38 PRIVATE PRESCRIPTIONS 
inches long, this is generally sufficient to reach the pus. 
Cleanse wound thoroughly three times a day with carbol- 
ized water and give in connection with other treatment the 
general tonic recommended in laryngitis Should the 
lungs become involved and the pulse run as high as 55 or 
60 beats per minute, give the following: 
PRESCRIPTION. 
Opium, Tinct of ... .>. <<) eee 
Aconite shinchol 4. 1 » > » A eiratetied 
Belladonna, Fluid Extractof. . . 2 drachms 
Niter, Spirits of . ...:,» . 1 and 1-2) #ommeas 
Water, add sufficienty quantity . . 4 ounces 
Mix and give two tablespoonsfull every hour until pulse 
comes down to 50 beats to the minute, then discontinue. 
See that bowels of patient are kept open; if they are in the 
least castive use purge recommended in case of pneumonia. 
Heaves. 
This is one of the most dreaded diseases with which 
stock are afflicted. To understand why this is so we have 
but to turn our attention to the lungs for a moment to be 
able to see why it is that nature,s herculean efforts as well 
as our own feeble ones fail to relieve it. The . lungs are 
composed of tissues fibrous in character and innumerable 
small air cells; the tissues are endowed to a very great 
extent with the properties of elasticity and contractility. 
By virtue of these peculiar properties the tissues of the 
lungs are capable in a great measure of expelling air from 
and drawing it into them without any effort upon the part 
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