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lungs. The nose should not be raised higher than 

 the level of the eyes. The animal may be dosed 

 either standing on all fours or set upon its haunches. 

 It has been found by experiment that if the dose 

 is taken quietly most of it will pass directly to the 

 fourth stomach when the animal is dosed in a stand- 

 ing position, and that when the animal is placed on 

 its haunches only a part of the dose passes imme- 

 diately to the fourth stomach. From this it is evi- 

 dent that the position on all fours is preferable, 

 as more of the dose passes to the place where its 

 action is required. 



Great care should be used not only in dosing to 

 avoid the entrance of the liquid into the lungs, but 

 also in the preparation and administration of the 

 remedy so that the solution may not be too strong 

 or the dose too large. 



COALTAR CREOSOTE. 



Good results have been obtained from a single 

 dose of a 1 per cent solution of coaltar creosote. 

 This solution is made by shaking together 1 ounce 

 of coaltar creosote and 99 ounces (6 pints 3 ounces) 

 of water. The doses of this 1 per cent mixture 

 recommended by Stiles are as follows: 



Lambs 4 to 12 months old 2 to 4 ounces. 



Yearling sheep and above 3 to 5 ounces. 



Calves 3 to 8 months old 5 to 10 ounces. 



Yearling steers 1 pint. 



Two-year-olds and above 1 quart. 



CoBltar creosote seems almost identical (as pur- 

 chased usually) with the coaltar dips on the market. 



