PHYSIC FOR CATTLE.
| Extract of butternut, (juglans cinerea,) | half an ounce. |
| Cream of tartar, | 1 tea-spoonful. |
| Boiling water, | 2 quarts. |
Mix. When cool, administer.
| Extract of blackroot, (leptandra virginica,) | half an ounce. |
| Rochelle salts, | 1 ounce. |
| Powdered ginger, | 1/2 tea-spoonful. |
Dissolve in two quarts of warm water.
Another.
| Powdered mandrake, | 1 table-spoonful. |
| Cream of tartar, | 1 tea-spoonful. |
| Hot water, | 2 quarts. |
Here are three different forms of physic for cattle, which do not debilitate the system, like aloes and salts, because they determine to the surface as well as the bowels. They may be given in all cases where purges are necessary. One third of the above forms will suffice for sheep.
MILD PHYSIC FOR CATTLE.
| Sirup of buckthorn, | 2 ounces. |
| Sulphur, | half a table-spoonful. |
| Ginger, | half a tea-spoonful. |
| Hot water, | 2 quarts. |
Aperient.
| Linseed oil, | 1 pint. |
| Yolks of two eggs. |
Mix.
Another.
| Sweet oil, | 1 pint. |
| Powdered cayenne, | half a tea-spoonful. |
Mix.
A sheep will require about one half of the above.
| Boiling vinegar, | 1 pint. |
| Tincture of myrrh, | 2 ounces. |
| Powdered capsicum, | 2 tea-spoonfuls. |
Use.—For external application in putrid sore throat.
Another.
| Tincture of camphor, | 4 ounces. |
| Oil of cedar, | half an ounce. |
| Tincture of capsicum, (hot drops,) | 4 ounces. |
To be rubbed around the throat night and morning.
Stimulating Tincture for Chronic Rheumatism.
| Tincture of capsicum, | 4 ounces. |
| Oil of cedar, | 1 ounce. |
| Oil of wormwood, | 1 ounce. |
| Vinegar, | half a pint. |
| Goose grease, | 1 gill. |
Mix. To be applied night and morning. The mixture should be kept in a well-corked bottle, and shaken before being used.