The Domestic Cyclopædia of Pratical Information for Popular Use
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Chalk mixture. — Take of prepared chalk i troy ounce ; gly- cerine, I fluid ounce ; gum arable, fine powder, 240 grains ; cinnamon water, water, each 8 fluid ounces. Rub them together till they are thoroughly mixed. Dose, i pint. Drench. — A gjood cooling drench when horses are in too good condition, is : Nitre i ounce Sweet spirits of nitre .... 2 ounces Tincture of digitalis .... 2 drachms Whey .......... I pint. Firing. — The application of a hot iron to promote the ab- sorption of a morbid ...growth. No one should use it before act- ually witnessing the operation. Laudanum, ordinary dose, i to 3 grains. Large doses of laudanum or opium should not be repeated more than once in four hours without experienced advice. Nitre, ordinary dose, J^ oz. opium, •• " 54 oz. to 1 54 oz. Purgatives. — No. 1 Mild. Barbadoes aloes, eight drachms; nux vomica, one drachm ; carbonate of soda, one drachm ; and ginger, 3 drachms ; make it into a ball with honey or soap. No. 2 Strong:. Barbadoes aloes, three drachms ; powdered rhubarb, two drachms ; ginger, one drachm ; and caraway oil, 15 drops ; made into a ball.
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