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Valerinate of Soda. — This has been found useful 

 in chorea, or twitching of the muscles in the dog, in doses 

 of from one to two grains. 



(1.) Valerinate of Iron. — A good tonic for the 

 dog. 



(2.) Valerinate of Quinine. — An excellent remedy 

 for agues in man. 



Veratrum. — White Hellebore. — If we had not so 

 useful a sedative medicine as we have* in aconite, I would 

 certainly recommend the tincture of white hellebore- 

 root, in all diseases for which aconite is recommended, on 

 account of its being more dangerous than aconite from 

 an over-dose, I will not say much more about it, as 

 wherever white hellebore is found in the country stores, 

 aconite will be there also. Hence, there can be no good 

 reason for recommending it when aconite can be pro- 

 cured. 



Veratria. — The alkaloid of white hellebore, and is 

 one of the most destructive of the deadly poisons. No- 

 thing can be more so than this preparation of hellebore; 

 and what is more, at present, no test is known whereby 

 to detect its presence within the stomach or system. 



Wax. — This substance is used for giving hardness 

 and consistency to ointments, and is a favorite substance 

 with me in the form of shoemaker's wax, for the purpose 

 of filling up cracks and holes in the feet of horses, to 

 keep out sand and dirt. To be applied as follows: — 

 Make the wax in the form of a stick, so that it can be 

 held by one end, while you hold a hot iron to the other ; 

 and hold it over the hole or crack, so that the warm wax 

 will drop into it. When the part is full, wet the finger, 



