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seed, 1 oz.; mix and divide into four powders, and give 

 three times a day in feed. Bathe throat in mustard and 

 vinegar, or with linseed oil, 3 oz. and ammonia, 1 oz., mixed. 



Bronchitis. — A ball of nitrate of potassa, pulverized 

 digitalis, and tartrate of antimony, each ^ dr., molasses 

 sufficient to make the ball, once in twelve hours till fever 

 is broken ; then nitrate of potassa 1| oz., nitrate of soda 6 

 oz.; mix and divide into six powders ; twice a day in mash; 

 or extract belladonna, 1 dr., spirits nitre, 1 oz., solution of 

 acetate of ammonia, 4 oz., in half pint of water as a drench. 

 Blister throat and sides with fly-blister and turpentine, or 

 mustard, ammonia and water. Rub in with the hand. 



Nasal Gleet. — Give night and morning one of the fol- 

 lowing powders ; Sesquichloride of iron, 2 oz., powdered 

 cinnamon 1 oz.; mix and divide into four powders ; or car- 

 bonate of iron, pulverized gentian, and pulverized quassia, 

 of each 1 oz.; divide into four powders ; or nux vomica, 

 pulverized, ^ oz. ; linseed meal, 2 oz.; divide into 8 powders* 

 Another good preparation is muriate of barytes, ^ oz.; lin- 

 seed meal, 1 oz.; divide into eight powders. 



Broken Wind or Heaves. — Divide half an ounce of 

 pulverized digitalis in 20 parts, and give one part night 

 and morning in the feed, until gone ; or take as.safcetida, 2 

 drs.,camphor, 1 dr., mix and give every other night for a week. 



Inflammation or the Bowels. — Bleed from neck, give 

 10 drops tincture aconite every three hours, apply hot wet 

 blankets, inject tobacco-smoke or soap and water. No food 

 for forty-eight hours. 



DiARRTKEA. — Give every six hours, until checked ; pow- 

 dered opium, one dr.; pov^>dered catechu, 2 drs.; prepared 

 chalk, 1 oz.; mix and divide into four powders. 



