I received an email on the AAEP listserv about a doctor who found a bottle of “Spohn’s Compound” when cleaning his barn. I’m not clear exactly when this product was in use as I haven’t been able to find a date associated in my quick Google search. I did find that Spohn Medical Co. was operating at least around the turn of the century (1900). The bottle reads (emphasis mine):

For Horses, Mules, Dogs, and Poultry

Active ingredients: Sulphur (chemically combined with turpentine), Oil of Tar, Creosote, and Turpentine

Instructions: Fully grown or aged horses are to be given several tablespoonfuls 6 times per day, using a thin wooden paddle, placing as far back on the tongue as possible.

Indications: Stimulating Expectorant (as in last breath?)

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