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Give vinegar, one-half pint in a quart of water or 

 lemon juice, unless the animal cannot swallow; then let 

 it inhale (breathe in) acetic acid or strong vinegar fumes. 



Corrosive Sublimate causes great pain, purging with 

 bloody mucous feces and difficult breathing, the skin cold 

 and moist. Give as antidotes plenty of whites of egg, 

 milk or flour gruel and stimulants. 



Carbolic Acid causes the mouth lining to be white and 

 hard, urine dark, shallow, difficult breathing, weakness, 

 seems stupid, pulse weak and irregular, pupils contracted. 

 Use as antidotes epsom or glauber salts in large quan- 

 tities, whites of eggs, oil and stimulants. 



Strychnine in poisonous doses causes continued spasms, 

 the animal being all twisted up, breathing is stopped as 

 a result. Give large doses of spirits or two to three 

 ounces of chloral hydrate in water, or let them inhale 

 chloroform. 



Water Hemlock or wild parsnip causes brain symptoms 

 in cattle, spasms, convulsions, wild appearance, seems 

 as if mad. Give a large dose of epsom salts. 

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