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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
covered
with
cloths,
lest
the
chill
air
bring
on
shi-
vering
and
give
rise
to
feverishness;
and
his
belly
should
be
now
and
then
rubbed
a
considerable
tiniQ
at
once,
5 or
10
minutes,
but
with
intervals
of
rest,
so
that
it
may
have
time
to
stale
or
dung.
If
the
disorder
does
not
yield
to
these
remedies,
then
others
must
be
employed
of a
more
active
nature.
Some
persons
recommend
castor-oil,
in
the
propor-
tion
of
half
a
pint
to
a
pint,
with
an
ounce
or
two
of
laudanum
or
tincture
of
opium,
mixed
with
water-gruel
in
the
quantity
of a
pint
or
rather
less.
In
case
the
horse
has
lain
down,
and
continued
so
for
some
time,
and
is
covered
with
sweat,
when
he
rises,
two
or
more
persons
should
be
employed
to
rub
him
dry;
and
he
should
also
be kept
well
clothed.
The
stable
should
be
airy,
moderately
cool,
and
his
place
in
it
roomy
and
well
littered,
to
keep
him
from
hurting
himself
should
he
roll
about.
No.
447.
Wliite's
Ball
for
Gripes.
Draughts
of
liquid
medicine
operate
more
speedily
than
any
other
form
;
but,
as
the
disorder
may
attack
a
horse
during
a journey,
where
such
cannot
readily
be
procured,
Mr.
White
has
given
a
receipt
for
a
ball
for
the
convenience
of
those
who
travel
;
and
if
it
be
wrapped
up
closely
in
a
piece
of
bladder,
it
may
be
kept
a
considerable
time
without
losing
its
power.
The
ball
is
composed
of
the
following
ingredients,
viz.
:
Castile
soap,
3
drachms
;
camphor,
2
drachms
ginger,
li
drachms
;
and
Venice
turpentine,
6
drachms
:
to
be
made
into
a
ball
for
one
do^e.