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RECIPE (No. 11). 



Strong Purgatite Pills for Rheumatism. 



Take — Extract of colocynth, two scruples ; 

 Blue pill, one scruple ; 

 Powdered colchicum, one scruple : 

 Divide into four pills, and give according to the size of the dog, 

 one, two, three, or four for a dose. 



This may be repeated, but will seldom be required. 

 With the relief of the bowels the acute pain will 

 mitigate. Still the dog" always appears to greatly 

 suffer from cold in this affection. He will intrude 

 his body under the fire-place if not observed and 

 forbidden. This sensation shows the circulation is bad. 

 To improve it, have the following rubbed into the 

 skin, using friction for any length of time which may 

 be convenient. 



RECIPE (No. 12). 



Embrocation for Rheumatism in the Dog. 



Take — Oil of cantharides, two parts ; § 



Tincture of capsicums, one part ; 

 Soft soap, one part ; 

 Water, four parts : 

 First, incorporate the oil and soap ; then add the tincture, dilut- 

 ing the whole with the water. 



The opening physic and the embrocation may re- 

 quire frequent repetition, for the dog once having had 

 rheumatism is seldom radically cured. 



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