*14 ON PURGING. 



Recipe — A Purging Ball. 



two or three days after his physic has done work- 

 ing. The following is an excellent purge for a 

 tace-horse, hunter, or a hackney, to purify and 

 cleanse the blood. 



(RECIPE, No. 4.) 



Purging BalL 



Take — Barbadoes aloes, from six to nine drachms 



(according to the size and strength of the 



constitution) ; 

 Rhubarb, ginger, and Castile soap, of each 



two drachms ; 

 Precipitated sulphur of antimony, one drachm ; 

 Kali prepared, half a drachm ; 

 Oil of aniseeds, twenty drops ; 

 And oil of juniper, forty drops ; 

 Make the whole into one ball, with syrup of 



buckthorn. 



For a strong hunter, hackney, coach, or wag- 

 gon-horse, the aloes may be increased from seven 

 to eight, nine, or ten drachms, according to size 

 and strength. By adding a small quantity of pre- 



