2^2 HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. 



each succeeding application, so as not to prevent the 

 hair growing, and thereby blemish the part. Apply 

 lard once a day between each application, and occasion- 

 ally wash the parts with water, not too warm, and 

 lard, or oil the part when dry. The horses' head 

 should be tied up, so that he cannot get at the parts 

 with his mouth. A few hours will be long enough. 

 Place plenty of soft bedding under the feet, so that, by 

 stamping, the horse will not break or hurt his feet. 



Observe. — When, apparently, the tumor, gland, or other 

 enlargement, does not disappear, or go away at once, sur- 

 prise is sometimes expressed, to see it totally go away, as if 

 of its own accord. Thus the red iodide of mercury exer- 

 cises a powerful influence, long after its use has been dis- 

 pensed with. Iodide of mercury, occupies, in my estima- 

 tion, in external diseases, what the preparations of aconite 

 does in internal affections, whether in horses or cattle. 



Several other preperations of iodine are made by the 

 manufacturing chemists; such as the iodide of gold, and 

 silver, which are of no use in horse and cattle diseases. 



Ipecacuanha. — Oephaelis Ipecacuanha. — In veterin- 

 ary practice, ipecacuanha is only used for dogs, in fifteen 

 to thirty grains, as an emetic, when first attacked with 

 distemper. 



Iron. — Ferrum. — This is one of the most valuable 

 medicines we have to recommend, in many of the most 

 important diseases, of all the animals. This will be readily 

 seen, when it is stated that iron is a constituent of the 

 blood of all warm blooded animals, and without iron, being 

 in proper quantity, in the blood of an animal, it cannot 

 be healthy — is anse7mc, commonly called impoverished 

 blood. In fact, iron is an elimentary principle, essential 

 to health.j 



