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REVIEW OF MOIROUd’s 
Emetic tartar is commonly given internally in doses of from 
two to eight drachms to the horse, and from one to twelve drachms 
to the dog, attending to their size and the indication which it is 
wished to accomplish. We may doubtless in some cases augment 
these doses with safety, particularly if we have arrived by degrees 
at the maximum dose which was last employed; for habit has 
such influence on the effect of this remedy, that after the second 
or third day of its exhibition it produces, neither in the human 
being nor in carnivorous animals, either vomiting or an attempt 
to vomit. It has been customary to dissolve emetic tartar in 
water previous to its being administered ; but Wyborg, and after 
him Gohier, think that it is best administered, in large doses, in 
the form of a ball; and that then neither the stomach nor the 
bowels are so much inflamed. Notwithstanding the authority of 
these two celebrated professors, we generally prefer the liquid 
form, because the medicine is then applied over a larger surface; 
is more readily taken up by the inhalent vessels; and has more 
decided effect on the general economy. I would, however, with 
Wyborg, give it in the form of ball when I wished to excite the 
peristaltic motion of the stomach, because it would remain longer 
in the stomach under that form, and produce intenser stimulus of 
its coats. 
We may avail ourselves of the stimulating effect of emetic 
tartar on the skin, in cases of deep, old, and obstinate inflamma¬ 
tion. When it is used as an external stimulant, it is usually in¬ 
corporated with lard, in the proportions of one part of emetic 
tartar to six of lard. 
Ipecacuanha.— Administered to the dog in doses of ten or 
twelve grains, it produces vomiting, and sometimes also alvine 
dejections. It is less sure in its action than emetic tartar; never¬ 
theless, there are cases in which it is to be preferred, because it 
does not irritate the stomach so much. Administered in very 
small doses, it seems to give tone to the different organs. In¬ 
duced by this, Bourgelat often gave it in thick wind ; but never 
with success. The powdered ipecacuanha may be given to 
animals in doses of from two grains to thirty or forty, according 
to the species, the size, the constitution of the subject, and the 
indication which is to be effected. It may be given in the form 
of an electuary, or suspended in water, milk, or broth. 
Stavesacre.— The grains of stavesacre, reduced to powder 
or macerated in boiling water, act as one of the most violent 
emetics and drastic purgatives. It is sometimes given in powder 
in the distemper of dogs, but never without danger. After having 
been reduced to powder, and either incorporated with some 
