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The following, which has an established characterAmong sportsmen.

Take aloes, from ten drams to an ounce and a half,myrrh and ginger powdered each half an ounce,saffron and oil of anniseed each half a dram.

Mr. Gibson recommends the following.

Take succotrine aloes ten drams, myrrh finely pow-dered half an ounce, saffron and fresh jallap inpowder, of each a dram, make them into a stiffball with syrup of roses, then add a small spoonfulof rectified oil of amber.

The succotrine aloes should always be preferred to theIlarbadoes, or plantation aloes, though the latter may beK‘ven to robust strong horses, but even then should al-ways be prepared with the salt, or cream of tartar ; whichby opening its parts, prevents its adhesion to the coats ofkhs stomach and bowels ; from whence horrid gripings,and even death itself has often ensued. This caution is'veil worth remarking, as many a horse hath fell a sacri-fice to the neglect of it.

Half an ounce of Castile soap, to a horse of a gross con-ftitution, may be added to any of the above ; and the pro-portions may be increased for strong horses.

When mercurial physic is intended, give two drams°f calomel over night, mixed up with halffan ounce offiiapente and a little honey, and the purging ball the nextCorning-

The following when it can be afforded, is a very gen-fie and effectual purge, particularly for fine delicate hor-f es ; and if prepared with the Indian rhubarb, will notDe expensive.

Take of the finest succotrine aloes one ounce, rhu-barb powdered half an ounce or six drams, gin-ger grated one dram, make into a ball, with sy-rup os roses.

The following purging drink may be given with*fi e utmost safety ; it may be quickened, or made

- safety ; it may be quickened, -

tronger, by adding an ounce more senna, or two dramsof jallap.

Take senna two ounces, infuse it in a pint of boilingwater two hours, with three drams of salt of tar-tar; pour off, and dissolve in it sour ounces of

Glauber salts, and two or three of cream of tar-tar.

This last physic is cooling, easy, and quick in itsoperation ; and greatly preferable in all inflammatory ca-ses to any other purge, as it passes into the blood, andoperates also by urine.

When horses lose their appetites after purging, it isnecessary to give them a warm stomach drink, madeof an infusion of chamomile flowers, aniseeds andsaffron: or the cordial ball may be given for that pur-pose.

Should the purging continue too long, give an ounce ofdiascordium in a pint of Port wine, and repeat it oncein twelve hours, if the purging continues. Plenty ofgum arabic water should also be given, and in case of vi-olent gripes, fat broth glysters, or tripe liquor, shouldhe often thrown up, with an hundred drops of lauda-num in each.

The arabic solution may be thus prepared.

Take of gum arabic and tragacanth of each fourOunces, juniper berries and carraway feeds of eachan ounce, cloves bruised half an ounce ; simmergently in a gallon of water, till the gums are dis-solved : give a quart at a time in half a pail ofwater; but if he will not take it freely this way,give it often in a horn.

When a purge does not work, but makes the horseswell, and refuse his food and water, which is sometimesthe effect of bad drugs, or catching cold, warm diure-tics are the only remedy ; of which the following arerecommended.

Take a pint of white wine, nitre one ounce, mixwith it a dram of camphor dissolved in a littlerectified spirit of wine ; then add tv-o drams of 'oil of juniper, and the fame quantity of unrecti-fied oil of amber, and four ounces of honey, orsyrup of marshmallows.

Or,

Take Venice turpentine one ounce, incorporate withthe yolk of an egg; nitre one ounce, then addjuniper berries, and fresh aniseeds pounded, eachhalf an ounce, unrectified oil of amber twodrams; make into a ball with syrup of marstt-mallows.

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