DISEASES OF SHEEP. 369 



Laudanum. Sedative. Anti-spasmodic. Myelitis. 2 drams. 



Linseed oil. Purgative. \ pint- Checks dysentery. 2 ounces. 



Magnesia sulphate. Epsom salts. Purgative. Cooling. Indiges- 

 tion. Fevers. Constipation. 4 ounces. For diarrhea \ dose. 



Nux vomica. Nerve stimulant. Hydro-Rachitis. Myelitis. Par- 

 alysis. 5 to 10 grains. 



Podophyllin. Mandrake. Puigative. Diorders of liver. 15 grains. 



Potassa chlorate. --Stimulant. Anti-septic. Cooling. Fevers. 

 Black leg. 30 grains. 



Soda chloride. Salt- Tonic. Vermifuge. Indigestion. \ ounce. 



Soda, Hyposulphite. Alterative. Disinfectant. Black leg. 4 

 drams. 



San ton ine. Vermifuge. Stomach worms. 2 to 4 drams. 



Spanish fly. Cantharides. Stimulant. Diuretic. Stimulant for 

 ewes in season. 1 to 2 grains. 



Sulphur. Promotes perspiration. Laxative. 1 to 2 ounces. 



Tar. Anti-septic. Tonic. For wounds. \ ounce. 



Turpentine. Anti-spasmodic. Diuretic. Myelitis. Bloating. C ;ld*. 

 1 to 2 drams. 



Turpentine. Vermifuge. Stomach, lung and other worms. 4 

 drams. 



It is to be carefully noted that the sheep is the lowest organ- 

 ized of all domestic animals as to its nervous system. No other 

 animal so soon submits to misfortune and fails to rally from a 

 depressed condition. It is therefore necessary to study carefully 

 the various symptoms present in any case of disease, and consider 

 whether a sedative or stimulant is called for. The latter is re- 

 quired when great weakness and prostration call for it. and in 

 oases in which, otherwise sedatives are injurious. Generally treat- 

 ment is needed at intervals of six hours, to be repeated if not 

 then effective. For lambs from 6 months to a year old the doses 

 .should be reduced to one-half those required by a full grown sheep. 

 Sedatives allay and lessen excitement, in which the action of th 

 nervous system is excessive. This class of remedies depress, stimu- 

 lants excite, nervous action. Tonics strengthen the vital functions 



ERRATA. 



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 134, fourth line from bottom, read only for easy. 

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