CHAP. III.] . NOT STRONG, SUCCEED. 417 



Anise seeds powdered, 1 drachm, 



Oil of cloves, 6 drops. 

 Mix with syrup of buckthorn enough to form the 

 mass, and divide into two balls. Give them on 

 two successive mornings, unless the first prove ef- 

 fectual. We have found these balls, without any 

 other aid, produce worms, a few, by repeating as 

 often as five or six times. Another preparation may 

 be substituted for the first mentioned powder, vi%. 



No. 2. — Laxative Powders. 



Liver of antimony, 3 ounces, 

 Cream of tartar, 4 ounces, 

 Mix for six doses, one to be given daily until the 

 body is opened. But should not this happen, let 

 the laxative ball just advised be given. 



Savin (the leaves) pounded, and a spoonful given 

 twice a day in the horse's oats for ten days, and 

 then the laxative balls above, brings away slimy 

 matter with the dung, if not worms alive. 



Arsenic has been tried, to the amount of ten 

 grains a day, for a week, but its powers are tonic 

 only : it is, moreover, a dangerous remedy in un- 

 skilful hands. All bitters are anthelmintic and 

 tonic ; thus to wormwood, rue, and chamomile 

 flowers, have been attributed the faculty of killing 

 the worms ; but the fact is not exactly so : those 

 effects are produced by bracing the stomach, and 

 restoring its tone, and thus disposing the parts to 

 throw off the intruders. 



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