MEDICINES 



effects. Dose, lO to 20 ounces, or a couple of tablespoonfuls 

 may be given daily in the horse's food. 



Nitrate of Potass, Nitre, or Saltpetre. — An 

 excellent remedy in cases of fever. Dose, 2 to 8 drams. 



Nitre, Sweet Spirits of, or Spirit of Nitric 

 Ether. — Useful in cases of fever, colic, and chills. Dose, 

 I to 2 drams. 



Opium or Laudanum. — Useful in attacks of colic or 

 diarrhoea. Dose, \ to 2 drams. 



Stockholm Tar. — A useful stopping for feet. 

 Sulphate of Iron. — Useful in cases of weakness. Dose, 

 I to 2 dratns. 



Sulphate of Zinc. — Useful as a dressing for drying 

 up wounds. 



Sulphur, Flowers of. — Useful internally as a blood 

 purifier : and, when mixed with lard, as a dressing for skin 

 troubles. 



Turpentine, Oil of. — Used in cases of colic ; a good 

 remedy for worms. Dose, i to 2 ounces. 



Turpentine, Spirits of. — Are useful for outivard 

 application in cases of colic, if sprinkled on cloths steeped in 

 boiling water. 



Note. — The maximum doses referred to above are those 

 applicable to an adult horse of full size, and they must therefore 

 be reduced to proportions sufficient for less powerful animals, 

 as given below. It may also be pointed out that, in referring 

 to drugs, it is not intended to suggest that they can in every 

 instance be used unmixed with others. As a matter of fact, 

 in the case of many diseases, two or more of them are con- 

 tained in a dose. (See Prescriptions.) 



Surgical Appliances. 

 The following list of very simple appliances — so simple, 

 indeed, that they scarcely justify the prefix "surgical" — 

 should always be at hand for immediate use in cases of 

 emergency : — Batidages, woollen and linen ; cotton wool, 

 plain and antiseptic — the latter can be made by soaking 



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