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proper mode of dispensing them, see article Colic, contained in 

 the section which treats upon the disease of the digestive organs. 

 In like manner every coachman, when going with his horses 

 and carriage a tour of six or eight weeks' duration, should be 

 provided with the following articles, all so placed and arranged, 

 that in case of necessity they can be got to at a moment's 

 notice : — 



Small Drench Horn 



Tincture Aconite, 1 2 oz. 



Tinct. Nux Vomica, 1... 2 oz. 



Tinct. of Camphor ...... 2 oz. 



Tinct. of Belladonna,-e- . . 2 oz. 



Tinct. of Arsenicum, 3... 2 oz. 



Tinct. Bryonia, 1 2 oz. 



Tinct. Arnica, -e- 8 oz. 



Aromatic Ammonia 8 oz. 



ALSO, 



Small Hammer 1 



Small Pincers 1 



Patent Horse Sandals 2 



Packet of Tow 1 



EmptysBottles 2 



"Woollen Bandages 4 



Linen Bandages 4 



Large Sponge . . . 1 



Picker 1 



Drawing Knives (small and 



large) 2 



The whole of the articles enumerated above will not in 

 the aggregate weigh over six pounds ; so that, if they should not 

 be wanted, the trouble of taking them from place to place 

 cannot prove a very burdensome affair. 



Poultices. — Poidtices are well kno^vn applications to parts 

 locally diseased, or where disease of a systemic kind locally 

 developes itself. A poultice in its effects is merely a long 

 continued fomentation. If applied to a part which is hard, 

 tense, and painful, its direct action is to soften the tissues, and 

 thus relax tension, and relieve pain. 



The articles in common use for poultices are bran, linseed 

 meal, turnips, and oatmeal. It is a favourite practice with 



