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great pain. Besides which, forced exercise, to cause 

 sweating, as hath been strongly recommended, 

 would in this case only aggravate the disease ; for, 

 if the animal did sweat, it would be caused by in- 

 ternal pain ; probably the tubercles which had 

 formed upon the membrane would suppurate and 

 burst, and thus confirm the disorder internally by 

 the inflammation of the particular viscus where the 

 disorder began. 



Alterative Laxative. 



Aloes, 9 drachms, 

 Hard soap, 7 drachms, 

 Anise seeds, powdered, 1 ounce. 

 Mix with mucilage sufficient to form the mass into 

 four balls. Give, day after day, until they effect 

 the purpose of bringing away a copious stool. Then 

 give the tonic alterative, thus proportioned for a 

 large horse, with care. 



Tonic. — No. 1. 



Prepared arsenic, 10 grains, 

 Ginger, powdered, 1 drachm, 

 Anise seeds, powdered, 4 drachms, 

 Compound powder of tragacanth, 2 drachma. 

 Mix with mucilage sufficient for one dose. Give 

 daily for a week, preceded and followed by mashes, 

 or gruel, and then give the bark, thus : 



Tonic— No. 2. 

 Cascarilla, powdered, 4 ounces, 



