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Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide

1882

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Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Water sufiBcient quantity to make 60 pills. Take one before each meal, and one before going to bed, FOR DIARRHEA. Gum arabic i ounce. Essence Cinnamon one-half ounce. Essence peppermint one-half ounce. Camph. tinct. opii i ounce. Mix by adding to these 4 ounces simple syrup✪ Diarrhea Treatment. After all are thoroughly mixed take a tea-spoonful every 3 hours, or oftener, until relief is obtained. NO. 2. Syrup of rhubarb aromatic 2 ounces. Paregoric i ounce. Tincture of capsicum i dram. Tincture of caticu 2 drams. Water i ^ ounces. Mir — One-half to i teaspoonful every I, 2 or 3 hours. NO. 3. Pulverized opium 30 grains. Pulverized gum camphor 5 grains. Gum arabic 40 grains. Make 20 pills. Take I every 2 or 3 hours. NO. 4. If there is blood passing the bowels take the castor oil as above. Follow with: Doveri 12 grains. Tannin 5 grains. Sugar of lead 3 grains. Divide into 6 powders. Take i every 3 hours. 50 DOMESTIC GUIDE. NO. 5. First take a table-spoonful of castor oil with 3 drops of turpentine. After the above has been taken say 4 hours, then take a tea-spoonful of the following every two and one-half hours: Tincture of caticu 2 drams. Camph. tinct. opii. i ounce. Syrup of sarsaparilla one-half ounce. Simple syrup 2 ounces. DYSENTERY. Tincture of aconite 5 drops. Tincture of ipecac 15 drops. Water 4 ounces. Dose, tea-spoonful every hour or two. NO. 2. Sugar of lead 5 grains. Dover's powder 24 grains. Tannin 2 grains. Gum arable % ounce. " Mix — Divide into 1 2 powders ; give one every I, 2, or 3 hours. TONIC OF AN ALTERATIVE CHAR- ACTER. Gum myrrh i ounce. Calumba i ounce. Gentian i ounce. Rhubarb i ounce. Peruvian bark i ounce. Alcohol I quart. Mix all together, and let stand for 8 days ; then MEDICAL DIVISION. 5 I strain, and add ^ pound loaf sugar. Dose, tea- spoonful in water before eating or 3 times daily. NO. 2. Sesquioxide of iron 2 drams. Aloes I dram. Rhubarb, pulverized, one-half ounce✪ Pill for Evening Use. Mix — Make into 40 pills with the aid of muci- lage of acacia, one to be taken every evening at ibed-time. NO. 3. Peruvian bark i ounce. Virginia snake root i ounce. Valerian root I ounce. Quassia I ounce. Cardamom seeds ^ ounce. Alcohol I quart. All to be bruised and allowed to stand 8 days, and then strain and add i pound rock candy. Dose, tea-spoonful before each meal. GENERAL TONIC AND APPETIZER. Aloes 2 drams. Rhubarb 2 drams. Capsicum 2 drams. Virginia snake root one-half ounce. Valerian root one-half ounce. Quassia one-half ounce. Brandy i quart. Mix and let stand 10 days. Dose, 2 tea-spoon- fuls before each meal, or 3 times a day. 52 DOMESTIC GUIDE. NO. 2. Tincture cinchona 2 ounces. Best whiskey 4 ounces. Simple syrup 2 ounces. Mix — Tea-spoonful 4 times daily. NO. 3. Gentian tincture 2 ounces. Calumba tincture 4 ounces. Tincture cinchona 2 ounces. Syrup of tolu i ounce. Water one-half pint. Mix — Dose, a table-spoonful before eating. NO. 4. Calumba 2 ounces. Quassia 2 ounces. Water i yi, pints. Alcohol 1 1^ pints. Mix and let stand 6 days, shaking every day. Then strain and take a table-spoonful before each meal and before going to bed. NO. 5. Seneca snake root 2 ounces. Prickly-ash bark 3 ounces. Yellow bark i ounce. Rhubarb, pulverized, one-half ounce. Best whiskey i J^ pints.