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Dose.— H. & C, 3 iv.-vi. (120.-180.); Calves, g ii. (60.); D., 

 "S i.-viil. (4.-30.). 



Syrupus Calds. Syrup of Lime. (U. S. P.) 

 Lime, 65; sugar, 400; water to make 1000. 



Dose. — Calves and dogs, 3 ss.-i. (2.-4.). Well diluted with water or 

 milk. 



Linimentum Calcis. Lime Liniment. (U. S. & B. P.)j 

 Synonym. — Carron oil. 



Solution of lime and linseed oil, of each one volume. 

 Dose. — Foals and calves, g ii.-iv. (60.-120.). 



Calcii Hydras. Slaked Lime. (B. P.) 

 Used as disinfectant in stables. 



ACTION or XIME AND SOLUTION OF LIME. 



External. — Lime. is caustic, but less so tlian potassium 

 or sodium hydrate. It is an irritant. The dust of quick- 

 lime will cause conjunctivitis. If inhaled, it will cause in- 

 flammation of the air passages; if swallowed, irritation of 

 the digestive tract. The hydrate is a caustic also, but is not 

 so active as lime. Solution of lime is a sedative and astrin- 

 gent. 



Internal. — Neither lime nor slaked lime (calcium hy- 

 drate) are used internally, except in the official preparations. 

 The action of lime and its solution is due, not to calcium, 

 but to the hydroxyl ion — that is, to the alkalinity. As com- 

 pared with the alkalies the action is much slower and less 

 in degree,' on account of the comparative insolubility of cal- 

 cium compounds. Solution of lime acts as a sedative, ant- 

 acid and astringent in the stomach. It dissolves mucous 

 secretions. Lime water is also a mild astringent in the 

 bowels. 



ZJses.^Lime is employed outside of the body to destroy 

 putrefying organic matter by combining with water and 

 forming slaked lime, which absorbs many of the products 

 of decomposition. Whitewash, a mixture of slaked lime 

 and water, *is not a disinfectant, although it covers sources 

 of infection. It may be made so by combination with 

 sufficient crude carbolic acid to make a 2 per cent, solution. 

 Linimentum calcis is one of the most satisfactory applica- 

 tions for superficial burns and acute eczema. Old clean 

 cotton or linen cloths are soaked in it and spread over the 

 burned surface of the body. This preparation has been 

 facetiously called " carrion " instead of carron oil, because 

 it is not germicidal. Antiseptic applications are of course 

 desirable in burns, giving rise to a raw surface, and. 



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