442 XII. CONSISTENT COMPOUNDS— 



3. Opii gr. iv, extr. hyos., extr. conii, ana gr. xv, f. pil. vj ; 

 dose j every night. 



Pil. stimul antes. Canthar. gr. j, ammon. subcarb., conf. 

 aromat. ana gr. v, syr. simpl. q. s. ; for a dose every four or six 

 hours, in horse-radish tea. 



2. Myrrhae 5 jss, vitrioli albi gr. x, conf. rosae q. s. ut f. pil. xx ; 

 dose ij, twice a day. 



Pil. tonics. Ferri amnion. 5j, extr. gent., aloes Soc. ana 

 5SS5 f. pil. XXX ; dose ij, thrice a day. 



2. Ferri carbon, gr. v, rad. Valerianae 5ss, syr. zz. q. s. ut f. 

 bolus. 



WoiiM PILLS. Calomel 1 oz., sugar 2 oz., starch 1 oz., mucil. 

 gum. tragac. q. s. to make 248 pills; dose no. 1, night and morn- 

 ing, for children. 



Keyser's pills. Hydrarg. acetat. 4 oz., mannae 30 oz., 

 starch 2 oz., mucil. gum. tragac. q. s., make into pills of gr. vj 

 each ; dose no. 2, nocte maneque, increasing the dose to no. 25 or 

 more ; a box of 1000 or 1200 pills is usually sufficient for the 

 cure of a common case of syphilis. 



FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



Alterative balls. Emetic tartar 5 oz., powd. ginger 3 oz., 

 opium 1 oz., syrop q. s. to make 16 balls. 



Alt. laxative ball. Barbad. aloes 1 oz,, Castille soap 

 \~ oz., powdered ginger half an oz., syrop q. s. to make six balls ; 

 for grease. 



Alt. ball for strangles. Barbad. aloes \\ dr., emetic 

 tartar and Castille soap of each 2 drachms ; make a ball. 



Alt. ball for weak horses. Calomel 1 scr., aloes 1 dr., 

 cascarilla and rhubarb of each in powder 2 dr., Castille soap 3 dr., 

 syrop q. s. to make a ball. — Alterative powders may be made into 

 balls with flower and treacle. 



Anodyne ball. Opium half a drachm to 1 dr., Castille 

 soap 2 to 4 dr., ginger powder 1 to 2 dr., anise seed powd. half 

 an oz. to 1 oz., oil of caraway-seeds half a dr., syrup q. s. to form 

 a ball. 



Astringent ball. Powdered opium half a drachm, natron 

 ppm. 1 dr., powd. cassia or ginger 1^ dr. ; wheat flour and syrup 

 to form a ball. 



Astringent balls for looseness. Opium half a drachm 

 to 1 dr., ginger powd. 1 dr. and a half, ppd. chalk 3 dr., flour 

 2 dr. ; make into a ball with treacle, syrup, or honey. 



