

Watery Mixtures. 368 



Ajjodyne drench for horses. Tinct. of opium 2 dr. to 

 1 oz., sweet spir. of nitre 1 to i^ oz., essence of peppermint 1 to 2 

 dr., water a pint ; mix. — 2. Anodyne ball dissolved in warm ale. 

 —3. Gum Arabic J2oz., dissolve in a pint of warm water, and 

 add oil of peppermint 20 drops, tine, of opium f oz. ; useful when 

 horses have been purged too much. 



Astringent drench for horses. Ppd. chalk and gum 

 Arab, of each 1 oz., mint water 12 oz., tinct. of opium f oz. ; mix 

 for a dose. — 2. Powdered opium f dr., natrum ppm. 1 dr. pow-- 

 dered ginger If dr., water gruel I pint; mix. — 3. Opium j; dr., 

 ginger powd. 2 dr., oak bark powd. 1 oz., decoction of oak bark 

 or strong camomile tea, a pint ; for diabetes. 



Drench for botts in horses. Common salt 4 to 6 oz., 

 water 2 pints; dissolve: the horse to be kept fasting for 10 or 12 

 hours, then have 2 pints of milk sweetened with honey given, and 

 ibout &ye minutes afterwards the drench. 



Carminative drink for horses. Rum, brandy, or gin 4 

 to 6 oz., water 12 oz. ; mix fully equal to Daffy's elixir in effect. 



Colic drench for horses. Ven. turp. 1 to 3 oz., oil of 

 juniper 2 or S dr., sweet spir. of nitre 1 oz., water 1 pint ; mix for 

 a dose. — 2. Tinct. of opium 6 dr. to 1 oz., sweet spir. of nitre 1 oz. 

 12 dr., water or peppermint water 1 pint ; mix for a dose. — 3, 

 1 Epstjm 3v, sap. Castil. 3ijss, tinct. opii 3ij, dissolve in aq. 

 mnam. 



Cough drench for horses. Fresh squills 3 oz., (or garlick 

 i or 5 oz.,) vinegar 1 pint; soak for a i'cw hours, squeeze out 

 the liquor, and add treacle lib. : for 4 doses. 



Drench for dropsy of the helly in horses. Strong 

 alp 10 pints, wormwood one handful, boil gently to two pints ; add 

 1 ir and grains of Paradise of each If oz., treacle 3 oz., 



* - ji\) 2 to 4 oz. ; for a dose, and the horse exercised imme- 



liately till he sweats, 



Garlick drench for horses. Garlick 1 to 2 oz., boil in 

 niilk 2 pints; used in chronic coughs. 



Laxative drench for morses. Barb, aloes 3 dr., canella 



11 dr., salt of tartar 1 dr., mint water 8 oz. ; mix for a 



-ht.--2. Barbad. aloes 3 dr., kali ppm. 1^ dr., castor oil 4 



') oz., mint water and plain water ot each 4 oz. : in fevers if 



')Stive. — 3. Epsom salt G to 12 oz., whey or gruel 2 pints, castor 



il 6 to 12 oz.; mix. — 4. Castor, olive, linseed, or rape oil, or 



-' lard, of either 8 oz., warm water -^ pint; mix. — 5. Barbad. 



2 to 3 dr., kali ppm. 2 dr., castor oil and warm water of 



^ pint ; mix for a dose. — 6. Barbad. aloes to 3 dr., salt of 



a 1 dr., mint water and castor oil of each f pint; mix. — 7. 



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