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Epsom salts, dissolved in water; vary dose with size, as in 

 all cases the doses given are for mature animals. 



Alcohol should be administered in the form of whiskey, 

 brandy, or gin, in 2 to 4-oz. doses, diluted with an equal quan- 

 tity of water, the dose repeated every hour. 



Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia is one of the best quick- 

 acting heart stimulants, and should be given once an hour in 

 two-ounce doses, diluted with three volumes of water. 



Belladonna fluid extract may be used as a heart and nerve 

 stimulant in hourly doses of 2 drachms in a little water. This 

 drug would work well combined with either whiskey or aro- 

 matic ammonia. 



Digitalis. The tincture digitalis may be given, diluted 

 with water, in 2 to 3 drachm doses every 3 to 4 hours. 



For quick action, drugs should be administered hypoder- 

 matically, that is, injected under the skin. For this purpose 

 the drugs are very concentrated and put up in tablet form, 

 very soluble in water, and should be administered with the 

 hypodermatic syringe, of which there are many varieties on 

 the market at prices from $2.00 up. For hypodermatic uses 

 in poisoning by vetch, I would suggest a compound tablet 

 consisting of strychnine, nitro-glycerine, and digitalin or atro- 

 pine, the quantity of strychnine being not over 2 grains; the 

 quantities of other ingredients will not matter materially, as 

 the compounders put them up in the right proportion to give 

 best results. In using the hypodermatic remedy alone, it 

 should be administered once an hour, using clean boiled water 

 to dissolve the tablet, and disinfecting the skin at the point of 

 puncture with any common disinfectant or tincture of iodine. 

 In the majority of cases the worst stages should be over in 

 3 to 4 hours, and if the vital organs can be kept active during 

 this period, recovery is possible. 



