1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

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neck of the wart, tightening it gradually till it falls away. Then dip a piece of tow in alum-water and oind it on the spot for a whole day. Heal the sore with the green ointment.

No. 363. The Staggers. Bleed the animal copiously, (the disease is a true apoplexy,) 2J quarts at once ; then give him \ pint linseed-oil, the same of castor-oil, 40 grains calomel, 60 grains jalap, and 2 ounces tincture of aloes. Give him twice a day warm bran mashes. No. 364. For Loss of Appetite. Take 1 quart blood from the neck, and give him a purging ball, made as follows : aloes, 1 ounce jalap, 1 drachm; rhubarb, 1 drachm; make into a ball with castor-oil and J drachm ginger. No. 365. Inflamed Bladder. Make the animal drink largely of flaxseed tea, barley or rice water, or any mucilaginous liquid, and inject a portion of the same frequently. Bleed- ing, and a dose of castor-oil, are never to be omitted. After the oil has operated, give the fol- lowing ball every six hours : powdered nitre, J ounce; camphor, 1 drachm; liquorice-powder, 3 drachms ; honey suflicient to form the ball. Should