The druggist's general receipt book : comprising a copious veterinary formulary, with numerous recipes in patent and proprietary medicines, druggists' nostrums, etc. : perfumery and cosmetics; beverages, dietetic articles, and condiments : trade chemicals, scientific processes, and an appendix of useful tables / by Henry Beasley.

  • Beasley, Henry
Date:
1871
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Credit: The druggist's general receipt book : comprising a copious veterinary formulary, with numerous recipes in patent and proprietary medicines, druggists' nostrums, etc. : perfumery and cosmetics; beverages, dietetic articles, and condiments : trade chemicals, scientific processes, and an appendix of useful tables / by Henry Beasley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Pulse. The following table, from Vatel, is inserted as a useful remembrancer to the practitioner : Table of the Number of Pulsations in a Minute in various Animals.—In the horse, 32 to 38 [36 to 40—White] ; ox or cow, 35 to 42 [42 to 45—Clater; 50 to 55—Spooner] ; ass, 48 to 54; sheep, 70 to 79; goat, 72 to 7(5; dog, 90 to 100; cat, 110 to 120 : rabbit, 120; guinea-pig, 140; duck, 136; hen, 140 ; heron,' 200. Purgatives, Cathartics or Laxatives. Medicines which more , or less strictly promote evacuations from the bowels. Aloes is almost the only purgative for the horse that is at once certain and safe. For cattle, Epsom or Glauber's salt is the most preferable. Aloes, gamboge, or linseed or castor oil, is sometimes combined with them. Sulphur is used when a very strong purgative is not required; yet this de- mands some caution. See those various articles. Quassia. A tonic bitter. Dose, 1 or 2 dr., with a little ginger, in debility of the stomach. Its poisonous effects on insects and small animals suggest caution in its use. Quicksilver. See Mercury. Quinine, Sulphate of. Tonic. Dose, J dr. to 1 dr. Kec- ommended by Mr. MoRTOiSr in the prostration which follows influenza. But too expensive for general use. It is given to dogs in chorea, in doses of 2 to 5 gr. Ragwort. The herb is said to produce a kind of lethargy or staggers in horses and cattle. Externally it is used as a poultice in quinsy. Raking. Removing hardened faeces from the lower bowel by the hand. Ranunculus repens. Acrid stimulant. It is poisonous to sheep. Reed. The great reed (Arundo donax), and the Bankside reed (Arundo phragmitis), are reputed diuretic. The former is supposed to have the property of diminishing the secretion of the milk. Refrigerants. Cooling Medicines. See Temperants. Resin or- Rosin. Diuretic. J oz. to 1 oz. may be given daily to horses in their corn, for swelled legs. The yellow or amber resin is preferable. Externally it is adhesive and