438 HANDT-BOOK OF HUSBANDRY. 



" nently useful. In chronic diseases that run a long course, the 

 '' medicine may be repeated every day, or every two, three, or 

 " four days. In such cases the rule is, likewise, not to interfere 

 " with an incipient improvement by giving another dose of the same 

 ** or some other remedy. 



*■'■ If the improvement stops, the medicine may be repeated, and 

 " if no improvement at all should set in after a reasonable lapse 

 " of time, another medicine may be chosen. Among the class of 

 *' chronic diseases we number all nervous and mental diseases, 

 ** lingering fevers, etc. An improper remedy does not produce 

 *' any very injurious effects ; .for a homeopathic remedy only 

 *' acts upon a disease to which the medicine is really homeo- 

 " pathic : otherwise, the smallness of the dose is such that the 

 '* medicine cannot possibly affect the organism. All that we have 

 ** to do is, to give another remedy, and endeavor to avoid mistakes 

 " for the future. Homeopathic remedies may be applied exter- 

 *' nally in the case of burns and other injuries. We use princi- 

 " pally arnica, Symphytum, and urtica-ureus, from twenty to 

 " thirty drops in a half-pint of water, and this mixture to be 

 " applied to the part according to directions. 



*' J proper diet in the case of sick domestic animals is of great 

 " importance. All applications, quack medicines, etc., that might 

 '* interfere with the regular treatment, have to be avoided. In- 

 *'jections of water mixed with a little salt or soap are allowable. 

 " The usual feed may be continued. * * * Half an hour, 

 *' at least, should elapse between the feeding and the taking of 

 ** the medicine. 



^' On the treatment of the sick animal. Rush says: — 



*' Treatment of a sick animal. — As soon as an animal is discov- 

 " ered to be unwell, let it be immediately placed in a house by 

 *' itself; this is necessary both for the welfare of the sick animal 

 " and for the safety of the others. The house that the animal is 

 " placed in ought to be warm, well lighted and ventilated, and, 

 "above all, kept scrupulously clean. Let the person who attends 

 " to the wants of the animal be very cautious to approach in a 

 " quiet manner, never make any unnecessary noise, or do any 



