Rub in a mortar with sufficient sweet oil to
make a thick adhesive crust and apply this to the
surface. This is a pleasant and painless application.
FOR BRONCHITIS.
Wine of antimony one and one-half ounce.
Sweet spirits of nitre one-half ounce.
Brown mixture 4 ounces.
Mix — Take a [table-spoonful every 3 or 4 hours.
The bowels should be kept open by the use of a
3-grain pill of blue mass at night followed in the
morning with a Seidlitz powder,
NO. 2.
Wine of ipecacuanha 2 drams.
Camph. tinct. opii i ounce.
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Neutral mixture 4 ounces.
Syrup simplex i ounce.
Mix — Dose, table-spoonful 3 times daily after
meals.
NO. 3.
Carbonate of ammon. 16 grains.
Hoffman's anodyne i % drams.
Syrup of tolu i ounce.
Water i ounce.
Mix — Tea-spoonful every 2 hours to a child i or
3 years old. Double the amount for an adult.
Also the following liniment may be rubbed on
the chest with advantage every 3 hours :
Pulverized camphor one-half ounce
Turpentine 2 ounces.
Sweet oil 4 ounces.
Mix,
NO. 4.
Sal. ammoniac 2 drams.
Brown mixture 3 ounces.
Mix — A dessert-spoonful 3 times a day. This
is good also in chronic catarrh of the chest.
CHRONIC CATARRH OF CHEST.
Spirits of turpentine 2 ounces.
Vinegar 2 drams.
Yolk of I Qgg.
Rose water 3 ounces.
Oil of lemon i dram.
Mix — Rub over chest and along the sides of the
neck 3 times daily.
MEDICAL DIVISION. 121
Also give the following internally :
Nitrate of potash i6 grains.
Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce.
Honey of squills i ounce.
Decoction of senega 4 ounces.
Mix — Table-spoonful 3 times a day
Or:
Acetate of potash one-half ounce.
Vinegar of squills i ounce.
Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce.
Camph. tinct. opii one-half ounce.
Spts. mindererus 3 ounces.
Syrup of orange-peel one-half ounce.
Mix — Table-spoonful 3 times a day.
A useful expectoration when the sputa is thick
and tenacious is the following :
Carbonate of potash one-half ounce.
Wine of ipecac 2 ounces.
Paregoric i}^ ounces.
Syrup of tolu 2}^ ounces.
Mix — Tea-spoonful 3 times a day.
ASTHMA.
Tinct. lobelia I ounce.
Hoffman's anodyne i ounce.
Syrup of tolu i ounce.
Mix — A tea-spoonful of this is to be given every
half hour in water during the paroxysm, or until
relief is obtained. This remedy is only applicable
during the fit.
The following curative will be found valuable :
122 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
ASTHMA CURE.
Aloes with myrrh 3 grains.
Blue mass I grain.
Ext. of dandelion 2 grains.
Ext. thorn apple one-half grain.
Mix — Divide into 2 pills. Take I of the above
pills every other night.
Or:
Blue mass 4 grains.
Pulv. ipecac i grain.
Mix for I pill, i to be taken every evening at
bed-time.
NO. 2.
Iodide of potassium i yi. drams.
Aromatic spts. of ammonia i ^ ounces.
Tincture belladonna 2 drams.
Huxham's tincture of bark ij^ ounces.
Mix — Dose, table-spoonful in a wine-glassful of
water 3 times a day.
INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS.
Bicarbonate of potash 2 drams.
Syrup of gum arable 3 ounces✪ Inflammation of the Lungs.
Mix — A dessert-spoonful to be taken every 4
hours.
NO. 2.
Citrate of potash i scruple.
Syrup of orange-peel 2 ounces.
Water ij^ ounces.
Mix — Tea-spoonful every 2 hours.
MEDICAL DIVISION. 1 2$
TONIC EXPECTORANT.
Carbonate of soda i dram.
Sol. ammoniac 2 drams.
Fid. ext. gentian 6 drams.
Fid. ext. henbane 2 drams.
