80 THE farmer's VETERINARIAN 



Dose: For horses and cattle, i tablespoonful ; 

 sheep and pigs, i teaspoonful. 



SOME COMMON PRESCRIPTIONS 



Colic Mixture. — Laudanum, i6 tablespoonfuls ; 

 aromatic spirits of ammonia, 12 tablespoonfuls; 

 sulphuric ether, 2 tablespoonfuls; tincture of aco- 

 nite, 10 drops; ginger, 16 tablespoonfuls. Dissolve 

 in a pint of water. From 10 to 20 tablespoonfuls 

 of this can be given in one-half pint of water. If 

 relief is not secured, repeat in a half hour, follow 

 with a third dose, then with another, giving the 

 doses one-half to one hour apart. 



Fly Blister. — Powdered cantharides, 2 teaspoon- 

 fuls; gum camphor powdered, 2 tablespoonfuls; 

 lard, 8 tablespoonfuls. After thoroughly mixing, 

 rub in 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the severity 

 of the blister desired. 



Red Blister. — Gum camphor powdered, 2 table- 

 spoonfuls; biniodide of mercury, 2 teaspoonfuls ; 

 lard, 8 tablespoonfuls. This should be rubbed in 

 from 5 to 10 minutes. 



Cough Mixture. — Belladonna, 2 tablespoonfuls; 

 pulverized opium, 2 tablespoonfuls; gum camphor, 

 pulverized, 2 teaspoonfuls; chloride of ammonia, 2 

 tablespoonfuls ; sulphur, 4 tablespoonfuls. An easy 

 way to give this is to mix with molasses and flour 

 until a paste is secured 



Soothing Ointment. — Laudanum, 8 tablespoon- 

 fuls; aconite, 4 tablespoonfuls. This is excellent 

 for sprains, and relieves the pain and soreness when 

 applied to a part where there is much inflammation. 



Hoof Ointment. — Raw linseed oil, one-quarter 

 pound ; crude petroleum oil, one-quarter pound ; 

 neat's-foot oil, one-quarter pound; pine tar, one- 

 quarter pound. Mix well and apply every night 



