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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
swell,
the
hair
also
rubs
off.
Horses
that
are
re-
moved
from
grass
to
a
warm
stable,
full
fed
on
hay
and
corn,
and
not
sufficiently
exercised,
are
very
subject
to
one
or
more
of
these
symptoms.
Regulating
the
quantity
of
food
given
to
him,
proper
exercise,
and
occasional
laxatives,
as
the
following
powder,
will
be
commonly
found
sufficient
after
the
tirst
bleeding,
and
operation
of
an
aloetlc
purge.
In
slight
affections
of
this
kind,
a
brisk
purge
will
often
alone
be
sufficient.
No.
422.
Laxative
and
Diaphoretic
Powder.
Take
of
crocus
of
antimony,
finely
levigated,
nitre,
cream
of
tartar,
and
flour
of
sulphur,
each
4
ounces.
Powder
and
mix
them
well
together
for
use.
One
tablespoonful
of
this
mixture
may
be
given
every
night
and
morning,
in as
much
scalded
bran,
or
a
feed
of
corn
m'oistened
with
water,
that
the
powder
may
adhere
thereto.
This
powder
will
be
found
excellent
for
such
horses
as
are
kept
on
dry
food,
whether
they
be
in
the
stable
or
travel
on
the
road;
also
for
stallions
in
the
spring
of
the
year, as
they
not
only
keep
the
body
cool
and
open,
but
cause
him
to cast
his
coat,
and
make
his
skin
appear
as
bright
as
silk.
No.
423.
Purging.
In
obstinate
grease
and
swellings
of
the
legs,
ac-
companied
with
lameness
of
the
joints,
dry
coughs,