676 THE HORSE 



Doses Accokding to Size and Class. 



For a hunter or liack ... ... As above table. 



For a heavy draught-horse ... One-fourth more than a hunter. 



For a cob 14 hands ... ... One-fifth less than a hunter. 



For a pony 13 hands Two-fifths less than a hunter. 



Acetic acid; Distilled Vinegai". — Only used externally, as an ingredient in 



cooling lotions. 

 Aconite ; Monkshood, Wolfsbane. — 'A most active poison in large doses. 



Used medicinally, it is a powerful general sedative, anti-spasmodic, and 



anodyne ; and by many practitioners it is preferred to Digitalis. It is 



generally given as a tincture, of which the dose is 10 to 15 drops. 

 Alcohol; Spirit of Wine, known as rectified spirit, and proof spirit. — 



The latter is used as a stimulant, in the dose of 2 ounces to 6 ounces. 

 Aloes ; Barbadoes is the kind of this drug which is chiefly used in 



veterinary practice. — Its action is cathartic in large doses, nauseating in 



medium doses, and alterative in small. Dose, from 1 drachm to 6 



drachms. For the foal, 5 grains may be given for every week of 



its age. 

 Alum ; Sulphate of Alumina and Potass. — Action, irritant, astringent, and 



sedative. Dose, 2 drachms to 2 ounces. 

 Ammonia, Aromatic Spirit of ; Sal Volatile. — Used in the same way as the 



Liquor, which is generally substituted for it in veterinary medicine. 

 Ammonia, Carbonate of. — A strong diffusible stimulant. Dose, 1 drachm 



to 4 drachms. 

 Ammonia, Liquor of; Caustic Ammonia, Spirit of Hartshorn. — A diffusible 



stimulant internally ; externally, a strong irritant. Dose, 1 drachm to 6 



drachms. 

 Aaimonium, Chloride ; Sal Ammoniac. — Only used externally, dissolved in 



water as a lotion, mixed with an equal quantity of niti'e. One part of 



the mixture should be dissolved in sixteen parts of water, when it will 



lower the temperature 40° of Fahrenheit. 

 Aniseed. — Stomachic and carminative. Dose, 1 drachm to 1 ounce. 

 Antimony, Chloride of ; Butter of Antimony. — Used as a caustic. 

 Antimony, Oxide of; Antimonial Powder. — Little used in veterinary 



medicine. 

 Antimony, Sulphuret of. — A somewhat uncertain drug, alterative and 



anthelmintic. Dose, 2 drachms to 1 ounce. 

 Antimony, Tartarized ; Tartar Emetic. — A very common febrifuge and 



anthelmintic for horses, but of late asserted by the authorities of the 



Edinburgh Veterinary College to be almost inert ; and this assertion is 



supported by a number of experiments. Dose, 1 drachm to 6 drachms. 

 AR.SENIC, Fowler's Solution of; Liquor Arsenicalis. — A solution of white 



arsenic with potass in water, each ounce containing 4 grains of arsenious 



acid. Dose, 1^ ounces to 2 ounces. 

 AU.SENIC, White ; Arsenious Acid. — In large doses, an irritant poison ; in 



small ones, a tonic, and having also a peculiar effect on the skin. Dose, 



5 to 10 grains. 

 Asafcetida, Gum. — A mild stimulant, carminative, and vermifuge. Dose, 



2 drachms. 

 Belladonna ; Deadly Nightshade. — A narcotic acrid ooison in large doses , 



