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Form them into a ball with syrup. 



No. 2. Salt of steel, half an ounce. 



Aromatic powder, two drams. 



Mucilage, enough to form the ball for one 

 dose. 



No. 3. Arsenic, ten grains. 

 Ginger, one dram. 

 Powdered aniseed, half an ounce. 

 Compound powder of tragacanth, 

 two drams. 

 Sj-rup, to form the ball for one dose. 

 UNGUENTS. (See Ointments.) 

 URINE BALLS. (See Diuretics.) 

 Wx^TER. Much has been written re- 

 specting the different qualities of water, 

 some having been considered as very inju- 

 rious to horses, while others have been said 

 to promote health and condition. Dr. 

 Bracken thought hard or pump water liable 

 to produce the gravel or stone; and other 

 authors have had still more vvhinisical no- 

 tions on this subject. It appears probable 

 that transparent and sweet water, that is, 

 such as is most grateful to man, is most 

 wholesome for horses, whether it be taken 

 from a well, or from any other situation. 

 The ill effects that hav« sometimes resulted 



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