A want of condition is generally indicated by, and connected with, the unthrifty state of the coat, which the above (alterative) powders are supposed to remedy. Sometimes warm and bitter tonics are added to those ingredients which promote the action of the skin and kidneys, to increase the appetite and promote nutrition; but the most scientific practitioners condemn these additions; and particularly when the animal is changing its coat.

1. Black antimony 4 oz., flowers of sulphur 2 oz., bean flour or barley-meal 1/2Condition Powders 32 a tablespoonful with corn. - B. Clark .

2. Sulphur 2Condition Powders 33 . fenugreek 4Condition Powders 34 cream of tartar 1Condition Powders 35 liquorice 1Condition Powders 36 nitre 1Condition Powders 37 black antimony 1/2Condition Powders 38 gentian 1/4Condition Powders 39 aniseed 1/4Condition Powders 40 common salt 1Condition Powders 41 dose, 1 oz., daily for 2 or 3 weeks.

3. Gentian 4 oz., liquorice 4 oz., fenugreek 16 oz., dia-pente 6 oz., nitre 4 oz., salt 4 oz.; to promote appetite.

4. Aromatic powder 2 oz., assafoetida 1/4 oz., cream of tartar 3/4 oz., crocus nietallorum 1/2 oz.; for 2 doses. - Lebas.