THE VETERINRY PHARMACOPOEIA. 



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 alurn, 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 balls 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 ma-ke 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, 

 Infuskm of galls, half a pint, 



Mix and wash 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 water, 10 ounces. 



Rub the sublimate in a mor- 

 tar with the spirit till dissolved, 

 tben add the water. This is a 

 strong prepi ration, and has often 

 proved successful in very bad 



