CHLOEOFOEM 29.5 



syncope, or " sinking spells," due to poisoning, or natural 

 causes. Ether may be given by the mouth, or subcutan- 

 eously into the muscular tissue, to avoid abscess. It is 

 to be compared with, and is an efficient substitute for, ni- 

 troglycerine, or amyl nitrite, as a rapid, circulatory stimu- 

 lant. Ether should not be given as a stimulant, however, 

 when feuch an agent is required during or following anes- 

 thesia. Second : In spasmodic colic or tympanites, ether 

 relieves pain, spasm and flatulence. The following prescrip- 

 tion will be found useful for the horse: 



^theris g 1. 



Chloroformi 3 ii. 



Tine, opii .v. ...3 11. 



M. et f. haustus. 

 S. Give at once in a pint of cold water. 



Ether is a good antispasmodic remedy for asthma, hic- 

 cough or " thumps," in the horse, and has a narcotic action 

 upon tape and luriibricoid worms. When used for the latter 

 purpose, ether should be followed by a pxirge. Ether may 

 be employed in the enema to narcotize and remove the 

 Oxyuris curvula of the horse. , 



Administration. — Ether should be given in gelatine cap- 

 sules; mixed with two parts of cracked ice and water; or 

 with equal parts of brandy or whiskey, to avoid undue 

 irritation of ether and its vapor upon the mucous membranes 

 during deglutition. 



Chloeofoemum. Chloroform. C H CI3. (U. S. &B. P.) 



Synonym. — Chloroformum purificatum, purified chloro- 

 form, E. ; chloroformiura, P. G. ; formylum trichloratum, 

 chloroforme pur, Er. ; reines chloroformum, G. 



A liquid consisting of 99 to 99.4 per cent., by weight, of 

 absolute chloroform, and 1 to 0.6 per cent, of alcohol. 



Derivation. — Alcohol and Avater are heated in a still to 

 37.7° 0. (100° F.), when chlorinated lime is added and 

 chloroform is evolved. The chemical action is very compli- 

 cated. Chloroform, free from chlorinated compounds, is 

 also made from acetone and chlorinated lime by distillation. 

 Calcium acetate, hydrate and chloride result as bye products. 



2 CsHgO + 6 Ca O CI2 = 2 C H CI3 + Ca (CaHaOi.)^ 

 -f 2 Ca O2H2 + 3 Ca CI2. 



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