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CHAPTER XXI. 



Eecipe for physic-balls. — Eecipe for cleaning leather breeches. 

 — Eecipe for cleaning white cords. — Eecipe for cleaning 

 brown cords. — Eecipe for cleaning top-boots. — Eecipe for 

 cleaning scarlet coats. — Eecipe for cleaning drab-coats.— 

 Eecipe for cleaning hunting-hats. 



The following recipes may be of use to the 

 reader : 



Physic Ball fob a 15.2 Horse. 



Best Barbadoes aloes 

 Calomel .... 

 Tartar emetic . 

 ' Ground ginger . 



21 drs. 

 10 grs. 

 15 „ 



1 dr. 



For a 16-Hand Horse. 



Aloes 3 drs. 



Calomel . . . . . .12 grs. 



Tartar emetic . . . . . 16 „ 



Ground ginger ]i drs. 



To Clean Leather Breeches. 



Scour the breeches with a brush dipped in clean, soft water, 

 but do not make them too wet. Then apply some of the follow- 

 ing mixture : 



Prepared chalk . . . . . 8 oz. 



Alum . . . . . . . -i ,, 



