Cough Ball

COMPOUND MASS OF DIGITALIS. Synonym.—Cough Ball. 

This can safdy be placed in the mouth, and clouds of smoke and even sparks sent out. Once in the mouth it is only necessary to blow in order to do this. If the ball gets too hot, simply close the mouth and breathe through the nose. Never in any of these experiments inhale the breath through the mouth or you will be certain to cough and thereby absolutely spoil the effect. 

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Kodes of Application.—Internally —Diluted with water. In troublesome cough in horses, twenty minims of the acid with a drachm each of camphor and extract of belladonna, made into a ball with powdered liquorice or linseed meal, and given two or three times a day. To the dog, in obstinate vomiting, two grains of the add with ten grains of carbonate of soda and one ounce of water may be administered every hour. One drachm of the add with about a quart of water, employed slowly as an enema two or three times a day, lessens muscular contn ons in tetanus. Externally — To allay pain and irritation in chronic skin affections, especially in dogs, two to three drachms of the acid are mixed with a pint of distilled or rain water. 

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