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ing, until moderate purging is produced ; and 

 if it be found necessary, let it be repeated after 

 an interval of four or five days. It is almost 

 superiiuous to add, that great attention must 

 be paid by the groom ; the head, neck, and 

 chest, as well as the body, should be clothed ; 

 warm water should be given frequently in 

 small quantities ; a large quantity of litter 

 should be allowed; imd hand-rubbing to the 

 legs should never be omitted. 



ALTERATIVE BALL. 



Barbadoes aloes, - la dr. 



Emetic tartar and Castile^ , 



V 2 dr. 

 soap, of each, - ) 



To be made into a ball for one dose. 



Catarrh y. or Cold. 



It would be superfluous to give a particular 

 description of this complaint, since it is so well 

 known, and its appearances so generally under- 

 stood, that scarcely any one can be at a loss to 

 distinguish it from other diseases. It consists 

 in an inflannnation in the mucous membrane, 

 which hnes the internal part of the nose, throat, 

 he, sometimes attended with a slight degree of 



