1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

202 600 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. 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. No. 447.