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RECIPE (No. 4). 



Expectorant Drink. — Take liquorice root, two ounces; bruise, and boil in a quart 

 of water until the fluid is reduced to a pint; then gradually and carefully add — 

 povvaered squills, two drachms; powdered gum guaiacum, one drachm ; tincture of 

 balsam of Tolu, half an ounce ; honey, two ounces. Give ii morning and night. 



There is another way in which the worms may with greater cer- 

 tainty be got rid of. There are some substances which are immediately 

 destructive to worms when brought into contact with them. Some of 

 these medicaments may be taken into the circulation of the animal 

 with perfect safety to him, and probably death to the worms. Among 

 those which most readily enter into the circulation after beinnr swal- 

 lowed is the oil or spirit of turpentine. The breath is very soon 

 afterwards tainted with its smell, which shows that a portion of it 

 has passed into the lungs. Therefore, w hen other means have failed, 

 and the continuance of the violent cough renders it extremely proba- 

 ble that worms are in the air passages, the following prescription 

 may be resorted to : 



RECIPE (No. 5). 



Turpevtine Drink for Jf'orms.— Take oil of turpentine, two ounces; sweet spirit 

 of nitre, one ounce; laudanuui, half an ounce; linseed oil, four ounces. Mix, and 

 give in a pint of gruel. 



This may be repeated every morning without the slightest danger; 

 and even wlicn we are a little afraid to give it longer by the mouth, it 

 may be tiirown up in the form of an injection. A pint of lime water 

 every morning, and two table-spoonfuls of salt every afternoon, have 

 also been administered with advantage when worms are present in 

 the windpijie. 



Before 1 quit the subject of hoose, 1 must repeat my caution against 

 the use of spices and cordials for the cure of this disease. Hundreds 

 of animals are yearly lost by this mode of treatment. As easily may 

 a fire be put out by pouring oil upon it, as hoose, attended with fever 

 (and it is so attended nine times out of ten), be subdued by the far- 

 rier's comfortable, or, in other words, highly stimulating, and almost 

 intoxicating drink. 



Siiould tiie case appear to be obstinate, the exhibition of half doses 



of physic every second or third day will often be useful, with the 



following drink, morning and night, on each of the intermediate 



days : — 



RECIPE (No. G). 



Take digitalis, one scruple ; emetic tartar, half a drachm; nitre, three drachms; 

 powdered squills, one drachm; opium, one scruple. Mix, and give with a pint of 

 gruel. 



A seton in the dewlap should never be omitted ; and if the disease 

 seems to be degenerating into inflammation of the lungs, the treat- 

 ment must be correspondingly active. 



The termination of hoose that is most to be feared is consumption. 



That will be indicated when the discharge from the nose becomes 



purulent, or bloody, and the breath stinking, and the cough continues 



to be violent, while the beast feeds badly, and the eyes begin to ap- 



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