656 VETERINARY MATERIA MEDIC A. 



acetated liquor of ammonia : in important ones we may- 

 use nauseants. 



SuLFHUR. — Flour of sulphur is a very common remedy in 

 veterinary practice ; internally as an alterative, and exter- 

 nally as a cure of eruptions of the skin : for the latter 

 purpose, the black sulphur, which is cheaper, should 

 never be used, as it is apt to contain arsenic. 



Sulphuric Acid, or Oil of Vitriol {Acidiun sulphuricuni) , is 

 seldom used in horse practice but as an escharotic, or in 

 a diluted state as a lotion. 



Sulphur, Balsam of {Oleum sulphur eium) . — Brimstone, 

 boiled in oil, was used formerly in old coughs and thick 

 wind ; but, as may be supposed, with little advantage. 

 Anisated balsam of sulphur was made by adding oil of 

 aniseed to the former. 



Sulphate of Copper {Cupri sulphas). — See Copper. 



SuLPHURET of Quicksilver {Sulphuretum hydrargyri ni- 

 grum), or ^thiop's mineral. — See Mercury. 



Sulphate of Magnesia {Magnesifs sulphas), Epsom Salts, 

 is a valuable medicine oftentimes to the veterinarian. In 

 cases requiring a loose state of bowels, but where aloes 

 are inadmissible, as in inflammatory affections, this salt 

 is often a resource : in fevers it appears to have a double 

 effect ; one as a febrifuge, the other as an aperient. It 

 requires from six or eight ounces to twelve, dissolved in 

 water or gruel, to open the bowels ; and sometimes it is 

 necessary to repeat the dose before the effect is produced. 

 It cannot, therefore, be considered altogether as a certain 

 laxative ; but when combined it seldom fails, particularly 

 if assisted by bran mashes. In opening clysters, also, it 

 may be very properly added. 



Supertartrate of Potash (Potassce supertartras) , or 

 Cream of Tartar. — See Potash. 



Tar is a very useful article to the veterinarian. Equal 

 parts of tar and fish oil make an excellent application for 

 the hoofs of horses, applied daily with a brush. Tar is 

 also an excellent stopping for the bottom of the feet, in 

 the proportion described under Stoppings : it is, also, 

 either alone, or mixed with oil of turpentine, often used 

 with advantage as a salve in pricks and bruises of 



