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ful of the following mixture, night and morning, for a 

 week : 



Common salt, eight ounces. 



Powdered gentian root, two ounces. 



Powdered ginger, one ounce. 



Tincture of Colombo, four ounces. 



In a quart of water. 



After a week, give the above every morning, and at 

 night two table-spoonsful of the following : 



Common salt, eight ounces. 



Powdered gentian, two ounces. 



Powdered ginger, one ounce. 



Tincture of Colombo, four ounces. 



Spirits of turpentine, three ounces. 



Mix in a quart of warm water. 



ANOTHER RECIPE FOR THE ROT. 



Fox-glove leaves, two ounces. 



Boiling water, two pints. 



Pour the water on the leaves, cover up the vessel, and 

 keep it in a warm place six or eight hours. Then strain 

 it. 



Give two tea- spoonsful morning and evening, for six 

 days : then omit it two or three days, and give again. 



DROPSY. 



When it is the concluding symptom of a disease, it may 

 be reckoned part of the complaint itself, and treated accord, 

 ingly. Often, however, it is the first thing which attracts 

 the attention of the shepherd, and when such is the case, 

 it will usually be traced to long exposure to cold and wet. 

 In this event, the best plan is to bleed largely, and give 

 two or three smart doses of epsom salts. When it occurs 

 in young lambs, sweet spirits of nitre, given in the quan- 



