VALUABLE MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS. 199 



BALLS FOR APPETITE. 



Equal weights of assafoetida, saffron, bay berries, and 

 aloes, made into a mass with extract of gentian. Dose i oz. 



ANODYNE BALL. 



Opium ^ dram to i dram; camphor, i dram; anise 

 seed, yi oz.; soft extract of licorice. 



CORDIAL BALLS. 



Ginger and gentian, equal parts ; treacle to form a mass. 

 Dose, I oz. to 1)4 oz. 



Ginger and caraway, each 4 lbs. ; gentian, i lb. ; palm 

 oil, 4)^2 lbs. Beat together. Dose, i oz. to i^ oz. 



MIXED BALLS, CORDIAL ASTRINGENT BALLS. 

 Catechu, i dram; opium, 10 grains. To wash horses 



BEFORE OR AFTER A JOURNEY. 



DIURETIC BALLS. 



Resm soap and nitre, of each equal parts, beaten together 

 into a mass. Dose, i oz. to i}4 oz. 



White soap, 8 oz. ; nitre, 3 oz. ; 3 resin, oz.; camphor, 

 3 drams ; oil of juniper, 3 drams. For 6 balls, one every 

 morning or every other morning. 



TONIC DIURETIC BALL. 



Gentian, i dram; ginger, j4 dram; salphate of iron, 2 

 drams ; nitre, }4 oz. ; resin, j4 oz. Mix with molasses. 



FEVER BALLS. 



Emetic tartar, j4 dram ; camphor, j4 dram ; nitre, 9 

 drams ; ginger, 3 drams. Mix in ball. 



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