DOSES ACCORDING TO AGE. 607 



Approximate Measures. 



1 teaspoonful = 2 fluid drachms. 



1 dessertspoonful = 4 „ „ 



1 tablespoonful = 7 „ „ 



1 wine or large beer bottle = ... 1| pint. 



Doses According to Age. 



The doses of the medicines prescribed in this book are calculated 

 for what would be suitable for an average hunter or trapper 15 

 hands 3 inches high, and 5 years old and upward. 



For a yearling | that for an aged horse. 



For a two-year old ^ 



i? or a three-year old f „ „ 



For a four-year old | „ „ 



For a five-year old ... ... full dose. 



Doses According to Size and Class. 



For a 15.3 hunter or trapper, as laid down. 

 For a heavy cart horse, ^ more than for a hunter. 

 For a 1 4-hand pony, |- less than for a hunter. 

 For a 13-hand pony, f less than for a hunter. 



liist of Medicines for a Stable of Five or Six 

 Horses. 



For the benefit of Indian readers I have affixed the letter (6) to 

 those medicines which can be procured in Indian bazaars. 



* Calvert's disinfecting carbolic acid may be substituted ior the glacial and 

 more expensive form. When given internally, a third more of it should be 

 used than what would be required of the pure acid. 



