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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.
To remove iron rust To remove fruit stains To clean zinc To polish furniture To polish metal To remove mildew To kill mice To remove marble stains To clean shells To drive away cockroaches To clean silver To clean gloves To clean oil cloths To iron easily To renovate fur . , To remove ink stains To color kid gloves To clean silverware, jewel- ery, etc. To retain colors To make an aeolian harp To wash flannel To clean infants socks, worst- ed goods, furs. etc. To clean lace curtain To kill plant lice 400 400 371 371 372 372 373 373 373 - 374 374 378 399 400 401 401 401 401 401 402 402 402 402 402 402 403 403 403 403 404 409 404 404 405 405 406 407 407 408 409 410 MEDICAL DIVISION. TONIC Dilute sulphuric acid 15 drops. Syrup of orange peel i ounce. Tincture of cinchona 2 ounces. Mix— Take a tea-spoonful of the above before each meal. A very good tonic for an adult. TONIC FOR CHILDREN. Tincture of cinchona 4 ounces. Syrup of ginger }4 ounce. Dilute sulphuric acid 30 drops. Mix — Tea-spoonful to be given before each meal to induce an appetite and assist digestion. ANOTHER. Especially good in cases of great debility with restlessness or low delirium. Quinine 2 grains. Tincture of opium 5 drops. Aromatic spirits of ammonia ^ ounce. Tincture cinchonae 3 ounces. Mix — Tea-spoonful before each meal, or three times daily. l8 DOMESTIC GUIDE. ANOTHER. Citrate of quinine 5 to lo grains. Syrup of orange peel i ounce. Simple syrup i ounce. Mix — Half tea-spoonful every four hours. SWEATING. An excellent remedy in the profuse sweating of consumptives, or in the colliquative sweating of the malarious fevers. Oxide of zinc 15 grains. Extract of gentian i dram. Gum Arabic y^ ounce. Mix — and make into 20 pills; take one morn- ing and evening. HYSTERIA. For hysterical women this tonic will be found of great value. Infusion of quassia ^ ounce. Tincture of iron and ammonia of each j4 dram. Syrup of orange peel i dram. Water 4 ounces. Mix — Tea-spoonful every 4 hours. FOR DEBILITY. Tincture of nux vomica i dram. Dilute nitro-muriatic acid 2 drams. Tincture of ginger 2 drams. Simple syrup 4 drams. Water 4 ounces. Mix — Teaspoonful every 4 hours in obstinate MEDICAL DIVISION. I9 debility with tendency to dropsy; for child dose is to be decreased. DYSPEPSIA. Dilute nitro-muriatic acid 2 drams. Sweet spirits of nitre 3 drams. Syrup simplex i ounce. Water 6 ounces. Mix — A splendid preparation in dyspepsia with nasty tongue and torpid liver. THIRST. To relieve persistent thirst. Dilute nitric acid 2 fluid drams. Nitrate of potash i dram. Simple syrup 2 ounces. Aqua (water) i pintThirst Reliever. Mix — Take a wine-glassful as often as the case requires until the thirst disappears. TONIC. Dilute sulphuric acid 2 fl. drams. Syrup of orange peel 6 fl. drams. Water 7 ounces. Mix — Table-spoonful every 3 hours. A grateful tonic in debility with profuse sweating in hot weather. HEMORRHAGES. Syrup of papaverius 4 fl. drams. Carbonate of magnesia }i dram. Sweet spirits of nitre 2 drams. Tincture hyoscamus 2 drams. Tincture of camphora 6 fl. ounces. 20 DOMESTIC GUIDE. Mix — Tea-Spoonful in water every 3 hours. To tranquilize after injuries, operations, hemor- rhages, child-births and great mental excitement. FOR WHITE SWELLING. For White Swelling