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doses of three drams a day with four drams of cream of tartar, 

 is a good alterative in obstinate surfeit, or foulness of the skin. 

 To be given in a pint of water. 



MuriatiG acid is a very strong caustic. It enters into some 

 spavin remedies. Muriatic acid, four ounces ; water, two 

 quarts ; tincture of bloodroot, six ounces ; mix ; applied by 

 means of a sponge bound to the part. 



Muriate of ammonia is a solid, white, crystallized substance. 

 It dissolves readily in cold water. It is used in forming the 

 cold lotion, which is made as follows.: 



Take — Muriate of ammonia 1 ounce. 



Saltpeter 4 ounces. 



Sugar of lead 1 ounce. 



Salt 1 pint. 



Cold "Water 2 gallons. 



Mix, 



Used in inflammation to cool the part to which it is applied. 

 Muriate of ammonia is also used in thumps and inflammation 

 of the womb, applied over the loins. 



Musk is a powerful antispasmodic, used in lock-jaw. The 

 dose is from three to four grains. It is not much used. 



Myrrh. — The tincture of myrrh is an excellent application 

 to bruises, saddle-galls, and sores generally. It is made by 

 adding four ounces of myrrh to one quart of alcohol, and letting 

 it stand fourteen days, shaking it daily, and then filtering. 



Neat's-foot oil is useful in several liniments. A very good 

 one for the enlarged glands, in strangles, or distemper, is the 

 following: 



Take — Neat's-foot oil 8 ounces. 



Tincture of camphor 2 ounces. 



Pyroligneous acid 2 ounces. 



Mix. To be applied twice a day. 



Nitrate of silver, commonly called lunar caustic. The use 

 made of this article is for cauterizing old, indolent sores, to 



