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Chamomile Flowers. — These are a bitter" tonic. They are 

 used for the purpose of improving digestion. They may be 

 given mixed with chop-feed — as much as a handful once a day, 



Charcoal. — This is an antiseptic, that is, an article that pre- 

 vents putrescence, or mortification. It is given internally 

 Avith other remedies, or alone, in diseases where mortification 

 is likely to take place. It is often giv^en with yeast. The dose 

 is several ounces. It is added to poultices. 



Chloride of lime is a powerful disinfecting agent, correcting 

 the most offensive smells, arresting putrescence in stables. 

 Harness, mangers, etc., of glandered horses may be effectually 

 purified by washing with a solution of chloride of lime. One 

 jDound of chloride of lime to a bucket of water will form a 

 wash of sufficient strength. It corrects the offensiveness of 

 putrid sores and ulcers, and disposes them to heal kindly. 

 Chloride of lime is one of the most important remedies in 

 the treatment of windy colic. (See treatment of that disease.) 

 It loses its gas by the action of the air, becoming wet or 

 moist. The best is dry as flour, for external use. It corrects 

 offensive smells in ulcers, to which it is applied, and stops 

 infection. 



Chloroform is a clear liquid, with a peculiar sweetish taste 

 and smell, which evaporates veryfast when exposed to the air. 

 It is much used in human practice, in performing surgical 

 operations. It is poured on a sponge or folded handkerchief, 

 and held close to the nose until the patient inhales enough to 

 destroy the sense of feeling, which may be known by pricking 

 the skin with a pin, or pinching it. A little air should be 

 allowed to pass into the lungs with the chloroform; hence, the 

 handkerchief should not be pressed against the nose. Chloro- 

 form may be administered to the horse for the same purpose 

 as it is given to man. An experienced finger should be on the 

 pulse while the horse is breathing, and if the pulse should be 

 about to stop, the chloroform should be removed from the nose, 

 and a handkerchief wet with aqua ammonia held close to it. 



