222 HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. 



Carbolic Acid. — This is the product of coal tar, and 

 closely resembles creosote in medical virtues. This is 

 the chief part in the celebrated McDougall's disinfect- 

 ing powder, so highly prized in England. 



Use. — For checking long continued diarrhoea in cattle 

 and sheep. Doses. — In its solid or fluid form, carbolic 

 acid is given to horses and cattle, in from twenty to forty 

 drops or grains. For sheep, five to ten grains or drops. 



External Use. — For sores and wounds, when unhealthy, 

 a good application may be made by adding one drachm 

 of the acid to one pint of water. This will destroy 

 all putrefaction, and induce the wound to take on a 

 healthy action. 



Cardamoms. — The seeds of a plant. 



Use. — Given to milch cows in case of loss of appetite, 

 and fevers. Generally it is united with foenugreek, gin- 

 ger, or gentian root, mixed in warm ale, or molasses 

 water. This mixture will cure ephemeral or fevers of a 

 day's duration, when other medicines have failed. 



Dose. — One to two ounces. 



Carraway. — The seeds of a garden plant, and used 

 for the same purposes as the preceding. 



Carbonate of Lime. — Chalk is sold in the drug 

 stores under the name of creta preperata, or prepared 

 chalk, and is used for the same purposes as the preced- 

 ing, but in larger doses. 



Doses. — For horses and cattle, one to two ounces are 

 the dose. For calves, two to three drachms, given in 

 wheat flour, gruel, with a drachm of ginger, or carra- 

 way seed, to prevent griping. 



Cascarilla. — The bark of a tree. 



