22 PURGING BALLS. 



(RECIPE, No. 2,) 



Purging Ball. 



Take — Barbadoes aloes, six drachms; 



Ginger, in Powder, two drachms ; 

 Castile soap, two drachms; 

 Essential oil of aniseeds, twenty drops : 

 Mix, and make them into a ball, with a suffi- 

 cient quantity of syrup of buckthorn. 



(RECIPE, No. 3.) 

 Purging Ball. 



Take — Barbadoes aloes, eight drachms ; 



Ginger, or aromatic powder, two drachms ; 

 Castile soap, two drachms; 

 Essential oil of caraways, twenty drops : 

 Syrup of buckthorn, sufficient quantity to form 

 a ball. 



(RECIPE, No. 4.) 

 Purging Ball, 



Take — Socotrine aloes, eight drachms ; 

 Castile soap eight drachms; 

 Essential oil of Junipers, forty drops : 

 Mix, and make into a ball. 



This form is much esteemed by some, as ope- 

 rating with great safety. 



The ball (No. 3) will be found of a sufficient 

 strength for a common-sized hackney. 



