This section is from the book "The Druggist's General Receipt Book", by Henry Beasley. Also available from Amazon: The druggist's general receipt book.
Dissolve 1 lb of sulphate of copper in Cj of soft water, wash the animals' mouths with this, with a sponge attached to a stick, then put 2 or 3 large tablespoonfuls of oatmeal and powdered alum, equal parts, into their mouths, near the root of their tongue. Wash their feet, especially between the claws, with the copper solution, and let them stand on dry straw. - Mr. Scott.
Warm tar-water is much recommended by some. It should be given in doses of 3 quarts 3 or 4 times a day, gradually diminishing the quantity.
1. Common turpentine 1/2 oz., ginger 2 drs.; mix with a little treacle, and add gradually spirits of nitrous ether
1 oz., gruel a pint. - Clater.
2. Tonic Diuretic. Common turpentine 4 drs., ginger
2 drs., gentian 2 drs., tartrate of iron 1 dr.; rub together with a little treacle, and add gradually 1 oz. of sweet spirit of nitre.
 
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