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quantity of water from it ; the blood, therefore, losing 

 an unusual proportion of its serum, or watery part, 

 must be supplied from other sources; this is done by 

 the absorbing vessels, which take up, in that case, any 

 superfluous fluids they meet with to supply the 

 deficiency. 



Diuretic Ball. 



Resin, yellow 3 drachms. 



Nitre 3 ,, 



Common Turpentine 2 ,, 



Yellow Soap 3 ,, 



Diuretic Powder. 



Besin .* 2 drachms. 



Nitre 3 



Cream of Tartar 3 ,, 



To be given in bran mashes. 



Tonic Ba,llj No. 1. 



Gum Myrrh 3 drachms. 



Green Yitriol 2 ,, 



Oak Bark Powder 3 ,, 



Ginger 1 ,, 



Tonic Ball, ITo. 2. 



Arsenic 10 grains. 



Gentian Root 3 drachms. 



Cascarilla 3 ,, 



Any of the above tonic balls are supposed to exert 

 their influence on the muscular fibre, and to improve 

 their tone ; this they do in some instances through the 

 medium of the stomach, and are then called stomachs. 

 Tonics are therefore stimulants of permanent action. 



Alterative Ball, No. 1. 



Sulphur 4 drachms. 



Black Antimony 3 ,, 



Resin 3 ,, 



Nitre 2 „ 



