228 HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. 



Use. Given in all rlieumatic afflictions of tlie joints, 

 and in lumbago, and also in diseases of the eye of the 

 horse, depending on rheumatism of that organ. 



Dose — Of the crom or seeds in powder for horses and 

 cattle, the dose is from one to two drachms, given in the 

 animal's feed twice in the day, for a week or two. The 

 wine of colchicum will answer for the dog, in from five to 

 fifteen drop doses, twice a day in a little water. 



Collodion. — This is a solution of gun-cotton. 



Use. — Collodian is used for dressing wounds and cuts, 

 instead of sticking plaster, and is applied in the fol- 

 lowing manner: — Clip the hair from the edges of the 

 wound, and take a camel's hair pencil, or a soft brush, 

 and paint the surface and edges of the wound well, and 

 in a few minutes, the ether, which holds the gun-cotton 

 in solution, evaporates, and leaves over the sore a com- 

 plete covering, resembling the gold-beater's skin, thus 

 completely shielding the sore from the action of the air. 

 Hence, its value. 



Copper, Sulphite of. — Blue Vitriol. — This is one of 

 the most useful articles that can be used in horse and 

 cattle diseases, both internally and externally. Inter- 

 nally used, sulphate of copper is a powerful tonic, and 

 builder up of the system, and is recommended in all dis- 

 eases characterized by a low state of the system. Farcy, 

 glanders, purpura, etc., in the horse, have, in several 

 cases, yielded to its effects. Sulphate of copper should 

 never be given alone, but should be combined with gen- 

 tian or ginger. After the fever has passed off in cases 

 of pleuro-pneumonia, the sulphate of copper is an excel- 

 lent medicine to support the vital powers, and prevent 

 efiusions in the chest, which is the cause Qf death, in 

 most cases, from this disease. 



