THE HORSE AND ITS DISEASES. 105 



I give bran mashes for three days, Trith a scruple of 

 Calomel in each ; I then administer the following ball. 



Barbadoes Aloes 6 drachms. 



Calomel 1 ,, 



Ginsrer 2 



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Castile Soap a sufficiency to make a Ball. 



"When the operation of the purgation is over, I give 

 one of the following balls for a week — 



Tartar Emetic 5 drachms, 



Asafoetida 5 ,, 



Nitre, finely powdered 4 „ 



To be made into six balls, with a sufficiency of castile 

 soap. One to be given every night. 



The following alterative may be given simultaneously 

 with the above — 



White Resin, powdered 6 ounces. 



Sublimed Sulphur 6 ,, 



Antimony and Nitre, of each ... 3 ,, 

 Calomel 3 drachms. 



Mix together, and divide into 12 equal parts — one part 

 to be given every morning in a bran mash. During the 

 time the horse is under treatment, give him nothing but 

 bran mashes ; he should be kept warmly clothed, and 

 gently exercised for an houi^ morning and evening. 



In that kind of surfeit, which is characterised by a 

 moist discharge fi'om the skin, the parts affected may be 

 bathed with the following lotion : — 



Corrosive Sublimate 2 drachms. 



Muriate of Ammonia 4 , , 



Cold Boiled Water 1 quart. 



Mix, and apply after washing the parts first with soap 

 and water. 



