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at hand. It is serviceable in the same form and for the same actions 

 applied to "sitfasts" and obstinate ulceration about the heels in horses, 

 and in footrot of sheep. As a parasiticide, the oil, diluted two or three 

 times with sweet oil, is painted on the skin to kill ringworm and lice. 



Oil of turpentine is a valuable counter-irritant in relieving pain and 

 inflammation of deep-seated parts. It is particularly useful in tympan- 

 itis, flatulent and spasmodic colic and peritonitis. In the first two named 

 disorders, external application is combined with the internal and rectal 

 exhibition of the drug. Oil of turpentine is less frequently employed 

 over the chest in pleurisy and bronchitis. The turpentine stupe is the 

 favorite method of applying the oil in abdominal troubles. A blanket is 

 thoroughly sprinkled with turpentine, folded, and rolled into a cylindrical 

 form which will fit into an ordinary pail. Boiling water is then poured 

 on the blanket until it is saturated. The blanket is quickly wrung out, 

 placed over and around the horse's trunk, covered with rubber protective 

 and dry blankets, and allowed to remain in place fifteen to thirty minutes. 



Uses Internal. — Digestive Tract. — Oil of turpentine is of greatest 

 utility in colic and in expelling gas in tympany given internally and per 

 rectum. ^_^ 



Spiritus menthae piperitae. 



Spiritus ammoniae aromatici. 



Olei terebinthinae aa S". 



Olei lini Oi. 



M. 



Sig. Give at once in one dose for horse or cow with 

 flatulence. 



Enemata can also be employed for their stimulant action on the 

 nervous system and circulation, in collapse. One or two ounces of oil of 

 turpentine are dissolved in two or four ounces of cottonseed oil, when 

 used as an enema for horses. Turpentine is an anthelmintic for rourd 

 and tape worms. 



Round or tapeworm in horses. 



Olei terebinthinae Sii- 



Olei resinae aspidii 3i. 



Olei lini Oi. 



M. 



Sig. Give in one dose to horses after starving 24. 

 hours. 



Olei terebinthinae. 



Olei chenopodii aa Si. 



Chloroformi 1 3ii. 



Olei ricini gxiv. 



M. 



Sig. 3ss to ii for adult dog (for round worms) in 

 equal amount of castor oil (Hoare). 



Hall and Foster found turpentine ineffective against ascarids and 

 hookworm in dogs, and against roundworms in hogs, causing nephritis in 

 the latter. In 2' mil doses, with an equal amount of olive oil, it proved a 



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