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
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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.
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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
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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 pint✪ Thirst 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.
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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
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
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, jewelery, etc.
To retain colors
To make an aeolian harp
To wash flannel
To clean infants socks, worsted goods, furs. etc.
To clean lace curtains
To kill plant lice
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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.
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.
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 morning and evening.
HYSTERIA. For hysterical women this tonic will be found of great value.
Infusion of quassia ½ 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
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 pint.
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.
Mix — Tea-Spoonful in water every 3 hours. To tranquilize after injuries, operations, hemorrhages, child-births and great mental excitement.
FOR WHITE SWELLING.
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