HORSE MEDICINES AND REMEDIES 215 



(G) ANOTHER LAXATIVE DRENCH. 



Castor oil . . , . . 3 to 6 ounces. 

 Barbadoes aloes . . . 3 to 5 drachms. 



Carbonate of soda . . .2 drachms. 

 Mint water .... 8 ounces. 



Mix, by dissolving the aloes in the mint water by the aid 

 of heat, and then adding the other ingredients. 



(H) A MILD OPENING DRENCH. 



Castor oil 4 ounces. 



Epsom salts , . . . 3 to 5 ounces. 



Gruel 2 pints. 



Mix. 



(I) A VERY MILD LAXATIVE. 



Castor oil and linseed oil, of each 4 ounces. 

 Warm water, or gruel . . 1 pint. 



Mix. 



(K) USED IN THE STAGGERS. 



Barbadoes aloes . . .6 drachms. 



Common salt . ... 6 ounces. 

 Flour of mustard . . .1 ounce. 



Water 2 pints. 



Mix. 



(L) A GENTLY COOLING DRENCH IN SLIGHT ATTACKS 

 OF COLD. 



Epsom salts . . . . 6 to 8 ounces. 



Whey 2 pints. 



Mix. 



(M) PURGATIVE CLYSTER. 



Common salt . . . . 4 to 8 ounces. 

 Warm water . . . . 8 to 16 pints 



Arnica has for a time disappeared from our prescriptions 

 and practice, to reappear recently with good claim on our 

 notice. It is diaphoretic and diuretic, and we have found 



