Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets: Or, A Collection of Above 500 Useful Receipts on a Variety of SubjectsYoung, Daniel
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Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets: Or, A Collection of Above 500 Useful Receipts on a Variety of Subjects
Young, Daniel
Formulas, recipes, etc.; Science -- Methodology
In disease of the liver or yellow water, give the following ball
every morning until it operates upon the bowels. Take of aloes 7
drachms, calomel 1 drachm, ginger 4 drachms, and molassas enough to
make it into a ball, wrap it in a paper and give it; give scalded
bran and oats, grass if it can be got; when his bowels have moved,
stop the physic, and give 1 oz. spirits of camphor in half a pint of
water, every morning, for twelve days, rowel in the breast, and give
a few doses of cleansing powder. Turn him out.
373. BALLS FOR WORMS IN HORSES
Take of barbadose aloes 6 drachms, powdered ginger 1-1/2 oz., oil of
wormwood 20 drops, powdered natron 2 drachms, and molassas to form a
ball.
374. BALLS FOR HIDE BOUND
Take of barbadose aloes 1 oz., castile soap 9 drachms, and ginger 6
drachms. Make into a ball.
375. HEALING OINTMENT
Take of lard 5 parts, rosin 1 part, melt them together; when they
begin to get cool add two parts of calamine powder, stirring well
till cool. If the wound is unhealthy add a little turpentine.
376. GALLS ON HORSES
Bathe the parts affected with spirits saturated with alum.
377. GRUBS IN HORSES
Take of red precipitate a teaspoonful, form into a ball, repeat if
necessary in 30 minutes.
378. STIFF SHOULDERS OR SWEENEY
Rowel from the top of the shoulder blade down as far as there is no
pealing. First cut through the skin, and then two thin fibres or
strippings, use the blunt needle, move it back and forwards five or
six inches, draw in a tape or seaton, and the next morning wet it
with tincture of cantharides, do this every other day, move them
every day, wash the part clean, let the tape stay in until the
matter changes to blood, this is for both diseases. Let him run out
if possible. He will be well in six or eight weeks. If for sweeney
you may work him all the time.
379. SICK STOMACH IN HORSES
Bleed half a gallon, then if he will eat a mash give him one, give
no hay, then give him 1/2 oz. of rhubarb every night until it moves
his bowels, then take of gentian root 4 oz., fenu-greek 2 oz., nitre
1/2 oz., mix and give a large spoonful every day. Do not give him
too much to eat when his appetite returns.
380. LUNG FEVER
Bleed four gallons from the neck vein, and take 1 oz. of aquanite,
add to it half a gallon of cold water, drench him with a gill of it
every three hours, drench him over the lungs, then give him water to
drink that hay has been boiled in, and to each gallon of it add 1
oz. of gum-arabic, and 1/2 oz. of spirits of nitre; give this every
four hours; foment and rub the legs with alcohol and camphor, until
they get warm; do not move the horse. Keep him in open stall if hot
weather.
381. EYE WASH FOR HORSES
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