ANOTHER NO. 9. Syrup of sarsaparilla i ounce. Fluid extract of licorice 2 ounces. Syrup of tolu i^ ounce.✪ Expectorant No. 9 Simple syrup 3 ounces. Mix — Tea-spoonful every 3 hours ; splendid in a tight, harsh cough. ANOTHER NO. lO. Sweet spirits of ammonia ^/^ ounce. Hemlock oil i ounce. Organum oil yi. ounce. Mix — and rub the throat along both sides to- ward the wind-pipe 4 or 5 times a day. ANOTHER NO. II. Carbonate of soda i dram. Sal ammoniac 2 drams. Fluid extract gentian 6 fluid drams. Fluid extract henbane 2 fluid drams. 32 DOMESTIC GUIDE. Syrup tolu 2 fluid ounces✪ Expectorant No. 11. Mix — Dessert-spoonful 3 times a day to thin the expectoration. ANOTHER NO. 12. Muriate of ammonia lo grains. Powdered seneca lO grains. Powdered gum Arabic 12 grains. Powdered licorice root 12 grains✪ Expectorant No. 12. Mix — Dissolve one such powder in a cup of hot water, and drink morning and evening, for a cough with soreness of the lungs and hoarseness. ANOTHER NO. I 3. Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce. Camphorated tincture of opium ^ ounce. Camphor water 2 ounces. Mix — For a child give a tea-spoonful in water every 2 hours ; the very best thing for small chil- dren I know of. GARGLES. NO. 2 FOR SORE THROAT. Cold sage tea i pint. Powdered alum ^ ounce. Simple syrup or honey 2 ounces✪ Gargle for Sore Throat. Mix — Use as a gargle a table-spoonful every 2 hours. NO. 3. — FOR PUTRID SORE THROAT. Common salt i ounce. Lemon juice 2 table-spoonfuls. Water ^ pint✪ Gargle for Putrid Sore Throat. Mix — Use a table-spoonful every half hour. MEDICAL DIVISION. 33 FOR DIPHTHERIA. . Steep I ounce bayberry. Yellow root 2 ounces. Cayenne pepper lO grains. Honey 6 ounces✪ Diphtheria Treatment. J/2;ir— Tea-spoonful every half hour, evacuating the bowels with castor oil, and apply counter irri- tation to the throat externally. ANOTHER. Tannin 20 grains. Sulphate zinc 5 grains. Tincture lobelia i ounce. Alum 5^ ounce. Water 6 ounces✪ Diphtheria Gargle. Mix — Use as a gargle, a table-spoonful every 2 hours, and occasionally swallow a little in order to reach all the parts affected. ANOTHER. Table salt 2 drams. Black pepper i dram. Golden seal i dram. Nitrate of potash i dram. Alum I dram✪ Diphtheria Treatment 2. Mix — And pulverize, and put into a tea-cup, which half fill with boiling water; stir well, and then fill up with good vinegar; use every ^, 1,2, 3, or 4 hours, as the case requires. The patient may swallow a little each time. Apply i ounce of each spirits of turpentine, sweet oil, aqua am- monia, mixed, to the whole of the throat external- 34 DOMESTIC GUIDE. ly as a liniment, and so to the breast bone, every 4 hours, keeping a flannel cloth over the parts. This is one of the very successful prescriptions. EXPECTORANT ELIXIR. Syrup of tolu i ounce. Syrup of squills ^ ounce. Paregoric ^ ounce. Wine of ipecac ^ ounce. Mucilage of gum Arabic 2 ounces. Mix — Dose, tea-spoonful every 3 or 4 hours. FOR DIPHTHERIA. Steep I ounce bayberry, yellow root 2 ounces, Cayenne pepper 10 grains, in i quart of water for 4 hours ; strain and add 8 ounces of honey; give a tea-spoonful every i, 2, or 3 hours, according to the case. Apply mustard leaves soaked in vine- gar to the throat externally, and let the patient breathe the vapor of slacking lime. TO PREVENT SCARLET FEVER. Bisulphite of magnesia 5 drams. Essence of peppermint yi ounce. Water j^ pint. Mix — Tea-spoonful in water 3 times daily. TO CURE GRAVEL AND SUPPRESSION OF URINE. Acetate of potassium 10 grains.

