The DRUGS and MEDICINES indispensibly necessary for the professional embarkation of the VETERINARIAN, are as follow; and without the entire possession of which, it will be impossible to do justice to the good opinion of his employers, or to the reputation he may be anxious to obtain.
- Aloes Succotrine and Barbadoes.
- Assafœtida.
- Diaphoretic Antimony.
- Crude Antimony Levigated.
- Butter of Antimony.
- Barbadoes Tar.
- Alum, Plain and Burnt.
- Aniseeds, Whole and in Powder.
- Balsam of Sulphur.
- Bay Berries.
- Bole Armeniac.
- Burgundy Pitch.
- Cream of Tartar.
- Calomel.
- Cammomile Flowers.
- Camphor.
- Camphorated Spirits of Wine.
- Carraway Seeds.
- Corrosive Mercury.
- Elecampane.
- Emetic Tartar.
- Euphorbium.
- Ægyptiacum.
- Fœnugrec Seeds.
- Frankinsence.
- Friars Balsam.
- Ginger.
- Gum Arabic.
- Guaiacum.
- Gum Ammoniacum.
- Honey.
- Jalap in Powder.
- Juniper Berries.
- Long Pepper.
- Liquorice Powder and Juice.
- Linseed and Linseed Powder.
- Mustard Seeds.
- Myrrh Gum and Tincture.
- Nitre and Spirits of Nitre.
- Oil of Aniseed.
- Oil of Castor.
- Oil of Turpentine.
- Oil of Vitriol.
- Oil of Amber.
- Opium.
- Peruvian Bark.
- Red Precipitate.
- Quicksilver.
- Saffron.
- Sulphur.
- Saltpetre.
- Sal Armoniac.
- Sugar of Lead.
- Salt of Tartar.
- Spermacæti.
- Syrup of Buckthorn.
- Snake Root.
- Tutty and Turmeric.
- Philonium.
- Venice Treacle.
- Turpentine.
- Roman Vitriol.
- White Vitriol.
- Verdigrease.
To which may be added ointments detergent, digestive, and healing; lint, tow, syringes, pipes, bladders, &c. to meet all emergencies. Nothing so much betrays a want of medical knowledge and consistency, as the habitual indolence of being without the necessary apparatus, when suddenly called upon in cases of ALARM and DANGER. Judicious practitioners never fall into the slovenly mode of substituting one medicine for another, unless difficulties or distance prevent the possibility of their being obtained.
Many of the foregoing articles will also be found useful in the possession of gentlemen resident in remote parts of the country, or at a distance from towns; particularly as the practice of the VILLAGE SMITH or FARRIER may be too confined and unprofitable to admit of his keeping up a stock adapted to a more extensive concern. Sportsmen who are anxious for the uniform consistency of stable discipline, and the preservation of their studs in good condition, stand not in need of advice upon a subject become so universal; as very few sporting establishments are now to be seen, but what have their collection of medicines ready prepared for any unexpected emergency.
DUBBING
.—Taking off the COMB and GILLS from a game chick, before he is turned to a master-walk, is so called. The operation is performed with a penknife for the comb, and scissars for the gills; after which wash the parts with vinegar, or weak salt and water, which terminates the whole.
DULNESS
—in a horse of any tolerable spirit, may be considered an infallible sign of present disquietude, or approaching DISEASE. In all cases, accurate investigation, and early relief, are much to be commended: even a slight cold attended to at its commencement, may be prevented from speedily producing an INFLAMMATION of the LUNGS, FEVER, or many other disorders of equal anxiety, trouble, and expence.
DUNG
.—The excrement of the horse is so called, and should be occasionally attended to, as its appearance will sometimes tend to the prevention of disease. If the dung is bright in colour, the globules uniform in shape and consistence, and not fœtid in effluvia, the body may be considered in good state: on the contrary, if the dung, when voided, is hard, black, and offensive, or the parts adhere to each other by a viscid ropy slime, they are equal prognostics of internal heat, foulness, and impending disquietude. Horses in this state should be put under a course of physic without delay; for till they are thoroughly cleansed, they cannot with propriety be brought into any strong exertions whatever. Another advantage is frequently derived from an accurate inspection of the dung, where WORMS are sometimes seen in great plenty, although, from the general appearance of the horse, no such circumstance may have been expected.