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DOMESTIC ANIMALS— MEDICINES FOR. 



ly as by actual swallowing, and their sub- 

 sequent passage into the bowels. Purga- 

 tives are likewise classed, according to 

 the degree of their effect, into laxatives 

 acting mildly, and drastic purges, or ca- 

 thartics, acting very severely. 



i. Ordinary Physic Balls — 



Barbadoes Aloes ...3 to 8 drachms. 



Hard Soap 4 drachms. 



Ginger ...I " 



Dissolve in as small a quantity of boiling water 

 as will suffice ; then slowly evaporate to the prop- 

 er consistence, by which means griping is avoided. 



2. A Warmer Physic Ball — 



Barbadoes Aloes 3 to 8 drachms. 



Carbonate of Soda % drachm. 



Aromatic Powder 1 " 



Oil of Caraway 12 drops. 



Dissolve as above, and then add the oil. 



3. Gently Laxative Ball — 



Bardadoes Aloes 3 to 5 drachms. 



Rhubarb Powder ito2 " 



Ginger 2 " 



Oil of Caraway 15 drops. 



Mix and form into a ball, as in No. 1. 



4. Stomachic Laxative Balls, for Washy 

 Horses — 



Barbadoes Aloes 3 drachms. 



Rhubarb 2 " 



Ginger I " 



Cascarilla Powder I " 



Oil of Caraway 15 drops. 



Carbonate of Soda \% drachms. 



Dissolve the Aloes as in No. 1, and then add 

 the other ingredients. , 



5. Purging Balls, with Calomel — 



Barbadoes Aloes 3 to 6 drachms. 



Calomel >£tol " 



Rhubarb . I to 2 " 



Ginger J^toi " 



Castile Soap 2 " 



Mix as in No. I. 



6. Laxative Drench — 



Bardadoes Aloes ...3 to 4 drachms. 



Canella Alba I to 2 " 



Salt of Tartar 1 " 



Mint Water 8 ounces. 



Mix. 



7. Another Laxative Drench — 



Castor Oil 3 to 6 ounces. 



Barbadoes Aloes 3 to 5 drachms. 



Carbonate of Soda 2 ** 



Mint Water 8 ounces. 



Mix, by dissolving the Aloes in the Mint 

 Water by the aid of heat, and then adding the 

 other ingredients. 



8. A Mild Opening Drench 



Castor Oil ......4 ounces. 



Epsom Salts 3 to 5 ounces. 



Gruel 2 pints. 



Mix. 



9. A very Mild Laxative— 



Castor Oil.... — 4 ounces. 



Linseed Oil ......4 " 



Warm Water or Gruel 1 pint. 



Mix. 



10. Used in the Staggers— 



Barbadoes Aloes .4 to 6 drachms. 



Common Salt 6ounces. 



Flour of Mustard 1 ounce. 



Water 2 pints. 



Mix. 



11. A Gently Cooling Drench in Slight 

 Attacks of Cold — 



Epsom Salts 6 to 8 ounces. 



Whey 2 pints. 



Mix. 



12. Purgative Clyster — 



Common Salt 4 to 8 ounces. 



Warm Water 8 to 16 pints. 



HORSE, Astringents — Appear to pro- 

 duce contraction on all living animal tis- 

 sues with which they come in contact, 

 whether in the interior or on the exterior 

 of the body; and whether immediately 

 applied or by absorption into the circula- 

 tion. But great doubt exists as to the 

 exact mode in which they act ; and, as in 

 many other cases, we are obliged to con- 

 tent ourselves with their effects, and to 

 prescribe them empirically. They are di- 

 vided into astringents administered by 

 the mouth, and those applied locally to 

 external ulcerated or wounded surfaces. 



1. For Bloody Urine — 



Powdered Catechu % ounce. 



Alum Yz " 



Cascarilla Bark in Powder.. . I to 2 drachms. 

 Liquorice Powder and Treacle enough to form 

 a ball, to be given twice a day. 



2. For Diabetes— 



Opium % drachm. 



Ginger powdered 2 " 



Oak Bark powdered I ounce. 



Alum As much as the Tea will dissolve. 



Camomile Tea 1 pint. 



Mix for a drench. 



3. External Astringent Powders for Ul- 

 cerated Surfaces — 



Powdered Alum 4 ounces. 



Armenian Bole 1 " 



Another — 



White Vitriol 4 ounces. 



Oxide of Zinc I " 



Mix. 



4. Astringent Lotion — 



Goulard Extract 2 to 3 drachms. 



Water yi pint. 



Another — 



Sulphate of Copper I to 2 drachms. 



Water %, pint. 



Mix. 



5. Astringent Ointment for Sore Heels— r 



Acetate of Lead 1 drachm. 



Lard 1 ounce. 



Mix. 



6. Another for the Same — 



Nitrate of Silvenpowdered % drachm. 



Goulard Extract I " 



Lard I ounce. 



Mix, and use a very small portion every night. 



