The following I have found to mitigate the severity of several cases, and it deserves a trial:— Extract of cicuta ½ dr. Extract of hyoscyamus 10 gr. Powdered digitalis a scruple Conserve of roses to make 10, 8, or 6 balls, according to the size of the dog; of which one may be given night and morning; increasing the dose if it occasions no disturbance in the system. Mr. Youatt has, I believe, found benefit in asthmatic cases from the exhibition of prussic acid: but the powerful nature of this remedy requires _professional_ assistance when it is administered.—_Blaine._ ASTRINGENT, _a._ Binding, contracting. Astringents are useful in suppressing unnatural evacuations in diarrhœa, diabetes, &c. Opium, bark, and preparations of copper, iron, lead, and zinc, are principally employed in combining astringent preparations. ASTRINGENT RECIPES. No. 1.— _For diarrhœa, diabetes, &c._ Opium ½ to 1 dr. Ginger 1½ drs. Prepared chalk 3 dr. Flour 2 dr. Mix into a ball with treacle, syrup, or honey for one dose. No. 2.— Gum kino 2 dr. Aromatic powder 1½ dr. Or, Veterinary aromatic powder 6 dr. Carbonate of soda 2 dr. Treacle enough to form the mass. No. 3.— Powdered catechu 2 to 4 dr. Alum 2 to 4 dr. Powdered opium ½ to 1 dr. ———————— ginger 1 to 2 dr. Oil of cloves 10 drops. Treacle enough to form the ball. _Astringent Drench for diabetes._ Opium ½ dr. Powdered ginger 2 dr. Powdered oak bark 1 oz. To be given in a pint of oak bark decoction. _External Astringents._ POWDERS. No. 1.— Powdered alum 4 oz. Armenian bole 1 oz.—Mix. No. 2.— White vitriol 2 oz. Flowers of zinc 1 oz.—Mix. LOTIONS. No. 3.— A strong goulard mixture. No. 4.— A solution of blue vitriol, white vitriol, or alum. No. 5.— Muriate of iron 1 oz. Water 8 oz.—Mix. OINTMENTS.