Its  Action  and  Use. — Its  chief  action  is  as  a  physic  for  cattle,
sheep  and  pigs,  and  is  used  to  a  great  extent,  as  \ou  will  notice
on  reading  the  treatment  of  the  above  mentioned  animals.
Although  salts  is  a  good  physic  it  should  not  be  given  to  horses,
aloes  being  far  the  best  physic  for  them.
Dose. — Cattle  take  from  one  pound  to  one  ami  one-half
pounds  dissolved  in  a  quart  of  luke  warm  water  with  a  la  k'spoon-
ful  each  of  ginger  and  common  soda  and  given  as  a  drenoii.  This
physic  takes  twenty-four  hours  to  operate  on  the  bov\eK.  It  is
alway*  best  after  giving  a  dose  to  wait  twenty-four  h>'ur.s  'or  an
action  before  giving  any  more.  Sheep  and  pigs  take  one-qiarter
of  a  pound  dissolved  in  a  pint  of  luke  warm  water  vviiti  a  tea-
spoonful  each  of  ginger  and   common  soda  and  given  as  a  drench.
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Wait  from  twelve  to  sixteen  houre  for  an  action  on  the  bowele  be-
fore giving  any  more.
OLOBBR    SALTS.
Its  Action  tnd  Use. — It  is  not  so  much  ased  as  the  Epsom
Salts,  but  is  used  in  horses  and  cattle  for  their  blood  by  grinding
it  up  fine  and  giving  a  tablespoonful  in  a  hot  mash  every  night.
SULPHUR.
Sulphur,  or  Brimstone,  is  got  from  the  mineral  kingdom.
It  is  used  in  a  yellow  powdered  form.
Its  Action  and  Use. — It  is  a  great  medicine,  when  given
internally,  to  act  on  the  blood  and  clear  it.  It  also  acts  on  the
skin  and  helps  to  kill  parasites  or  gejrms  in  the  skin,  thus  it  is
good  in  mange  and  other  skin  diseases.
