292 APP.— CAMPHORATED SPIRIT OF WINE, &C 



(No. 167, p. 226). It may be given to horses 

 afflicted with the colic, or gripes, in doses con- 

 taining two ounces of the liniment, and half an 

 ounce of tincture of opium, in a pint of warm 

 gruel, and repeated every two hours. It will fre- 

 quently remove complaints of this kind, when 

 other medicines fail. 



CAMPHORATED SPIRIT OF WINE. 



Take — Strong rectified spirit of wine, one pint; 

 Camphor, two ounces: 



Mix them together, so that the camphor may 

 be dissolved. 



If the spirit be good, it will be found excellent 

 in removing pains in the joints, and other parts, 

 which may be seen in a great number of the re- 

 cipes in this book. 



compound powder of chalk (commonly called 

 diascordium). 



Take — Prepared chalk, half a pound; 



Cinnamon, four ounces ; 



Tormentil, gum arabic, of each three ounces; 



Long pepper, half an ounce; 



Hard opium, two drachms: 



Let each article be powdered separately, and 

 sifted through a fine sieve: then mix them 

 well together, and keep them in a bottle for 

 use. 



