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conceal the taste. The basis of purgative balls is usually soap; ofstimulant and tonic balls, composed of arsenic or other strong ingre-dients—flour and paste. The composition of various sorts of balls isgiven below.

Alterative Ball. Take ^x of Barbadoes aloes, jiij of calomel (or gr. xof corrosive sublimate), Jj of caraway seeds powdered, ^iij of gin-ger, 50 drops of oil of cloves, and enough of treacle and flour to forma mass, which is to be divided into four balls, one every day till thebowels be opened.

Anodyne Ball. Take 5j of opium, ^iij of Castile soap, ^ij of pow-dered ginger, gj of powdered anise-seed, 5ss of oil of caraway, andenough of treacle to make a ball. Given in colic, or gripes, and fret.

Astringent Ball. Take powdered opium 5j, gi n g er in powder 5j ss »prepared chalk 5iij, flour jij, with treacle, syrup, or honey, to makea ball for looseness.

Or, Take 51J of gum kino, 5jss of aromatic powder, or powdered gin-ger, 5ij of Castile soap, and jij of flour, with treacle enough to forma ball, as before.

Or, Take ^vj of diascordium, 3SS each of gum arabic, prepared chalk,and Armenian bole; 5J of ginger: 40 drops of oil of anise-seed,with syrup enough to make a mass. Dose repeated once or twice aday for scourings.

Or, Take Jss each of rhubarb, compound powder of gum tragacanth ;5J each of calumbo and ginger, gr. xv of opium, jvj of orange-peel,and syrup of poppies to make a mass. Dose repeated once a day.

Or, Take 3J each of mithridate, Armenian bole, gum arabic, and pre-pared chalk ; jij of ginger, and syrup of poppies to make a mass.Repeated as before.

Camphor Ball for gripes and difficulty in staling. Take 3ijss of cam-phor, nitre Jss, with enough of- liquorice in powder and syrup tomake a ball.

Colic Ball. Take 5ss of opium in powder, ^y ss eacn °f Castile soapand camphor, 5 j of ginger, with enough of syrup and liquorice pow-der to make a ball.

Cordial Ball. Take Jij of grains of Paradise in fine powder, 5SS eachof ginger and canella alba ; Jjss each of anise and caraway seeds;Jij of liquorice powder, and enough of honey to make a ball.

Or, Take %iv each of cummin-seeds, anise-seeds, and caraway-seeds,and gij of ginger, and enough of treacle to make a mass, which di-vide into balls of Jij each.

Or, Take Jiv each of anise-seeds, caraway-seeds, moist fennel-seeds,or liquorice powder; 3j ss OI " g m g er and cassia; and make into amass with honey or treacle. Dose Jij.