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than drenching horses. Their pallet is short, and 

 they cannot retain the medicine in the mouth as 

 the horse does. In drenching cattle one man 

 stands on the left side of the animal and takes hold 

 of its horns; if it has no horns he takes hold of its 

 ears, or places his arms around its neck; the man 

 that gives the medicine stands on the right side and 

 places his thumb and index finger in the animal's 

 nose and holds fast to it, the animal of its own 

 accord then holds up its head; have the bottle con- 

 taining the medicine in the right hand, place the 

 neck of the bottle into the side of the mouth and 

 pour in a little at a time as the animal swallows un- 

 til all is taken. Cattle should not get medicine in 

 ball form, as it would likely rjass into the paunch 

 and remain there for some time. Epsom salts is 

 the best physic for cattle in ordinary cases where 

 a physic is needed. The dose for an adult cow is 

 from one to one and a half pounds mixed with from 

 a half to an ounce of ginger, dissolved in half a gal- 

 lon of cold water. For a two-year-old three-fourths 

 of a pound ; for a one-year-old, half a pound. Aloes 

 is the proper physic for horses unless otherwise 

 ordered. Dose for an adult horse, six to eight 

 drams ; for a three-year-old, from four to six drams ; 

 for a two-year-old, three to five drams; raw linseed 

 oil is the most suitable in cases of irritation of the 

 stomach, bowels and kidneys; dose, one pint to one 

 quart. 



PULSE OF THE HORSE. 



This is best found on the lower jaw, where the 

 artery crosses the jaw on its lower edge, about two 



