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require support, and the application of a constant and moderate 

 stimulus. They are placed on the shoulder of the sheep when 

 the bones underneath are fractured. 



CLYSTERS. See Injections. 



COPPER. See Verdigris and Vitriol. 



COPPERAS. See Sulphate of Iron. 



CORDIAL. Sheep's cordial. An excellent remedy for 

 Diarrhea. For mode of preparing it see page 307. 



CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE (Bi-chloride of Mercury) The 

 most convenient form in which mercury can be administered 

 internally. The proto-chloride, or calomel, from its great 

 gravity, could not, with any certainty, be made to reach the 

 fourth stomach. It would seem that mercury should be a 

 useful remedy in several of the diseases of sheep. Corrosive 

 sublimate dissolved in alcohol is an excellent application 

 to old and ill-conditioned wounds or ulcers. It is very 

 effectual in destroying maggots in wounds and in repelling 

 the attacks of the fly. 



CROTON SEEDS OR OIL A very powerful and rapid 

 purgative rarely resorted to in the diseases of sheep. Dose, 

 says Mr. Spooner, from 5 to 15 drops of the oil. It is some- 

 times applied externally, sufficiently reduced, in glandular and 

 and other indolent swellings. 



DIGITALIS (Fox-glove) A sedative, and it lowers the 

 frequency of the pulse. It enters into most of the fever 

 medicines of the English veterinarians. Dose, 1 scruple. 



ELDER The ointment of, has been once or twice 

 mentioned in this volume. It is made by boiling elder leaves 

 in lard, and forms one of the most softening and soothing 

 applications known for inflamed and irritated surfaces. 



EPSOM SALTS (Sulphate of Magnesia) In doses from half 

 an ounce to one, and in some few cases two ounces, the best 

 purgative which can, in almost every disease, be administered 

 to sheep. 



FOMENTATIONS To reduce swellings, lessen inflammation 

 and relieve pain in inflamed udder, garget, and various 

 other cases, these are invaluable. They are applied by 

 dipping a woolen cloth constantly in hot water as hot as 

 can possibly be endured by the hand and laying or gently 

 pressing it on the parts. To be effectual, fomentations must 

 be continued a long time ; and the part should be left covered 



