5 i2 VETERINARY LECTURES 



Or a simple powder can also be made up with — 

 II. Nitrate of Potash . . . . • • . . 4 dr. 



Carbonate of Iron . . . . • • . . 2 dr. 



This may be given in a mash each night for six nights. The above 

 powder also answers for ailments referred to in 

 Pars. 438, 444, 452, 456. 



Iodine and Iron Tonic Powders for Horse and Cow. 



III. Iodide of Potassium . . . . 2 dr. 



Exsiccated Iron . . . . . . . . 1 dr. 



Nux Vomica . . . • • • . . 1 dr. 



Mix, and give once a day in the food. 



Pars. 315, 438, 442, 444, 452, 454, 456, 517, 526. 



Alkaline Tonic Powders for Horse and Cow. 



IV. Carbonate of Soda . . . . • • 4 dr. 



Carbonate of Iron . . . . . . 2 dr. 



Powdered Nux Vomica . . . . • • 1 dr. 



Powdered Fenugreek . . . . 2 dr. 



Mix, and give each night in the food, or as a drench in 1 pint of water. 

 Pars. 245, 310, 318, 367. 



1074. Worm Medicines. 



I. Worm Draught for Horse or Cow : 



Turpentine .. .. .. .. 2-4 oz. 



Raw Linseed Oil . . . . . . . . 1 pt. 



Mix, and give as a drench in the morning once a week until four doses 

 have been given. 



II. Worm Powder for Horse or Cow: 



Flowers of Sulphur . . . . J oz. 



Common Salt . . . . . . ^ oz. 



Sulphate of Iron . . . . . . 1 dr. 



Mix, and give in the food once a day for a fortnight. 



III. Worm Powder for an Adult Sheep : 

 One-fourth of the foregoing quantities can be given. 



IV. Worm Powder for the Pig : 



Santonin, from 3 to 10 grains in the food, can be given three times 

 in a fortnight, 



V. Worm Powder for the Dog : 



Powdered Areca Nut, | to 1 drachm, to be given in milk after twenty- 

 four hours' fasting, and follow with — 



Syrup of Buckthorn .. .. \ oz. 



Castor Oil . . . . . . \ oz. 



Pars. 252, 253, 276, 277, 283, 310, 592. 



VI. For Flukes in the liver of cattle and sheep, common salt is the best 

 agent. 



VII. For Parasites in the respiratory organs, fumigations of sulphur, 

 chlorine, and iodine are resorted to. 



Pars. 340, 341, 549. 



