2 Take 4 ozs. of sugar candy, pow-
dered, % oz. of citric acid, or lemon
Juice ; mix by heat ; add a few drops of
oil of aniseed. If the cough is not a
dry one, add 20 drops of laudanum, or
a dessert spoonful of paregoric. Take
a tea-spoonful at a time, when the cough
Is troublesome.
3 Two table-spoonfuls of Linseed, 4
ozs. of Liquorice root, or Spanish Juice,
4 ozs of Elecampane root, water 3 quarts,
boil down to 3 pints. Dose, a wine-
glassful 4 or 5 times a day.
4 Powder of tragacanth, 1 drachm ;
syrup of white poppies, 2 drachms ;
laudanum, 40 drops ; water, 4 ozs.
Shake the powder in the water till it is
dissolved, then add the others. Dose :
— A teaspoonful 3 times a day.
5 Asthmatic Cough. — Take 2
good handfuls of" Coltsfoot leaves, 1 oz.
of Gallic, and 2 quarts of water. Boil
down to 3 pints. Strain, and to the
liquor add 8 ozs. of sugar, boil gently
for 10 minutes. Take % a cupful occa-
sionally.
6 Consumptive Cough.— -The
following is a most valuable recipe : —
Of Sanctuary, Horehound, Bayberry
Bark, two pennyworth of each ; and of
Agrimony, Raspberry Leaves, Clevers,
and Ground Ivy, one pennyworth ; Ex-
tract of Liquorice, 4 ozs. ; and % a tea-
spoonful of Cayenne pepper. Gently
simmer in 2 gallons of water for z hour.
7 The following has cured most ob-
stinate coughs : — Take a pint of milk,
warm it, and when it comes to the boil-
ing point, add as much made mustard
as will turn it to a posset. Take away
the curd, and into % a pint of the posset
put 1 oz. of brown sugar candy✪ Milk Mustard Posset, to dis-
solve. Take the posset as hot as you
can at night, when in bed, and renew it
for 3 or 4 times. This has given relief
in asthma.
8 A Dry Cough. — Dissolve £ oz.
of gum arabic, oz. of Spanish J uice,
and 2 table-spoonfuls of treacle, in a
little warm water ; add 3 drachms of the
syrups of squills, and 2 drachms of
syrup of poppies. Cork and shake well.
Take a tea-spoonful when the cough is
annoying ; drink linseed tea, sweetened
with sugar-candy.
9 Chew a little Peruvian Bark con-
stantly swallowing the spittle. It seldom
fails to cure a dry cough.
10 Two or 3 table-spoonfuls of Lin-
seed, a small bunch of horehound ; boil
to a jelly, and strain. Add lb. of
Sugar Candy, lb. of Honey, % ’lb. of
loaf Sugar. First boil the horehound in
a quart of water ; then add the strained
Linseed and the other articles. Simmer
for two hours. When cold, add of
Chlorodyne to the value of is. Bottle
it and cork tight. A small quantity of
spirits of wine or Brandy to keep it.
When the cough is troublesome, take a
table-spoonfuL This Recipe is invalu-
able.
11 Balsam cf Tolu, Y> oz. ; gum
storax, % drachm ; opium, 8 grains ;
best honey, 2 oz. ; spirits of wine, % a
pint. Digest for 6 days, and strain. If
the cough is fast, add K oz. of Ipecacu-
anha in powder.
12 An old remedy is to dissolve 2 oz.
of mutton suet in a quart of milk, and
drink it warm. This relieves a violent
cough.
13 Beat well the yolk of an egg, put
it in a mortar, and add % a drachm of
powdered spermaceti, a little fine sugar,
and a table-spoonful of paregoric elixir.
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Take a table-spoonful when the cough
Is troublesome.
14 Dr. James recommends a mixture
of vinegar and treacle in equal quanti-
ties ; a teaspoonful to be taken when re-
quired— Or take % a pint of vinegar, %
oz. Spanish juice, 1 oz. each, sugar
candy, and spirits of wine. A table-
spoonful at a time.
