APP.-— FEVER BALLS. 265 



(RECIPE, No. 191.) 

 Fever Balls. 



Take — Antimonial powder (pulvis antimonialis), two 



drachms ; 

 Niti'e half an ounce ; 

 Camphor, in powder, one drachm ; 

 Electuary of senna, sufficient to make it into a 



ball. 



Either of the above balls may be repeated twice 

 a day, or oftener if required. The last ball is equal 

 to the other in its effects. If the pulvis antimonialis 

 be prepared according to the London Pharmacopoeia, 

 it will be found a great deal cheaper, and may be 

 afforded genuine at one shilling per ounce. Horses 

 affected with the staggers, convulsions, epilepsies, 

 or inflammatory fever, of any kind, should by no 

 means have malt mashes, or cordials of any kind, 

 that are likely to increase the febrile heat. Gruels, 

 made of oatmeal, or fresh powdered linseed, or 

 equal quantities mixed together, are the most pro- 

 per for horses in a feverish state. Half an ounce 

 of cream of tartar, or the same quantity of nitre, 

 might be added to the gruel, as may be thought 

 proper till the appetite is recovered. 



