8 
A REMEDY FOR COLIC. 
but we all have our predilections, and this claims mine by 
its efficacy, its portability, and adaptation to immediate exhi- 
bition, either in the solid or liquid form, in the stable or on a 
journey ; by its preservative qualities, as it may be kept for 
months without detriment; and by its applicability as a 
stimulant in appropriate doses in various diseases. I name 
it “the Ginger Electuary.” 
R. Pulv. Zingib., pulv. Pimentae, et 01. Lini, aa ^iij ; 
Pulv. Anisi, giv; 
Pulv. Camphor, gij ; 
Pulv. Opii, 3 V ; 
01. Juniperi, 31 J ; 
Ol. Carii, rq 40; 
Sac. faec., gviij. 
Form an electuary weighing twenty-four ounces. If the 
treacle be thin, substitute palm oil for a portion of the linseed 
oil. Instead of powdering the opium I beat it up with its 
weight of moist sugar, which renders the mass easily divisible, 
and also greatly increases its solubility. 
Dose, as a cordial, gj to giss ; as an antispasmodic, gij to 
giij or giijss, formed into balls, or dissolved in a pint of cold 
water or gruel. 
Should there be tympanitis, or acidity of the contents of 
the alimentary canal (the latter we may reasonably suspect 
when the horse has been feeding on succulent grass, turnips, 
or potatoes,) an alkali may be added, as from 3 j to $ij Sodae 
Bicarbonas, or a similar dose of Ammoniae Sesquicarbonas. 
Should no relief be obtained in the course of an hour after 
giving a dose of the above, and there be no signs of inflam- 
mation observable, it may be repeated w r ith the addition of an 
aperient, as Aloes or Linseed Oil, if thought proper; though, 
when the first dose fails, it is mostly prudent to follow it up 
with remedies more decidedly antispasmodic, sedative, and 
aperient, lest latent inflammation exist. 
As a derivative in abdominal diseases, I prefer dry heat to 
fomentations, since the restlessness of the horse precludes 
the continuous application of the latter ; whereas, by means 
of a tin bottle filled w 7 ith hot water, and held to the belly, 
much good may be done. The sides of the bottle used by 
me for that purpose are concavo-convex, eighteen inches long 
by twelve broad, and one inch apart. 
John Relph. 
Sebergham; Dec. Ibth, 1852. 
