No. 1. Opium from ½ dr. to 1 dr. Castile soap 2 dr. to 4 dr. Powdered ginger 1 dr. to 2 dr. Powdered aniseed ½ oz. to 1 oz. Oil of caraways ½ dr. Syrup, enough to form a ball. ANODYNE DRAUGHT, OR DRENCH. No. 2. Tincture of opium from ½ oz. to 1 oz. Spirit of nitrous ether 1 oz. to 2 oz. Essence of peppermint 1 to 2 dr. Water 1 pint. ANODYNE CARMINATIVE TINCTURE. No. 3. Best Turkey opium 1 oz. Cloves bruised 2 oz. Jamaica ginger bruised 3 oz. Old Cognac brandy 1 quart. Keep them together in a well-corked bottle three or four weeks, frequently shaking it. The dose two or three ounces in water. The ball may be mixed with warm ale, if the form of a drench be preferred to that of a ball, and either of the receipts will be found a good remedy in flatulent or spasmodic colic.—_White._ ANOINT, _v._ _a._ To rub over with unctuous matter; to consecrate by unction. ANSER, _s._ The goose, a genus thus characterised. Bill shorter than the head, a little conical, as are the marginal denticulations. Neck of a middle length. ANT, _s._ An emmet, a pismire. An universal bustle and activity observed in anthills may be generally regarded as a sign of rain. The ants frequently appear all in motion together, and carry their eggs about from place to place.—_Foster._ ANTHELMINTHICS, _s._ Medicines that destroy worms, or expel them from the intestines. The mercurial purgatives are generally considered the most effectual anthelminthics. A variety of vegetables have been thought to possess this quality, but I believe without foundation; among these are box, rue, savin, and wormwood. Æthiop’s mineral, antimony, sulphur, and tin, have also been considered as anthelminthics. I believe tin has not been fairly tried: and as it is an efficacious anthelminthic in dogs, it may probably be found useful in horses. Of all the mercurial preparations, calomel is by far the best for this purpose, and may be given with aloes, soap, and some aromatic oil, with a little ginger. Many prefer giving the calomel at night, and the purgative the following morning. Aloes are a good anthelminthic. A saline substance was some time ago introduced from India, as a remedy for that species of worm termed _botts_. It seems to be composed of common salt and liver of sulphur, but it does not appear to deserve the high character that was given of it; though, like salt or brine, it may sometimes have been found an effectual anthelminthic.—_White._ (_Vide_ WORMS.) ANTHRAX, _s._ A scab or blotch which burns the skin.