LOTIONS, OR WASHES, ETC. 461 



94. Cooling Solution for External Inflammation — 



Goulard Extract .... 1 ounce. 



Vinegar 2 ounces. 



Spirits of Wine, or Gin . . .3 ounces. 



Water IJ pint. 



Mix, and apply with a calico bandage. 



95. Another, useful for Inflamed Legs, ob for Galled Shoul- 



ders OR Back — 



Sal Ammoniac 1 ounce. 



Vinegar ...... 4 ounces. 



Spirits of Wine .... 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Arnica .... 2 draclims. 



Water ^ pint. Mix. 



96. Lotion for Foul Ulcers — 



Sulphate of Copper .... 1 ounce. 



Nitric Acid . . . . . ^ ounce. 



Water 8 to 12 ounces. 



Mix. 



97. Lotion for the Ete8 — 



Sulphate of Zinc . . . . '•^9 to 25 grains. 



Water 6 ounces. Mix. 



98. Vert Strong One, and only to be dropped in — 



Nitrate of Silver . . . . 5 to 8 grains. 



Distilled Water .... 1 ounce. 



Mix, and use with a camel-hair brash. 



NARCOTICS. 



A DISTINCTION is Sometimes made between anodynes and narcot- 

 ics, but in veterinary medicine there is no necessity for separating 

 them. (See Anodynes.) 



REFEIGERANTS 



Lower the animal heat by contact with the skin, the ordinary 

 ones being cold air, cold water, ice, and evaporative lotions. (See 

 Lotions.) 



SEDATIVES 



Depress the action of the circulatory and nervous systems, with- 

 out affecting the mental functions. They are very powerful in their 

 effects ; and digitalis, which is the drug commonly used for this 

 purpose, has a special quality known by the name of cumulative — 

 that is to say, if repeated small doses are given at intervals for a 

 certain time, an effect is produced almost equal to that which would 

 follow the exhibition of the whole quantity at once. Besides digi- 

 talis, aconite is also sometimes used to lower the action of the heart, 

 and by many it is supposed to be equal in potency to that drug, 

 without the danger which always attends its use. 

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