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country house, for this purpose. It should be kept in a 

 glass, stoppered-bottle to keep it pure. (See Iodide of 

 Iron.) 



Jalap. — Convulvulus Jalapce. — This root derives its 

 name from a town in Mexico, called Xalapa, and grows 

 fully six thousand feet above the sea level. This medi- 

 cine is in veterinary practice used only as a purge for the 

 dog, in from twenty to sixty grains. 



Juniper Berries. — Juniperis Communis. — The 

 Fruit. — This medicine is valuable in horse and cattle 

 diseases, as a stimulant to the stomach, in loss of appetite ; 

 and in convalescence, from debilitating diseases. 



Dose, — For horses and cattle, one to two ounces is a 

 dose. Dogs, twenty to forty grains. 



Kino. — A juice of several plants. This is used as an 

 astringent in diarrhoea in all animals, and is considered 

 more powerful than catechu, (which see.) 



KOUSSO. — The flowers of this plant are brought from 

 Abyssinia. 



ifse. — To expel, or destroy tape worm in man, and the 

 dog, and is prepared and used in the following manner. 

 Take of kousso half an ounce, of warm water half a pint, 

 let it stand till cool, and give it, flours and all, and give 

 next day a dose of castor oil. 



Laudanum. — (See Opium.) 



Laxative. — A mild purge. 



Lead. — Plumbum. — Metallic lead in the form of shot, 

 is used by our horse dealers, to relieve temporarily the 

 heaving, or symptoms of broken wind, or heaves in horses. 

 It will be needless for me to say, that if the lead is not 



