64 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS. 



Anodyne Drenches. 



No. 1. Tincture of opium, 1 ounce, starch gruel, 1 quart; mix. 



No. 2. Sweet spirits of nitre, 1 ounce, tincture of opium, 1 ounce, 

 essence of peppermint, ^ ounce, water 1 pint; mix. 



No. 3. Tincture of opium, 1 ounce, spirits of camphor, ^ ounce, anise, 

 i ounce, sulphuric ether, 1 ounce, water, 1 pint ; mix. 



Diabetes. 



Sugar of lead, 10 grains, alum, 30 grains, catechu, 1 drachm, tincture 

 of opium, i ounce, water, 1 pint; mix. 



Farcy and Glanders. 



No. 1. Iodide of potassium, 14 drachms, copperas, ^ drachm, ginger, 

 1 drachm, gentian, 2 drachms, powdered gum arable and syrup to form 

 a ball. 



No. 2. Calomel, i^ drachm, turpentine, ^ ounce, blue vitriol, 1 drachm, 

 gum arable and syrup, to form a ball. 



No. 3. i ounce sulphite of soda, 5 grains Spanish flies, powdered ; 

 mix, and give at night in cut feed for several weeks ; give at the same 

 time, every morning and noon, 3 drachms powdered gentian, 2 drachms 

 powdered blue vitrol; give the medicines for a long time; feed well. 

 This is the best^treatment that can be given for this disease. 



Fever Balls. 



No. 1. Saltpetre, 2i drachms, tartar emetic, ^ drachm, flaxseed 

 meal, 1 ounce, camphor, «| drachm, ginger, 2 drachms; mix, and form 

 into a ball ; repeat three or four times a day if necessary. 



No. 2. Tincture of aconite, ten drops, tartar emetic, 4 drachm, salt- 

 petre, 1 drachm, ginger, 2 drachms, linseed meal, 1 ounce; mix, and 

 form into a ball ; repeat three or four times a day if necessary. 



Diuretic and Tonic Balls. 



Copperas, 1^ dr;ichm, ginger, 1 drachm, gentian, 1 drachm, saltpetre, 

 3 drachms, rosin, i ounce, flaxseed meal, 1 ounce; mix, and form into 

 a ball. 



Diuretic Balls. 



No. 1. Saltpetre, 3 drachms, rosin, 4 drachms, castile soap, 2 

 drachms, fenugreek, 3 drachms, flaxseed meal, 1 ounce; mix, and, form 

 into a ball. 



No. 2. Oil of juniper, ^ drachm, rosin and saltpetre, each, 5 drachmS' 

 camphor, ^ drachm, castile, soap, 1 ounce, flaxseed meal, 1 ounce; mix, 

 and form into a ball. 



