MEDICINES AND RECEIPTS 
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Mix thoroughly and give a tablespoonful every night in 
a bran mash, but if in a case where you want to fatten the 
animal quickly give a tablespoonful twice a day in a bran 
mash. To horses that are working hard give a tablespoon- 
ful every Saturday night in a bran mash to keep them in 
good working condition. 
9. Colic and Indigestion Drench. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 
Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 10 drops. 
Bicarbonate Soda 1 teaspoonful. 
Ginger 1 teaspoonful. 
Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench 
every two hours for colic, indigestion and inflammation. 
For further particulars refer to diseases of the stomach and 
bowels. 
