464 XII. CONSISTENT AND DRY COMPOUNDS— 



Diaphoretic alterative powder, for horses. Ppd. antimony 



1 oz., caraway seed powd. half an oz. ; mix. — 2. Ppd. antimony 



2 dr., precipitated sulphuret of antimony half a dr., caraway seeds 

 powd. half an ounce ; mix for one dose. 



Diuretic powders for horses. Rosin and salt petre of 

 each half an ounce ; mix for a dose, once or twice a day. 



Diuretic alterative powder. Yellow rosin and salt petre 

 of each 4 oz. ; mix for six or eight doses, one to be given daily. 



Diuretic alterative powder for grease. Powdered 

 rosin and nitre of each 4 oz. ; mix, and divide into eight doses. 



Fever powder for horses. Nitre half an oz. to 1 oz., cam- 

 phire and emetic tartar of each 1 to 2 dr. ; used after their bowels 

 have been opened. — 2. Nitre half an oz to 1 oz., antimonial powder 

 2 dr., camphire 1 dr. to 2 dr. ; mix. — 3. Powdered rosin 3 dr., 

 emetic 1 dr., nitre half an oz. ; mix. 



Laxative alterative powders. Flowers of sulphur 6 oz., 

 emetic tartar 6 to 8 dr., calomel 3 dr. ; mix for six doses. 



Purging powder for pigs. Jalap 1 dr., to which may be 

 added scammony 10 or 12 gr., or calomel 10 gr. 



German paste for birds. Pea meal 2lb., sweet almonds 

 blanched lib., fresh butter 3 oz. ; beat all up together, add a little 

 honey and cake saffron shred, pass it through a colander to granu- 

 late it. Some put in the yelks of 2 eggs, but this makes it too 

 expensive, and too fattening for the birds : it will keep good six 

 months : used for feeding nightingales, larks, and other insecti- 

 vorous birds. 



Rat powder. Rad. ranunculi bulbosi dried and powdered. 



Powder for destroying mice. Rad. helleb. nigri, sem. 

 staphisagrise ana 1 oz., oatmeal 2lb., ol. carui gtt. xxx. 



Fly powder. Arsen. alb. 4 oz., white sugar 61b., rose pink 

 1 oz. : put 5 vj in each paper. 



FOR the kitchen AND TABLE. 



Currie powder. Coriander 18 oz., black pepper 2 oz., Cay- 

 enne pepper 1 oz., turmeric, cumin seed, of each 3 oz., foenugr. 

 seed 3iv. 



2. Sem. coriandri 13 oz., pip. nigri 5 oz., pip. Cayenne 1 oz., 

 sem. foenugr., sem. cymini ana 3 oz., rad. curcumae 6 oz. 



3. Sem. coriandri lib., rad. curcumae 8 oz., zz. 6 oz., sem. 

 cumini, pip. Indie, ana 4 oz., pip. nigri 3 oz., cinnam., sem. 

 cardam. min. ana 1 oz., tamarind, nigr. 2ib. 



4. Sem. coriand., rad. curcumae ana 4lb., zz., pimentae, pip. 

 Cayenne, capsici bacc. ana lib., sem. cardam. min. 4 oz., macis, 

 caryoph. arom., cinnam. ana 1 oz. 



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