DR. LEGEAR'S STOCK BOOK. 73 



Barbadoes aloes 6 drams. 



Bicarbonate of soda 4 drams. 



African ginger 2 drams. 



Nux vomica 1 dram. 



Powder, and mix into a mass with syrup or soap, and 

 give as a ball; or dissolve the powder into a pint of water 

 and give as a drench. 



If the above does not move the bowels in from 24 to 36 hours, 

 administer the following: 



Eaw linseed oil 1 quart. 



Tincture of nux vomica 1 ounce. 



Mix, and give in one dose as a drench. Repeat every 

 six hours until a passage is effected. 



If there is much pain the following anodyne mixture may be 

 given every four hours if necessary: 



Sulphate of morphia 8 grains. 



Water 8 ounces. 



Mix, and give as a drench. 



When due to lack of intestinal secretions, give fluid ex- 

 tract of belladonna three times a day in two-dram doses, and a 

 handful of epsom salts in the feed daily. Injections per rectum 

 of soapy water should be freely employed to remove all hardened 

 foces from the rectum and colon. It may be necessary to remove 

 the feces with the hand every day for a week or two, if any 

 paralysis of the rectum is present. 



In all cases of constipation be sure to follow up with Dr. Le- 

 Gear's Condition Powders, to tone up the .stomach and bowels, 

 to purify the blood, regulate the liver, kidneys, etc. 



