Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27

The following list Of remedies for the
domistic veterinary treatment of farm
stock, arranged in alphabetical order,
with, the doses for different animals, hy
Professor Brown, we copy from the cur
rent Journal Of the Royal Agricultural
Society =
Aconite, Tincture {Flenaing's); act
ion sedatiye, allays fever, and external
ly relieves irritation Doses horse and
OK, 10 to830 drops; sheep; add water III
proportion Of tablespoonful to each
drop Of tincture. For q lotion, use
one tablespoonful of the tincturs to a
pint Of water. ffG :"
Aloes.--A purgative for horse or OK.
The ordinary aloetic mass and the solu-
ton should be kept at hand; both pre-
parations must be obtained from a drug
gist.. Doses horses, four to six drams
of the aloetic mass as an ordinary pur~
gative; OK, half a pint of the solution
usually given in combination with lin
seed oil, in cases of continued consti-
patton.
Areca Nut-A useful worm medicine.
The nuts should be kept in a stoppered
bottle in dry place. When required
for use, the quantity should be grated
by means Of q nutme CRATER. Doses
horse or OK, half an ounce TO an ounce
Of the grated nut, mixed with the food,
corn, and bran; sheep, 2 drains; dog,
half to one dram. ~
Carbolic5 Acid.--A powerful and an
tiseptic, ordinarily used in combination
with SO to 100 parts water, as an an
tiseptic letion to unhealthy wounds,
and for disiniecting purposes.
Castor Oil, also Linseed Oil.-Pur-
gative; doses: horses or OK, one to two
pints; sheep four tablespoonfuls.
IA Colic Mixture. Equal parts of
laudnum and sweet spirit OF inter. and
an eighth part Of chloric ether. A
half pint bottle to be kept at hand.
Dose horse or OK two to four table
spconfuls in three parts Of pint OF
water. s$ rt.t 2 s h iss &,1s &t5.s**s !,
Salts Epson or Glauber), common
purgatiye for cattle and sheep. Doses !:
OK, IL TO l6 ounces, dissolved in wine
bottle OF hot water. .A "A tablespoonful
Of ginger may be added. Sheep, four to
six ounces. .3s sSe Sgs q e.
!. Salicylic Acid Is valuable antisep-
tic, effective in the treatment Of foot
and-nlouth disease. Dose four table,
spoonf1ls of tho acid are to be put il
an earthen vessel and dissolved in a
quart Of boiling water i hot water is
then to Be added to make d gallon.
This solution is to be used to syringe
Il athefeet and lave The mouth and nostrils,
and also to wash the sudder, and finally
to sprinkle over the litter; half q pint
Of the solution may be added to the gal
Ion Of drinking water every day. The
dry acid lpowder) may be sprinkled on
the feet after they have been syringel
with the solution. 4 Il B .35
Santonin, used to expel worms, one
Of the most efective agents for this pur
pose. II Dose horse, ID grains, with
three drachms Of aloes, to be given in
the morning before feeding and repeat
I'd after two days. 4
Turp pentine, Oil Stim,llant tothe
skin Internally used 70 expel worms
useful ii sshusk IN calves" Doses a
tablesp oonfu1 DALI u half a pint mix
tture of milk and eggs, lambs. one quar-
ter Of the quantity 81 4
aseline lent TO the skin; eff
fectiye III irritation Of The surface,
chapped heels, mud fever especially i
mixed with IN eight part Of trisnitrate
off bisranth or carbonate Of lead white
9Inax1 81 Or oxide az zinc DIV