ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 



What to do. — ^No general rule can be laid down. The following is a 

 good remedy for torpidity of the liver, when there is general dullnesa 

 and biliousness. 



120. 1 Pound Epsom salts, 



1 Pound Glauber salts, 

 1 Pound common salt, 

 1 Ounce essence of ginger, 

 1 Gallon warm water. 



Mix and give a pint from one to three times a day until a gentle but 

 full purgation is produced. Follow this up with daily doses of one 

 scruple of podophyllin. 



This remedy will also be indicated for cattle, except that they should 

 have the following formula as a purge instead of No. 120 : 



No. 121. yi Pound sulphate of magnesia, 



>i Pound common salt, 

 2 Ounces powdered ginger. 



Give this dose in two quarts of water once a day until a free evac- 

 uation of the bowels is produced, giving also daily one scruple of 

 podophyllin. 



Saline purges do not always act kindly on horses. If so the following 

 will be indicated if there is considerable congestion : 



No. 122. 30 Grains calomel, 



1 Drachm aloes, 



2 Drachms soap, 



4 Drachms powdered rhubarb. 



Mix with molasses into a ball and give twice a day until a moderate 

 operation of the bowels is had. 



If the disease occurs in the Spring, turning upon succulent grass, 

 especially where dandelion is plenty, will generally effect a cure. 



n. Enlargement of the Spleen. 



The pancreas and the spleen are subject to a variety of diseases, very 

 diflficult to determine. The pancreas is a gland which secretes the pan- 

 creatic juice, by which emulsion takes place with the fatty aliments by 

 means of a duct leading into the intestines. The presence of fatty 

 matter in the dung will imply a suppression of these juices. If there 

 are sharp, colicky pains without fever, obstruction of the duct by calculi 

 may be suspected. If there is general fever, with pain and tenderness 

 behind the last rib on the right side, inflammation may be suspected. 



For calculi use fomentations of hot water over the parts affected, and 



