24 PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUGS, INSTRUMENTS, APPLIANCES. 



No. 9. — Mercurial Blistering Ointment. 



R. — Biniodide of Mercury ... 4 drams. 



Olive Oil 4 drains. 



Lard 3J oz. 



Same after-treatment as with No. 7. 



No. 10. — Antiseptic Ointment. 



R. — Powdered Boric Acid... 4 drams. 



Creolin i^ drams. 



Lanoline i oz. 



Benzoated Lard 3 oz. 



Useful for open sores of every description. 



No. II. — Hoof Ointyncnt. 



R. — Pine Tar 2 parts. 



Castor Oil i part. 



Lard 3 parts. 



Heat together until well mixed. Apply to 

 hoofs every night, and before exposure to 

 cold wet conditions of work. 



No. 12. — Astringent Ointment. 



R. — Acetate of Lead Powdered 4 drams. 



Oxide of Zinc 2 drams. 



Creosote Pure i dram. 



Lanoline i oz. 



Benzoated Lard 3 oz. 



Useful for chronic sores, cracked heels, 

 "grease" or "scratches," "eczema," and 

 "ulcers." 



No. 13. — Antiseptic Solution. 



R. — Carbolic Acid Pure 1 oz. 



Glycerine Pure 2 oz. 



Mix and add water sufficient to make one 

 pint. For external use. 



A'o. 14. — Antiseptic Solution. 



R. — Boric Acid i oz. 



Glycerine 2 oz. 



Boiling Water i pint. 



For external and internal use. 



No. 15. — Antiseptic Solution. 



POISON. 



R. — Bichloride of Mercury .... 8 grains. 

 Alcohol sufficient to dissolve. 

 Water 2 pints. 



Or I Antiseptic Tablet (as supplied by 

 chemists for sut'h purpose), dissolved in two 

 pints of water. 



Useful as a Dressing for wounds of all 

 kinds. 



No. 16. — Alkaline Poivder. 

 R. — Powdered Nitrate of Potassium i part. 

 Powdered Bicarbonate of 



Potassium i part. 



Powdered Bicarbonate of Sodium 2 parts. 

 Powdered Hyposulphite of 



Sodium 2 parts. 



Powdered Gentian Root i part. 



Powdered Aniseed i part. 



Dose Tablespoonful in food. 



Useful as a general condition powder, and 

 diuretic. 



No. 17. — Tonic Powders. 

 R. — Powdered Sulphate of Iron. 2 parts. 

 Powdered Sulphate of Copper i part. 



Powdered Gentian Root 6 parts. 



Powdered Aniseed 4 parts. 



Dose Tablespoonful in food. 



No. 18. — Iodine Poivders. 



R. — Powdered Iodide of Potassium i part. 

 Powdered Bicarbonate of 



Potassium 2 parts. 



Powdered Gentian Root 3 parts. 



Powdered Aniseed 3 parts. 



Dose Tablespoonful in food. 



No. 19. — Tetanus Powders. 



R. — Powdered Bromide of 



Potassium i oz. 



Powdered Dry Tobacco 4 oz. 



Dose Tablespoonful in gruel. 



In the hands of the skilled Veterinarian 

 tlie Antitetanus Serum is the most successful 

 treatment; but the above powder is useful in 

 some cases. 



No. 20. — Iodide of Iron Powders. 



R. — Powdered Sulphate of Iron., i part. 



Powdered Iodide of Potassium. 2 parts. 



Powdered Gentian Root 3 parts. 



Powdered Aniseed 3 parts. 



Dose Tablespoonful in food. 



No. 21. — Inflammatory Medicine. 



R. — Bicarbonate of Potassium... i oz. 



Salicylate of Sodium 4 drams. 



Tinct. of Colchicum 4 drams. 



Tinct. of Aconite 10 drops. 



Spirit of Chloroform i oz. 



Water, sufficient to make 8 fl. oz. 



Dose. — 4 fl. oz. with an equal Cjuantity of 

 water. (Tw'o doses.) 



