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mixture may be made, which will be found peculiarly 

 useful to amend the state of the evacuations, and should 

 be repeated every other day, giving the following ball 

 also, twice every day : — 



Opium - - - - 1^ scruples. 



Calomel - - - - 1^ scruples. 

 Camomile, (powdered), - - 4 drachms, 

 mixed with honey to make a ball. No apprehension 

 need be entertained that the calomel will increase the 

 diarrhoea, as the opium will sufficiently restrain it : 

 observing, that should the disease be protracted beyond 

 the third day, the calomel must not be persisted in, 

 for fear of salivation ; but, instead, a course of tonics 

 with steel may be entered on for four or five days, and 

 then have recourse to the calomel, &c. &c., as an ad- 

 ditional security against relapse. In other respects, as 

 diet, clothing, &c. &c., treat as Colic. 



Weariness. 



Mr. White says, " that fermented liquors, such as 

 beer, porter, or wine, have been often given with great 

 advantage in cases which required cordials. I have 

 often seen horses that have been so fatigued with a 

 long chase or journey, as to refuse their food, and ap- 

 pear quite exhausted, wonderfully refreshed by taking 

 a cordial ball in a pint or more of beer, and feed soon 

 after with great alacrity. The advantage thus derived 

 is not merely temporary, as they are by this treatment 

 rendered adequate to another chase or journey much 

 quicker than they would otherwise be. I once gave," 

 continues this gentleman, "six ounces of brandy diluted, 

 with the best effect to a horse that was once done up 

 on a journey ; it enabled him to continue it without 

 any apparent inconvenience." 



