390 LIST OF MEDICINES. 



NITRIC ACID (Aqua-fortis) Sometimes used as a substi- 

 tute for chloride of antimony, or muriatic acid, as a caustic in 

 hoof-rot. Used by drovers also to harden the soles of sheep's 

 feet which have become thin and tender by traveling. It is 

 touched over the soles with a feather. 



OLIVE OIL (Sweet Oil) Is used in many external applica- 

 tions, and sometimes internally as a laxative ; but for the last 

 purpose is inferior to the other oils given as cathartics, and to 

 Epsom salts. 



OPIUM As an antispasmodic, sedative and astringent it 

 stands unrivaled. Mr. Youatt remarks : " A colic drink 

 would have little effect without it; and if opium were omitted 

 in the medicines for diarrhea and dysentery, every other drug 

 would be given in vain." In the form of gum the dose is 

 about 10 grains; in the form of laudanum, from 1 to 2 

 drachms. 



PEPPER (Black) Given pulverized, in doses of half a 

 teaspoonful in warm milk, to chilled lambs. It is a warm 

 carminative stimulant, and is capable of producing general 

 arterial excitement. 



PIMENTO (Allspice) A substitute for ginger in the same 

 doses, but not as valuable. 



PUMPKIN SEEDS A tea of, is an excellent diuretic for 

 very young lambs, when their urine does not pass with 

 sufficient freedom. 



RHUBARB Unites the properties of a cathartic and 

 subsequent astringent. In small doses, it is a tonic and 

 stomachic, invigorating the digestion. When the bowels are 

 relaxed and torpid, and the stomach in a feeble state, it would 

 seem the most appropriate purgative, when a purgative is 

 required. 



RYE, ( Ergot of) A powerful stimulant to the womb 

 resorted to in England in very protracted lambing. Mr. 

 Spooner says the dose is one scruple infused in hot water, and 

 repeated if required in the course of one or two hours. 



SPIRITS. Brandy, rum, whisky, etc., may be made a 

 substitute for gin for chilled lambs. See Gin. 



SALT, (Muriate of Soda.) An ounce constitutes a light 

 purgative ; in small quantities a tonic and stomachic. The 



