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ency, oily to the touch, odorless, very sweet and slightly warm to 

 the taste. 



Action — Its affinity for water causes it to keep moist the surface 

 to which it is applied. 



Indication — Inflammation or injury of the mouth, pip, stomatitis. 



HYDROCHLORIC ACID (Muriatic acid) 



Source — From a distillation of sulphuric acid, sodium chlorid and 

 water. The resulting gas is passed into distilled water. 



Properties — A colorless, fuming liquid of pungent odor, and an 

 intensely acid taste. 



HYDROCHLORIC ACID (Dilute) 



Made by taking 100 parts concentrated hydrochloric acid, 219 

 parts distilled water. 



Action — It aids digestion by stimulating the formation of secretin 

 in the stomach and intestines and excites the activity of all the 

 glands giving rise to the secretions concerned with digestive ac- 

 tivity. 



In concentrated form is caustic. 



Indication — Indigestion. 



Dose — One tablespoonful to each gallon of drinking water. 



LINSEED OIL 



Source — A fixed oil expressed from linseed or flaxseed. 

 Properties — ^A yellowish, oily liquid, peculiar odor and bland taste. 

 Use — A cathartic. 

 Indication — Constipation. 



Dose — One tablespoonful to each six fowls. May be given in wet 

 mash. Raw oil must be used. 



LYSOL 



Source — From that part of tar oil which boils between 190° and 

 200° C, by dissolving in fat and saponifying in alcohol. 



Properties — A clear, brown, oily liquid of a feeble creosote-like 

 odor. 



Action — Destroys germs and parasites. 



Use — One-half to two per cent solution in water to disinfect water 

 or feed containers and to spray houses. 



MAGNESIUM SULPHATE (Epsom Salts) 



Source — It is obtained from native dolomite, a double carbonate 

 of magnesium and calcium. 



Properties — Small, colorless, rhombic prisms, without odor, and 

 having a cooling, saline and bitter taste. Slowly becomes a fine 

 powder in dry air. 



Action — A hydrogogue cathartic. A feeble diuretic. 



Indications — Constipation. 



Dose — For adult as a mild laxative, one tablespoonful to each 

 twelve fowls. Best given in solution in water and this mixed with 

 dry mash. One teaspoonful given by the mouth in solution will 

 produce action in about four hours. 



MENTHOL (Peppermint Camphor) 



Source — Obtained from the official oil of peppermint. 

 Properties — Colorless, acicular or prismatic crystals. It possesses 

 a strong, pure odor of peppermint. 



