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MODERN \' E T E K 1 X A R V P J ; A C T 1 (" i:. 



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In the morning give o warm bmn masli, nncl at 



I ighl o'clock in tliu evening give 



Bnrbadocs Aloes . • ' araclur.s. 



Gentian ...-•- »» 



Mix with sol't soap. 



ALTERATIVE MEDICINES. 

 No. I. 

 Antimony, powdered . . ^"^ oz. 



Sulphur ^ " 



Cream of Tartar . . . 2 „ 

 Divide into six powders, and cast one into the corn, 

 previously watered. 



No. II. 

 Cape Aloes .... 8 drachms. 



Sulphur 12 „ 



Form into four balls with soft soap, and ;;ive one 

 every other day 



BLISTERS. 

 No. I. 

 Cantharidos, powdered , . 2 drachms. 

 Hog's Lard 2 oz. 



No. n. 

 Cantharides, powdered . . 4 drachms. 

 Hog's Lard , . . . . 2 oz. 



No. IK. 

 Cantharides, powdered . . 6 drachms. 

 Mercurial Ointment . . 4 „ 



Hog's Lard 1 oz. 



Lay this lightly on the part affected, after having 

 removed all the hair. 



LAXATIVE CLYSTER. 

 Thin Gruel .... 3 pints. 

 Common Salt .... 4 table spoonfuls. 

 Inject whilst warm. 



DOSES OF PHYSIC IN INFLAMMATION OF 

 THE FEET. 



Blue Pill 8 drachms. 



Cape Aloes . • . . 8 „ 

 Kesin ...... 8 „ 



Mix with linseed meal, and form with soft soap into 



six balls. Give one every other morning. 



No. XL 



Calomel 2 drachms. 



Barbadoes Aloes ... 6 „ 



Gentian 3 „ 



Form into a ball with honey. 



DIGESTIVE OINTMENT. 

 No. L 

 Common Turpentine . . 2 oz. 

 Hog's Lard . . . . G „ 



No. IL 

 Common Turpentine . . 1 oz. 

 Hog's Lard . . . . 1- ., 



No. III. 

 Common Turpentine . , oz. 

 Hog's Lard . . . . 8 „ 



FOOT OINTMENT. 

 Tartar Emetic .... I ilrachiu. 

 Hog's Lard .... 1 oz. 



ALTERATIVE POWDERS. 



Antimony 1 lb. 



Sulphur 1 ■, 



Cream of Tartar . . . 4 oz. 

 Separate into twelve parts, and give one every 

 night in the feed. 



BLISTERING LINIMENT. 

 No. I. 

 01. Terebinth . . . . 3 oz. 

 01. OHvfc 3 „ 



No. IL 



Cantharides 

 01. Terebinth 



1 oz. 

 4 „ 



Apply three table-spoonfuls, after shaking up tho 

 medicine well. 



COMMON DIGESTIVE OINTMENT. 

 Common Turpentine . . 4 oz. 

 Hog's Lard . . . . 2 „ 

 Melt together over a slow fire. 



HEALING OINTMENT. 



Common Turpentine . . 2 oz. 

 Hog's Lard . . . . 2 „ - 

 Alum, powdered fine . . 3 „ 

 The lard and turpentine must be melted together; 



the alum afterwards sprinkled in, and the whole 



stirred till the mixture is cold. 



H^.ALING LOTION. 

 Sulphate of Zinc . . . 8 oz. 

 Boiling Water .... 2 piuts. 



DIURETIC BALLS 

 No. 1. 

 Powdered Resin . . . 3 oz. 

 Linseed Meal . . . . 1 „ 

 Divide into six balls, with soft soap/ 



No. IL 

 Powdered Resin . • , 8 oz. 

 Nitre in Powder . . . 4 „ 

 Juniper Bt-rries . . . 4 „ 

 Mix with soft soap, and divide into twelve balls, 



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