1070 EECIPES AND PEESCEIPTIONS. 



For Fresh Strains, etc. 



Carbonate aminonate, 2 ounces; apple vinegar, * gill. Rub in 

 well. 



A Fine Simple Liniment. 



Two parts ammonia to 4 parts of soft water. Good for 

 strains, etc. 



To Reduce Swelling of the Legs and Strengthen the 

 Tendons after Hard Driving. 



A favorite remedy on Long Island. One pint alcohol, 1 ordi- 

 nary sized beef gall, 1 ounce organum, 1 ounce oil of spike, 1 ounce 

 gum myrrh, ^ ounce camphor gum. First wash and rub clean and 

 dry. Then bathe with the liniment and rub dry. Then apply 

 again and bandage the leg, being careful not to bandage too tight. 



This is the best liniment for the purpose recommended I have 

 ever used. It should be kept in every stable. 



Condition Powders. 



Take 1 pound of ginger, 1 ounce of anise seed, pulverized, 1 

 ounce of fenugreek seed, 2 ounces of ginseng root, pulverized, 1 

 ounce of the seed of sumach berries, pulverized, 1 ounce of anti- 

 mony; mix it Avith one pound of brown sugar. This is excellent 

 for coughs, colds, or to give a horse an appetite. 



To Cure Cough. 



Put into alcohol all the tar it will cut, and add one-third in 

 quantity of tincture belladonna. Dose: from one to two teaspoon- 

 fuls once or twice a day. Yery good. 



Cough Powder. 



Fenugreek, ginger, licorice and blood-root, equal parts. Half 

 proportion lobelia and camphor may be added. Dose: tablespoon- 

 ful twice a day. For heaves, add more camphor. 



Diuretic Drops 



That are reliable for stoppage of water, foul Avater, or inflammation 

 of the kidneys, in all cases: — 



Take of sweet spirits of nitre, 4 oz.; balsam copaiba, 2 oz.; oil 

 of juniper, 2 oz.; spirits of turpentine, 2 oz.; gum camphor, pulver- 

 ized, 1 oz. Mix all together,. and shake well, bottle, and it is fit for 

 use for man or beast, under all circumstances where a diuretic is 

 required. 



Dose: for a horse, 1 oz. in half a pint of milk once in six hours; 

 for a man, 1 teaspoonful in a tablespoonful of milk once in six 



