MEDICINES AND RECEIPTS. 391 



LIST OF MEDICINES TO BE KEPT ON HAND. 



The following' is a list of medicines that every stockowner 

 should keep on hand for cases of emergency, that is, where he 

 has an animal take sick with inflammation, colic, indigestion, or 

 any other disease that requires his immediate attention, he 

 can give these medicines, while if he had to go to a drug" store for 

 them at the time, he might lose the animal: 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 4 ounces. 



Tincture of Laudanum 4 " 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite ^ " 



Raw Linseed Oil 1 pint. 



Epsom Salts 1 pound. 



Bitter Aloes 8 drams. 



It is also advisable to have a bottle of white liniment and a 

 bottle of white lotion on hand for, as they do not cost much when 

 mixed by the quart, they are very handy to have on hand for 

 sprains, sore shoulders, cuts, etc. As for the other medicines in 

 the book they can be got at a drug store any time, as the cases 

 they are used in are not so urgent. The cost of the list of medi- 

 cines given is triflingf, and by having them on hand a^d able to 

 give it at the time the animal is noticed to be sick will often save 

 the animal's life, whereas, if you had to go to a drug store at 

 the time, the delay would cause the loss of the animal. 



Note. — In buying fluid medicine always take your bottle to 

 the drug store, for the new bottle often costs you more than 

 the medicine. 



TAKE NOTICE. 



All the doses of medicines which are mentioned in the section 

 of the book, dealing with Medicines and Receipts, are intended 

 for an average sized animal, unless otherwise mentioned, so in 

 giving doses to smaller animals you must regulate the dose 

 to suit the animal. 



