MEDICINES USED IfOR THE HORSE. 79 



used for poll-evil or quittor by being poured directly into the fistulous 



""Tmfy be used for various affections of the skin by diluting with glyc- 

 erine, and washing off in a short time if used strong. 



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Carbolic Acid. This important medicine is obtained from coal tar 

 nil Its smell resembles that of creosote. . ^ , i 



Usl iTisused for various purposes such as a disinfec ant m stebles 

 whe4 animals have distempers, fevers. &c., by washmg the sta Is 

 Z^vs and^eilinc'S, with water which contains a small quantity of the 

 acid also used wth gratifying resttlts for unhealthy wounds and sores, 

 by appWnrfso^ution of L following strength; Carbol.c ac:d, 1 oz 

 fiesh soft "water 6 pints; this prevents putrefaction and w.l cause the 

 wound to brmore healthy and to heal sooner. Carbolic acul .s also used 

 for destroying wood ticks, lice and all kinds of parasites, and is qui e 

 effectTvelnpreventing the bot fly from depositing her eggs jhen those 

 pSts which'are commonly chosen by the bot fly, are washed with a so- 



^ trotc^r (:rf if A\\:X^tis.) TMs is a^o a valuable tonic 

 w^en proper y given. It is extremely sour and corrosive, and should 



a sto um°of water Contained in a chamber lined wi h sheet-lead 



Psef Many consider this acid to be preferable to any other of the 

 acids forTnternal use. in debility of the digestive organs, for general 

 weakness, and as a refrigerant ^^^.^^^ 



riol sufficient to make it of a pasty consistence so it can be conhnea lo 

 the location which it is desired to cauterize. 



