Among other causes of barrenness are all those that favor abortion, ergoted grasses, smutty wheat or corn, laxative or diuretic drinking water, and any improper or musty feed that causes indigestions, colics, and diseases of the urinary organs, notably gravel; also savin, rue, cantharides, and all other irritants of the bowels or kidneys.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
An' he's goin' to take a present, some money he's been savin' up.
"In Wild Rose Time"
Amanda M. Douglas
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"Anna St. Ives"
Thomas Holcroft