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inflamiiiatlon, and may be used eitlicr as a lotion or In the form 

 of poultice. Goulard lotion is made by mixing lialf an ounce of 

 the extract to a pint of rain or river water : some add to this a 

 little camphorated spirit, or some distilled vinegar ; but, when 

 the lotion is intended for the eyes, there must be a much larger 

 proportion of water, not less than a quart, and the lotion should 

 be filtered. 



Goulard poultice is made by mixing as much of the lotion, 

 with bran, linseed meal, or any proper materials for a poultice, 

 as will give them a proper consistence. (See Poultices and 

 Lotions.) 



Goulard is never used undiluted, nor is it given internally. 

 GRAINS OF PARADISE. — Cardamomum. A warm 

 stimulating seed, often used in the diseases of horned cattle as 

 a cordial ; and, where medicines of that kind' are required, it 

 is certainly very proper. 



The dose is from three to six drachms, or one ounce 

 GRUEL is an useful drink for horses on many occasions ; 

 and when made carefully, or sweetened with sugar or treacle, 

 and sometimes seasoned with salt, they will often drink it, and 

 save the trouble of drenching. It is a good vehicle for such 

 medicines as are of a stimulating or acrimonious nature, such as 

 oil of turpentine. Gruel Is made either with oatmeal or groats, 

 barley-meal or pearl-barley, fine wheat fiour or arrow-root ; it 

 may be made also with sago, salep, or tapioca ; cither of these is 

 to be boiled in water, and, for some purposes, in milk or broth. 

 Gruel Is often made merely by stirring some oatmeal into 

 warm water, but it is better when boiled ; and when groats or 

 pearl-barley are employed, it should be boiled a short time, and 

 the first water thrown away ; the gruel will then be free from 

 an unpleasant taste which these substances contract ]jy keeping ; 

 when they are first crushed or bruised the gruel is richer, and 

 more expeditiously made. Gruel Is an useful restorative for 

 weak or convalescent horses, being very nutritious and easy of 

 digestion ; perhaps nothing is more nutritious than wheat-flour 

 gruel, made with milk, and sweetened with sugar. In India it is 

 a common practice to give horses strong broths, thickened with 

 grain or flour, and seasoned with pepper or other spices, Avhen 

 they Avork hard, or as a restorative cordial. Infusion of malt 

 makes a good nutritive drink for horses ; but good sweet groats 

 make an excellent gruel. Oatmeal Is sometimes musty, and 

 o-ruel made with It has often some degree of bitterness. When 

 o-ruel is "-iven as a cordial restorative after hard work, a little 

 beer and ginger may, on some occasions, be added. Horses that 

 are exhausted by long fiisting and fatigue are soon recruited by 

 taking such gruel. ^Horses are very nice in their drinking; 

 therefore, the gruel should be made in a clean saucepan, free 



