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operate sufficiently, a stronger may be given after an 

 interval of three days. 



The morning is the best time for giving a purgative, 

 the horse having fasted the night before ; if he is 

 disposed to drink after taking the ball, give him a 

 moderate quantity of warm water, which will promote 

 the solution in the stomach ; during this day the horse 

 is to be kept in the stable, except for twenty minutes in 

 the evening, when he is to have Avalking exercise after 

 he gets a diink of warm water. 



The following morning he is to be exercised for an 

 hour, and at this time the medicine will generally begin 

 to operate ; should the purging aj)pear sufficient, he 

 need not be taken out a second time, but when the 

 desii'ed effect does not readily take place, trotting exercise 

 will tend to promote it. 



On account of the horizontal position of the horse's 

 body, it generally requires twenty-four hours to elapse 

 before the medicine begins to operate, though it some- 

 times commences in a shorter period, but much depends 

 on the constitution of the horse. 



When purging continues longer than usual, and the 

 horse appears to be considerably weakened by the evacu- 

 ation, let the astringent ball be given, and the horse 

 well clothed. 



Prescription for Physic Balls. 

 No. 1. 



Barbadoes Aloes 5 drachms. 



Calomel 1 ,, 



Aromatic Powder 1 ,, 



Oil of C&Ways 10 drops. 



In one hall, 

 No. 2. 



Barbadoes Aloes 6 drachms. 



Calomel ^ ,, 



Castile Soap 4 ,, 



Ginger 1 ,, 



With sirup enough to form the ball. 



