MEDICINES 



never damp. The cupboard should always be kept locked, 

 and the key should be entrusted to the care of some 

 responsible person, such as the stud groom's wife, who is not 

 likely to leave the premises for long, as deaths have occurred 

 in a stable before now owing to the person who had the 

 key of the medicine chest having gone off with it in his 

 pocket. Finally, all poisons should be kept in a box or on 

 a shelf by themselves, and in bottles or jars of different 

 shapes and colours to those containing less dangerous drugs, 

 so as to lessen the chances of mistakes occurring at times 

 of excitement. 



In a work of this sort it would be impossible to find 

 space for a list of all the drugs which are useful in combating 

 equine diseases ; but the following are those most often 

 used, and it is well to keep a stock of them on the premises, 

 especially as they may assist the professional man in pre- 

 scribing for his patient temporarily in cases of emergency. 



It may once more be urged upon the reader that some 

 of the following medicines are POISONS, and therefore that 

 CARE MUST BE EXERCISED when using them. 



Acetate of Lead. — Useful for stopping hemorrhage 

 of the lungs, or as an external dressing for galls. Dose, \ to 

 I dram. 



Acetic Acid. — A useful addition to certain cooling 

 lotions. 



Aloes. — The best and safest purgative. Dose, 2 to Z 

 drams, as a purge ; i to 2 drams, as an alterative. 



Alum. — Assists in checking diarrhoea, and externally as 

 a dressing for wounds. Dose, 2 to 4 drams. 



Ammonia (^Hartshorn). — A useful febrifuge. 



Aniseed. — Useful in cases of indigestion. Dose, \ to \\ 

 ounces. 



Arnica. — An excellent application for sprains and bruises. 



Belladonna. — Dulls pain, and is applied as a liniment 

 to cases of rheumatism and irritation of the skin. This 

 should not be administered internally excepting under pro- 

 fessional advice, it being a poison. 



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