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THE VETERINARY PHARMACOPCEIA. 



cases of grease, which have re- 

 sisted all the usual remedies. 



138. Blisters. 



1. A general one. 

 Cantharides powdered, 2 ounces, 

 Venice turpentine, do. 

 Resin, do. 

 Palm oil or lord, 2 lbs. 



Melt the three latter articles, 

 ogether, and when not too hot 

 tir in the Spanish flies. 

 2. 



i39. A strong cheap blister, but 

 notp-oper to be used in fevers or 

 injlammations, as of the lungs, 

 bowels, tj-c. 

 Euphorbium powdered, 1 ounce. 

 Oil of vitriol, 2 scruples, 

 Spanish flies, 6 ounces, 

 Palm oil or lard. 

 Resin, of each one pound, 

 Oil of turpentine, 3 ounces. 



Melt the resin with the lard 

 OT palm oil. Having previously- 

 mixed the oil of vitriol with an 

 ounce of water gradually, as 

 gradually add this mixture to the 

 melted mass ; which again set on 

 a very slow fire for ten minutes 

 more : afterwards remove the 

 whole, and when beginning to 

 cool, add the powders previously 

 mixed together. 



3. 



140. A mercurial blister, for 



splints, spavins, and ring bones. 

 Of either of the above, 4 ounces. 

 Corrosive sublimate finely pow- 

 dered, half a drachm. 



4. 



141. Strong liquid blister. 

 Spanish flies, in gross powder, 1 



ounce. 

 Oil of origanum, 2 drachms, 

 Oil of turpentine, 4 ounces, 

 Olive oil, 2 ounces. 



Steep the flies in the turpentine 

 three weeks, strain off and add 

 the oil 



5. 

 142. Mild liquid or sweating 



blister. 

 Of the above one ounce, 

 Olive oil or goose grease, one 

 and a half ounces. 



143. Clyster)^- 

 1. A laxative one. 

 Thin gruel or broth, 5 quarts, 

 Epsom or common salts 6 ozs. 



144. Clyster for Gripes. 



Mash two moderate sized onions, 

 Pour over them oil of turpenf ne« 



2 ounces. 

 Capsicum or pepper, half an oz 

 Thin gruel, 4 quarts. 



145. Nutritious Clyster. 



3. 

 Thick gruel, three quarts. 

 Strong sound ale, one quart. 



Or 4. 

 Strong broth, 2 quarts, 

 Thickened milk, 2 quarts. 



146. Astringent Clyster. 



5. 

 Tripe liquor or suet boiled in 



milk, three pints. 

 Thick starch, 2 pints, 

 Laudanum, half an ounce^ 



Or 6. 

 Alum whey, one quart. 

 Boiled starch, two quarts. 



147. Cordial Balls. 

 Gentian pov/dered, 4 ounces, 

 Ginger do. 2 ounces, 

 Coriander seeds do. 4 ounces, 

 Caraway do. 4 ounces. 

 Oil of aniseed, quarter of an oz 

 Make into a mass with honey, 

 treacle or lard, and give an ounce 

 and a half for a dose. 



148. Chronic Cough Balls. 

 1. 

 Calomel 1 scruple, 



