54: MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS. 



Anodyne Drenche?. 



No. 1. — Tincture of opium, 1 ounce; starch gruel, 1 quart. Mix. 



No. 2. — Sweet spirits of nitre, 1 ounce; tincture of opium, 1 ounce; 

 essence of peppermint, i ounce ; water, 1 pint. Mix. 



No. 3.— Tincture of opium, 1 ounce; spirits of camphor, | ounce; anise, 

 t ounce ; sulphuric ether, 1 ounce ; water, 1 pint. Mix. 



Diabetes. 



Sugar of lead, 10 grains; alum, 30 gi'ains; catechu, 1 drachm; tincture 

 of opium, i ounce ; w^ater, 1 pint. Mix. 



Farcy and Glanders. 



No. 1.— Iodide of potassium, li drachms; copperas, i drachm; ginger, 1 

 drachm; gentian, 2 drachms; powdered gum arable and syrup to forma 

 ball. 



No. 2.— Calomel, i drachm; turpentine, i ounce; blue vitriol, 1 drachm; 

 gum arable and syrup to form a ball. 



■^Q 3.— One-half ounce sulphite of soda, 5 grains Spanish flies, powdered. 

 Mix, and give at night in cut feed for several wrecks; give at the same time, 

 every morning and noon, 3 drachms powdered gentian, 2 drachms powdered 

 blue vitriol; give the medicines for a long time; feed well. This is the best 

 treatment that can be given for this disease. 



Fever Balls. 



•^o. 1.— Saltpetre, 2i drachms; tartar emetic, i drachm; flaxseed meal, 1 

 ounce; camphor, i drachm; ginger, 2 drachms. Mix, and form into a ball. 

 Repeat three or four times a day if necessary. 



Xo. 2.— Tincture aconite, ten drops; tartar emetic, i drachm; saltpetre, 

 1 drachm ; ginger, 2 drachms ; linseed meal, 1 ounce. Mix, and form into a 

 ball. Repeat three or four times a day if necessary. 



Diuretic and Tonic Balls. 



Copperas, li drachms; ginger, 1 drachm; gentian, 1 drachm; saltpetre, 3 

 drachms; rosin, i ounce; flaxseed meal, 1 ounce. Mix, and form into a ball. 



Diuretic Balls. 



No. 1.— Saltpetre, 3 drachms; rosin, 4 drachms; castile soap, 2 drachms; 

 fenugreek, 3 drachms; flaxseed meal, 1 ounce. Mix, and form into a ball. 



-^Q^ 2. — Oil of juniper, i drachm; rosin and saltpetre, each, 2 drachms, 

 camphor, i drachm ; castile soap, 1 ounce ; flaxseed meal, 1 ounce. Mix, and 

 form into a ball. 



