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gave secal. cornut. sem. anisi, sem. carui, aa 3ij, and soon after she 
produced another foal. She had brought forth one before. 
Mr. Richardson, of Lincoln, Mr. Morton informs us, has used it 
in the mare with success, and he observes that it is the only in- 
stance he has known of its being employed. Mr. Morton advises 
3ij to be given to the mare every hour; M. Moiroud, §j. 
In the Cow. — In the 7th volume of The Veterinarian, 
page 72, Mr. Allinson, of Idle, gave in a decoction two half-ounce 
doses every hour with success. To another cow that had calved 
and cleansed eight days before, but continued straining, and in 
whose case he was convinced there was another calf, he gave four 
doses of a decoction, containing 3 ij, every hour; and after the last 
dose was given, a dead calf and the placenta were removed. 
In The Veterinarian, vol. ix, p. 262, Mr. Dickin, V.S., 
Kimbolton, gave three two-drachm doses to a cow that had been as- 
sisted by a blacksmith to calve, but who had left the calf partially 
out, and had been in this disgusting state for three weeks. The 
medicine had its desired effect. Mr. Morton recommends 3ij to 3iv ; 
Mr. Youatt, ^ij every hour. 
In Bitches. — In The Veterinarian, vol. vi, p. 484, Pro- 
fessor Dick steeped 9j of the ergot in Jij of water, and gave one 
third of the infusion as a dose. Two doses were sufficient every 
half hour. Injections of soap and water being, however, used also, 
the effects became doubtful. 
In vol. vi, p. 527, Mr. Simpson, of Southampton, gave seven- 
grain doses to two bitches. After having given three doses every 
half hour, the bitches pupped. 
In vol. viii, p. 654, M. Moiroud recommends 3j to be given. 
In vol. xv, p. 330, John Harrison, Esq., Surgeon, Chester, gave 
3ij of the tincture to a little terrier bitch that had produced a dead 
pup the day before, but was exhausted by straining. In twenty 
minutes it operated, and she produced another dead pup, and did 
well. Mr. Morton gives from gr. v to gr. x. 
In the Ewe, M. Moiroud orders 3j at a dose ; Mr. Morton, 
from 9j to 9ij. 
In the Deer, Mr. Youatt has given 3j every two hours to a 
Samber deer, and it produced contractions. 
In the Sow. — I have given fifteen-grain doses to the sow with 
decidedly good effect. 
From the foregoing observations I think the following doses will 
be found to answer our purpose, but, of course, they must be re- 
gulated according to the size of the animal, and repeated as often 
as necessary ; and if it should not have the desired effect, I should 
not hesitate to increase the dose. 
