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Should the decoction of aloes — that admirable formula — 

 not be at hand, we must content ourselves with a simple 

 solution of aloes in hot water, bearing in mind that the 

 dose is meant to be either ten drachms of Barbadoes aloes 

 or twelve of Cape. 



Spirits of turpentine, in four-ounce doses, was Professor 

 Coleman's remedy, and is still in favour at the Veterinary 

 College. It is dangerous without olive or linseed oil, as 

 producing sore throat. Hartshorn, with tincture of myrrh, 

 is open to the same objection. Mr. White's formula is 

 unobjectionable : 



Turkey opium ... 1 oz. 



Cloves, bruised 2 oz. 



Ginger, ditto . . . . . 3 oz. 



Brandy, rum, or gin .... 1 quart. 



Exercise is often productive of a great deal of benefit 

 after the antispasmodic remedy ; it increases the peristaltic 

 motion, causes often the expulsion of air and dung; and 

 should he sweat, it tends rather to relieve than to augment 

 the spasm. However, he must go willingly, and not be 

 urged. 



A clyster, composed of two ounces of Cape aloes dissolved 

 in six quarts of soap-water or gruel, may be administered 

 with a view of emptying the rectum ; or one in which a 

 pint of oil of turpentine is substituted for the aloes may be 

 given with a view of relieving the spasm. But what, in a 

 case of any danger, is better than either is the clyster of 

 tobacco-smoke ; and the best apparatus for conducting this 

 operation is Read's enema syringe, furnished with a metallic 

 box for containing the tobacco, with a pierced plate across 

 the inside for transmitting the fumes. 



A warm bath would certainly prove a most desirable 

 situation for our patient, could one be procured. A sackful 

 of hay, dipped in water nearly boiling, and bound upon the 

 belly, may likewise relieve him. 



FLATULENT COLIC. 



Tympany, or windy colic, is produced by the distension 

 of the intestines by gas. It is most frequent in summer, 

 when horses are fed with green meat, but may be produced 



