600
MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RL:CEIPTS.
193
Take
of
pomegranate-shell,
in
powder,
and
pre-
pared
testaceous
powder,
each
1
onnce,
Dover's
powders,
and
ginger
pow^dered,
each
2
drachms.
Mix,
and
give
in
a
pint
of
warm
gruel,
and
repeat
twice
a
day.
No.
428.
Cough
Drink.
Take
of
Barbadoes
tar,
anisated
balsam
of
sul-
phur,
each
1
ounce.
Incorporate
them
with
the
yolk
of
an
Qgg',
then
add
nitre
1
ounce,
ginger
\
ounce,
tincture
of
opium
1
ounce.
Mix
them
to-
gether.
Let
this
drink
be
gradually
mixed
in
a
pint
of
warm
ale
or
linseed
tea,
and
give
it
in
the
morning,
fasting;
let
the
horse
stand
without
food
for
2
hours
after,
then
give
him
a
mash
of
scalded
bran
and
oats
and
warm
water.
Repeat
every
othei
morning,
three
or
four
times.
No.
429.
Fever-Balls
for
Horses.
Take
of
antimonial
powder,
tartarized
antimony,
and
camphor,
each
1
drachm,
nitre,
and
Castile
soap,
each
2
drachms,
Barbadoes
aloes
2
drachms.
Mix,
and
beat
them
into
a
ball
with
syrup
of
buckthorn.
Let
this
ball
be
given
to
the
horse
about
2
hours
after
bleeding,
and
in
6
hours
after
giving
him
the
ball,
let
him
have
the
folio
wiuir
Purgative
drink.
—
Take
of
Epsom
salts
4
ounces,
niire
\
ounce,
coarse
sugar
2
tablespoonfuls.
Dissolve
them'
in
a
quart
of
gruel,
then
add
10
2P