1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

192

ph3'8ic is to give him 2 or 3 mashes of scaldec^ bran and oats, and warm water, for 3 or 4 daya together. This will soften the faeces and promote the operation of the medicine. But if a strong purge be given to a horse of costive habit with- out preparation, it will probably occasion a violent inflammation.

No. 425. Furgative Balls for Horses.

Take of Barbadoes aloes 7^ ounces, Castile soap 1| ounces, powdered ginger 1\ ounces, oil of anise- seed 2 drachms, syrup a sufficient quantity to make 6 balls, each of which is a dose. No. 428. Brink to check Orer-Purglng. Take of prepared chalk, ginger, and anise-seed, m powder, each 1 ounce, essential oil of peppermint 15 drops, rectified spirits of wine \ ounce. Mix the whole in a pint and a half of warm linseed gruel, and give it. Another. — Take of prepared chalk 2 ounces, anise- seed and caraway-seed, prepared, each 1 ounce, opium \ drachm. Mix, and give it in a pint of linseed gruel.

No. 427. Astringent Drink after Looseness.

If the looseness continues after the above drink has been administered for 2 or 3 days, the following may be given: