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THE VETERINARY PHARMACOPCEIA. 



Cream of tartar, 



Nitre, of each four drachms. 



158. Fever Drink. 

 3. 



Sweet spirit of nitre, 1 ounce, 

 Mindererus spirit, 6 ounces. 

 Water, 4 ounces. 



159. Epidemic Fever Drink. 

 4. 

 Sweet spirit of nitre, 1 ounce. 

 Simple oxymel, G ounces, 

 Tartar emetic, 3 drachms. 



160 Malignant Epidemic Fever. 



5. 

 Simple oxymel, 

 Mindererus spirit. 

 Beer yeast, of each 4 ounces. 

 Sweet spirit of nitre, 1 ounce. 



161. Fumigations for purifying 



infected stables, sheds, ^c. 

 Manganese, 2 ounces. 

 Common salt, do. 

 Oil of vitriol, 3 ounces, 

 Water, 1 ounce. 



Put the mixed manganese and 

 salt into a bason ; then, having 

 before mixed the vitriol and wa- 

 ter very gradually, pour them 

 by means of tongs, or any thing 

 that will enable you to stand at 

 a sufficient distance, on the ar- 

 ticles in the bason gradually. 

 As soon as the fumes rise, retire 

 and shut up the door close. 



162. Hoof Liquid. 

 Oil of turpentine, 4 ounces. 

 Tar, 4 ounces. 

 Whale oil, 8 ounces. 



This softens and toughens the 

 hoofs extremely, v^^hen brushed 

 over them night and morning. 



163. Purging Medicines. 

 Balls — very mild. 

 Aloes, powdered, 6 drachms, 

 Oil of turpentine, 1 drachm- 



Mild. 

 Aloes, powdered, 8 drachms. 

 Oil of turpentine, 1 drachm. 



Strong. 

 Aloes, pow^dered, 10 drachms, 

 Oil of turpentine, 1 drachm. 



The aloes may be beaten with 

 treacle to a mass, adding, during 

 the beating, the oil of turpen- 

 tine. All spices, cream of tar- 

 tar, oil of tartar, jalap, &c. are 

 useless, and often hurtful addi- 

 tions. 



164. Liquid Purge. 

 Epsom salts, dissolved, 8 ozs. 

 Castor oil, 4 ounces. 

 Watery tincture of aloes, 8 ozs. 



Mix — The watery tincture of 

 aloes is made by iDcating pow- 

 dered aloes with the yelk of 

 egg, adding water by degrees ; 

 by these means half an ounce 

 of aloes may be suspended in 

 8 ounces of water, and such a 

 purge is useful when a ball can- 

 not be got down, as in partial 

 locked jaw. 



165. Scalding Mixture for Poll 



Evil. 

 Corrosive sublimate, finely pow- 

 dered, 1 drachm. 

 Yellow basilicon, 4 ounces. 



166. Foot Stoppings. 

 Horse and cow dung, each about 

 2 pounds. Tar, half a pound. 



167. Wash for coring out, de- 

 stroying fungus, or proud fesh, 

 ^c. ^c. 



Lunar caustic one drachm, 



Water, 2 ounces. 



168. Wash for Mange. 

 Corrosive sublimate, 2 drachms, 

 Spirit of wine or brandy, 1 oz. 

 Decoction of tobacco, 

 Do. of white helebore, of each 1 

 pint 



