ALTERATIVES. 75 



ed f~ but an alterative drench morning and evening, 

 of one drachm of aloes and two ounces of Epsom salts 

 for each drench, is sometimes preferable :t a drachm 

 of Turkey rhubarb may be added to each drench for 

 a thin horse. The same care is to be taken as under 

 " PHYSICKING." He must have bran mashes instead 

 of gram from the day the first ball is given, and 

 be muzzled at night ; the water always with the 

 chill off, and only one pooly, or the same quantity 

 of dried green grass after each feed, except in 

 the evening, when he may eat grass until muzzled, 

 at nine or ten o'clock. If he is thin, half a map of 

 soaked or boiled ground gram may be added to 

 each mash. Good walking exercise morning and 

 evening, but no ivet green grass, and no washing 

 under physic. If they do not operate twelve hours 

 after the last is given, and after you have given 

 a trot, continue them on until they do ; but clyster 

 first, with one ounce of soap and two drachms of 

 aloes | in a gallon of warm water, or the horse may 

 be severely over-purged from the effect of the whole 

 taking place at once. 



When calomel is required in combination with al- 

 teratives to a greater amount than a drachm, it 

 should be mixed in the four first balls, to prevent 

 any chance of salivation. 



* I have always found the following an excellent alterative. Aloes one 

 drachm, calomel ten grains, powdered gentian root two drachms, thirty drops 

 of oil of aniseed, or tincture of ginger, made into a ball with treacle or honey 

 One to be given morning and evening. When the bowels become relaxed, 

 discontinue the ball for a day or two, and then go on with it again. ED. 



f I would never give alteratives in the form of a drench. It is by far 

 too annoying to the horse. ED. 



+ The aloes are not necessary. ED. 



