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other liver troubles. It is also used for drying up thrush in the feet 

 of horses, where it is explained how to use it. 



Dose. — The way to give it to a horse is to combine i dram 

 of calomel with 4 drams of bitter aloes and give it in the form oi 

 a ball. For how to mix a ball look among the receipts at the 

 back of this book. For cattle give 1 dram of calomel with I 

 pint of raw linseed oil. 



CROTON OIL. 



Croton Oil is got from the seeds of a tree that grows in the 

 southern parts of Asia. 



Its Action and Use. — It is a very severe physic when given 

 internally. It is sometirnes given to cattle and horses when the 

 bowels are stopped and you cannot get a passage, but is never 

 given until all the milder physic medicines fail. 



Dose. — For horses, 15 to 20 drops; cattle, 30 to 40 drops; 



sheep, 5 to 10 drops; pigs and dogs, 2 to 3 drops. For horses 



and cattle, give it in a pint of raw linseed oil; for sheep, give in a 



half a pint of oil, and for pigs and dogs, give it in two tablespoon- 



fuls of castor oil. 



CHLORATE OF POTASH. 



Chlorate of Potash is got from mixing other medicines to- 

 gether, and is bought in the form of crystals or in a white powder. 



Its Action and Use. — Its principal action is to thicken the 

 blood in diseases where the blood is too thin, such as in button 

 farcy. It is also very soothing in cases of sore throat. 



Dose. — For horses, 2 to 4 drams or 1 teaspoonful; cattle, 2 to 

 4 drams or 1 teaspoonful; sheep, 1 dram or h teaspoonful; pigs 

 and dogs, ^ dram. The way it is used for sore throat is to put 

 a teaspoonful on the tongue three times a day. 



CAUSTIC POTASH. 



Caustic Potash is got from pearl ashes. It is put up in white 

 pencil-like sticks. 



Its Action and Use. — It is never given internally, but 

 is used to burn warts and growths by wetting the stick and rub- 

 bing it over them. It is also used for burning poisonous wounds 

 to kill thfe poison, such as dog bites. The sticks must be kept 

 in a corked bottle, for the air dissolves them. While using 

 the stick wrap a piece of paper around the end you hold in your 

 hand so it will not burn j'our fingers. 



