304 DISEASES OF DOGS ! PHYSICKING. 



table spoonfuls of syrup of buckthorn, or by giving 

 them the same quantity of castor oil, which act 

 generally very well as common purges; but we 

 rarely use them in our practice. The following 

 are the forms for physicking balls that we are in 

 the habit of preparing. 



(RECIPE, No. 1.) 



A Purging Ball. 



Take — Jalap, in powder, one scruple ; 

 Barbadoes aloes one drachm ; 

 Ginger, in powder, ten grains : 

 Conserve of hips, or syrup, enough to form a 

 ball. 



(RECIPE, No. 2.) 



Purging Ball, ivith Jalap and Calomel. 



Take — Jalap, in powder, two scruples ; 

 Calomel, six grains; 



Conserve of hips, or syrup, enough to form a 

 ball. 



(RECIPE, No. 3.) 



Purging Ball, with Aloes and Calomel, 



Take — Aloes, one drachm; 

 Calomel, six grains ; 

 Ginger, in powder, ten grains : 

 Conserve of hips, or syrup, enough to form a 

 ball. 



