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PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE. 



Part III. 



Suet, 4 ounces ; boiled in 

 Milk, 8 ounces. 

 Boiled starch, 6 ounces. 

 Powdered alum, 1 drachm. 



' The following has been very strongly recom- 

 mended in some cases, for the.lax (rf, horses and 

 cattle. 



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Glauber's salts, 2 ounces. 

 Epsom do., 1 ounce. 

 Green vitriol, 4 grains. 

 Gruel, half a pint. 



When the lax or scouring at all approaches to 

 dysentery or molten grease, the following drink 

 should be first given. 



4. 

 Cas]tor oil, 4 ounces. 

 Glauber's salts (dissolved), 2 ounces> 

 Powdered rhubarb, half a drachm. 

 Powdered opium, 4 grains^ 

 Gruel, 1 pint. 



5884. Astringent Balls for Diabetes or Pissing EvU> 

 Catechu (Japan earth), half an ounce. 



Alum powdered, half a drachm. 

 Sugar of lead, 10 grains. 



Conserve of roses to make a ball. 



5885. Astringent Paste for Thrush, Poot-rot, Foul 



in the Foot, 8;c. 

 Prepared calamine. 

 Verdigris, of each half an ounce. 

 White vitriol. 



Alum, of each half a drachm. 

 Tar, 3 ounces : mix. 



5886. Astringent Washes for Cracks in the Heels, 



Wounds, S;c. 



Sugar of lead, 2 drachms. 

 White vitriol, 1 drachm. 

 Strong infusion of oak, or elm bark, 1 pint : mix. 



2. 

 Green vitriol, 1 drachm. 

 Infusion of galls, half a pint. 

 Mix, and wash the parts three times a day. 



5887. Powder for Cracks, S(C. 

 3. 

 Prepared calamine, 1 ounce. 

 Puller's earth, powdered. 

 Pipe clay, do., of each 2 ounces. 



Mix, and put within gauze and dab the moist sur- 

 faces of the sores frequently. 



5888. Astringent Paste for Grease. 

 1. 

 Prepared calamine, 

 Tutty powdered. 

 Charcoal, do. of each 2 ounces. 

 Yeast enough to make a paste. 



2. 

 To the above, if more strength be required, add 

 of alum and verdigris, each a drachm. 



^9. Astringent Wash for Do. 

 3. 

 Corrosive sublimate, 2 drachms. 

 Spirit of wine or brandy, 1 ounce. 

 Soft water, 10 ounces. 



Rub the sublimate in a mottar with the spirit till 

 dissolved, then add the water. This is a strong 

 preparation, and has often proved successful in very 

 bad cases of grease, which have resisted all the usual 

 remedies. 



589a Blisters. 

 1. A general one. 

 Cantharides powdered, 2 ounces. 

 Venice turpentine, do. 

 Resin, do. 

 Palm oil or lard, 2 lbs. 



Melt the three latter articles together, and when 

 not too hot stir in the Spanish flies. 



2. 

 5891. A strong cheap Blister, but not proper to be 

 used in Fevers or Inflammations, as qfthe Lungs, 

 Bowels, 8(C. 

 Euphorbium powdered, 1 ounce. 

 Oil of vitriol, 2 scruples* 



Spanish flies, 6 ounces. " 

 Palm oil or lard. 

 Resin, of each, 1 lb. 

 Oil of turpentine, 3 ounces. 



Melt the resin with the lard or palm oil. 'Having 

 previously mixed the oil of vitriol with an ounce of 

 water gradually, as gradually add this mixture to 

 the melted mass ; which again set on a very slow 

 fire for ten minutes more : afterwards remove the 

 whole, and when beginning to cool, add the powders 

 previously mixed together. 



3. 

 5892. A Mercurial Blister for Splints, Spavins, and 



Ringbones. 

 Of either of the above, 4 ounces. 

 Corrosive sublimate,finely powdered, half a drachm 



4. 

 5893. Strong Liquid Blister. 

 Spanish flies in gross powder, 1 ounce. 

 Oil of origanum, 2 drachms. 

 Oil of turpentine, 4 ounces. 

 Olive oil, 2 ounces. 



Steep the flies in the turpentine three weeks, 

 strain off, and add the oil. 



5. 

 5894. Mild Liquid or Sweating Blister. 

 Of the above, 1 ounce. 

 Olive oil or goose grease, one and a half ounce. 



5895. Clysters, a. Laxative one. 

 1. 

 Thin gruel or broth, 5 quarts. 

 Epsom or common salts, 6 ounces. 



5896. Clyster for Gripes. 



2. 

 Mash two moderate sized onions. 

 Pour over them oil of turpentine, 2 ounces. 

 Capsicum, or pepper, half an ounce. 

 Thin gruel, 4 quarts. 



5897. Nutritious Oyster. 



3. 

 Thick gruel, 3 quarts. 

 Strong sound ale, 1 quart. 



or 4. 

 Strong broth, 2 quarts. 

 Thickened milk, 2 quarts. 



5898. Astringent Clyster. 



5. 

 Tripe liquor, or suet boiled in milk, 3 pints. ' 

 Thick starch, 2 pints. 

 Laudanum, half an ounce, 

 or 6. 

 Alum whey, 1 quart. 

 Boiled starch, 2 quarts. 



5899. Cordial Balls. 

 Gentian powdered, 4 ounces. 

 Ginger, do., 2 ounces. 

 Coriander seeds, do., 4 ounces. 

 Carraway, do. 4 ounces. 

 Oil of aniseed, a quarter of an ounce, 



Make into a mass with honey, treacle, or lard, and 

 give one ounce and a half for a dose. 



5900. Chronic Cough Balls. 

 1. 

 Calomel, 1 scruple. 

 Gum ammoniacum, 

 Horse radish, of each 2 drachms. 

 Balsam of Tolu, 

 Squills, each 1 drachm. 



Beat all together, and make into a ball with honey, 

 and give every morning fasting; 



5901. Drink for the same. 

 2. 

 Tar water. 



Lime water, of each half a pint. 

 Tincture of squills, half an ounce 



5902. Powder for the sdmtk 

 3. 

 Tartar emetic, 2 drachms. 

 Powdered foXglove, half a drachm, 

 Powdered squill, half a drachm. 

 Calomel, 1 scruple. 

 Nitre, 3 drachms. 

 Give every night in a malt mash. 



