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with an ounce of whisk}' and half a pint of gruel twice a day until 

 the animal gets better and is strong. 



BELLADONNA. 



Belladonna is got from a plant known as Deadly Nightshade. 

 It grows wild in some parts of Great Britain, and it is also culti- 

 vated to a great extent. The form that is used mostly in practice 

 is the Fluid Extract of Belladonna. 



Its Action and Use. — It soothes, softens and relaxes the parts 

 applied to, and is greatly used where there is inflammation and 

 pain in almost any part of the body to relieve the pain and check 

 the inflammation. The Extract of Belladonna is strong and must 

 be used carefully. 



Dose. — Fluid Extract of Belladonna — For horses, 1 dram or 

 1 teaspoonful; cattle, 1 dram or 1 teaspoonful; sheep, 10 

 drops ; pigs and dogs, 3 to 5 drops. Belladonna is greatly 

 used for diseases of the eyes in the form of an eye wash. 

 For further information look at the receipt for eye wash at 

 the back of this book. It is also greatly used for dilating' or 

 opening the neck of the womb, in any animal, where it remains 

 closed when they are ready to be delivered of their young'. It is 

 used a g'reat deal for this trouble in cows. 



BLACK ANTIMONY. 



Black antimony is got from the mineral king-dom, and the 

 form we get it is in a black, heavy, grayish powder that has neither 

 smell nor taste. 



Its Action and Use. — It is not used much in the way of 

 medicine, only to color condition powders, etc., but should 

 not be used, as it is very irritating and injurious to the system. 

 When it is used as a coloring material for powders it is in this 

 porportion : one teaspoonful of black antimony to a pound of 

 whatever you want to color. 



BUTTER OF ANTIMONY. 



Butter of antimony is also got from the mineral kingdom, and 

 is used in the fp-rm of a brown liquid. 



Its Action and Use. — It is never used internally, for it is an 

 irritating poison, but it is used externally for curing thrush in 

 horse's feet, and for burning growths off^ around the feet that 

 come from the quick of the foot. It is also good in cases where 



