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Treatment of straining after lambing must be promptly 
applied, and fortunately there is a remedy which is at once 
effective. Some time ago Mr. Henry Woods called the atten- 
tion of flock-masters to the frequent occurrence of straining 
after lambing, and advocated the use of carbolic acid with 8 parts 
of Gallipoli oil, for the purpose of smearing the passage after 
delivery, in all cases in which any signs of inflammation of the 
womb were apparent. The remedy has been used with remark- 
able benefit. Dr. Fleming, President of the Royal College of 
Veterinary Surgeons, pointed out about the same time that the 
remedy was referred to in his work on ' Veterinary Obstetrics ' as 
being in use on the Continent ; but Mr. Woods was the first to 
introduce the agent to the special notice of the stock-owners 
in this country. 
During the whole time of lambing absolute cleanliness should 
be insisted on in regard to all the appliances in the lambing- 
pens. The shepherd should frequently wash his hands in a 
weak solution of carbolic acid, 1 part of the agent added to 100 
parts of soap and water will suffice for this purpose ; and when 
it is necessarv to afford manual assistance in the act of delivery, 
he should smear his clean hands and arms with the mixture of 
carbolic acid and oil. 
In the course of this short essay on a very wide subject, the 
object has been to bring clearly before the stock-owner a few 
facts which, although beyond dispute, are commonly ignored. 
First, the importance of strict attention to sanitary laws has 
been urged, and next, the impolicv of unnecessary interference 
with the natural resources of the animal organism. Health 
depends on original freedom from disease, the outcome of a 
healthy parentage ; its continuance may be to a great extent 
insured by attention to the ordinary conditions of existence. 
Pure air, and enough of it, good food and water, each in its 
proper place and quantitv, with exercise regulated by the 
physical powers of the animal, are the essential conditions of 
normal life. Domestication disturbs these conditions, and art 
interposes the aid of medicine in the hope of rectifying the 
errors of an artificial system, not always with success. Never- 
theless, in obedience to the teachings of experience, we may 
treat the medical art with respect without losing our reverence 
for the vis medicatrix naturee. 
The Medicine Chest for the Farm. 
A list of remedies for the Domestic Veterinary Treatment of 
farm-stock, arranged in alphabetical order, with the doses for 
different animals. 
