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Castille soap 21 dr., anise seed powd. 12 to 1(3 dr., ginger 4 dr., 

 syrup or treacle q. s. to form 4 balls. — 2. Barb, aloes 10 to 12 dr., 

 calomel 2 to 4 dr., caraway seed powd. 12 dr., ginger 4 dr., oil 

 of cloves 40 drops, syrup q. s. to make 4 balls. — 3. Flowers of 

 sulphur 6 oz., emetic tartar 6 or 8 dr., corrosive sublimate 10 gr., 

 syrup q. s. to form 6 balls. 



Mange balls. Corrosive sublimate half an oz., emetic tartar 

 8 oz., anise seeds powdered 6 oz., ginger 2 oz., syrup q. s. to make 

 16 balls; one to be given every morning, unless they purge. 



Mercurial ball. Calomel half a dr., Barbadoes aloes 2 dr., 

 rhubarb, Castille soap, of each 3 dr., syrup q. s. to make a ball ; 

 used in inflammation of the liver. 



Physic ball. Barbad. aloes 5 to 8 dr. hard soap 4 dr., ginger 

 1 dr. ; melt together in a slight heat : if made for keeping add a 

 little sweet oil. The best ball that can be made. — 2. Barb, aloes 

 5 dr., natron ppd. 2 dr., aromatic powd. 1 dr., oil of caraway 10 

 drops, syrup q. s. to make a ball. — 4. Barbad. aloes 7 dr. to 1 oz., 

 natron ppd. 2 dr., aromatic powder 1 dr., oil of anise seeds 10 

 drops, syrup q. s. to make a ball. 



Stomachic balls. Gentian powd. 4 dr., ginger powd. l^dr., 

 ppd. natron 1 dr., treacle q. s. to form a ball. — 2. Cascarilla 

 powder 2 dr., myrrh powd. Ifdr , Castille soap 1 dr., treacle q. s. 

 to form a ball. — 3. Quassia powd. 2 dr., aromatic powder I7 dr., 

 ppd. natron 1 dr., treacle q. s. to form a ball. — 4. Columbo powd. 

 half an oz., cassia powd. 1 dr., rhubarb powd. 2 dr. to 4 dr., syrup 

 q. s. to form a ball. 



Stomach laxative ball. Barbad. aloes 3 to 5 dr., white 

 Mjap 3 dr., ginger powdered 2 dr., oil of caraway 20 drops, syrup 

 q. 8. to make a ball. 



Stomachic purgative ball, for washey horses. Barbad. 

 aloes 3 dr., rhubarb 2 dr., ginger and cascarilla of each 1 dr., oil 

 of camomile 20 drops, carbonate of soda 2 dr., syrup q. s. to make 

 a ball. 



Stomachic purgative ball for thin ill-conditioned horses. 

 liarbadocs aloes half an oz., rhubarl) 2 dr., calomel 1 dr., ginger 

 \[ dr., oil of caraway 10 drops, Castille soap 2 dr., syrop q. s. to 

 make a ball. 



Stren<;thexing ball. Columbo root powd. 2 dr., casca- 

 rilla powd. 1 dr., natron ppm. 2 dr., syrup (j. ». to make a ball. 

 The norse to have gruel made of wheat flour or arrow-r(K)t : some- 

 times half a drachm of opium may be added, which will generally 

 slop the looseness for some time. 



Sulphur ball. Flower of sulphur 1 to 2 oz., emetic tartar 



