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linseed oil. This will tend by its laxative action to remove any 

 irritant from the bowels, and at the same time has a soothing 

 effect on the mucous surfaces. Small doses of linseed oil should 

 be persisted in all through the treatment. This is best given 

 combined with rhubarb, ipecacuanha and laudanum, 



Take. Laudanum 2 ounces 



Wine of ipecac 1 ounce 



Tincture of rhubarb 1 ounce 



Linseed oil '. 9 ounces 



Mix. Give two tablespoonfuls twice daily. Combined 

 -with this, administer Dover's powder, 30 grains, once daily for 

 three days. Where the discharges are offensive Dr. Alexander 

 recommends administering as an adjunct to other remedies, pure 

 beech-wood creasote in drop doses. Convalescents from this dis- 

 ease need careful feeding and should receive tonic treatment for 

 some time, as recovery is slow in all these cases. 



Take. Powdered nux vomica 3 drachms 



Powdered sulphate of iron . 3 ounces 



Powdered gentian root 4 ounces 



Powdered saltpeter 1 ounce 



Linseed meal 8 ounces 



Mix. The above prescription, on account of containing 

 nux vomica, must be thoroughly mixed to insure the even dis- 

 tribution of that ingredient through the balance of the prescrip- 

 tion. Give the sheep recovering from dysentery one tablespoon- 

 ful in the feed twice daily. All sheep in the spring of the year 

 should be "tagged," which consists in the removal of the tags of 

 wool around the breech, so that should they scour the evil 

 effects from flies will not take place. 



Constipation 



in adult sheep. This is a condition arising from a surfeii of dry 

 feed. When occurring in lambs it may be due to gastric trouble. 



