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temperature, Sponging the body with cold water, and putting on a sheet wrung 

 out of the water, and covering up with woollen rugs have also a good effect. The 

 medical agents used are spirits of nitre, antimon\-, camphor, salicylates, carbolic 

 acid, quinine, &c. In sympathetic fever, from one-and-a-half to three ounces of 

 hyposulphite of soda can be given every six hours as a drench, or in drinking 

 water. Sulphate of quinine or salicylate of soda can also be given. 



1031. Germicides, Parasiticides, Insecticides — These are preparations that 

 destroy parasitic or'insect life Those most commonly used are carbolic acid, and 

 carbolic preparations generally, such as phenyle and sheep-dip preparations, 

 also chlorides, bromides and iodides. The inhalation of chlorine, sulphur, or 

 iodine fumes acts as a parasiticide to the small thread worms in the bronchial 

 tubes in young calves and lambs, when affected with hoose {see Worms), 



1032 HYP.Noncs AND Sedatives are ussd to indues sleep and relieve pain. The 

 substances commonly used are laudanum, morphia, chloral-hydrate, bromide of 

 potassium, and spirits. Excepting in the dog and cat sleep is difficult to induce 

 in the larger animals 



1033. Infusions [see Decoctions). 



1034. Insecticides (see' Germicides). 



1035. Lotions, Refrigerants, " Cooling Lotions." — These watery solutions of drugs 

 are numerous, and are generally used externally. They cool the part to which 



•• they are applied, allay pain, and check the circulation, and are used after 

 fomentations on swellings and bruises, such as capped elbow and hock. 



1036. Lubricants {see Demulcents). 



1037. Ointments are semi-solid, paste-like substances, made by incorporating 

 certain medical agents with lard, or vaseline, and these may be mixed on a slab, 

 or in a mortar. Ointments consisting of lard, wax, turpentine, resin, &c., are 

 melted over a slow tire with medical agents stirred in. 



1038. PARASiTiciDii\s {see Germicides). 



1030. Parturients {see Ecbolics). 



1040. Purgatives, Cathartics, .Laxatives, Aperients. — There are a great many 

 medical agents that are used as such. They stimulate the action, and increase the 

 secretion of the lining membrane of the bowels, and empty the alimentary canal. 

 For the Horse, Barbadoes aloes is most generally used, also castor and linseed 

 oils, Epsom and Glauber salts. For the Cow and Sheep, Epsom and 



Glauber salts, linseed or castor oil. To the Pig, jalap and croton oil are 



