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Alcohol. — Spirits of wine entirely free from water, and 

 is used for making tinctures of the various plants. It is 

 the foundation of many lotions and liniments. Alcohol 

 may be given to horses having a chill, in half pint doses, 

 mixed with a little warm water, not too hot. 



Aloes, — This is the expressed juice of several plants 

 of same name. Aloes are of several varieties : Barbadoes, 

 Socotorine, Cape, and Hepatic — all of which differ in 

 color, and some of them in strength. Barbadoes and the 

 Socotorine are the varieties kept in the drug stores. 



Use. Aloes is used as a purgative, or cathartic, for 

 horses only. Cattle do not respond to aloes, nor is it a 

 proper internal medicine for those animals. 



Dose. From six to eight drachms, made into a bolus, or 

 ball, Avith t^yo drachms of powdered ginger, and molasses, 

 to cause them to stick together. 



Tincture of aloes is an excellent application to a healthy 

 sore. In the form of a compound tincture, which is com- 

 posed of aloes and myrrh, it is preferred, by some persons, 

 to the simple tincture. 



Alum. — A compound salt, containing sulphuric acid, 

 potash, and alumina. 



Use. It is applied to sores, to arrest bleeding, and in the 

 form of burnt akim, is used to touch indolent sores, Avhich 

 are not disposed to heal quickly. 



Aiilinonia. — Liquid ammonia is commonly called spir- 

 its of hartshorn. 



Use. A cliffusablc stimulant, and is given in cases of 

 flatulent colic. Formerly it was in much repute among 

 farriers, mixed with oil, as a liniment, but it is not now 

 considered of much value, and is apt to blemish. 



