VALUABLE MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS. 199 



BALLS FOB APPETITE. 



Equal weights of assafcetida, saffron, bay berries, and 

 aloes, made into a mass with extract of gentian. Dose i oz. 



ANODYNE BALL. 



Opium YZ dram to i dram; camphor, i dram; anise 

 seed, Y* oz.; soft extract of licorice. 



CORDIAL BALLS. 



Ginger and gentian, equal parts ; treacle to form a mass. 

 Dose, i oz. to i^ oz. 



Ginger and caraway, each 4 Ibs. ; gentian, i Ib. ; palm 

 oil, 4}1 Ibs. Beat together. Dose, i oz. to i^ oz. 



MIXED BALLS, CORDIAL ASTRINGENT BALLS. 



Catechu, i dram; opium, 10 grains. To WASH HORSES 



BEFORE OR AFTER A JOURNEY. 



DIURETIC BALLS. 



Resin soap and nitre, of each equal parts, beaten together 

 into a mass. Dose, i oz. to i^ oz. 



White soap, 8 oz. ; nitre, 3 oz. ; 3 resin, oz.; camphor, 

 3 drams ; oil of juniper, 3 drams. For 6 balls, one every 

 morning or every other morning. 



TONIC DIURETIC BALL. 



Gentian, i dram; ginger, ^ dram; sulphate of iron, 2 

 drams ; nitre, ^ oz. ; resin, y^ oz. Mix with molasses. 



FEVER BALLS. 



Emetic tartar, YZ dram ; camphor, ^ dram ; nitre, 2 

 drams ; ginger, 3 drams. Mix in ball. 



