DOSES ACCOEDINa TO AGE. 595 



Approximate Measures. 



1 teaspoonfnl = ... 



1 dessertspoonful ^ 



1 tablespoonful =: ... 



1 wine or large beer bottle = 



Doses According to Age. 



The doses of the medicines prescribed in this book are calculated 

 for what would be suitable for an average hunter or trapper 15 hands 

 3 inches high, and 5 years old or upward. 



Doses According to Size and Class. 



For a 15.3 hunter or trapper, as laid down. 

 For a heavy cart horse, ^ more than for a hunter. 

 For a 14-hand pony, ^ less than for a hunter. 

 For a 13-hand pony, | less than for a hunter. 



List of Medicines for a Stable of Five or Six 



Horses. 



For the benefit of my Indian readers I have affixed the letter [h) 

 to those medicines which can be procured in Indian bazaars. 



1. Indispensable Medicines. 



Carbolic acid,* or Creolin ... ... ... 1 pint. 



Linseed oil (5) ... ... ... ... 8 pints. 



Chloral hydrate ... ... ... ... 8 oz. 



Turpentine, oil of (^) ... ... ... ... 1 pint. 



2. Very Useful Medicines. 



Aloes {b) ... 8 oz. 



Alum (^>) 1 lb. 



Ammonia, strong liquid ... ... ... 4 oz. 



Bluestone {b) ... ... ... ... ... 1 „ 



Camphor (b) ... ... ... ... ... 4 „ 



* Calvert's disinfecting carbolic acid may be substituted for the glacial and 

 more expensiv© form. When given internally, a third more of it should be 

 used than what would be required of the pure acid. 



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