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ANOTHER NO. 9. Syrup of sarsaparilla i ounce. Fluid extract of licorice 2 ounces. Syrup of tolu i^ ounce. Simple syrup 3 ounces. Mix — Tea-spoonful every 3 hours ; splendid in a tight, harsh cough. ANOTHER NO. lO. Sweet spirits of ammonia ^/^ ounce. Hemlock oil i ounce. Organum oil yi. ounce. Mix — and rub the throat along both sides to- ward the wind-pipe 4 or 5 times a day. ANOTHER NO. II. Carbonate of soda i dram. Sal ammoniac 2 drams. Fluid extract gentian 6 fluid drams. Fluid extract henbane 2 fluid drams. 32 DOMESTIC GUIDE. Syrup tolu 2 fluid ounces. Mix — Dessert-spoonful 3 times a day to thin the expectoration. ANOTHER NO. 12. Muriate of ammonia lo grains. Powdered seneca lO grains. Powdered gum Arabic 12 grains. Powdered licorice root 12 grains. Mix — Dissolve one such powder in a cup of hot water, and drink morning and evening, for a cough with soreness of the lungs and hoarseness. ANOTHER NO. I 3. Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce. Camphorated tincture of opium ^ ounce. Camphor water 2 ounces. Mix — For a child give a tea-spoonful in water every 2 hours ; the very best thing for small chil- dren I know of. GARGLES. NO. 2 FOR SORE THROAT. Cold sage tea i pint. Powdered alum ^ ounce. Simple syrup or honey 2 ounces. Mix — Use as a gargle a table-spoonful every 2 hours. NO. 3. — FOR PUTRID SORE THROAT. Common salt i ounce. Lemon juice 2 table-spoonfuls. Water ^ pint. Mix — Use a table-spoonful every half hour. MEDICAL DIVISION. 33 FOR DIPHTHERIA. . Steep I ounce bayberry. Yellow root 2 ounces. Cayenne pepper lO grains. Honey 6 ounces. J/2;ir— Tea-spoonful every half hour, evacuating the bowels with castor oil, and apply counter irri- tation to the throat externally. ANOTHER. Tannin 20 grains. Sulphate zinc 5 grains. Tincture lobelia i ounce. Alum 5^ ounce. Water 6 ounces. Mix — Use as a gargle, a table-spoonful every 2 hours, and occasionally swallow a little in order to reach all the parts affected. ANOTHER. Table salt 2 drams. Black pepper i dram. Golden seal i dram. Nitrate of potash i dram. Alum I dram. Mix — And pulverize, and put into a tea-cup, which half fill with boiling water; stir well, and then fill up with good vinegar; use every ^, 1,2, 3, or 4 hours, as the case requires. The patient may swallow a little each time. Apply i ounce of each spirits of turpentine, sweet oil, aqua am- monia, mixed, to the whole of the throat external- 34 DOMESTIC GUIDE. ly as a liniment, and so to the breast bone, every 4 hours, keeping a flannel cloth over the parts. This is one of the very successful prescriptions. EXPECTORANT ELIXIR. Syrup of tolu i ounce. Syrup of squills ^ ounce. Paregoric ^ ounce. Wine of ipecac ^ ounce. Mucilage of gum Arabic 2 ounces. Mix — Dose, tea-spoonful every 3 or 4 hours. FOR DIPHTHERIA. Steep I ounce bayberry, yellow root 2 ounces, Cayenne pepper 10 grains, in i quart of water for 4 hours ; strain and add 8 ounces of honey; give a tea-spoonful every i, 2, or 3 hours, according to the case. Apply mustard leaves soaked in vine- gar to the throat externally, and let the patient breathe the vapor of slacking lime. TO PREVENT SCARLET FEVER. Bisulphite of magnesia 5 drams. Essence of peppermint yi ounce. Water j^ pint. Mix — Tea-spoonful in water 3 times daily. TO CURE GRAVEL AND SUPPRESSION OF URINE. Acetate of potassium 10 grains.

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