HOPS, (_humulus_.) An infusion of hops is highly recommended in derangement of the nervous system, and for allaying spasmodic twitchings of the extremities. One ounce of the article may be infused in a quart of boiling water, strained, and sweetened with honey, and given, in half pint doses, every four hours. They are used as an external application, in the form of fomentation, for bruises, &c. HOREHOUND, (_marrubium_.) This is a valuable remedy for catarrh and chronic affections of the lungs. It is generally used, in the author's practice, in the following form: An infusion is made in the proportion of an ounce of the herb to a quart of boiling water. A small quantity of powdered marshmallows is then stirred in, to make it of the consistence of thin gruel. The dose is half a pint, night and morning. For sheep and pigs half the quantity will suffice. HORSEMINT, (_monarda punctata_.) Like other mints, it is antispasmodic and carminative. Useful in flatulent colic. HORSERADISH. The root scraped and fed to animals laboring under loss of cud, from chronic disease of the digestive organs, and general debility, is generally attended with beneficial results. If beaten into paste with an equal quantity of powdered bloodroot, it makes a valuable application for foul ulcers. HYSSOP, (_hyssopus officinalis_.) Hyssop tea, sweetened with honey, is useful to promote perspiration in colds and catarrh. INDIAN HEMP, (_apocynum cannabinum_.) An infusion of this herb acts as an aperient, and promotes the secretions. It may be prepared by infusing an ounce of the powdered or bruised root in a quart of boiling water, which must be placed in a warm situation for a few hours: it should then be strained, and given in half pint doses, at intervals of six hours. A gill of this mixture will sometimes purge a sheep. INDIGO, WILD, (_baptisia tinctoria_.) We have made some experiments with the inner portion of the bark of this plant, and find it to be very efficacious in the cure of eruptive diseases of the mouth and tongue, lampas, and inflamed gums. A strong decoction (one ounce of the bark boiled for a few minutes in a pint of water) makes a good wash for old sores. A small quantity of powdered slippery elm, stirred into the decoction while hot, makes a good emollient application to sore teats and bruised udder. JUNIPER BERRIES, (_juniperus_.) These are used in dropsical affections, in conjunction with tonics; also in diseases of the urinary organs. KINO. This is a powerful astringent, and may be used in diarrhoea, dysentery, and red water, after the inflammatory symptoms have subsided. We occasionally use it in the following form for red water and chronic dysentery:-- Powdered kino, 20 grains. Thin flour gruel, 1 quart. To be given at a dose, and repeated night and morning, as occasion requires.