Medicines 487 



Vinegar. Used externally as a cooling, stimulating 

 lotion. Can be used hot. Internally, in small doses 

 diluted with water, for cooling fevers. 



Whiskey. See Alcohol. 



COMMON PRESCRIPTIONS 



Absorbing Ointment 



Crystals of iodine X dram 



Iodide of potash % dram 



Lard 1 ounce 



Mix them thoroughly into an ointment. This is ex- 

 cellent for removing enlargements. It is to be rubbed 

 in well once daily until the part begins to get sore; then 

 withhold for a day or two, and repeat. 



Colic Mixture 



Laudanum 4 ounces 



Aromatic spirits of ammonia 3 ounces 



Sulfuric ether % ounce 



Essence of Jamaica ginger 4 ounces 



Add water to make a pint. 



From two to three ounces of this can be given in a 

 teacupful of hot water. The second dose can be given 

 in one -half hour to one hour, and repeated an hour 

 later. Always dilute the medicine with water, not 

 enough to scald the animal. 



Fly Blister 



Gum camphor X ounce 



Cantharides 2 drams 



Lard 2 ounces 



