OPIUM— OPODELDOC. I:35> 



I have often given opium and sq^iill, in 

 obslinate coughs, with success ; but the ef- 

 fect is not ajvvays permanent. 



Opium is very apt to produce costiveness 

 in horses, but this tendency may be, in a 

 great measure, counteracted by exercise; 

 when it does take })lace, it may be removed 

 by glisters, bran mashes, or a laxative ball. 



The medium dose of opium is one dram, 

 but if given in the form of glyster, which it 

 sometimes is with the best effect, two drams 

 will not be too much. 



In human medicine, opium is frequently- 

 used in the form of a tincture; in veterinary 

 practice it is most convenient in a solid 

 form. Should a liquid form be at any time 

 necessary, a watery solution (using the sedi- 

 ment as well as the clear part) is preferable 

 to the tincture. 



OPOPONAX. A gum resin, nearly re- 

 sembling galbanum in its medical qualities, 

 though so much inferior that it does not 

 merit any notice as a veterinary medicine. 



OPODELDOC is made by dissolving 

 soap and Camphor in spirit of rosemary. It 

 is either liquid or solid, according to the 

 proportion of soap. In the solid state,, it 



