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Read in the Wunder reader — freePowdered catechu 60 grains Powdered ginger 240 grains Powdered gentian 240 grains Powdered opium 30 grains
«CUTS, WOUNDS, SORES.»
I.—Tincture opium, 2 ounces; tannin, 1/4 ounce.
II.—Tincture aloes, 1 ounce; tincture of myrrh, 1/2 ounce; tincture of opium, 1/2 ounce; water, 4 ounces. Apply night and morning.
III.—Lard, 4 ounces; beeswax, 4 ounces; rosin, 2 ounces; carbolic acid, 1/4 ounce.
«Diarrhœa.»—
I.—Opium 15 grains Peppermint 1/4 ounce Linseed meal 1 ounce
Give half in morning and remainder in evening in a pint of warm water. {731}
II.—Prepared chalk 6 ounces Catechu 3 ounces Opium 1 1/2 ounces Ginger 3 ounces Gentian 3 ounces
One powder 3 times a day in half a pint of warm water. One-sixth of dose for calves.
«Diuretic Ball.»—
I.—Oil juniper 1/2 drachm Rosin 2 drachms Saltpeter 2 drachms Camphor 1/2 drachm Castile soap 1 ounce Flaxseed meal 1 ounce Make 1 pill.
II.—Rosin 90 grains Potassium nitrate 90 grains Po buchu leaves 45 grains Dose: 1 twice a day.
«Drying Drink.»—
Powdered alum 6 ounces Armenian bole 2 ounces Powdered juniper berries 1/2 ounce
Once daily in 1 quart of warm gruel.
«Epizooty or Pinkeye.»—
Sublimed sulphur 1/2 ounce Epsom salt 1 ounce Charcoal 1/2 ounce Extract licorice 1 ounce
«Fever.»—
I.—Salicylic acid 3/4 ounce Sodium bicarbonate 1/2 ounce Magnesium sulphate 10 ounces
Give half in quart of warm bran water at night.
II.—Spirits niter 3 ounces Tincture aconite 2 drachms Fluid extract belladonna 1/2 ounce Nitrate potash 2 ounces Muriate ammonia 2 ounces Water, q.s 1 quart
Dose: Teaspoonful every 2 or 3 hours till better.
«Heaves.»—I.—Balsam copaiba, 1 ounce; spirits of turpentine, 2 ounces; balsam fir, 1 ounce; cider vinegar, 16 ounces.
Tablespoonful once a day.
II.—Saltpeter, 1 ounce; indigo, 1/2 ounce; rain or distilled water, 4 pints.
Dose: 1 pint twice a day.
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