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Dose. — For horses, 1 to 2 drams; cattle, 1 to 2 drams; 

 sheep, l / 2 to 1 dram ; pigs, ^ to 1 dram ; dogs, J4 to y*. dram. 

 Give mixed with the feed three times a day. 



16. Gamboge. 



Source. — Gamboge is obtained from the sap of a tree that 

 grows in Southern Asia. It is used in the form of a yellow- 

 white powder. 



Action and Use. — It is a powerful physic, mostly used 

 for cattle where mild physics, such as salts and linseed oil,, 

 fail. When given to cattle it is combined with other medi- 

 cines in this form : 



Epsom Salts 1 pound. 



Common Salt 2 desertspoon fuls. 



Gamboge 1 ounce. 



Bicarbonate Soda and Ginger 1 desertspoonful each. 



Mix in a quart of lukewarm water. In this way it makes 

 a powerful physic and very rarely fails. It is used in bad 

 cases of constipation of the bowels and impactions of the 

 stomach. 



17. Gentian. 



Source. — Gentian is obtained from the root of a plant 

 that grows in the mountainous parts of Europe. The root is 

 dried and ground, and in this form it is used. 



Action and Use. — It is a bitter tonic for the stomach and 

 system in general, used in all kinds of powders that are given 

 to animals that are weak and run down in condition requir- 

 ing a tonic. 



Dose. — For horses, 1 dessertspoonful ; cattle, 1 dessert- 

 spoonful ; sheep, 1 teaspoonful; pigs and dogs, y 2 teaspoonful. 

 These doses may be given twice a day in food or on the 

 tongue with a spoon. 



18. Ginger. 



Source. — Ginger is obtained from a plant grown in South 

 America and the West India Islands. The plant is dried and 

 ground, and in this form it is used. 



Action and Use. — It acts as a stimulant, relieves the 

 gases and sweetens the stomach. It is used to a great extent 

 with physic drenches to prevent griping; and also in medi- 

 cines used for colic, indigestion and a great many other 

 diseases. 



