PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUGS, INSTRUMENTS, APPLIANCES. 



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CHAPTER VII. 



Prescriptions^ Drugs^ Instruments^ and Appliances. 



We now proceed to give successively : — 



A, — Prescriptions. 



B. — List of Prescriptions advised to be 

 kept made up in cases where a first-class 

 drug-store is not conveniently situated close 

 at hand, for instance, on stock-farms far 

 distant from a town. 



C. — List of Drugs likewise needful in such 

 a case, i.e., where a good chemist's services 

 are not obtainable at a time of emergency. 

 In each of these lists the quantities mentioned 

 are suitable for a stud of fifty horses, and can 

 of course be increased or lessened in amount 

 according to the special needs of each par- 

 ticular farm. 



D. — List of Surgical Instrimients and Ap- 

 pliances needful for simple cases where 

 operative procedure is required. 



Useful as an absorbent application for 

 swellings of all kinds. Saturate outer sur- 

 face of affected parts, apply a layer of cotton- 

 wool, and over this a tight' bandage. If any 

 blistering action should occur, discontinue 

 for a time, and apply vaseline. 



No. 5. — Anodyne Liniment. 



R. — Camphor i oz. 



Chloroform ^ oz. 



Sulphuric Ether J oz. 



Tincture of Opium J oz. 



Tincture of Aconite J oz. 



Strong Sol. of Ammonia... J oz. 



Glycerine, sufficient to make 4 oz. 



A very strong application for the relief of 

 local pain. Apply without bandage, unless 

 intense action is desired. 



A. — Prescriptions. 



No. I. — Camphor Liniment. 



R. — Camphor i oz. 



Strong Sol. of Ammonia ... J oz. 

 Alcohol, sufficient to make one pint. 



No. 2. — Strong Camphor Liniment. 



R. — Camphor i oz. 



Strong Sol. of Ammonia ... i oz. 

 Alcohol, sufficient to make one pint. 



No. 3. — ]\hite Embrocation. 



R. — Thoroughly shake 8 oz. Turpentine with 

 4 well-beaten Eggs. Add gradually, shak- 

 ing during the process, 4 oz. Acetic Acid, 

 and 4 oz. of Solution of Acetate of Lead 

 (Goulard's extract of Lead), and 2 quarts 

 of Water. 



L^seful for swellings, bruises, and inflam- 

 matory deposits of all kinds. Applv with- 

 out bandage, unless a mild blistering action 

 is required, in which case a bandage may be 

 used. 



No. 4. — Iodine Liniment. 



R. — Tincture of Iodine 3 oz. 



Iodide of Potassium i oz. 



Glycerine 2 oz. 



Water, sufficient to make one pint. 



No. 6. — .1 Cooling Lead Lotion. 



R. — Sol. of Acetate of Lead. 



(Goulard's Extract)... 2 oz. 



Tincture of Arnica i oz. 



Tincture of Aconite i oz. 



Glycerine 3 oz. 



Water, sufficient to make one pint. 



A lotion for the relief of local inflamma- 

 tion. Apply with cold wet bandage kept 

 saturated with the lotion. 



No. 7. — Blistering Ointment. 



R. — Powdered Cantharides ... 4 drams. 



Oil of Turpentine i dram. 



Oil of Origanum i dram. 



Lard 4 oz. 



Do not repeat this application until scale 

 has come off skin. Dress after application 

 with vaseline, or ointment No. 10. 



No. 8. — Strong Blistering Ointment. 



R. — Powdered Cantharides... 4 drams. 



Biniodide of Mercury ... 4 drams. 



Glycerine 4 drams. 



Lard 4 oz. 



Same after-trealmont as with No. 7. 



