MEDICINES AND RECEIPTS. 377 



HYPOSULPHITE OF SODA. 



Hyposulphite of Soda is got from the mineral kingdom, and 

 is used in the form of a white powder or crystals. 



Its Action and Use.— It is a great blood purifier and is 

 combined with equal parts of gentian, and is used to clean the 

 blood and build up the system after weakening diseases. The 

 way to use it is to take hyposulphite of soda one-half pound and 

 gentian one-half pound, mix well together and give of the ^mixture 

 as follows: 



Dose. — For horses, 1 tablespoonful; cattle, 1 tablespoonful; 

 sheep, 1 teaspoonful; pigs and dogs, ^ teaspoonful. The above 

 dose can be given two or three times a day according to the case. 



IODINE. 



Iodine is got from sea plants, and is used in the form of a 

 dark brown tincture. 



Its Action and Use. — It is not often used internally, but is 

 used externally for a sweat blister, for blistering thickened glands 

 by painting it on the lump with a feather once a day until it 

 blisters, then grease the parts and let it go for two or three days 

 until it heals up, then wash it off with luke warm water and soap 

 and blister again as before mentioned. 



IODIDE OF POTASSIUM. 



Iodide of Potassium is got from the mineral kingdom, and is 

 used in the form of a white crystal powder. 



Its Action and Use. — Its chief action, when given internally, 

 is an absorbant, i. e., it is given in dropsy of the belly and chest 

 to absorb the fluid ; it is also used where there is a thickening 

 around the throat, legs or milk glands; but is not used to any 

 great extent on account of it being very expensive. 



Dose. — Mix it with equal parts of ground gentian root and give 



a teaspoonful to a cow or horse twice a day; one-half teaspoonful 



to other animals. 



LIME. 



Lime is got from the mineral kingdom. Internally it is used 

 in the form of lime water, and is used where the stomach is 

 deranged, also in cases of diarrhoea, and is a good thing to 

 sweeten the stomach. 



Doses. — For horses, 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls; cattle, 1 

 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls; sheep, }( ounce or 1 tablespoonful; 

 pigs and dogs, 1 teaspoonful. Lime water is sometimes used for 



