LOTIONS, OR WASHES, ETC. 461 



94. Cooling Solution for External Inflammation — 



Goulard Extract . . . .1 ounce. 



"Vinegar ...... 2 ounces. 



Spirits of Wine, or Gin . . .3 ounces. 



Water 1$ pint. 



Mix, and apply with a calico bandage. 



95. Another, useful for Inflamed Legs, or for Galled Suodl 



ders or Back — 



Sal Ammoniac ..... 1 ounce. 



Vinegar ...... 4 ounces. 



Spirits of Wine .... 2 ounces. 



Tincture of Arnica .... 2 drachms. 



Water ...... J pint. Mix. 



96. Lotion for Foul Ulcers — 



Sulphate of Copper ... .1 ounce. 



Nitric Acid $ ounce. 



Water 8 to 12 ounces. 



Mix. 



.97. Lotion, for the Eyes— 



Sulphate of Zinc . . . . 20 to 25 grains. 

 Water 6 ounces. Mix. 



98. Vert Strong One, and only to be dropped in — 



Nitrate of Silver . . . . 5 to 8 grains. 

 Distilled Water .... 1 ounce. 



Mix, and use with a camel-hair brush. 



NARCOTICS. 



A distinction is sometimes made between anodynes and narcot- 

 ics, but in veterinary medicine there is no necessity for separating 

 them. (See Anodynes.) 



' REFRIGERANTS 



]-ower the ANIMAL heat by contact with the skin, the ordinary 

 ones being cold air, cold water, ice, and evaporative lotions. (See 

 Lotions.) 



SEDATIVES 



Depress the ACTION of the circulatory and nervous systems, with- 

 out affecting the mental functions. They are very powerful in theit 

 effects; and digitalis, which is the drug commonly used for this 

 purpose, has a special quality known by the name of cumulative- - 

 th<rt is to' say, if repeated small doses are given at intervals for a 

 certain time, an effect is produced almost equal to that which would 

 foftow the exhibition. of the whole quantity at once. Besides digi- 

 talis, aconite is also sometimes used to lower the action of the heart, 

 and by many it is supposed to be equal in potency t> that drug, 

 tvithout the danger which always attends its use. 



