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8. AwoDYNE Ball for Colic (only useful in mild cases) — 



Powdered Opium . . . . ^ to 2 drachms. 



Castile Soap 2 drachms. 



Camphor 2 drachms. 



Ginger U drachm. 



Make into a ball with Liquorice powder and Treacle, and give every 

 hour while the pain lasts. It should be kept in a bottle or bladder. 



9. Anodyne Ball (ordinary) — 



Opium ^ to 1 drachm. 



Castile Soap 2 to 4 drachms. 



Ginger 1 to 2 drachms. 



Powdered Aniseed . . . . ^ to 1 ounce. 



Oil of Caraway Seeds . . . i drachm. 

 Synip enough to form a ball, to be dissolved in half a pint of warm ale, 

 and given as a drench. 



10. Anodyne Drench in Supekpurgation, or Ordinary Diarkhiea- 



Gum Arabic . . . . .2 ounces. 

 Boiling Water 1 pint. 



Dissolve, and then add — 



Oil of Peppermint . . . .25 drops. 



Laudanum . . . . . ^^ to 1 ounce. 



Mix, and give night and morning, if necessary. 



11. In Chronic Diarrhcea — 



Powdered Chalk and Gum Arabic, each 1 ounce. 

 Laudanum . . . . . ^ ounce. 



Peppermint Water . . . .10 ounces. 

 Mix, and give night and morning. 



ANTACIDS. 

 As THE TERM IMPLIES, these remedies are used to neutralize 

 acids, whether taken into the stomach to an improper extent, or 

 formed therein as products of diseases. They are often classed as 

 alteratives when used for the latter purpose. They include the 

 alkalies and alkaline earths, but are not much used in veterinary 

 medicine. 



ANTHELMINTICS. 



Drugs which are used to destroy worms receive this name in 

 medical literature when the author is wedded to the Greek lan- 

 guage. The admirers of Latin call them vermifuges, and in Eng- 

 lish they receive the humble name of worm medicines. Their 

 action is partly by producing a disagreeable or fatal impression on 

 the worm itself, and partly by irritating the mucous lining of the 

 bowels, and thus causing them to expel their contents. Failing the 

 remedy recommended at page 511, the following may be useful : 



12. Worm Bali, (recommended by Mr. Gamgee) — 



Asafoetida 2 drachms. 



Calomel ...... 1^ drachm. 



Powdered Savin 1? drachm. 



Oil of Male Fern 30 drops 



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