928 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



for they will become foul and poisonous. Sponges should not 

 in these cases be used and kept for subsequent cleansings. For 

 special treatment of such sores, see Abscesses. 



Doses for Young Animals. There can be no definite 

 rule given which will answer all cases, as the size and flesh of 

 the animal will vary the dose to some extent, as will also the 

 disease from which an animal is suffering. And as there can be 

 no rule laid down, I will just give a series of fractions which 

 will approximately indicate the doses for young colts, or calves, 

 from the age of one to twelve months. The figures above the 

 lines show the age of the animal in months ; and the figures 

 below the lines, taken with those above the lines, in the form 

 of a fraction indicate the amount of medicine which should be 

 given, as compared with the full dose for an ordinary sized an- 

 imal. The figures are as follows : 



AOR 1 . 2. i. A. 6.. 6 . 7 . _8 . 9 . 10. 11. 12 



LIOSK 20 ; 30; 36 ; 36; 36; 36; 36 ; 36) 36; 30) 36; 36* 



For example, take the figures in the list A : the figure 1 

 indicates that the animal is one month old, and 2*0, taken as a 

 fraction, shows that one-twentieth part of the full dose for an 

 ordinary sized animal should be given. Again, take & ; this 

 shows that the animal is three months old, and that three 

 thirty-sixths one-twelfth of a full dose should be given ; and 

 so on. From the above it will be seen that at one year old the 

 animal takes one-third of the full dose ; then at two years one- 

 half; at three years three-fourths; and at four years old the 



full dose. 



Condition Powders. There are a great many kinds of 

 powders put up and for sale, some good, others harmless, and 

 others injurious. The majority of the so-called condition pow- 

 ders are made and used for their tonic properties, but some con- 

 tain sulphide of antimony black antimony. I will only give a 

 quotation from " Finley Dun's Veterinary Medicine " regarding 

 the use of antimony. He says : " Being uncertain, irregular, 

 and often violent remedies, the antimony sulphides are not now 

 used in human medicine, and should be discarded from veteri- 

 nary practice." 



