MEDICINAL TREATMENT OF "COLICS" 137 



two to four-dram doses of bismuth subnitrate and one- 

 half-pint doses of raw linseed oil, every four hours. 



Intussusception 



Great stimulation of peristalsis with eserine or areco- 

 line, together with the use of liberal doses of linseed oil, 

 is the only medicinal treatment that holds out any hope 

 in this ailment. 



If it is possible to get fluid well up into the bowel, a 

 pound of bicarbonate of soda dissolved in a gallon or two 

 of water may be injected (using a long tube like a stom- 

 ach tube) followed by about a quart of dilute acetic acid 

 (or vinegar) mixed with a gallon of water; this will 

 evolve considerable gas and the consequent ballooning of 

 the bowel may prove of value in some cases. 



