals of the liquor, prepared as L^bove dire(f^.tcd, adding to each a tnble-spooninl of Barbadoes tar; a little of which he might be induced tf)lick, by smearing it over his nose, loins, and ribs ; an expedient which will promote his recovery. ■ QUASSIA, or Quassia, L. a genus of trees, consisting of tlir':'e CLU A species, the principal of which h the amara, or Bitter Quassia ; a native of the West Indies and of South America. TI>e root, wood, and bark of this tree, are all employed in medi- cine ; but the latter, having a great degree of bitterness, is more efli- caclous. — Quassia possesses no pe- culiar odour ; but its taste is ex- tremely bitter. It is an excellent tonic, antiseptic, and febrifuge : being one of the least heating drugs, it has been found very serviceable in exciting appetite for food ; ex- pelling flatulency ; assisting di- gestion ; and particularly in re- moving costiveness, when produc- ed by weakness of the intestines, such as is consequent on sedentary occupations. Dr. Lettsom pre- scribed it with advantage, in cases of debility after febrile aflfeftions; in dyspeps}' arising from intoxica- tion, and in diarrhceas ; but he di- rerted it with the greatest success, when combined with some absor- bent, in the hysteric atony of fe- males. It may be given either in infusion, or in pills composed of the watery extraft : the former preparation, however, is generally preferred, in the proportion of three or four drams of the wood, to twelve ounces of water; and which is to betaken in doses of one or two table-spoonfuls, frequently re- peated. QUAY, a large wharf, or arti- fieinl bank, on a sea or river, and which is destined to facilitate the loading or unloading of merchan- dize from vessels, Tiic utility of commodious quays to a commercial nation, is obvious : hence, in all the maritime ports of Britain, they have been construiitcd to a considerable extent, and fur- nished with capacious magazines. for