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4. 

 Arsenic, 10 grains, 

 Oatmeal, 1 ounce. 



Mix and give in a mash, or 

 moistened oats nightly. 



131. Astringent Mixtures for 



Diarrhoea, Lax or Scouring. 



1. 



Powdered ipecacuanha, one 



drachm, 

 Do. opium, half a drachm, 

 Prepared chalk, 2 ounces, 

 Boiled starch, 1 pint. 



2. 

 Suet 4 ounces, boiled in 

 Milk, 8 ounces. 

 Boiled starch, 6 ounces. 

 Powdered alum, 1 drachm. 



The following has been very 

 strongly recommended in some 

 cases, for the lax of horses and 

 cattle. 



3. 

 Glauber's salts 2 ounces, 

 Epsom do. 1 ounce, 

 Green vitriol 4 grains. 

 Gruel, half a pint. 



When the lax or scouring at 

 all approaches to dysentery or 

 molten grease, the following 

 drink should be first given. 



4. 

 Castor oil, 4 ounces, 

 Glauber's salts, dissolved, two 



ounces. 

 Powdered rhubarb, half a drachm. 

 Powdered opium, 4 grains. 

 Gruel, 1 pint. 



132. Astringent halls foi Dia- 

 betes or pissing evil. 



Catechu, [Japan earth] half an 



ounce, 

 Alum powdered, half a drachm. 

 Sugar of lead, 10 grains, 



Conserve of roses, to make a 

 ball. 



133. Astringent paste for thrush, 

 foot-rot, foul in the foot, ^-c. 



Prepared calamine. 



Verdigris, of each half an ounce, 



White vitriol. 



Alum, of each half a drachm, 



Tar, 3 ounces : mix. 



134. Astringent washes for cracks 

 in the heels, wounds, ^c, 



1. 



Sugar of lead, 2 drachms. 

 White vitriol, 1 drachm, 

 Strong infusion of oak, or elm 

 bark, 1 pint: mix. 



2. 



Green vitriol, 1 drachm, 

 Infusion of galls, half a pint, 



Mix and w^ash the parts three 

 times a day. 



135. Powder for Cracks, ^c. 

 3. 

 Prepared calamine, 1 ounce, 

 Fuller's earth, powdered. 

 Pipe clay, do. of each 2 ounces, 



Mix and put within gauze, and 

 dab the moist surfaces of the 

 sores frequently. 



136. Astringent Paste for Grease. 



1. 



Prepared calamine, 



Tutty, powdered. 



Charcoal, do. of each 2 ounces, 



Yeast enough to make a paste. 



2. 



To the above, if more strength 

 be required, add of alum and ver- 

 digris each a drachm. 



137. Astringent Wash for do, 



3. 



Corrosive sublimate, 2 drachms, 



Spirit of wine or brandy 1 ounce. 



Soft vfater, 10 ounces. 



Rub the subPimate in a mor- 

 tar with the spirit till dissolved, 

 then add the water. This is a 

 strong preparation, and has often 

 proved successful in very bad 



