[Illustration: FIG. 4.—POULTRYMAN’S MEDICINE SHELVES] ───────────────────────────┬──────────────────┬──────────────────────── MEDICINE │ DOSE OR STRENGTH │ DISEASE ───────────────────────────┼──────────────────┼──────────────────────── _Stimulants_— │ │ Brandy │3-10 drops in │ │ warm milk │ │ │ _Aperients_— │ │ Calomel │1 grain │ Diarrhea; liver disease. Castor oil │1 teaspoonful │ Diarrhea. │ │ Epsom salts │20 grains to 50 │ } │ grains in │ } Constipation; diarrhea; │ food or │ } liver disease. │ warm water │ } │ │ _Astringents_— │ │ Chlorodyne │ 6-12 drops │ Diarrhea; dysentery. Laudanum (relieves pain)│ 4-6 drops │ Diarrhea; dysentery. │ │ _Tonic and Febrifuge_— │ │ Quinine │1 grain │ } Aconite │1 drop │ } Colds; fever; roup. │ │ _For Worms_— │ │ Turpentine │ 5 to 10 drops │ } │ in 1 teaspoonful│ } │ castor oil │ } Worms (intestinal). Santonin │ 3 to 5 grains │ } │ │ _Antiseptic Washes_— │ │ (a) Carbolic acid │ 1-5% sol. │ } (b) Hydrogen peroxide │ 50% │ }Colds; roup; (c) Creolin │ 2-5% sol. │ } diphtheria; (d) Permanganate of │ ½-2% sol. │ }cuts and injuries. potash │ │ │ │ _Dressing Flesh Wounds_— │ │ ½ creolin and │ │ ½ sweet oil │ │ Cuts and injuries. │ │ _To Reduce Swellings_— │ │ Iodine │Tincture │ Embrocation: │ │ Turpentine │10 drops │ } Cramp. Sweet oil │1 ounce │ } Rheumatism. │ │ _Insecticides_— │ │ Lice powders │ │ Lice, mites. Kerosene │ │ Scaly legs. Sulphur ointment: │ │ Lice, scaly legs,