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them, than to the individual selection. The neutral salts, 

 nitre, soap, &c., the balsams, especially that of copaiba ; some 

 of the essential oils; Spanish flies, digitalis, savin, and 

 nitrous cether -, all come into the catalogue of diuretics. 



DIURETIC BALLS. 



No. 1. 



Take of Flowers of Sulphur, ^ss. 



Venice Turpentine, sufficient to form a ball. 



No. 2. 



Take of Powdered Resin, ^ss ; 



Soft Soap, sufficient to form a ball. 



No. 3. 



Take of Powdered Nitre, 5ij; 



Syrup or Treacle, sufficient to form a ball. 



No. 4. 



Take of Venice Turpentine, 



Castile Soap, of each 3ij ; 



Powdered Juniper, sufficient to form a ball. 



I am not aware it matters which of the above we make 

 use of. Where we want the greatest possible effect, we 

 must vary the ball from time to time. Sometimes we shall 

 find one answer; sometimes another; most cases require a 

 change. 



Sedatives and Diuretics are often usefully combined. 

 When the inflammation tends to dropsical efi'usion, and 

 evinces considerable activity, while we endeavour to abate 

 action by sedative medicine, we combine this last with diuretic 

 agents. 



SEDATIVE AND DIURETIC BALLS. 



Take of White Hellebore Root, 5ij ; 

 Resin, 3ij ; 

 Soft Soap, sufficient to form a ball. 



