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(RECIPE, No. 101.) 

 A Purging Ball for the Worms. 



Take — Barbadoes aloes, eight drachms ; 



Ginger, Castile soap, and oil of savin, of each 



two drachms : 

 Syrup of buckthorn, sufficient to make them into 



a ball. 



This purge is calculated for a strong horse ; but 

 it may be made weaker, by lessening the quantity 

 of aloes to six or seven drachms, which are, in 

 general, sufficient after a mercurial ball. The 

 horse should have mashes, warm water, and pro- 

 per exercise, conformably to the rules laid down 

 in Chap. V. on purging (p. 18). 



The above purging, and mercurial ball, may 

 be repeated once a week, for three or four times, 

 which will effectually destroy and carry off all the 

 different kinds of worms in the stomach, bowels, 

 or intestines. After the destruction of these kinds 

 of vermin, as the horse's appetite and digestion 

 are generally weak and bad, the following drink 

 must be given, in order to strengthen the stomachy 

 and promote digestion. 



