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about this complaint ; and that which will succeed at 

 one time will have no effect at another. It would, 

 therefore, be proper to apply the following* receipts in 

 the order in which they stand : 



RECIPE (No. 6). 



Strongest Wash for the Eyes. 



Take — Aconite root, one drachm ; 

 Laudanum, half an ounce : 

 Steep the aconite root in one pint of boiling water ; when cold add 

 the laudanum and use 



RECIPE (No. 7). 



Anodyne Wash for the Eyes. 



Take — Laudanum, or tincture of digitalis (the latter to be preferred), 

 half an ounce ; 

 Distilled or soft water, eight ounces. 



RECIPE (No. 8). 



Take — Sulphate of zinc, one drachm : 

 Dissolve in half a pint of water. 



These must not be wasted about the outside of the 

 eye, but, with a camePs-hair brush, they must be 

 gently placed upon the globe. 



If these lotions should not remove or abate the 

 complaint, that which the human practitioner finds 

 so useful, but which is not always so beneficial in the 

 horse, may be tried — viz. the vinous tincture of 

 opium ; two or three drops of which should be placed 

 in its pure state upon the outer corner of the eye by 

 means of a camePs-hair brush. 



If, however, this inflammation of the eye should bid 



