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in veterinary practice. We may refer to the chief anodyne 

 — opium — as the chief. 



They, as their name imports, are intended to suppress or 

 counteract the excessive muscular action called spasm, or 

 cramp. These attacks are rather secondary to other irritat- 

 ing causes, and therefore remedies to attack the cause are 

 more to be relied on than combating the effect. There are, 

 however, two or three as palliatives, which may be adminis- 

 tered with advantage. Camphor, hyoscyamus (henbane), 

 belladonna, oil of turpentine, and asafoetida have proved 

 useful. Cold suddenly and continuously applied is a 

 powerful antispasmodic, and has succeeded in subduing 

 tetanus. 



Antispasmodic Recipes. 



(A) FOR COLIC. 



Spirits of turpentine . ... 3 ounces. 

 Tincture of opium .... 1 ounce. 

 Mix with a pint of warm ale, and give as a drench. 



(B) ANOTHER DRENCH FOR COLIC. 



Spirits of turpentine . . . . 3|- ounces. 

 Tincture of opium . . . • IJ ounce. 

 Barbadoes aloes . . . . .1 ounce. 

 Powder the aloes, and dissolve in warm water, then add 

 the other ingredients, and give as a drench. 



(C) CLYSTER IN COLIC. 



Spirits of turpentine .... 6 ounces. 



Aloes 2 drachms. 



Dissolve in 3 quarts of warm water, and stir the turpentine 

 well into it. 



(D) ANTISPASMODIC DRENCH. 



Gin 4 to 6 ounces. 



Tincture of capsicum . . .2 drachms. 

 Tincture of opium . . .3 drachms. 

 Warm water . . . • 1^ pint. 

 Mix, and give as a drench, when there is no inflammation. 



