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Strongest, or Merev/rial Wash, No. S.— C^onosive 8ubHma,te, ft 

 •orachma ; muriatic acid, 4 drachms; water, 1 pint. Mix, and ap* 

 ply in inveterate cases. 



Diuretic Alterative Powders, — Nitre and powdered resin, each 

 2 ounces. Mix, and give in four morning doses. To be continued 

 until its effects are visible. 



Purgative Ball. — Aloes, 9 drachms; hard soap, 3 do^ ; ginger, 

 1 drachm. Mix, with mucilage, for one dose. 



First Alterative Ball. — Aloes and hard soap, 2 or 3 drachms ; 

 ginger, 3 drachm s% 



■Second. — Aloes, 4 or 5 drachms ; soap, 6 drachms ; oil of ania- 

 ■seed, 10 di'ops. 



Mix with mucilage sufficient to form a ball of each 

 and give of the first one ball every morning, until the 

 bowels are opened ; the second to be used when the 

 animal is more difficult to physic. 



Diaphoretic Ball, 



The perspiration must be promoted by the following 

 Diaphoretic Ball : — Emetic tartar, two drachms, and 

 Venice turpentine, 4 drachms. Mix well, with liquo- 

 rice powder sufficient to form a ball into one dose ; 

 and give one every night for a week or ten days, ta- 

 king care to clothe the patient, or put a rug on his 

 body at least, regulating his sweats according to the 

 weather. Some persons do not think it too much 

 trouble, to divide the foregoing ball into two parts, and 

 give one every night for the periods just mentioned, 

 until all are given, requiring the same amount of 

 emetic tartar. Be careful to buy it genuine ; and if 

 the horse be taken care of while in his sweats, it will 

 mainly contribute to his getting well. He is not to 

 have his sweating ball whilst he has other physic in 

 him ; but it may be given alternately with the fore- 

 going powder of nitre and resin ; and is better admin- 

 istered thus, when it happens that he requires to be set 

 a staling, to sweat him at the same time. If the med- 

 icine makes the bowels grumble, add to the ball, half 

 a drachm of opium, which some put into the prescrip- 

 tion whether or no. But it is of a binding nature, and 

 not desirable unless as above. 



Regimen. — A good generous feeding should be al- 

 lowed, with a few beans for elder patients only ; and 

 in all ca?>es where the disorder has lasted long, a run 



