94 SPECIAL VETERINARY THERAPY 



When medicine is furnished to clients living many 

 miles from the office, where many doses may be admin- 

 istered, it is doubly advisable to omit poisonous drugs 

 from the mixture. In fact, it is advisable to omit 

 these even in city practice where the ignorant horse- 

 men will not read or obey even the most explicit 

 directions. 



The suggestions for the possible use of belledonna 

 and stramonium are made more for administration by 

 the veterinarian than for use in stock colic mixtures. 

 For a stock colic mixture which is as nearly harmless 

 as any that can be made, and still be of value, the fol- 

 lowing is suggested: 



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Acetanilidi Puly 3 ij to iij 



Ol. Menthaw Piperitae 3 ij 



Ol. Terebinthinae. 

 Athens. 



Tr. Zingiberis aa 5 j to ij 



Ac. Salicylici 3 iij to iv 



Ol. Lini q, s. ad. S xij 



M. Sig. — Give at one dose (repeat in an 

 hour if necessary). 

 The acetanilid is used on account of its being a 



non-constipating anodyne. One that will not retard 



the action of eserine or arecoline, and has a beneficial 



influence in congestive conditions of the bowels. 



Tincture of ginger is preferable to tincture of cap- 

 sicum because the latter is constipating. 



Spirits of nitrous ether may be used in place of the 

 ether if desired. 



