578 SHEEP HUSBAiNDRY, 



seven or eight parts, by weight, of lard, constitutes an ointment which is 

 a powerful stimulant to the absorbent vessels, and therefore is an excellent 

 application to glandular swellings, or to indurated tumors. It is a good 

 application to the swelled udder (q. v.) in garget. 



Lard — A mild and gentle purgative in doses of two ounces. The basis 

 of most ointments, and applied externally in almost every case as an 

 emollient and lubricant in the place of oils. 



Lime, Carhonate of- — Used as a caustic to run flocks of sheep through, 

 in the " hoof-ail," qucm tide. 



Lime, Chloride of- — An excellent antiseptic and disinfectant, and a good 

 application to foul ulcers. 



Linseed-Oil — A good purgative in two ounce doses. Preferable to 

 Epsom salts in cases of great intestinal irritation, but not otherwise. 



Mercury. — The common mercurial ointment, rubbed down with five 

 parts of lard, for severe cases, and seven parts for ordinary cases, ot scab, 

 is an effectual cure, 



Muriatic Acid (Spirit of Salt) — Next to chloride of antimony, the best 

 caustic in the worst stage of hoof-ail. 



Nitrate of Potash (Nitre or Saltpetre) — In doses one drachm, a 

 cooling diuretic. 



Nitrate of Silver (Lunar Caustic) — Superior to all other caustics, but 

 too expensive for general use. For poisonous wounds, and particularly 

 for the bite of a mad dog, it has no substitute. 



Nitric Acid ( Acptafortis ) — Sometimes used as a substitute for chloride 

 of antimony, or muriatic acid, as a caustic in hoof-ail. Used by drovers, 

 also, to harden the soles of feet which have become thin and tender by 

 driving. It is touched over the sole with a feather. 



Opium — An invaluable sedative, and anti-spasmodic, and is employed in 

 nearly all prescriptions for diarrhea and dysentary, and also in colic drinks. 

 It is an important part of the " sheeps cordial." It is commonly used in 

 the form of a tincture, or laudanum. Dose, one drachm. 



Pepper, Black — Given in small quantities in milk, to new-born lambs, 

 when chilled. 



Pimento (Allspice) — A substitute for ginger, in the same doses, but not 

 so valuable. 



Rhubarb — Unites the properties of a cathartic and subsequent astrin- 

 gent. In small doses it is a tonic and stomachic, invigorating the diges- 

 tion. When the bowels are relaxed and torpid, and the stomach in a 

 feeble state, it would seem the most appropriate purgative, when a purga- 

 tive is indicated. 



Salt (Muriate of Soda) — An ounce constitutes a purgative ; in small 

 quantities a tonic and stomachic. The necessity of keeping sheep freely 

 supplied with salt has been referred to under Summer and Winter Man- 

 agement. 



Sulphate of Iron (Copperas, or Green Vitriol) — Used in washes for 

 the hoof-ail, but superseded by sulphate of copper. Internally, a tonic. 



Sulphur, Flower of — In doses of fi-om one to two ounces, a good 

 aperient. It is the basis of various ointments. 



Sulphuric Acid (Oil of Vitriol) — A powerful caustic, used as a sub- 

 stitute for the acids already alluded to, in the worst stage of hoof-ail. 



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