640 Till: HOUSE 



4. Al.TF.nATIVK r.AIX FOR GeNKUAL UsK — 



IMaek Sulphurct of Antimnny 2 to 4 ilraclnns. 



Suliihur 'J (liacliins. 



Nitio 2 ihadmis. 



Linseed meal and water enough to form u ball. 



f). Fun c;knkrally Defective Skcuktions— 



Flowers of Stilplmr 6 ounces. 



Enu'tie Tartar y to 8 drachms. 



Corrosive Siiblimati' 10 gi's. 



Linseed meal mixed with hot water, enough to fonii G balls, one of whiih may Ix 

 given two or three times a week. 



6. In Debility of Stomach — 



Calomel 1 scrniile. 



Aloes 1 Jra(.hiii. 



Cascarilla Hark, "j 



Gentian Root, - of each in powder .... 1 drachm. 



Ginger, J 



Castile Soap 3 drachms. 



Syrup enough to make a ball, which may be given twice a week, orcvery other night. 



ANiESTHETICS 



An-ESTHETICS (a, not, privative ; at(TO?;crt?, sensation) produce insensibilit}' 

 to all external impressions, and therefore to pain. They resemble narcotics 

 in their action, and, when taken into the stomach, may be considered purely 

 as such. The most certain and safe way of administering them is by in- 

 halation, and chloroform is the drug now universally employed. The modus 

 operandi of the various kinds has never yet been satisfactorily explained; 

 and when the comparison is made, as it often is, to the action of intoxicating 

 fluids, we are no nearer to it than before. With alcoholic fluids, however, 

 the disorder of the mental functions is greater in proportion to the insensi- 

 bility to pain ; and if they are taken iii suflicient quantities to produce the 

 latter efiect, they are dangerous to life itself. The action of anaesthetics on 

 the horse is very similar to that on man (see Methods of Control, page 625). 



ANODYNES 



SoMF.TiMES CALLED NAUCOTics, when taken into the stomach, pass at onco 

 into the blood, and there act in a special manner on the nervous centres. 

 At first they exalt the nervous force ; but they soon depress it, the second 

 stage coming on the sooner according to the increase of the dose. They are 

 given either to soothe the general nervous system, or to stop diarrhoea; or 

 sometimes to relieve spasm, as in colic or tetanus. Opium is the chief 

 anodyne used in veterinary medicine, and it may be employed in very 

 large doses. Cannabis Indica and cocaine are also of service : — 



7. Anodyne Drench for Couc — 



Linseed Oil 1 pint. 



Oil of Turpentine 1 to 2 ounces. 



Laudanum 1 to 2 ounces. 



Jlix, and give every hour till relief is alforded. 



