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In the three cases I have seen, the ball was of the cordial kind, and 

 two of them wrapped in brown paper: in one of them sulphur was 

 an ingredient. One of them was lodged about the pharynx, and 

 produced a fatal inflammation of the windpipe and lungs. This 

 horse was labouring under a severe catarrhal affection at the time 

 the ball was given, attended probably with sore throat, in which 

 case no attempt should ever be made to give either balls or 

 drenches. In the other two cases the balls were lodged in the 

 lower part of the oesophagus. The symptoms were those of 

 choking terminating in suffocation. In one instance the appetite 

 and power of swallowing continued until the upper or all that 

 part of the oesophagus that could be felt in the neck was dis- 

 tended with masticated food, as if it had been rammed into it, so 

 that the animal was at length suffocated. 



COUGH BALLS. 



No. 1. Gum ammoniac 2 to 3 drs. 



Powdered squills 1 dr. 



Camphor 1 dr. 



Castile soap 2 drs. 



Oil of anise-seed 20 drops. 



Syrup and flour enough to form the ball. 



No. 2. Digitalis — 2 scruples. 



Camphor 1 dr. 



Nitre 3 drs. 



Tartarized antimony 1 dr. 



Soft soap to form a ball. 



CORDIAL DIURETIC BALL. 



Common turpentine and hard soap, 



of each 3 drs. 



Powdered oino-er 1 dr. 



Powdered allspice 1 to 2 drs. 



Liquorice or linseed powder enough to form a ball. 



CORDIAL BALLS. 



No. 1 . Powdered ginger 1 dr. 



Powdered allspice 2 drs. 



Fresh powdered caraway seeds 3 drs. 



Treacle enough to make a ball. 



If this should not succeed, give — 



No. 2. Sulphate of iron 2 or 3 drs. 



Powdered gentian 3 or 4 drs. 



Powdered ginger 1 dr. 



Treacle as much as is requisite to form the ball. 



