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36. CATTLE, Drink, Tonic, for Mur- 

 rain- 

 Take Columbia Root 2 drachms. 



CanellaBark ..2 " 



Ginger I drachm. 



Sweet Spirit of Nitre j4 ounce. 



Rub them together, and give in a pint of thick 

 grueL 



37. CATTLE, Fumigation- 

 Take Common Salt 2 pounds. 



Oil of Vitrol I pound. 



38. CATTLE, Drink, Laxative- 

 Take Epsom Salts y z pound. 



Sulphur 2 to 4 ounces. 



Nitre ..% ounce. 



Ginger 2 drachms. 



Spirit of Nitrous Ether 1 ounce. 



Dissolve in warm water or gruel, and repeat 

 once a day for several days. 



39. CATTLE, Liniment- 

 Take Alum and White Vitriol, of each.. }£ ounce. 



Treacle .....I gill. 



Dissolve in a pint of warm water. 



40. CATTLE, Astringent Powder- 

 Take Blue Vitriol, powdered # ounce. 



Powdered Alum % " 



Prepared Chalk 2 " 



Armenian Bole I " 



Mix. 



41. CATTLE, Tonic, Strong- 

 Take Powdered Ginger 1 drachm. 



Powdered Caraway Seeds I " 



Gentian, powdered 4 " 



Spirit of Nitrous Ether 1 ounce. 



To be mixed slowly with gruel. 



42. CATTLE, Drink for Inflammation of 

 the Bladder — 



Take Antimonial Powder 2 drachms. 



Powdered Opium I scruple. 



Rub well together with a small portion of very 

 thick gruel, and repeat the dose morning and 

 night. 



43. CATTLE, Eye Lotion, Sedative (1)— 



Take dried leaves of Fox Glove, powdered, \}i 

 ounce ; infuse them in a pint of Cape or Dry 

 Raisin Wine for a fortnight, and keep the infusion 

 for use. 



44. CATTLE, Eye Lotion, Sedative (2)— 

 Take Extract of Goulard 2 drachms. 



Spirituous Tincture of Digitalis, 

 (made in the same manner as 

 the Vinous in Receipt 43, 



No. 1) 2 drachms. 



Tincture of Opium 2 " 



Water I pint. 



This should also be introduced into the eye. 

 Two or three drops at a time will suffice. 



45. CATTLE, Lotion for the Eye, 

 Strengthening — 



Take White Vitriol I scruple. 



Spirit of Wine X drachm. 



Water. I pint. 



Mix them together, and use the lotion in the 

 same manner as Nos. 43 and 44. 



46. CATTLE, Drink, Cordial- 

 Take Caraway Seed in powder...... .. «^ ounce. 



Aniseed, in powder y 2 " 



Ginger , >£ " 



Mix with a pint of good ale, made hot. 



47. CATTLE, Physic Drink, for Locked 

 Jaw, Strong — 



Take Barbadoes Aloes I ^ ounces 



Kernel of Croton Nut, powder'd. 10 grains. 

 Dissolve in as small quantity of boiling water 

 as possible, and give them when the liquid is suf- 

 ficiently cool. 



48. CATTLE, Anodyne Drink for Lock- 

 ed Jaw — 



Take Camphor '....I drachm. 



Rub it down in an ounce of Spirits of Wine ; 

 to this add — 



Powdered Opium I drachm. 



And give the mixture in a small quantity of 

 thick gruel. 



49. CATTLE, Embrocation for Bite of 

 Serpents — 



Take Hartshorn and Olive Oil equal quantities. 

 Shake them well together, and rub the wound 

 and the neighboring parts well with the liniment 

 morning and night. 



50. CATTLE, Lotion, Discutient — 

 Take Bay Salt 4ounces. 



Vinegar 1 pint. 



Water I quart. 



Oil of Origanum I drachm. 



Add the oil of salt first ; rub them well down 

 wi h a little water; then gradually add the bal- 

 ance of the water and vinegar. 



51. CATTLE, Embrocation for Strains — 

 Take Bay Salt 4 ounces. 



Oil of Origanum I drachm. 



Rub them well together, until the salt is reduced 

 to a powder; then add — 



Vinegar ^ pint. 



Spirits of Wine 2 ounces. 



Water I quart. 



52. CATTLE, Embrocation for Strains, 

 Strongest — 



Take Spirit of Turpentine l /z pint. 



Oil of Origanum % ounce. 



Olive Oil iji pint. 



Cantharides I ounce. 



Mix them together ; shake them often and keep 

 in a bottle for use. 



53. CATTLE, Charge for Old Strains 

 and Lameness — 



Take Burgundy Pitch 4 ounces. 



Common Pitch 4 " 



Yellow Wax 2 " 



Barbadoes Tar.... .... ...... ....6 " 



Melt them together in a ladle, and apply the 



mixture to the parts when thoroughly warm and 



liquid. 



54. CATTLE, Mange Ointment- 

 Take Flour of Sulphur 1 pound. 



Strong Mercurial Ointment 2 ounces. 



Common Turpentine % pound. 



Lard 1% pounds. 



Melt the Turpentine and Lard together; stir 

 well in the Sulphur when these begin to cool ; *•■£ 

 afterwards rub down the mercurial ointment o» » 

 marble slab with the other ingredients. 



