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Mindererus spirit, 



Beer yeast, of each 4 ounces. 



Sweet spirit of nitre, 1 ounce. 



Fumigations for purifying infected Stables, 

 Sheds, ^c. 



Manganese, 2 ounces. 



Common salt, ditto. 



Oil of vitriol, 3 ounces. 



Water, 1 ounce. 



" Put the mixed manganese and salt into a 

 basin ; then, having before mixed the vitriol and 

 water very gradually, pour them, by means ot 

 tongs, or anything that will enable you to stand 

 at a sufficient distance, on the articles in the 

 basin gradually. .\s snon as the fumes rise, 

 retire and shut up the door close. 



Hoof Liquid, 



Oil of turpentine, 4 ounces. 



Tar, 4 ounces. 



Whale oil, 8 ounces. 



" This softens ami toughens the hoofs ex- 

 tremely, when brushed over them night and 

 morning. 



Purging Medicines. 

 Balls — very mild. 



Aloes, powdered, 6 drachms. 



Oil of turpentine, 1 drachm. 

 Mild. 



Aloes, powdered, 8 drachms. 



Oil of turpentine, 1 drachm. 

 Strong. 



Aloes, powdered, 10 drachms. 



Oil of turpentine, 1 drachm. 



" The aloes may be beaten with treacle to a 

 mass, adding, during the beating, the oil of 

 turpentine. All spices, oil of tartar, cream of 

 tartar, jalap, &c-, are useless, and often hurt- 

 ful additions. 



Liquid Purge. 



Epsom salts, dissolved, 8 ounces. 



Castor oil, 4 ounces. 



Watery tincture of aloes, 8 ounces. 



" Mix.— The watery tincture of aloes is made 

 by beating powdered aloes with the yolk of 

 egg, adding water by degrees ; by these me.ins 

 half an ounce of aloes may be suspended in 

 eight ounces of water; and such a purge is 

 useful when a ball cannot be got down, as in 

 partial locked jaw. 



Scalding Mixture for Pole Evil. 

 Corrosive sublimate, finely powdered, one 



drachm. 

 Yellow basilicon, 4 ounces. 



Foot Stoppings. 

 Horse and cow dung, each about 2 lbs. 

 Tar. half a pound. 



Wash for coring out, destroying Fungus, or 



proud Flesh, cj-c, <5-c. 

 Lunar caustic, 1 drachm. 

 Water, 2 ounces. 



Wash for Mange. 

 Corrosive sublimate, 2 drachms. 

 Spirit of wine or brandy, 1 ounce. 

 Decoction of tobacco. 

 Ditto of white helleliore, of each 1 pint. 

 " Dissolve the mercury in the spirit, and then 

 add the decoctions. 



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Ointments for Healing. 

 1. 

 White vitriol, powdered, half a drachm. 

 Lard, 8 ounces. 



For Digesting. 

 1. 



White vitriol, 1 drachm. 

 Yellow basilicon, 7 ounces. 



For Mange. 

 Sulphur vivum, 8 ounces. 

 Arsenic, in powder, 2 drachms 

 Mercurial ointment, 2 ounces. 

 Turpentine, 2 ounces. 

 Lard, 8 ounces. 

 " Mix, and dress with every morning. 



For Scab or Shab in Sheep, Mallenders and 

 Sclknders in Horses, and foul Blotches and 

 Eruptions in Cattle tn general. 



Camphor, 1 drachm. 



Sugar of lead, half a drachm. 



Mercurial ointment, 1 ounce." 



PHARYNX (from (pepeiv, to con- 

 vey, because the food is conveyed by 

 it into the oesophagus and stomach). 

 The back part of the mouth ; it is 

 somewhat funnel-shaped, attached to 

 the fauces behind the larynx, and 

 terminating in the gullet. 



PHENECIN. The red hydrate of 

 indigo. 



PHENOMENON, plural PHE- 

 NOMENA. A natural occurrence, 

 or object of a recondite nature. 



PHLEAM. The knife used in 

 bleeding horses. 



PHLEBOTOMY. An old term for 

 bleeding. 



PHLORIDZIN. A silky, bitter, 

 and almost insoluble solid, obtained 

 from the root of the apple, pear, cher- 

 ry, and plum trees. It closely re- 

 sembles salicin ; formula, 0« Ha Ois 

 -|- 6 H O. PhJorizcin, produced by 

 the action of ammonia and air on 

 moist phloridzin, is a red colouring 

 matter ; a bright blue is also produ- 

 ced by chemical means. 



PHLOX. A genus of handsome 

 flowering plants. 



PHOSPHATES. Salts of phos- 

 phoric acid. 



PHOSPHITES. Salts of phospho- 

 rous acid. 



PHOSPHORESCENCE. The 

 quality of shining at a temperature 

 below a red heat. 



PHOSPHORITE. Native bone 

 earth, or phosphate of lime. 



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