MATERIA MEDICA AND THERAPEUTICS. I77 



]£ Strychnine sulph. Grs. ix. 



Quininse sulph. 3 J. 



Tr. ferri chlor. § ii j - 



Alcoholis, 3 x 'j. 



Aq. qs. ad. % xviij. 



M. Sig. — 1% ounce in 6 ounces of water, every 3 hours. 



Alcohol makes an excellent dressing for wounds ; applied 

 locally to threatened bed-sores, frequently prevents their form- 

 ation. It is useful in colds at their outset, or in a chill to re- 

 store the balance of the circulation and prevent or overcome in- 

 ternal congestion by relaxing the blood vessels of the periphery. 



Useful in all debilitating diseases, such as influenza, in l / 2 to 

 1 or 2 ounce doses repeated every two or three hours. One-half 

 to one drachm of quinine to one ounce of alcohol, for influenza 

 or febrile diseases in general, excepting brain and spinal disease ; 

 useful in convalescence. 



In colic can be used with a great degree of success ; it will 

 act as a carminative antispasmodic and stimulant, used in col- 

 lapse and in weak heart ; in septicaemia and pyaemia it has notable 

 antiseptic and antipyretic effects. 



In carbolic acid poisoning alcohol, or alcoholic liquors act as 

 a chemical antidote, besides overcome the shock produced by the 

 acid. 



It may also be used locally for carbolic acid burns. 



The effects of alcohol are noticed in ten or fifteen minutes 

 after administration and will be shown by a better condition of 

 the pulse, the weak pulse becomes stronger and firmer ; the quick 

 pulse slower, the breathing becomes more natural, eyes brighten 

 up, and in fact a general improvement is shown. 



Externally. — Alcohol is used alone as a strengthening ap- 

 plication to weak tendons and muscles ; or after a race, is used 

 to rub on the legs, combined with other drugs as a liniment, as 

 alcohol, soap-liniment and witch-hazel ; can be used in surgery 

 as an antiseptic. A useful application to prevent or limit bed- 

 sores. 



To toughen the skin of tender or thin skinned horses who 

 gall or chafe easily under the collar and saddle and to heal sad- 

 dle and collar galls the following will be found a most satisfactory 

 application : 



