BITES GP VENOMOUS CREATURES. 271 

 Recipes for the Cure of a Bile by a Viper, or Adder. 



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5alad oil, repeating it two or three times a day. 

 But if the following liniment can be procured in a 

 short time after the bite, it will be far better, and 

 more effectual in checking the progress of the 

 venom. 



(RECIPE, No. 167.) 

 Take— Olive oil, four ounces; 



Water of pure ammonia, opodeldoc, and 

 tincture of opium, of each two ounces : 



Mix, and keep them in a bottle for use. 



Let the part aflfected be rubbed twice a day 

 with this mixture : it will be found an effectual 

 remedy in the above cases, and likewise in cases 

 of stings by hornets, or wasps. It sometimes is 

 requisite to give internal medicines, for which 

 purpose the following is very excellent, 



(RECIPE, No. 168.) 



Take — Mithridate, one ounce; 



Salt of tartar, two drachms ; 

 Dissolve them in a pint of rue tea; 

 Add four ounces of salad oil : 

 Give it to the horse new mUk warm. 