15 Take honey and treacle, of each 4
Consult me
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2 Take 4 ozs. of sugar candy, powdered, % oz. of citric acid, or lemon Juice ; mix by heat ; add a few drops of oil of aniseed. If the cough is not a dry one, add 20 drops of laudanum, or a dessert spoonful of paregoric. Take a tea-spoonful at a time, when the cough Is troublesome.
3 Two table-spoonfuls of Linseed, 4 ozs. of Liquorice root, or Spanish Juice, 4 ozs of Elecampane root, water 3 quarts, boil down to 3 pints. Dose, a wineglassful 4 or 5 times a day.
4 Powder of tragacanth, 1 drachm ; syrup of white poppies, 2 drachms ; laudanum, 40 drops ; water, 4 ozs. Shake the powder in the water till it is dissolved, then add the others. Dose : — A teaspoonful 3 times a day.
5 Asthmatic Cough. — Take 2 good handfuls of" Coltsfoot leaves, 1 oz. of Gallic, and 2 quarts of water. Boil down to 3 pints. Strain, and to the liquor add 8 ozs. of sugar, boil gently for 10 minutes. Take % a cupful occasionally.
6 Consumptive Cough.— -The following is a most valuable recipe : — Of Sancicle, Horehound, Bayberry
Bark, two pennyworth of each ; and of Agrimony, Raspberry Leaves, Clevers, and Ground Ivy, one pennyworth ; Extract of Liquorice, 4 ozs. ; and % a teaspoonful of Cayenne pepper. Gently simmer in 2 gallons of water for 1/2 hour.
7 The following has cured most obstinate coughs : — Take a pint of milk, warm it, and when it comes to the boiling point, add as much made mustard as will turn it to a posset. Take away the curd, and into % a pint of the posset put 1 oz. of brown sugar candy, to dissolve. Take the posset as hot as you can at night, when in bed, and renew it for 3 or 4 times. This has given relief in asthma.
8 A Dry Cough. — Dissolve £ oz. of gum arabic, oz. of Spanish J uice, and 2 table-spoonfuls of treacle, in a little warm water ; add 3 drachms of the syrups of squills, and 2 drachms of syrup of poppies. Cork and shake well. Take a tea-spoonful when the cough is annoying ; drink linseed tea, sweetened with sugar-candy.
9 Chew a little Peruvian Bark constantly swallowing the spittle. It seldom fails to cure a dry cough.
10 Two or 3 table-spoonfuls of Linseed, a small bunch of horehound ; boil to a jelly, and strain. Add lb. of Sugar Candy, lb. of Honey, % ’lb. of loaf Sugar. First boil the horehound in a quart of water ; then add the strained Linseed and the other articles. Simmer for two hours. When cold, add of Chlorodyne to the value of is. Bottle it and cork tight. A small quantity of spirits of wine or Brandy to keep it. When the cough is troublesome, take a table-spoonfuL This Recipe is invaluable.
11 Balsam cf Tolu, Y> oz. ; gum storax, % drachm ; opium, 8 grains ; best honey, 2 oz. ; spirits of wine, % a pint. Digest for 6 days, and strain. If the cough is fast, add K oz. of Ipecacuanha in powder.
12 An old remedy is to dissolve 2 oz. of mutton suet in a quart of milk, and drink it warm. This relieves a violent cough.
13 Beat well the yolk of an egg, put it in a mortar, and add % a drachm of powdered spermaceti, a little fine sugar, and a table-spoonful of paregoric elixir.
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Take a table-spoonful when the cough Is troublesome.
14 Dr. James recommends a mixture of vinegar and treacle in equal quantities ; a teaspoonful to be taken when required— Or take % a pint of vinegar, % oz. Spanish juice, 1 oz. each, sugar candy, and spirits of wine. A tablespoonful at a time.
15 Take honey and treacle, of each 4
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