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a slow fire ; when cooling, add of the eye. The custom of bIo«r- 

 the nitre. For a strong dose, an ing it in alarms tJie horse, 

 ounce and a half, for a mild one Hoof liquid. 



an ounce. It should be kept in Oil of turpentine, four ounces, 

 mind, that mild iliuretics are al- Tar, four ounces. Whale oil, 

 ways equal to what is required ; eight ounces, 'lliis softens and 

 and that strong diuretics are al- toughens the hoo^s extremely, 

 ways hurtful. when brushed over tliem night and 



Urine drink. morning. 



Glauber's salts, two ounces. Liquid purge. 



Nitre, six drachms. Dissolve in Epsom salts, dissolved, eight 

 a pint of water. ounces. Caster oil, four ounces. 



For strains. Watery tinctiue of aloes, eight 



Bay salt, bruised, half a pound, ounces. Mix. The watery tinc- 

 Cnade sal ammoniac, two ounces, ture of aloes is made by beating 

 Sugar of lead, quarter of an powdered aloes widi the yolk of 

 ounce. Vinegar, one pint and a egg, adding water by degrees ; by 

 half. Water one pint. these means half an ounce of al- 



itor the eyes. oes may be suspended in eight 



1. S'igarof lead, one drachm, ounces of water; and such a 

 White vitriol, two scruples. Wa- purge is useful when a ball can- 

 ter, one pint not be got down, as in partial 



2. Brandy, one ounce. Infu- locked jaw. 



Bion of green tea, four ounces. Scalding mixture for poll evil. 



Tincture of opium, two drachms. Corrosive _ .sublimate, finely 



Infusion of red roses, 4 ounces, powdered, one drachm. Yellow 



3. Rose water, six ounces, basilicon, foiu- ounces. 

 Mindererus spirit, three ounces. Foot stoppings. 



4. Corrosive sublimate, 4 grs. Hoi-se and cow dung, each 

 Alkahol, one ounce. Lime wa- about two pounds. Tar/ half a 

 ler, one pint. pound. 



5. Alum, powdered, one dr'm. Ointment for healing. 

 Calomel, half a drachm. Mix, Turner's cerate four ounces, 

 and insert a little at one corner White vitriol powdered, l«lfa 



drachm. Lard, four ounces. 



Remarks. 



A knowledge of the diseases of animals in gen 

 eral, cannot be inferred from a knowledge of the 

 diseases of any one particular species of animals. 



Thus he who is acquainted with the diseases of 

 the horse,* would not from that circumstance be 

 able to prescribe correctly for the diseases of 

 qMadrup^ds generally. The anatomy and phy3i(»i 



