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-eases, where it has produced great irritation 

 about the amis or bladder, opium should be 

 given in the form of g/j/ster. (See Glysttrs.) 

 If the mouth becomes very sore, let it be 

 washed with a solution of alum, bv means 

 of a syringe. 



Whenever calomel is given, the horse 

 must be kept warm, drink warm water, and 

 have regular exercise. When calomel is 

 given as an anthelmintic, or as a purgative, 

 the dose is from one dram to tvv'o ; as an 

 alterative, from fifteen o'rains to half a dram 

 Calomel generally acts upon the kidneys, 

 increasing the discharge of urine, (See 

 Alteratives and Anthelmintics. J 



CAMPHOR, is procured from a Japanese 

 tree, and brought to Holland, where it is 

 purified from much extraneous matter; from 

 thence it is imported into this country. 



Camphor is a medicine of considerable 

 efficacy in the diseases of horses, though 

 scarcely known to farriers as an internal 

 remedy. It is a powerful sedative and an- 

 tispasmodic ; and I think an excellent re- 

 medy that can be employed in fevers. 

 When joined with nitre, it gives speedy 

 relief in suppression of urine, or difficulty 



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