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balls will be found proper to finish the cure, and 

 restore the animal to his former strength. 



(RECIPE, No. 85.) 

 Restorative Balls. 



Take — Gentian, and caraway seeds, in powder, of each 

 three ounces ; 

 Powdered ginger, and precipitated sulphur of 



antimony, of each six drachms ; 

 Castile soap, one ounce and a half: 

 Honey su*fficient to form into six balls. 



One of these balls should be given every other 

 day for some time. By a strict attention to this 

 method of treatment, the horse will recover fast, 

 which will easily be discerned by the yellow tint 

 disappearing from his eyes and mouth, and the 

 animal's having a more lively appearance. 



CHAP. XXV. 



OP ALTERATIVE MEDICINES. 



By alterative medicines, we understand such as 

 have scarcely any sensible operation, but almost 

 imperceptibly produce a change in the constitu- 

 tion, until the functions of the body are gradually 

 restored to their former healthy state. Medicines 

 of this kind are frequently given to prevent or 



