444 XII. CONSISTENT COMPOUNDS. 



Diaphoretic alterative balls. Antimonialpowder 2 dr., 

 camphire l~ dr., flour 3 dr., syrup q. s. to make a ball. 



2. Emetic tartar, camphire, of each 1 to 2 dr., liquorice powd. 

 3 dr., syrup q. s. to make a ball. 



Diuretic balls, G/oMt diureticL Castille soap 4 oz., nitre 

 and rosin of each 2 oz., oil of juniper half an oz., linseed meal and 

 syrup of each q. s. to make 6 balls for strong horses, or 8 for 

 delicate. 



2. Castille soap 4 oz., Venice turp. 2 oz., powd. anise seed q. s. 

 to make 6 balls. 



3. Castille soap, strained turpentine, of each 3 dr., liquorice 

 powder q. s. to make a ball. 



4. Hard soap and common turpentine, of each half an oz., 

 caraway seed powder q. s. to make a ball. 



Diuretic alterative balls. Yellow rosin 4 oz., Castille 

 soap 3 oz., Venice turp. 2 oz., caraway seed powd. q. s. to form 

 into balls. 



2. Saltpetre 4 oz., rosin and flour of each 2 oz., oil of juniper 

 half an oz., treacle q. s. to make into balls. 



Farcy balls. Corrosive subl. 10 to 20 grains, powd. anise 

 seeds half an oz., syrup q. s. to make a ball; if sickness, much 

 purging or staling is produced, diminish the dose of sublimate. — 

 2. The same, with half a drachm or a drachm of opium. — 3. Blue 

 vitriol 1 dr., liquorice powder 3 dr., syrup q. s. to form a ball, to be 

 given twice a day. — 4. Blue vitriol 1 dr., corrosive sublimate 10 

 grains, liquorice powder 3 dr., syrup q. s. to form a ball. — 5. Blue 

 vitriol 1 dr., white arsenic and corrosive sublimate, of each 10 

 grains, liquorice powder 3 dr., syrup q. s. to form a ball. If any 

 of these produce a purging, they must be discontinued imme- 

 diately. 



Fever balls. Emetic tartar 2 dr., nitre 1 oz., liquorice powd. 

 3 dr., syrup q. s. to make a ball. 



Balls for epidemic fever. Powders for epidemic fever, 

 made up into balls with flour and syrup, or treacle. 



Garlick balls. Garlick 1 to 2 oz., pound into a paste, 

 liquorice powder q. s. to make into a ball ; used in chronic 

 coughs. 



Gripe ball. Cayenne pepper half a dr., made up into a ball 

 with powd. anise seed, liquorice powder, and syrup. 



Laxative ball. Barbad. aloes and hard soap of each 3 dr., 

 syrup q. s. to make a ball. 



Laxative alterative balls. Barb, aloes 10 to 12 dr.. 



