CHAPTER. IV. 

 PRESCRIPTIONS FOR INTERNAL USE. 



1. Physic Drench for Horses. 



Bitter Aloes 8 drams. 



Bicarbonate Soda 1 dessertspoonfuls. 



Ginger 1 teaspoonful. 



Dissolve in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a 

 drench, always allowing the horse to stand in the stable a 

 day after giving it. 



This is one of the best physics known to clean out a 

 horse's stomach and bowels, and also for purifying the 

 blood. 



2. Physic Drench for Cattle. 



Epsom Salts 1 pound. 



Brown Sugar y 2 pound. 



Common Salt 2 dessertspoonfuls. 



Ginger 1 dessertspoonful. 



Bicarbonate Soda 1 teaspoonful. 



Dissolve in a quart of lukewarm water and give as a 

 drench. This makes a good general physic for a cow that 

 is not thriving well. 



3. Physic Ball for Horses. 



This contains the same ingredients as the physic drench, 

 only it is prepared in a different way, as follows : 



First. — Grind up eight drams of bitter aloes good and 

 fine. 



Second. — Add a few drops of water to make it sticky 

 when rolled. 



Third. — Roll it in a teaspoonful of ginger into the form 

 of a long ball, so that it will be about one-half inch in di- 

 ameter and two or three inches long. 



Fourth. — Roll it neatly in a piece of paper, and before 

 giving it to the horse oil the paper, so that it will slip down 

 easily. Place it well back into the mouth and hold the 

 horse's head up until he swallows it. The action of this ball 

 is the same as that of the physic drench. 



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