MEDICINES AND RECEIPTS 
607 
to the system. When it is used as a coloring material fcr 
powders it is in this proportion: one teaspoonful of black 
antimony to a pound of whatever is required to color. 
4. Butter of Antimony. 
Source. — Butter of antimony is used in the form of a 
brown liquid. 
Action and Use. — It is never used internally, for it is an 
irritating poison, but it is used externally for curing thrush 
in horse's feet, and for burning growths oflf around the feet 
that come from the quick. It is also good in cases where a 
nail has run m the foot. After the nail is extracted and the 
nail-hole pared out, drop a few drops in the hole to kill the 
rust and poison. 
5. Bromide of Potassium. 
Source. — Bromide of Potassium is prepared from sea- 
water, and is usually in the form of a white crystal powder, 
which has a salty taste. 
Action and Use. — Its chief action is to quiet the nerves 
in nervous diseases, such as lockjaw (tetanus), or in convul- 
sions, chorea and other painful diseases. 
Dose. — For horses, 1 teaspoonful ; cattle, 1 teaspoonful ; 
sheep, Yi, teaspoonful ; pigs and dogs, ^ teaspoonful. The 
dose may be given three or four times a day, according to 
the severity of the case. 
6. Biniodid of Mercury (Red Precipitate). 
Source. — Biniodid of Mercury is bought in the form of a 
heavy, bright-red powder. 
Action and Use. — It is chiefly used for blistering bony 
enlargements, such as spavins, ringbones, sidebones, splints, 
etc. The proportion in which it is used is 1 to 2 drams to 
the ounce of vaseline,, or lard, according to the breed of the 
horse and thickness of the skin. Have the mercury and 
vaseline, or lard, thoroughly mixed before using, and three 
days after applying the blister grease the part with lard. 
For further information, see particulars for mercury blister, 
Chapter V. 
7. Carbolic Acid. 
Source. — Carbolic Acid is obtained from coal tar and 
petroleum. The pure Carbolic Acid is got in the form of a 
crystal, but it is generally bought in the form of a liquid. 
