The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-07-04
The Medicine Chest For tho Farm.

The following list of remedies for the
domistic veterinary treatment of farm
stock, arranged in alphabetical order,
with, the doses for different animals, by
Professor Brown, We copy from the cur
rent Journal of the Royal Agricultural
Society
Aconite,-Tincture (Fleming's); act
ion sedative, allays fever, and external
ly relieves irritation. Doses: horse and
OK, 10 to 80 drops; sheep; add water in
proportion of a tablespoonful to each
drop of tincture. For " lotion, use
n tablespoonful Of the tiacture to a
pint of water.
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 drains
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 q dry place. When required
for use, the quantity should be grated
by means of a kindergarten. Doses:
horse or * half an, ounce to an ounce
of the grated nut, mixed with the food,
corn, and bran: sheep, 2 drains; dog,
half to II dram.
Carbolic Acid.-A powerful and an
tiseptic, ordinarily used in combination
with so to 100 parts water, as an an
tiseptic lotion to unhealthy wounds,
aud for disinfecting purposes.
Castor Oil, also Linseed Oil.-Pur-
gative; doses: horses Or OK, one to two
pints; sheep four tablespoonful.
Collie 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 OF OK two to four table
spoonfuls in three parts Of q pint of
water.
Salts Epson OR Glauber), common
purgative for cattle and sheep. Doses:
OK, - to Is ounces, dissolved in a wine
bottle of hot water. A tablespoonful
of ginger may be added. Sheep, four to
six ounces.
Salicylic Acid.-A valuable antisep-
tic, effective in the treatment of foot
and-month disease. Dose: four table
spoonfuls of the acid are to be put in
an earthen vessel and dissolved in a
quart of boiling water; hot water is
then to be added to make a gallon.
This solution is to be used to syringe
the feet and lave the mouth and nostrils,
and also to wash the udder, end finally
to sprinkle over the litter; half a pint
Of the solution may be added to the gal
Ion Of drinking water every day. The
dry acid (powder) may be sprrinkled on
the feet after they have been syringed
with the solution.
Santonin, used to expel worms, one
OF the most effective agents for this pur-
pose. Dose: horse, Is grains, with
three drachms OF aloes, to be given in
the morning before feeding, andrepeat-
ed after two days.
Turpentine, Oil of.-Stimulant tothe
skin. Internally used to expel worms;
useful in s'husk in calves" Doses: a
tablespoonful daily in half a pint mix
sure Of milk and eggs, lambs, one quar-
ter of the quantity.
Vaseline.-Emollient to the skin; eff
fectiye in irritation of the surface,
chapped heels, mud fever especially if
mixed with an eight part of trisnitrate
Of bismuth or carbonate of lead white
Lead, or oxide OF zinc.