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8. Anodyne Ball for Colic (only useful in mild cases) — 



Powdeiod Opium 2 to 2 drachms. 



Castile Soap 2 drachms. 



Camphor 2 drachms. 



Ginger IJ drachms. 



Make into a ball with Liquorice powder and Treacle, and give every hour while the 

 pain lasts. It should be kept in a bottle or tin. 



9. Anodyne Ball (ordinary) — 



Opium 4 to 1 drachm. 



Castile Soap 2 to 4 drachms. 



Ginger 1 to 2 drachms. 



10. Extract of Cannabis Indicus 4 drachms to 1 ounce as a hall mixed with any 



meal. 



11. Cocaine 5 grains. 



Powdered Aniseed 2 to 1 ounce. 



Oil of Caraway Seeds | drachm. 



Syrup enough to form a ball. 



12. Anodyne Drench in Superpurgation, or Ordinary Diarrikea — 



Gum Arabic 2 ounces. 



Boiling Water 1 pint. 



Dissolve, and then add — 



Oil of Peppermint 25 drops. 



Laudanum 2 to 1 ounce. 



Mix, and give night and morning, if necessary. 



13. In Chronic Diarrhoea — 



Bismuth ^ ounce. 



Powdered Chalk and Gum Arabic, of each ... 1 ounce. 



Laudanum | ounce. 



Peppermint Water 10 ounces. 



Mix, and give night and morning. 



ANTACIDS 



As THE TERM IMPLIES, these remedies are used to neutralize acids, whether 

 taken into the stomach to an improper extent, or formed therein as products 

 of diseases. They are often classed as alteratives, when used for the latter 

 purpose. They include the alkalies and alkaline earths. The bicarbonates 

 of soda and potash are those most often employed in veterinary medicine. 



ANTHELMINTICS 



Drugs which are used to destroy worms receive this name in medical 

 literature, when the author is wedded to the Greek language. Tlie ad- 

 mirers of Latin call them vermifuges, and in English they receive the 

 humble name of worm medicines. Their action is partly by producino- a 

 disagreeable or fatal impi'ession on the worm itself, and partly by irritatin«' 

 the mucous lining of the bowels, and thus causing them to expel their 

 contents. The following may be useful : — 



14. Worm Ball (recommended by Mr. Gamgee) — 



Asafcetida 2 drachms. 



Calomel li drachms. 



Powdered Savin li drachms. 



Oil of Male Fern 30"drops. 



Treacle enough to make a ball, which should be given at night, and followed 

 by a purge next morning. 



