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heavy horses by throwing 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls into theit 

 drinking water twice a day, Unslacked lime is used for disin- 

 fecting stables, etc. , by dusting it in its dry form around on the floor. 



LINSEED. 



Linseed is used mostly in the forms of linseed meal and raw 

 linseed oil, which is got from flax seed. 



Its Action and Use. — Raw linseed oil is given as a very mild 

 physic, or what is called a laxative. The dose of the oil is one 

 pint poured down as a drench. In all cases, after giving it to a 

 horse or cow, allow them to stand in the stable the next day and 

 feed light for a few days. Linseed meal is used mostly, when 

 given internally, for fattening cattle and for animals recovering 

 from weakening diseases; but the flax seed itself boiled up is 

 better for feeding yoimg and sickly animals than the linseed meal. 

 Linseed meal is also used for drawing poultices, and is one of the best 

 that can be got, and should always be mixed with boiling water. 



LAUDANUM. 



Laudanum is used in the form of a tincture, and is a prepara- 

 tion from opium, which is got from a plant that grows in warm 

 parts of Asia. 



Its Action and Use. — It is sometimes used externally for rub- 

 bing on painful swellings. In using it this way use one-third 

 tincture of laudanum and two-thirds white liniment, apply three 

 times a day after bathing. It is used internally in almost every 

 disease where there is pain (which can be seen by looking through 

 the diseases and treatment of this book), it relieves pain and spasms, 

 and in this way helps greatly to check inflammation. 



Dose. — For horses, 1 to 2 ounces or 4 to 8 tablespoonfuls ; 

 cattle, 1 to 2 ounces or 4 to 8 tablespoonfuls ; sheep and pigs, 

 2 to 4 drams or 2 to 4 teaspoonfuls; dogs, 20 to 25 drops. It is 

 given in a pint of luke warm water as a drench, and may be given 

 as often as every two hours in severe cases. 



MONSELL'S SOLUTION OF IRON. 



Monsell's Solution is a preparation of iron which is got from 

 the mineral kingdom. It is used in the form of a brown, 

 sticky liquid. 



Its Action and Use. — Its chief action is for stopping blood in 

 a wound of any kind, and also for scabbing the wound over. It 

 is a great remedy for open joint and leaking of the navel in foals- 

 It is applied to the parts with a feather four or five times a day^ 



