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to vj; cats, 5-10, 3i to ijss. Other nutrient preparations are: 

 somatose, nutrose, nutrol, mutase, eucasin, roborin, eulactol, 

 sanose, sanatogen, aleuronat, alkamose, protogen, tropon, 

 globon, etc. 



4. Ferrum. Iron. A specific in anaemia and leukaemia; admin- 

 istered in small frequently-repeated doses in the form of ferrum 

 reductum, ferri sulphas, tinctiira ferri chloridi and other iron 

 preparations (see p. 63). The blood coloring matter itself is also 

 used in the form of *haemoglobin, *haematol, *haematogen, *tre- 

 fusia, damholid, etc. 



5. Calcii phosphas praecipitatus. Precipitated calcium phos- 

 phate. A specific against rachitis and osteomalacia; usually em- 

 ployed in the form of the so-called bone precipitate. Dose for 

 cattle, 25-50, 5vj to xij; horses, 10-25, 3 ijss to vj; calves, foals, 

 sheep, swine and goats, 5-15, 5i to jv; dogs, 0.5 to 5, 5ss to j ; fowl, 

 1-2, grs. XV to XXX. Calcii carbonas praecipitatus and liquor calcis 

 are also used. 



6. Phosphorus. A specific against rachitis and osteomalacia; 

 also a plastic and a stimulant to the bone tissue. Usually com- 

 bined with cod liver oil. Dose for horses and cattle, 0.01-0.05, gr. 

 1/8 to M; sheep and swine, 0.002-0.005, gr. 1/40 to 3/40; dogs, 

 0.0005-0.002, gr., 1/140 to 1/40; cats and fowl, 0.0005-0.001, gr. 

 1/ 140 to 1/70. 



7. Sulphur praecipitatum, sulphur lotum, sulphur sublimatum. 

 A general plastic (sulphur content of the tissue albumins). Dose 

 for horses and cattle, 2-5, 3ss to j ; dogs, 0.05-0.2, grs. % to iij. 



8. Potassii bicarbonas. Potassium bicarbonate. A blood 

 plastic (blood-corpuscles). Dose for cattle, 50-100, 3iss to iij; 

 horses, 25-50, Svj to xij; sheep, goats and swine, 2-5, 5ss to ij; 

 dogs, 0.5-2, grs. vij to xxx. 



9. Sodii chloridum. Sodium chloride. The plastic most used 

 in animal husbandry; a muscle, blood and gland plastic (blood- 

 plasma). Dose, same as potassium bicarbonate. 



* 10. *Sal Carolinum factitium N.F. Artificial Carlsbad salts. 

 In small doses (same as sodium chloride), increases metabolism 

 and is in consequence a good plastic. 



