when but a small quantity is administered, be injected into the mouth
with a hard-rubber syringe or be poured upon the tongue from a small
vial.

When medicine is to be given as a drench we must be careful to use water
or oil enough to dissolve or dilute it thoroughly; more than this Wakes
the drench bulky and is unnecessary. Insoluble medicines, if not
irritant or corrosive, may be given simply suspended in water, the
bottle to be well shaken immediately before giving the drench. The
bottle used for drenching purposes should be clean, strong, and smooth
about its neck; it should be without shoulders, tapering, and of a size
to suit the amount to be given. A horn or tin bottle may be better,
because it is not so easily broken by the teeth. If the dose is a small
one the horse's head may be held up by the left hand, while the medicine
is poured into the mouth by the right. The left thumb is to be placed in
the angle of the lower jaw, and the fingers spread out in such manner
as to support the lower lip. Should the dose be large, the horse ugly,
or the attendant unable to support the head as directed above, the head
is then to be held up by running the tines of a long-handled wooden fork
under the noseband of the halter or the halter strap or a rope may be
fastened to the noseband and thrown over a limb, beam, or through a
pulley suspended from the ceiling. Another way of supporting the head is
to place a loop in the end of a rope, and introduce this loop into the
mouth just behind the upper front teeth or tusks of the upper jaw, the
free end to be run through a pulley, as before described, and held by an
assistant. It is never to be fastened, as the horse might in that case
do himself serious injury. The head is to be elevated just enough to
prevent the horse from throwing the liquid out of his mouth. The line of
the face should be horizontal, or only the least bit higher. If the head
is drawn too high the animal can not swallow with ease or even with
safety. (If this is doubted, just fill your mouth with water, throw-back
the head as far as possible, and then try to swallow.) The person giving
the drench should stand on some object in order to reach the horse's
mouth--on a level, or a little above it. The bottle or horn is then to
be introduced at the side of the mouth, in front of the molar teeth, in
an upward direction. This will cause the horse to open his mouth, when
the base of the bottle is to be elevated, and abou