136 Materia Medica. 
oil, 4 fluid oz. Mix, and apply thoroughly to the skin 
and hair, placing the dog meanwhile on a temporary bed. 
After a few hours wash with warm water and “‘ Sanitas” 
dog soap. 
For remedies for Internal Parasites, see WorM 
MEDICINES. 
Poultices.— The remarks already made in reference 
to lotions apply also to poultices. The best substitute, 
under the restrictions of a fine wire muzzle, is spongio- 
piline. A piece of suitable size is selected, dipped in 
hot water, partially wrung out, and rapidly bound upon 
and around the limb if possible. For renewal, a second 
piece is required, that the attendant may immediately re- 
place the fresh, hot covering, on the removal of the first, 
This material is made in various degrees of thickness, 
thus presenting a most effective and cleanly method of 
applying the best means for promoting suppuration in the 
case of abscess, or as a fomentation to injured parts. 
Medicated poultices also claim our notice. Their object 
is the application of some remedial agent as well as heat, 
for which purpose sfongio-piline is eminently useful, cleanly 
and effective. The arrangement consists of cutting the 
spongio-piline to a size suitable for an entire covering to 
the affected parts, after which it is plunged into hot or 
cold water, as required, and quickly pressed to remove 
superfluous fluid. It is next spread out and saturated 
with the remedy, and applied to the affected parts with- 
out delay. When the application is to be hot, the remedy 
should also be heated by admixture, as with water of suit- 
able temperature. Heat or cold, to prove serviceable, 
must be continuous to the well-ascertained end of the 
operation. The reverse brings inevitable disaster and 
disappointment. 
Purgatives, see Aperients. 
Stimulants.—By this term is understood those sub- 
stances which excite the action of the whole nervous and 
vascular systems ; almost all medicines are stimulants to 
some part or other, as, for instance, aperients, which 
stimulate the lining of the bowels, but to the general 
system are lowering. On the other hand, stimulants, so 
