190 Poisons and Their Antidotes 



Atropine and Belladonna — Give 2 drams (2 level teaspoonfuls) tan- 

 nic acid to horses and 4 teaspoonfuls to cattle, keep them moving to 

 keep up circulation and rub the limbs well. 



Spanish Fly — Give starches, flour gruels and whites of eggs, but give 

 no oils. 



Carbplic Acid — Give oils, epsom of salts and whites of eggs. , 



Nitric, Hydro-chloric, Sulphuric and other Acids — Whites of eggs, 

 chalk, baking soda, lime or soap. 



Croton Oil — Give 2 drams tannic acid to a horse and 4 drams to 

 cattle, raw or castor oil, and stimulants as coffee, etc. 



Digitalis — Tannic acid; coffee and keep the beast quiet. 



Ergot — Give 2 drams tannic acid to the horse, twice daily and 

 oil once daily. 



Lead Acetate, (Sugar of Lead) — Give whites of eggs and oils. 



Ammonia and Lye — Give vinegar or lemon juice, give slippery elm 

 tea made from the inner bark. 



Aconite — Give 2 drams (2 level teaspoonfuls) of tannic acid to the 

 horse, 4 to cattle. In addition give 3 teaspoonfuls of camphor as a 

 stimulant. 



Acorns — Give oils and laxative feeds. 



Chloroform and Ether — Give ammonia, keep cold cloths to the 

 head and neck and keep them moving. 



Antimony — Give 2 drams tannic acid to the horse, 4 drams to the cow. 



Mercury — Give 3 or 4 ounces of sulphur to the horse and 5 ounces to 

 the cow. Follow by whites of eggs and milk in large quantities. If an 

 after effect is left, give 1 dram of potassium iodine twice daily. 



Turpentine — Give slippery elm bark or tannic acid as antidotes. 



Laudanum, Morphine — Give 2 drams (6 level teaspoonfuls) tan- 

 nic acid and coffee to the horse and 10 level teaspoonfuls to cattle, and 

 keep the beast moving. 



Phosphorous — Give 1 and l^ ounces of turpentine to the horse and 

 two ounces to the cow. Avoid oils and milk. 



Quinine — Give tannic acid or oak bark tea. 



Snake Bite — Cut out the wound and tie a ligature around the limb 

 between the wound and the heart. Apply an antiseptic to the wound. 

 See snake bites in the index. 



