FOR BRONCHITIS.
Tinct. of blood root one-half ounce.
Tinct. of black cohosh one-half ounce.
Bals. tolu one-half ounce.
Wine of ipecac one-half ounce.
Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce✪ Bronchitis Treatment.
Mix — Tea-spoonful in a little water from 3 to 5
times a day.
BARR'S LINIMENT.
Bar soap 2 ounces.
Oil turpentine 3 ounces.
Camph. gum 4 ounces.
Alcohol one-half gallon.
Chloroform 4 ounces.
Mix by means of gentle heat, and while hot or
quite warm bottle for use. The best way to apply
is to coat the part affected with the liniment and
cover at once with oil silk or paper. It is good
in all painful swellings and in rheumatism and
croup.
NEURALGIA LINIMENT.
Alcohol one-half ounce.
Turpentine one-half ounce.
Sulphuric ether one-half ounce.
Chloroform one-half ounce.
Laudanum one-half ounce.
Gum camphor ^ ounce.
Oil of cloves y^ ounce.
Oil of lavender ^ ounce.
Mix- — ^This is one of those remedies for the
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painful affections of neuralgia and rheumatism that
is almost a specific. It is a little expensive or it
would be more generally used. But it will pay any
family to get it and keep it on hand. It should be
applied 2 to 4 times a day, with heat, being care-
ful not to blister the parts.
DR. BLACK'S LINIMENT.
Gum camph. y^ ounce.
Alcohol 2 ounces.
Linseed oil 3 ounces.
Spts. turpentine 4 ounces.
Aqua ammon. 5 ounces.
Tinct. capsicum 3 ounces.
Oil organum 2 ounces.
Mix — This has been used for general purposes for
many years with great success.
LINIMENTUM SAPONIS.
Bar soap 2 ounces.
Gum camph. i ounce.
Oil rosemary one-half ounce.
Oil organum 3 drams.
Aqua ammon. i ounce.
Alcohol 1 1^ pints✪ Linimentum Saponis.
Mix by means of gentle heat, and put into large
mouth bottles. This makes a semi-solid compound,
and is applicable to all cases where a liniment is in-
dicated, and will be found to be very valuable.
Should be used 3 or 4 times daily by means of
heat.
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HARTSHORN LINIMENT.
Olive oil 2 ounces.
Aqua ammon. i ounce.
Spts. turpentine i ^ ounces.
Spts. camphor ^ ounce.
yiix — To be applied by means of heat in cases
of rheumatism or stiffness and soreness of any part
•of a muscular character.
BARTLETT'S LINIMENT.
Alcohol I quart.
Gum camph. 6 ounces.
Oil organum i ounce.
Oil spike i ounce.
British oil ^ ounce.
Mix — Keep in a warm place until all is thor-
oughly mixed ; for bruises, strains, rheumatism
in man or beast, and also good for croup in chil-
dren. To be applied 3 or 4 times a day. Dr.
Bartlett, of Ohio, used this for years with wonder-
ful results. The receipt has been often sold
for $5.
BABBITT'S LINIMENT.
Lard oil 5 ounces.
Oil of spike 4 ounces.
Oil of vitriol 2 y^ ounces.
Mix by putting the two first together and add the
oil of vitriol a little at a time. This will be found
good in poll evil and that kind of thing. Take a
bit of cotton, wet with the liniment, and press it
down to the bottom of the pipe. An application
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twice a day will be sufficient. Also good in fis-
tula in anus. Applied in same manner as above,
it is a true cure in these cases. This liniment
was brought to this country by the German farrier
named Nackey, and bought of him by Mr. Bab-
bitt for $20, and has been used in many cases
very successfully.
LINIMENT HYDRARGI.
Mercurial ointment i ounce.
Solution of ammon. i ounce.
Camphor liniment i ounce.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
FOR BRONCHITIS. Tinct. of blood root one-half ounce. Tinct. of black cohosh one-half ounce. Bals. tolu one-half ounce. Wine of ipecac one-half ounce. Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce. Mix — Tea-spoonful in a little water from 3 to 5 times a day.
BARR'S LINIMENT.
Bar soap 2 ounces.
Oil turpentine 3 ounces.
Camph. gum 4 ounces.
Alcohol one-half gallon.
Chloroform 4 ounces.
Mix by means of gentle heat, and while hot or quite warm bottle for use. The best way to apply is to coat the part affected with the liniment and cover at once with oil silk or paper. It is good in all painful swellings and in rheumatism and croup.
NEURALGIA LINIMENT.
Alcohol one-half ounce.
Turpentine one-half ounce.
Sulphuric ether one-half ounce.
Chloroform one-half ounce.
Laudanum one-half ounce.
Gum camphor ^ ounce.
Oil of cloves y^ ounce.
Oil of lavender ^ ounce.
Mix- — ^This is one of those remedies for the
painful affections of neuralgia and rheumatism that is almost a specific. It is a little expensive or it would be more generally used. But it will pay any family to get it and keep it on hand. It should be applied 2 to 4 times a day, with heat, being careful not to blister the parts.
DR. BLACK'S LINIMENT.
Gum camph. y^ ounce. Alcohol 2 ounces. Linseed oil 3 ounces. Spts. turpentine 4 ounces. Aqua ammon. 5 ounces. Tinct. capsicum 3 ounces. Oil organum 2 ounces.
Mix — This has been used for general purposes for many years with great success.
LINIMENTUM SAPONIS.
Bar soap 2 ounces.
Gum camph. i ounce.
Oil rosemary one-half ounce.
Oil organum 3 drams.
Aqua ammon. i ounce.
Alcohol 1 1^ pints.
Mix by means of gentle heat, and put into large mouth bottles. This makes a semi-solid compound, and is applicable to all cases where a liniment is indicated, and will be found to be very valuable. Should be used 3 or 4 times daily by means of heat.
HARTSHORN LINIMENT.
Olive oil 2 ounces.
Aqua ammon. i ounce.
Spts. turpentine i ^ ounces.
Spts. camphor ^ ounce.
yiix — To be applied by means of heat in cases of rheumatism or stiffness and soreness of any part •of a muscular character.
BARTLETT'S LINIMENT.
Alcohol I quart.
Gum camph. 6 ounces.
Oil organum i ounce.
Oil spike i ounce.
British oil ^ ounce.
Mix — Keep in a warm place until all is thoroughly mixed ; for bruises, strains, rheumatism in man or beast, and also good for croup in children. To be applied 3 or 4 times a day. Dr. Bartlett, of Ohio, used this for years with wonderful results. The receipt has been often sold for $5.
BABBITT'S LINIMENT.
Lard oil 5 ounces.
Oil of spike 4 ounces.
Oil of vitriol 2 y^ ounces.
Mix by putting the two first together and add the oil of vitriol a little at a time. This will be found good in poll evil and that kind of thing. Take a bit of cotton, wet with the liniment, and press it down to the bottom of the pipe. An application
twice a day will be sufficient. Also good in fistula in anus. Applied in same manner as above, it is a true cure in these cases. This liniment was brought to this country by the German farrier named Nackey, and bought of him by Mr. Babbitt for $20, and has been used in many cases very successfully.
LINIMENT HYDRARGI.
Mercurial ointment i ounce.
Solution of ammon. i ounce.
Camphor liniment i ounce.
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