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Another : 
No. 80. * Quarts warm water, 
1 GiU soft soap, 
X Table-spoonful fine salt. 
Useful in obstinate constipation, “stoppage,” or whenever the excre- 
ment is hard and Sark colored. 
Emollient clyster : 
No. 2 Ounces slippery elm bark, 
2 Quarts boiling water. 
Simmer over the fire a few minutes, strain through a fine sieve, and 
inject, when nearly cool. The following articles may be substituted for 
elm : flaxseed, lily roots, gum arabic, poplar bark, Iceland moss. 
jj se , in all cases of irritation and inflammation of the intestines and 
bladder. 
Stimulating, clyster : 
No. 32 , 3 Quarts of thin mucilage of slippery elm or linseed te*, 
X Teaspoonful African cayenne, pure. 
Another : 
No. 83. X Table-spoonful powdered ginger, 
3 Quarts boiling water. 
When cool, inject. 
Use. i n a ii cases when the rectum and small intestines are inactive 
and loaded with excrement, or gas. 
Anodyne clyster : 
No. 34. 1 Ounce lady’s slipper (cypripedium), 
1 Ounce camomile flowers, 
3 Quarts boiling water. 
Let the mixture stand a short time, then strain through a fine sieve 
When it will bo fit for use. 
Use . — To relieve pain and relax spasms. 
Diuretic clyster: 
No. 35, 8 Quarts linseed tea, 
1 Table-spoonful oil of juniper. 
Or, substitute for the latter, cream of tartar, half an ounce. 
Use. This form of clyster may be used with decided advantage in all 
acute diseases of the urinary orgaus. This injection is useful in cases of 
red water, both in cattle and sheep ; aud when the malady 's supposed to 
