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sum) corresponds to the single stomach of horse and man. It 
is advisable, especially when the afflicted creature is inclined 
or accustomed to nibble solid food, that all remedies be ad¬ 
ministered in suspension or fluid form : also it is usually advis¬ 
able to add some stomachic to each dose to excite the action 
of the rumen, and insure the quick passage of its contents, as 
well as the dose administered, to the abomasum. For this 
reason, when pepsin is administered to calves and iambs, the 
so-called concentratedglycerolc of the remedy is preferable, one 
minim of which, as prepared by Parke, Davis & Co., is sup¬ 
posed to be capable of digesting one hundred grains of albu¬ 
men in the stomach. By its aid the difficulty of making dur¬ 
able liquid preparations of pepsin is overcome. Thus : 
5 Glycerole of Pepsin (P. D. & Co.’s) 160 minims. 
Hydrochloric Acid, U. S. P. 30 minims. 
Glycerin, drachms. 
Water, sufficient to make 16 ounces. 
This forms a very satisfactory solution, possessing slightly 
acid reaction. 
Also an elixir of pepsin may be made equally efficient, and 
of like reaction, and is most available for ruminants because 
of the combined stomachics. 
3 Glycerole of Pepsin (P. D. & Co.’s) 640 minims. 
Hydrochloric Acid, U. S. P. (or Lactic Acid, 50 m.) 30 minims. 
Water, 2 drachms. 
Aromatic Elixir, sufficient to make 16 ounces. 
Each fluid ounce of this elixir contains the equivalent of 
forty grains of “ Saccharated Pepsin,” U. S. P., or, in other 
words, one grain of pure pepsin. The dose of liquid pepsin, 
as above prepared, is from a drachm to an ounce for suckling 
colts and calves, and from a quarter to half the dose for lambs. 
The elixir is just four times as strong in pepsin, and the dose 
may be regulated accordingly ; but it must be remembered 
also that doses are to be regulated largely by the size and 
condition of the animal, and the quantity and quality of the 
food supplied. Powdered pepsin may be employed in doses 
of one grain and upwards; and pancreatin in twice the quali¬ 
ty for the larger animals, and approximately half the dose for 
lambs. For many reasons, the so-called saccharated products 
are best altogether ignored. 
