Animal Secretions and Excretions. ]' 



crystallises. This is said to act as a diuretic. It has been given 

 internally in solution in sugared water, in the doseofagros. 



Cow's URIN'E, Urina vaccce. Used as a deobstruent, aperient, 

 and purge ; half a pint drank warm from the cow. — All-fiower- 

 water. An infusion of recent cow's dung in cold water, in the 

 dose of half a pint, is also used as a deobstruent and tonic 

 aperient. 



Ox GALL, Tel tauri^ Fel bovis. Cosmetic, detergent, used in 

 earach, also as a collyrium, and gtt. xx to xxx in wine as an 

 emmenagogue, and to facilitate labour; used with oil to take off 

 oil paint, and to wash greasy cloth. — Prepared ox gall ^ Fel tauri- 

 num inspissatum. The fresh gall is left for a night to settle, the 

 clear fluid jx)ured off, and evaporated in a water-bath ; used to 

 destroy the greasiness of some water colours, and to wash over 

 tracing paper, that it may be written upon with ink. 



White .bear gall, Fel ursi. Antiepileptic. — Hare's fjall, 

 Fel leporis ; — Gall of the silurus. Used as a collyrium, in cataract. 

 Gall ofeeU^ Fel angnillarum. Used to facilitate labour. 



Asses' milk ; — Goats' milk ; — Fwei milk ; — Mares'" milk ; — 

 JVomans milk, Lac mulieris. Principally composed of sugar of 

 milk dissolved in water; highly nutritive, laxative; popular 

 remedies in atrophy and consumption. Mare's milk expels worms, 

 especially the taenia. 



Cow's milk, Lac varcinum. Nutritive, the fattest of those 

 usually employed ; turns sour and curdles, but does not putrefy ; 

 boiled with sugar will keep some time ; a little calcined magnesia 

 will also prevent its turning sour, even in hot summers. Shows 

 4^ to 5 deg. Baume, but, if mixed with water, not more than 4 

 deg. at most. — Skimmed milk. Sits easy on the stomach ; used as 

 a varnish, and vehicle for painting in distemper : shows 5 deg. or 

 more, Baume. 



Rennet whey. Serum laciis. Milk 2 pints, rennet 3ss, in- 

 fused in a little hot water, mixed and kept in a gentle heat for 

 some hours, then strained. 



Butter milk, I^ic rhutijratum. By straining churned cream, 

 the butter being left on the strainer, and the butter milk passing ; 

 allays the irritability sometimes produced by tea. 



Fbangipane. Skimmed milk, evaporated to dryness by a 

 gentle heat ; used to form artificial milk. 



Sugar ok milk, Sacclmrum hictis. Obtained in a crystalline 

 form from whey clarified with white of eggs and evaporated : it is 

 not so sweet as the vegetable sugars; used to make artificial whey, 

 as a refreshing and laxative drink, to reduce cane sugar: not 

 aoluble in alcohol of ^5 deg. Baume. 



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