MEDICINES AND THEIR DOSES. 25 



Potassium Bromide. — Horses and cattle, -J- to 1 oz., 

 every two hours, in water. 



Potassium Carbonate and Bicarbonate. — Of either 

 kind horses and cattle take i to 1 oz.; sheep and swine, 

 ^ to 1 dram, several times a day, liberally diluted with 

 water. For stimulating gastric secretions they are given 

 half an hour before eating; but in most dyspeptic cases 

 acids are more permanently effectual. 



Potassium Chlorate.— (Chlorate of Potash.) Horses, 

 1 to 4 drams; cattle, 2 to 6 drams; sheep and swine, 20 

 to 60 grains, 2 or 3 times daily, in ball or solution, alone, 

 or conjoined with bitters, tonics, or stimulants. Most 

 horses will take an ounce a day of their own accord. As 

 a soothing electuary for sore throat, it is conjoined with 

 camphor, belladonna extract, and molasses. 



Potassium Iodide. — Horses and cattle, 2 to 6 drams; 

 sheep and swine, 20 to 60 grains, two or three times a 

 day, in ball or solution. 



Potassium Nitrate (Niter). — As a diuretic horses take 

 i to 1 oz. ; cattle, 1 to 2 oz. ; sheep, 1 to 2 drams ; swine, 

 £ to 1 dram. For fever \ the dose, several times daily. 



Potassium Permanganate. — As an alterative and feb- 

 rifuge horses and cattle take 1 dram, but it is not pref- 

 erable to either the nitrate or chlorate. 



Potassium Sulphide. — Horses and cattle, 1 to 3 drams, 

 for chronic cough, rheumatism, and skin diseases. 



Prussic or Hydrocyanic Acid. — Of the B. P. 2 per 

 cent, acid horses and cattle take 20 drops to 1 dram ; sheep 

 and swine, 10 to 20 drops, 3 or 4 times daily, in sweet- 

 ened water. 



Quassia Wood. — Of the B. P. infusion (chips, 1 part, 

 cold water, 80 parts, macerated 1 hour) horses and cattle 

 take 2 to 4 oz. ; sheep and swine, 4 drams. 



Quinine . — See ' Cinchona. ' 



Rhubarb. — As a stomachic and tonic horses take 1 oz. ; 

 cattle, 2 oz. ; sheep, 1 dram, several times a day. It is 



