THE VALUE OF TURPENTINE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 419, 2 December 1911, Page 7

THE VALUE OF TURPENTINE.

Some authorities have no hesitation in descibing turpentine as one of the most valuable medicines for genera! purposes that a farmer can have. Given with linseed oil, together with tincture of opium, it makes a most useful colic drench; and for a horse a dose of 14 ounces of turpentine (three tablespoonsful), shaken up in a bottle of raw linseed oil, makes a very effective colic drench, which can be repeated in a hour if the animal does not get relief. Given this way, but without the tincture of opium, it is very serviceable in cases of hoven (bolat). Turpentine is a so a very nice active worm medicine, , and when given for this purpose should be mixed with linseed oil. Lamb 3 take a teaspoonful of turpentine, calves a tablespoonf ul, dogs 20 to 30 drops. It should be remembered that worm medicines are most likely to be effective when the patient has been well fasted before the medicine ia administered.

Externally, turpentine is a useful antiseptic, and a dressing of turpentine—one part to six parts of rape oil makes an excellent application for wounds, promoting healing and keeping off flies. Applied pure it is useful in cases of injuries to the foot, as, for example, when a horse has picked up a nail the application of a little pure turpentine will cleanse the wound as a preliminary to applying a poultice. Turpentine is also useful for arresting bleeding from a wound, and for this purpose the wound may be plugged with a wad of cotton wool or tow wetted with turpentine, the plug being kept in position for 24 hours. It should not, however, be applied pur 3 to the skin of any animal, as it is extremely irritating.