Volume 2

A treatise on veterinary medicine.

  • White, James, -1825.
Date:
1811-1812
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Credit: A treatise on veterinary medicine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    wording to the slreiiglli required, until the tbrmer disappears, and the mixture assurrieS a dark blue, or lead colour. Ill tiie strongest mercurial ointmePt of the sliops, there are equal parts of quick- silver and lard ; these are the best propor- tions in which it can be made, as it is easily raa.de weaker afterwards, by the addition of lard. In medical practice this ointment is employed chiefly for the purpose of intro- ducing* the quicksilver i.ito tlu^ system, Which is done by rubbing it for some time on the skin ; this is said to be the most safe and effectual method of curing the venereal disease ; but in the horse, considerable diffi- culty and inconvenience attend this opera- ration, though it may be made to affect the system. Thus, if we wish to introduce mercury into the circulation, it is better to give some preparation internally. (Sec Quichsilzer.) Mercurial Ointmenty however, is often employed in veterinary practice, aS an ap- plication to callous swellings, or enlarged joints ; it may be mixed with camphor with advantage in those cases ; and is certainly much more efficacious when converted into