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28. OIL OF MENTHOL. 



Menthol 1 dr. 



Lard 8 dr. 



Mix together and stir until fairly hard. 



29. OINTMENT OF ZINC. 



Zinc oxide . . . . .3 parts. 



Lard . . . . . .17 parts. 



Melt together and stir until set. 



30. TONIC POWDER. 



Iron sulphate 

 Nux vomica, P. . 

 Soda bicarbonate 

 Mix together well. 



limes a day on the food, for a week. 



31. TONIC POWDER. 

 Nux vomica, P. 

 Iron sulphate 

 Nitre . 

 Gentian P. 



. 1 part. 

 . 1 part. 

 . 1 part. 

 Give 1 dr. (teaspoonful) three 



4 parts. 

 4 parts. 

 1 part. 

 4 parts. 



Mix well. Give 2 dr. twice a day in the feed. 



510. Incompatibility of Drugs. In the past 

 serious accidents have occurred through certain 

 drugs being mixed together that are not com- 

 patible. In some cases nothing very serious 

 happens, but certain drugs when mixed together 

 explode, whilst others, though harmless them- 

 selves, become poisonous when mixed together. 



The following list is one of common drugs 

 that must not be mixed together : 



511. Antidotes to Poisons. When a horse is 

 poisoned, action must be taken immediately. If 

 possible, it must be ascertained what kind of 

 poisoning the horse is suffering from. The 

 poison must be expelled as soon as possible from 

 the system by purgatives, diuretics and diaphor- 

 etics. It is not possible to make a horse vomit, 

 so emetics (as apomorphine) must not be used. 

 The poison must also, if possible, be chemically 

 changed to an insoluble or inert substance. The 

 inflammation (high temperature) must be sub- 

 dued by sedatives and antiphlogistics. The 

 internal irritation must be eased by demulcents. 

 Stimulants must be given to counteract narcotic 

 and hypnotic effects. Tonics and careful dieting 

 must be resorted to to restore the tone of the 

 system. 



The following antidotes are recommended for 

 the more common forms of poisoning. The anti- 

 dote is always given in a dose far larger than the 

 normal dose for that drug. In very bad cases 

 five to six times the normal dose can be given 

 with safety. 



512. Poisons and their Antidotes. 



Poison 



ACID, CARBOLIC 

 ACID, MINERAL 



ACID, NITRIC AND 

 OXALIC 



ACONITE 

 ALKALOIDS 



AMMONIA 

 ANTIMONY 



ARNICA 

 ARSENIC 



ATROPIN 

 BELLADONNA OR 



ATROPIN 

 CANTHARIDES 

 CARBONIC ACID 



(CARBON DIOXIDE) 

 CHLORINE GAS OR 



CHORINATED LIME 

 CHLOROFORM 



COPPER SALTS 



Antidote 



Turps, soda sulphate, castor oil, 

 strong tea, and coffee. 



Water (except for sulphuric), 

 chalk, soap, magnesia, fol- 

 lowed by demulcents, seda- 

 tives, and tonics. 



Magnesium or calcium carbon- 

 ates, followed by demulcents, 

 sedatives, and tonics. 



External and internal stimulants. 



Animal carbon (charcoal), caf- 

 fein citrate (hyp.), ether, and 

 diffusible stimulants. 



Vinegar, oils and demulcents. 



Tannic acid, oil purgatives, and 

 sedatives. 



Opium (morphine). 



Iron carbonate, iron sesquioxide 

 (Fe 2 O 3 ), lime-water, vegetable 

 tonics ; raw eggs and gruel 

 every J hour. 



(See "Belladonna.") 



Opium and cafTein (hyp-)- 



Opium ; do not give oils. 



Fresh air, oxygen, cold effusions, 

 and diffusible stimulants. 



While of egg, milk, flour, am- 

 monia, magnesia. Not acids. 



Dilute hydrocyanic acid, amyl 

 nitrite, strychnine, artificial 

 respiration, and electricity. 



Soap, metallic iron, oil purga- 

 tives, ammonia, demulcents ; 

 raw eggs and gruel every 

 1 hour. 



