26 PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUGS, INSTRUMENTS, APPLIANCES. 



No. 32. — Tonic Medicine. 



R. — Powdered Ginger i oz. 



Powdered Gentian i oz. 



Powdered Nux Vomica ... 2 drams. 

 Aromatic Spirit of 



Ammonia 2 oz. 



Spirit of Nitrous Etiier ... 2 oz. 



Oil of Cloves 20 drops. 



Water, sufficient to make., i pint. 



Dose, 4 ozs. (I'^our doses suffice.) 



No. ^^. — Fever Medicine. 



R. — Salicylate of Sodium i oz. 



Bromide of Potassium ... J oz. 



Bicarbonate of Potassium, i oz. 



Tinct. of Digitalis 2 oz. 



Tinct. of Aconite 20 drops. 



Spirit of Chloroform 2 oz. 



\Vater sufficient to make., i pint. 



Dose, 4 ozs. (Four drjses suffice.) 



No. 34. — Stimulant Medicine. 



R. — .Aromatic Spirit of 



Ammonia 2 oz. 



Concentrated Solution of 



Acetate of Ammonia.. 2 oz. 



Spirit of Nitrous Ether ... 2 oz. 



Water sufficient to make., i pint. 



Dose, 4 ozs. (Four doses suffice.) 



No. 35. — Electuary. 



For Cough, Sore Throat, Laryngitis, Dis- 

 temper, when there is difficulty in swallow- 

 ing, or when it is dangerous to give medicine 

 any other way. 



R. — Powdered Anis-eed 3 oz. 



Powdered Nitrate of 



Potassium 2 oz. 



Powdered Chlorate of 



Potassium i oz. 



Powdered Camphor i oz. 



Powdered Opium 2 drams. 



Powdered Ipecacuanha ... 2 drams. 



Extract of Belladonna ... 1 dram. 



Powdered Digitalis i dram. 



Oil of Creosote, Pure ... 30 drops. 



Molasses of Syrup sufficient to make into 

 a paste. 



Insert one tablespoonful at back of tongue, 

 three or four times a day. 



No. 36. — Inhaling Mi.\t2irc. 



R. — Carbolic Acid, Pure 2 oz. 



Sulphuric Ether 2 oz. 



Chloroform 2 oz. 



Comp. Tincture of Benzoin i oz. 



Oil of Eucalyptus i oz. 



To one tablespoonful of this mixture add 

 boiling water, and hold under animal's 

 nostrils, so that it can breathe the vaporized 

 ingredients. Repeat every half-hour or hour 

 according to symptoms, so long as breathing 

 is bad. 



No. 37. — External Dressing for Canker. 



R. — Powdered Sulphate of 



Zinc 2 oz. 



Powdered Sulphate of 



Copper I oz. 



Nitric Acid 4 drams. 



Pine Tar i lb. 



Mix the acids and tar carefully together, 

 add gradually the sulphates of copper and 

 zinc. (Vse a capacious vessel while com- 

 pounding.) 



No. 38. — Special Antiseptic Ointment. 



For obstinate sores, ulcers, saddlegalls, etc. 



R. — Boric Acid 4 parts. 



Aristol 2 parts. 



Oil of Eucalyptus i part. 



Castor Oil 2 parts. 



White \A^ax 2 parts. 



Melt the Castor Oil and Wax together. 

 Then stir in the Eucalyptus. Mix the Boric 

 Acid with the Aristol. Add sufficient of the 

 latter to make a firm paste, mixing well. 



No. 39. — Paste for Reduction of 

 Inflammation. 



R.— Fuller's Earth i lb. 



Boric Acid i oz. 



Glycerine, sufficient to make a soft paste. 



Useful in the reduction of all local inflam- 

 mations. 



Apply half-inch thick over affected part; 

 over the paste place cotton wool one inch 

 thick, and secure with tight bandage. Renew 

 once every 24 hours. 



Unless otherwise indicated, the doses, as 

 given in the above prescriptions, are calcula- 

 ted for a full-aged horse weighing 1,000 lbs., 

 and should be reduced or increased in amount 

 according to age, size, and condition, in each 

 other case. 



