14 DR. LEGEAR'S STOCK BOOK. 



CHAPTER IV. 

 HOW MEDICINES SHOULD BE GIVEN. 



Tin-re arc various ways by which medicines may he given to 

 stock; hut. as every hor,se owner, or stock man, isn't supposed to 

 In- a professional veterinarian, nor is he equipped with all the 

 necessary instruments and appliances for treating stock, there- 

 fore, we w'll endeavor here to explain a few of the most con- 

 venient and useful ways hy which medicines can he administered 

 hy any person competent of owning stock: 



Fig. 1. Drenching Bit. 



(1) BY THE MOUTH. Medicines can be given hy the mouth 

 in the form of drenches, powders, balls, etc. 



I)r<'iir1n>*. This is the most common and universal way by 

 which medicines are given to animals. Drenches are .to be given 

 \\hen the medicine is a liquid, and the dose large. Drenches 

 must be given by the mouth, and never through the nose. Medi- 



