438 The Diseases of Animals 
wounds. Dissolve 1 ounce in 1% pints water. Used 
in white lotion as follows : 
Sugarof lead. 2.2 4% eu &sas & Hos 1 ounce 
White vitriol 2... 4 4 @ a ee 4 eRe ow 6 drams 
Water <5. see | phi eee 1 pint 
Shake well before using. 
Sulfate of Copper and Iron. See Blue Stone and 
Copperas. 
Sulfur. Cattle and horses, 4 ounce ; sheep, 1 dram; 
pigs, 20 grains. Dusted in hair useful against lice and 
mites. Not often used internally. Ointment, 1 part 
sulfur to 6 parts lard, good for lice. Sulfur is often 
burned in closed empty room to disinfect. Set vessel 
containing burning sulfur in a larger vessel filled with 
water, to prevent danger from fire. 
Sweet Spirits of Niter. Horses, 1 to 2 ounces; 
cattle, 2 to 3 ounces; dogs and pigs, 4 to 2 drams. 
Give in water. Stimulant, and acts on kidneys. Good 
in eramp colic, and in small doses reduces fever. 
Tincture Chloride of Iron. Used for sore mouth 
and sore throat. Use %% ounce tineture of iron to 8 
ounees of water. 
Tobacco. Not given internally. Externally, a decoe- 
tion is good for mites and lice. Use it weak. 
Turpentine. Horses, % to 2 ounces; cattle, 2 to 3 
ounces; sheep, 1 to 3 drams; pigs, 1 dram; dogs, 5 to 
30 drops. Give in oil, gruel or milk. Good for colic, 
bloating and intestinal worms. Stimulates the kidneys. 
Externally it is an irritant. Used in liniments. 
Vaseline. Softens and sooths parts. Used as * 
base for ointments. 
