Box, Drench
Production date
1934-1950s
Description
A cardboard box of Sykes's Purgative Drench, also known as Red Drench. The cardboard is covered in faded red paper." REGISTERED LABEL FOR NEW ZEALAND / SYKES'S PURGATIVE DRENCH / SOLD EVERYWHERE / Prepared by A.E. SYKES & SONS LTD., New Plymouth, N.Z. / Registered pursuant to the N.Z. Stock Remedies Act, 1934. / Contents 12ozs . " is written on one side of the box together with a drawing of a cow, sheep and pig. " Sykes's Drench / Directions / HOW TO MIX SYKES'S DRENCH / Half to a full packet to be put into a / dry jug; add a pint of warm water / or thin oatmeal gruel, and mix / gradually with a tablespoon. If / necessary, give night and morning. /You may give it in a Bran Mash / DIRECTIONS , AND HOW TO / DRENCH A COW - / ON SIDE OF PACKET / Sykes's Drench / McL & S 9229 " is written on another side. " HOW TO DRENCH A COW / Stand on right side of the cow, place the left hand inside her mouth / and take a firm grip of the upper jaw. Lean your back against the cow's / shoulder. Place the nozzle of the Drench Tube or bottle at the side of the / mouth, well back over the tongue, and gradually pour the Drench down the / throat, giving the animal time to breathe and swallow. If the cow coughs, / lower the head and cease pouring down the fluid until the coughing is over. " is written on another side. The box still contains its original contents.
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Object detail
for cows, sheep and pigs, the drench was one of a string of Sykes’s successful veterinary products, and came with handy instructions on how to drench cows.
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