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Excerpt from Veterinary Medicines: Their Actions and Uses The fifth edition - unavoidably delayed in its publication has been thoroughly revised, many of the articles have been rewritten, and much new matter is added. As in. Previous editions, the general actions and uses of veterinary medicines; and I the more important principles and practice of pharmacy, are treated' of in the Introduction. The bulk of the volume is occupied With the consideration of the natural history; preparation, and properties of the individual medicines, their most common impurities and adulterations; their general action on the various domesticated animals and their uses, doses, and medicinal forms. To facilitate reference, the several drugs are discussed int alphabetical order according to their English names. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.