  At low temperatures, the intermetallic compound Gd$_5$Ge$_4$ shows a sharp
field-induced transition into a ferromagnetic state around 25 kOe of applied
field. The material remains in the field treated ferromagnetic state even when
the magnetic field is removed. We have investigated the character of this
field-treated state by magnetization and heat capacity measurements. The nature
of the magnetization and the heat capacity are found to be different above and
below a charactersitic temperature Tirr = 25 K.
