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THE VETERINARY PHARMACOPlElA. 



liases of grease, which have re- 

 sisted all the usual remedies. 



138. 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, 

 ogether, and when not too hot 

 tir in the Spanish flies. 



• * »89. A strong cheap blister, but 

 not proper to be used in fevers or 

 inflammations, as of the lungs, 

 bowels, ^c. 

 Cuphorbium powdered, 1 ounce, 

 Oil of vitriol, 2 scruples, 

 Spanish flies, 6 ounces, 

 Palm oil or lard, 

 Resin, of each one pound, 

 Oil of turpentine, 3 ounces. 



Melt the resin with the lard 

 or palm oil. Having previously 

 (nixed the oil of vitriol with an 

 ounce of water gradually, as 

 i^radually add this mixture to the 

 iielted mass ; which again set on 

 * very slow fire for ten minutes 

 more : afterwards remove the 

 whole, and when beginning to 

 cool, add the powders previously 

 mixed together. 



3. 



4 i40. A mercurial blister, for 

 / splints, spavins, and ring bones. 

 I Of either of the above, 4 ounces, 

 1 I Corrosive sublimate finely pow- 

 / dered, half a drachm. 



V— 4. 



14 J. Strong liquid blister. 



Spanish flies, in gross powder, 1 



ounce. 

 Oil of origanum, 2 drachms, 

 Oil of turpentine, 4 ounces, 

 v')live oil, 2 ounces. 



Steep the flies in the turpentine 

 ihree weeks, strain off* and add 

 iho oi 



5. 



142. Mild liquid or sweating 



blister. 

 Of the above one ounce, 

 Olive oil or goose grease, on« 

 and a half ounces. 



143. Clysters 

 1. A laxative one. 

 Thin gruel or broth, 5 quarts, 

 Epsom or common salts 6 ozs. 



144. Clyster for Gripes. 



2. 

 Mash two moderate sized onions. 

 Pour over them oil of turpent'ne. 



2 ounces. 

 Capsicum or pepper, half an oz 

 Thin gruel, 4 quarts. 



145. Nutritious Clyster. 



3. 

 Thick gruel, three quarts. 

 Strong sound ale, one quart. 



Or 4. 

 Strong broth, 2 quarts. 

 Thickened milk, 2 quarts. 



146. Astringent Clyster. 



5. 

 Tripe liquor or suet boiled tn 



milk, three pints. 

 Thick starch, 2 pints. 

 Laudanum, half an ounce. 



Or 6. 

 Alum whey, one quart. 

 Boiled starch, two quarts. 



147. Cordial Balls. ' 

 Gentian powdered, 4 ounces, 

 Ginger do. 2 ounces, 

 Coriander seeds do. 4 ounces. 

 Caraway do. 4 ounces, 

 Oil of aniseed, quarter of an 02 

 Make into a mass with honey, 

 treacle or lard, and give an ounce 

 and a half for a dose. 



148. Chronic Cough Ball* 

 1. 

 Ca.omel 1 scruple 



