Liquor Hydrochlorate of Morphia, 2 drachms. Syrup of Squills, ½ ounce. Syrup of Tolu, ½ ounce. Syrup of Lemons, ½ ounce. Water to 3 ounces. _Doses_: From half a teaspoonful to a dessertspoonful[1] two, three, or four times a day, according to the severity of the cough. Also give purgative medicine. Holding the head over hot water, in which a little Friar’s balsam has been mixed, gives relief, and so do the fumes of burning cresoline. The dog should be kept dry and warm; in fact, in one temperature for a few days. =Lead Poisoning=: _Symptoms_: Blue line on gums, vomiting, loss of appetite, great thirst, generally constipation, but there may be diarrhœa. Colicky pains, and in some cases convulsions, followed by paralysis of the hind legs. _Treatment_: Give Epsom salts, from ten grains[1] to one ounce in some sweetened milk. Also a course of iodide of potassium, from half to four grains in from one teaspoonful[1] to a tablespoonful of water. For the treatment of the paralysis, see Paralysis. =Leucorrhœa=: _Symptoms_: A pale, yellowish discharge from vulva. May occur before heat, but more often afterwards, and frequently seen after pupping. _Treatment_: Syringe with a weak tepid solution of Condy’s fluid, about half a teaspoonful to half a pint of water. If the discharge is persistent, syringe with one drachm of powdered burnt alum in half a pint tepid water night and morning. Give tonics, as from half[1] to three grains of sulphate of iron (made into a pill), two or three times a day. =Lice=: _See_ INSECT. =Liniment=: The following is a soothing liniment for recent cases of sprains and injuries to joints, etc.:— _Recipe: The Liniment_: Tincture Hydrocyamus, 4 drachms. Methylated Chloroform, 4 drachms. Spirits of Camphor, 1 ounce. Soap Liniment, 2 ounces. Mix. Apply with friction night and morning. A stimulating liniment for bronchitis, sore throat, pneumonia, etc.:— _Recipe_: _The Liniment_: Strong Solution of Ammonia (Liq. Ammon. Fort.), 3 drachms. Soap Liniment to 4 ounces. Mix. Apply with friction night and morning. _A Liniment for Chronic Sprains, Enlarged Joints, and Glands_: Colourless Tincture Iodine, 2 ounces. Soap Liniment, 2 ounces. Mix. Apply with friction once a day. =Lips (Cracked)=: _Symptoms_: The lips along the edges become dry, thick, and crack as the result of eczema. _Treatment_: Paint once or twice a day with sulphurated calcium lotion; when cracks healed, anoint with boracic ointment. Give cooling medicine, as bicarbonate of potash and sulphate of magnesia, from two to ten grains of each,[1] twice a day with food. =Lips (Sore)=: _Symptoms_: Unhealthy-looking ulcers assuming the form of cancer or lupus occasionally form on the lips.