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Charcoal. Very good for sweetening the stomach and absorbing gas. 

 Can be given as half burned wood. Good if applied to open sores. 



Chloroform. Used to relieve or deaden pain and to produce sleep. A 

 little poured on a handkerchief and held to the nostrils of an animal quiets it 

 quickly. Very seldom given internally. 



Cinchona, Powdered Bark. Use 1 to 4 tablespoonfuls for cattle ; 1 to 3 

 teaspoonfuls for horses ; y 2 teaspoonful for sheep and hogs. A very good tonic. 



Copperas. Use 2 teaspoonfuls for cattle ; 1 scant teaspoonful for horses ; 

 20 drops for sheep; 10 drops for pigs. This ;s a very good blood tonic and is 

 good for animals in a rundown condition. It will also stop looseness of the 

 bowels. It is usually mixed with the food. 



Corrosive Sublimate. Use 1 small drop in three or four big tablespoon- 

 fuls of water. Very good as an antiseptic and for disinfection. It is very poi- 

 sonous, so should be handled with great care. 



Creolin. Use 1 teaspoonful to a pint of water. Good especially where 

 quantities are used. Antiseptic action. Many farmers use it as a mange cure 

 and for lice. 



Digitalis. Use 20 to 30 drops for cattle ; 10 to 20 drops for horses ; 5 

 drops for sheep and hogs. This is one of the five most valuable medical drugs. 

 Very good as a quieter, soothing pain and quieting the nerves. 



Epsom Salts. Use 1 to 2 pounds according to size, for cattle; 1 pound 

 for horses ; 3 to 5 ounces for sheep and hogs. This is very effectively used as a 

 purgative. Dissolve salts in warm water and give as a drench. 



Fenugreek. Use 2 to 6 tablespoonfuls for cattle; 1 to 5 tablespoonfuls 

 for horses; 1 to \ l /2 tablespoonfuls for sheep and hogs. This is a good ingredi- 

 ent usually found in stock foods. It is a good stimulant. 



Gentian Root. Use 4 level teaspoonfuls (powdered) for cattle; 2 level 

 teaspoonfuls for horses ; l /2 teaspoonful for sheep and hogs. This is one of the 

 most useful of farm drugs. In many localities it can be dug from the woods. 

 It is used as a bitter tonic and especially in condition powders. 



Ginger. Use 2 good tablespoonfuls for cattle ; 1 good tablespoonful for 

 horses ; 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls for sheep and hogs. Very good as a stimulant and 

 to relieve sickness of the stomach. Reduces gas if combined with soda. 



Glauber's Salts. Use 1 to 2 pounds for cattle; 1 pound for horses; 4 to 

 6 tablespoonfuls for sheep and hogs. Very good purgative for all animals that 

 have two or more stomachs. It is dissolved in water and given as a drench. 



Glycerine. Given as an injection. Very good for healing inflamed bowels. 

 Keeps sores from becoming hard. 



Iodine. Use in tincture v form, 30 drops or a scant half teaspoonful for 

 cattle; 20 drops for horses; 10 to 15 drops for sheep and hogs. Good applica- 

 tion for diminishing swellings, wind-puffs and ringworms. Very good as a 

 blood purifier. 



