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sweet-smelling hay being covered by boiling water in a pail, 

 which, after the lapse of ten or fifteen minutes, is filled up with 

 cold water to the retpnired temperature. 



6. Vegetable Tonics and Aromatics. — Most useful are gentian 

 and ginger pulverised, in dozes of 1 to 2 ounces. 



7. Diffusible Stimulants. — Aromatic spirits of ammonia — 

 dose, 1 to 2 ounces largely diluted ; carbonate of ammonia, 4 

 drams do. ; liq. ammonia, 1 ounce do. 



8. Poultices are composed of linseed meal and brewers' yeast. 



9. Mild Caustics. — See No. 13 and No. 14. 



10. Iron and Gentian. — Sulphate of iron, 2 drams ; powdered 

 gentian, 1 to 2 ounces. 



11. Solution of Carbonate of Soda. — 2 drams to 8 ounces of 

 distilled water, as injections for the teats ; as an internal remedy, 

 2 ounces in gruel or water two or three times a day. 



12. Hyposulphite, Sulphite, and Bisulphite of Sodium — In- 

 ternally, 2 to 4 ounces two or three times a day in water, 

 gruel, &c. 



13. Iodide of Prrfassium. — 1 to 2 drams, as No. 12. 



14. Sulphate of Zinc Solution. — 10 grains to 1 ounce of water. 

 Chloride of do. 5 do. do. 



15. Digestives. — As black oils ; rape oil, 8 ounces ; sulphuric 

 acid, 1 ounce — mix cautiously ; ointment of verdigris or acetate 

 of copper ; ointment of resin, &c. 



16. Hyposulphite of Sodium. — 2 to 4 ounees two or three times 

 a day ; sulphate of magnesia or soda, 2 to 4 ounces three times 

 a day. 



Nitre. — Nitrate of potassium, 4 drams three times a day. 



17. Aconite, Tincture of, 20 or 30 drops for ^ 



a dose, ..... ,, 



7i i -j - j. ia i c i two or three 



Frussic Acid. — o to 10 drops lor a dose, y ,. ■, 



Hyoscyamus, Tincture of. 2 to 3 fluidozs. | ' *' 



Belladonna, Extract, 1 to 2 drams, . J 



