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Recipe — Purgative Drink. 



neck, or the withers, often swell greatly in one 

 night's time, and discharge a large quantity of 

 briny humour, which, without care, will turn to 

 the poll-evil, or fistula. 



This humour sometimes falls on the lower limbs, 

 and is often very troublesome to cure. In this 

 case bleed plentifully, and administer the follow- 

 ing purgative drink once a week. 



(RECIPE, No. 45.) 



Purgative Drink, 



Take — Of Barbadoes aloes, seven drachms; 

 Lenitive electuary, three ounces ; 

 Cream of tartar, two ounces ; 

 Ginger, in powder, half an ounce : 

 Mix, and dissolve them in a pint of warm ale. 



This drink must be given in the morning fast- 

 ing ; two hours after giv^ him a mash and warm 

 water. If the above drink does not carry off the 

 complaint in the course of a week or a fortnight, 



