190 RECAPITULATION OF REMEDIES. 
of a leathern socket made to fit. Old woolen or muslin 
cloth is best. 
“Palpitation of. the. Heart. —The worst. cases yield in 
two hours to the following simple treatment : ‘Divide 1 
dr. of digitalis into 5 powders, and give one every fif- 
teen minutes on the tongue. 
Inflammation of the Brain.—Open the jugular vein 
as quickly as possible. It should be done before the mad 
stage comes on, or it is too late to be of much service. 
Open the bowels freely ; give the following: Barbadoes 
aloes 1 oz., croton oil 10 drops, ginger 1 dr., gentian 1 
dr.; mix with molasses or honey. Give tobacco-smoke 
injections if convenient, or soap and water will answer 
the purpose; give on the tongue every two hours 10 
drops tincture of aconite, until 8 doses have been given, 
and then stop the aconite; give cold water to drink and 
apply cold-water bandages to the head, or bags of ice 
would be better; give no food for twelve hours after 
relief is obtained. 
Stomach Staggers.—Give the purging ball recom- 
mended in inflammation of the brain, and bleed freely 
from the jugular vein; give no food for forty-eight 
hours; this is all the treatment the animal requires. 
Poll-Evil—Give the following powder: Pulverized 
sulphur 1 Ib., black antimony in powder $ Ib. ; mix to- 
gether; dose, one table-spoonful morning and night in 
the feed. No corn or corn-meal should be given. Open 
the bowels with aloes or linseed oil. Lay the tumor 
open with a knife, and inject into the opening a solution 
of sulphate of zine 2 drs., to 1 pint of water, or the tinc- 
ture of iodine is very good; sulphuric acid is used in 
some cases, but it is a dangerous remedy. 
