136 Materia Medica. 



oil, 4 fluid oz. Mix, and apply thoroughly to the skin 

 and hair, placing the dog meanwhile on a temporary bed. 

 After a few hours wash with warm water and " Sanitas " 

 dog soap. 



For remedies for Internal Parasites, see Worm 

 Medicines. 



Poultices. — The remarks already made in reference 

 to lotions apply also to poultices. The best substitute, 

 under the restrictions of a fine wire muzzle, is spongio- 

 piline. A piece of suitable size is selected, dipped in 

 hot water ^ partially wrung out, and rapidly bound upon 

 and around the limb if possible. For renewal, a second 

 piece is required, that the attendant may immediately re- 

 place the fresh, hot covering, on the removal of the first. 

 This material is made in various degrees of thickness, 

 thus presenting a most effective and cleanly method of 

 applying the best means for promoting suppuration in the 

 case of abscess, or as a fomentation to injured parts. 



Medicated poultices also claim our notice. Their object 

 is the application of some remedial agent as well as heat, 

 for which purpose spongio-piline is eminently useful, cleanly 

 and effective. The arrangement consists of cutting the 

 spongio-piline to a size suitable for an entire covering to 

 the affected parts, after which it is plunged into hot or 

 cold water, as required, and quickly pressed to remove 

 superfluous fluid. It is next spread out and saturated 

 with the remedy, and applied to the affected parts with- 

 out delay. When the application is to be hot, the remedy 

 should also be heated by admixture, as with water of suit- 

 able temperature. Heat or cold, to prove serviceable, 

 must be continuous to the well-ascertained end of the 

 operation. The reverse brings inevitable disaster and 

 disappointment. 



Purgatives, see Aperients. 



Stimulants. — By this term is understood those sub- 

 stances which excite the action of the whole nervous and 

 vascular systems \ almost all medicines are stimulants to 

 some part or other, as, for instance, aperients, which 

 stimulate the lining of the bowels, but to the general 

 system are lowering. On the other hand, stimulants, so 



