The standard supplies of veterinary medicines and dressings are under charge of the quartermaster, to be issued by him to the different commands at the post upon approved requisitions in such quantities and of such articles as may be deemed requisite, in conformity with the standard supply table. Battery commanders must deduct from the allowance, in making requisition, the quantity of each article on hand and available for issue. Veterinary instruments and books remain in the custody of the post quartermaster, and are loaned as needed. The pannier, pocket-case, and saddle-bags are easily improvised, and are omitted from the table. For a greater or less number of animals than are provided for in the table the proportions indicated will be observed in requisitions and issues. This table is ample and sufficiently varied for ordinary practice; but in order to provide for the necessities of epidemics, and to indulge, as far as practicable, individual preference and training, a special requisition for articles not in the supply table, with an explanation of the nature of the emergency or case rendering it necessary, may be forwarded through the regular channels for the action of the quartermaster-general. STANDARD SUPPLY TABLE. ------------------------------------------+-------------------------- Articles. | Quantities. ------------------------------------------+--------+--------+-------- MEDICINES FOR THREE MONTHS' SUPPLY-- |For 100 |For 200 |For 300 |Animals.|Animals.|Animals. ------------------------------------------+--------+--------+-------- Acid, carbolic, crystallized oz.| 16 | 18 | 24 Aconite, tincture of the root oz.| 4 | 4 | 8 Alcohol gals.| 1 | 2 | 3 Aloes, Barbadoes oz.| 20 | 20 | 30 Ammonia, aromatic spirits of lbs.| 2 | 3 | 4 Ammonia, carbonate of lbs.| 1 | 1½ | 2 Ammonia, solution of gals.| 1 | 2 | 3 Belladonna, fluid extract of oz.| 4 | 6 | 8 Camphor lbs.| 1 | 1½ | 2 Cantharides (Spanish flies), powdered oz.| 2 | 3 | 4 Charcoal, powdered lbs.| 1 | 1½ | 2 Cosmoline, veterinary lbs.| 4 | 8 | 12 Ether, spirits of nitrous (sweet | | | spirits of nitre) lbs.| 3 | 6 | 8 Ether, sulphuric lbs.| 2 | 3 | 4 Flaxseed-meal lbs.| 25 | 30 | 40 Ginger, powdered lbs.| 2 | 3 | 4 Gentian, powdered lbs.| 2 | 3 | 4