126 COLICS AND THEIR TREATMENT 



19 — Ac. Salicylici 5ss 



Zingiberis pulv 3ij 



M. ft. caps. No. 1. 



Sig. Give at one dose (repeat in one-half to one hour 

 if necessary). 



Owing to the bulkiness of salicylic acid, it will require 

 a capsule having a liquid capacity of 1^ ounces to hold 

 the ingredients prescribed above; however, the regula- 

 tion one-ounce capsule can be made to do, by using 

 salicylic acid alone, and packing it in firmly or the above 

 prescription may be put into two, one-ounce capsules and 

 by discarding the short ends of the capsules and moisten- 

 ing the capsule in a line and with a knife splitting the 

 capsules on one side from top to bottom two of these can 

 thus be pressed together enabling the veterinarian to give 

 both capsules at one shot. 



Two drams of fluid extract of nux vomica may be 

 slowly poured onto the contents of the capsules at the 

 time of use, if desired and with advantage. 



In addition to the capsule of salicylic acid, I admin- 

 ister a dose of physostigmine sulphate, unless there is 

 some specific contra-indication as previously noted in this 

 article. 



I wish to repeat my injunction, do not use arecoline in 

 gastric flatulence, for the reason, already mentioned, that 

 it commonly causes the death of the patient. 



I consider salicylic acid the most powerful antiferment 

 we have, that is applicable for use in a horse's stomach. 

 It not only checks the fermentation but in some inex- 

 plicable way seems to get rid of the gas already in the 

 stomach. 



