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in white patches if from the pure acid or dark if from the crude 

 acid. The odor of the acid may be apparent. 



The urine may be clear when first voided, but gets dark on 

 standing. 



Treatment. — Carbonates of lime or magnesia or better still 

 sulphates of soda or magnesia (forms sulphocarbolates which are 

 insoluble and harmless). Atropine sulphate hypodermically is 

 a valuable physiological antidote. Digitalis and strychnine to sus- 

 tain the heart. Alcohol and vinegar or dilute acetic acid have of 

 late come into repute as most valuable antidotes internally and 

 externally. Demulcents but no oil or glycerin (as they favor its 

 action) are to be freely administered. 



Uses. — In surgery as indicated, usually a 3 to 5 per cent so- 

 lution for injecting into wounds, 2 or 3 per cent for hands, for 

 itching of the skin, carbolic acid 3 or 4 drs., glycerin 2 ozs. to 1 

 pint of water. Do not use over large surface on dogs and not 

 at all for cats. ' 



Internally. — J4 g r - doses with bismuth subnitrate and gly- 

 cerin is almost a specific for vomiting in dogs ; is prescribed in en- 

 teric influenza, diarrhcea, dysentery, flatulence, etc. I condemn 

 the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic for wounds and sores, on 

 account of its paralyzing effects, it delays healing. 



For vomiting in dogs; a prescription for 12 doses: 



3 



M. 



If first dose is vomited repeat every 10 or 15 minutes till 

 retained. 



Bacelli's Carbolic Acid Treatment for Tetanus, which has 

 given better results than any other known line of treatment up 

 to the present time is as follows ; one drachm of the pure acid 

 in solution (5 to 10 per cent). I would recommend the 5% so- 

 lution, which is approximately one drachm in three ounces of 

 water, is injected hypodermatically in the region of the shoulders 

 and neck every two hours during the first 24 to 36 hours and 

 less frequently thereafter. 