Syrup of tolu 2 ounces.
Mix — Take a dessert-spoonful 3 times daily.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Rub in a mortar with sufficient sweet oil to make a thick adhesive crust and apply this to the surface. This is a pleasant and painless application. FOR BRONCHITIS.
Wine of antimony one and one-half ounce.
Sweet spirits of nitre one-half ounce.
Brown mixture 4 ounces.
Mix — Take a table-spoonful every 3 or 4 hours. The bowels should be kept open by the use of a 3-grain pill of blue mass at night followed in the morning with a Seidlitz powder,
NO. 2. Wine of ipecacuanha 2 drams. Camph. tinct. opii i ounce.
Neutral mixture 4 ounces.
Syrup simplex i ounce.
Mix — Dose, table-spoonful 3 times daily after meals.
NO. 3.
Carbonate of ammon. 16 grains.
Hoffman's anodyne i % drams.
Syrup of tolu i ounce.
Water i ounce.
Mix — Tea-spoonful every 2 hours to a child i or 3 years old. Double the amount for an adult.
Also the following liniment may be rubbed on the chest with advantage every 3 hours :
Pulverized camphor one-half ounce
Turpentine 2 ounces.
Sweet oil 4 ounces.
Mix,
NO. 4.
Sal. ammoniac 2 drams.
Brown mixture 3 ounces.
Mix — A dessert-spoonful 3 times a day. This is good also in chronic catarrh of the chest. CHRONIC CATARRH OF CHEST.
Spirits of turpentine 2 ounces.
Vinegar 2 drams.
Yolk of I Qgg.
Rose water 3 ounces.
Oil of lemon i dram.
Mix — Rub over chest and along the sides of the neck 3 times daily.
Also give the following internally : Nitrate of potash i6 grains. Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce. Honey of squills i ounce. Decoction of senega 4 ounces. Mix — Table-spoonful 3 times a day Or:
Acetate of potash one-half ounce. Vinegar of squills i ounce. Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce. Camph. tinct. opii one-half ounce. Spts. mindererus 3 ounces. Syrup of orange-peel one-half ounce. Mix — Table-spoonful 3 times a day. A useful expectoration when the sputa is thick and tenacious is the following :
Carbonate of potash one-half ounce.
Wine of ipecac 2 ounces.
Paregoric i}^ ounces.
Syrup of tolu 2}^ ounces.
Mix — Tea-spoonful 3 times a day.
ASTHMA.
Tinct. lobelia I ounce.
Hoffman's anodyne i ounce.
Syrup of tolu i ounce.
Mix — A tea-spoonful of this is to be given every half hour in water during the paroxysm, or until relief is obtained. This remedy is only applicable during the fit.
The following curative will be found valuable :
ASTHMA CURE.
Aloes with myrrh 3 grains.
Blue mass I grain.
Ext. of dandelion 2 grains.
Ext. thorn apple one-half grain.
Mix — Divide into 2 pills. Take I of the above pills every other night.
Or:
Blue mass 4 grains.
Pulv. ipecac i grain.
Mix for I pill, i to be taken every evening at bed-time.
NO. 2.
Iodide of potassium i yi. drams. Aromatic spts. of ammonia i ^ ounces. Tincture belladonna 2 drams. Huxham's tincture of bark ij^ ounces. Mix — Dose, table-spoonful in a wine-glassful of water 3 times a day.
INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS.
Bicarbonate of potash 2 drams. Syrup of gum arable 3 ounces. Mix — A dessert-spoonful to be taken every 4
hours.
NO. 2.
Citrate of potash i scruple. Syrup of orange-peel 2 ounces. Water ij^ ounces. Mix — Tea-spoonful every 2 hours.
TONIC EXPECTORANT.
Carbonate of soda i dram.
Sol. ammoniac 2 drams.
Fid. ext. gentian 6 drams.
Fid. ext. henbane 2 drams.
Syrup of tolu 2 ounces.
Mix — Take a dessert-spoonful 3 times daily.
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