Another. — Oil of tar, i drachm; tincture of veratum vi- ride, a drachms; simple syrup, 2 drachms; mix. Dose, for adults, 15 drops 3 or 4 times daily. Iodide of potassium has cured a bad case of asthma by taking 5 grain doses, 3 times daily. Take 1-3 ounce, and put into a phial, and add 32 tea- spoonful of water; then i teaspoonful of it will contain the 5 grains, in which put 1-2 gill more water, and drink before meals. Dropsy Pills. — Jalap, ^o grains; gamboge, 30 grains; podo- phyllin, 20 grains; elatarium, 12 grains; aloes, 30 grains; cay- enne, 35 grains; Castile soap, shaved and pulverized, 20 grains; croton oil, 90 drops✪ Dropsy Pills; powder all finely, and mix thoroughly; then form into a pill mass, by using a thick mucilage made of equal parts of gum arabic and gum tragacanth, and divide in 3 grain pills. Dose: i pill every 2 days for the first week; then every 3 or 4 days, until the water is evacuated by the com- bined aid of the pill with the alum syrup. This is a powerful medicine, and will thoroughly accomplish its work. Eclectic Liver Pills. — Podophyllin, 10 grains; leptandrin, 20 grains; sanguinarian, 10 grains; extract of dandelion, 20 grains✪ Eclectic Liver Pills; formed into 20 pills by being moistened a little with some essential oil, as cinnamon, peppermint, etc. Dose: In chronic diseases of the liver, take a pill at night for several days, or 2 may be taken at first to move the bowels; then i daily. Positive Cure for Hydrophobia. — The dried root of elecam- pane, pulverize it,and measure out 9 heaping tablespoonfuls, and mix it with 2 or 3 teaspoonfuls of pulverized gum arabic; then divide into 9 equal portions. When a person is bitten by a rabid animal, take one of these portions, and steep it in i pint of new milk, until nearly half the quantity of milk is evaporated; then strain, and drink it in the morning, fasting for four or five hours after. The same dose is to be repeated three morn- ings in succession, then skip three, and so on till the 9 doses are taken. The patient must avoid getting wet, or the heat of the sun, and abstain from high-seasoned diet, or hard exercise, and, if costive, take a dose of salts. The above quantity is for an adult; children will take less according to age. Eye Preparations. — Eye Water. — Table salt and white vitriol,of each i tablespoonful; heat them up on copper or earthen until dry; the heating drives off the acrid or biting water, called the water of crystalization, making them much milder in their action; now add them to soft water, 1-2 pint; putting in white sugar, I tablespoonful✪ Eye Water; blue vitriol, a piece the size of a common Medicinal. 395 l^ea. If it should prove too strong in any case, add a little more soft water to a phial of it. Apply it to the eyes three or four times daily. India Prescription for Sore Eyes. — Sulphate of zinc, 3 grains; tincture of opium (laudanum) i drachm; rose water, 2 ounces; mix. Put a drop or two in the eye, two or three times daily. Another. — Sulphate of zinc, acetate of lead, and rock salt, of each, 1-2 ounce; loaf sugar, i ounce; soft water, 12 ounces; mix without heat, and use as other eye waters. If sore eyes shed much water, put a little of the oxide of zinc into a phial of water ; and use it rather freely. It will soon cure that difficulty.

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Another. — Oil of tar, i drachm; tincture of veratum viride, a drachms; simple syrup, 2 drachms; mix. Dose, for adults, 15 drops 3 or 4 times daily. Iodide of potassium has cured a bad case of asthma by taking 5 grain doses, 3 times daily. Take 1-3 ounce, and put into a phial, and add 32 teaspoonful of water; then i teaspoonful of it will contain the 5 grains, in which put 1-2 gill more water, and drink before meals. Dropsy Pills. — Jalap, 40 grains; gamboge, 30 grains; podophyllin, 20 grains; elatarium, 12 grains; aloes, 30 grains; cayenne, 35 grains; Castile soap, shaved and pulverized, 20 grains; croton oil, 90 drops; powder all finely, and mix thoroughly; then form into a pill mass, by using a thick mucilage made of equal parts of gum arabic and gum tragacanth, and divide in 3 grain pills. Dose: i pill every 2 days for the first week; then every 3 or 4 days, until the water is evacuated by the combined aid of the pill with the alum syrup. This is a powerful medicine, and will thoroughly accomplish its work. Eclectic Liver Pills. — Podophyllin, 10 grains; leptandrin, 20 grains; sanguinarian, 10 grains; extract of dandelion, 20 grains; formed into 20 pills by being moistened a little with some essential oil, as cinnamon, peppermint, etc. Dose: In chronic diseases of the liver, take a pill at night for several days, or 2 may be taken at first to move the bowels; then i daily. Positive Cure for Hydrophobia. — The dried root of elecampane, pulverize it,and measure out 9 heaping tablespoonfuls, and mix it with 2 or 3 teaspoonfuls of pulverized gum arabic; then divide into 9 equal portions. When a person is bitten by a rabid animal, take one of these portions, and steep it in i pint of new milk, until nearly half the quantity of milk is evaporated; then strain, and drink it in the morning, fasting for four or five hours after. The same dose is to be repeated three mornings in succession, then skip three, and so on till the 9 doses are taken. The patient must avoid getting wet, or the heat of the sun, and abstain from high-seasoned diet, or hard exercise, and, if costive, take a dose of salts. The above quantity is for an adult; children will take less according to age. Eye Preparations. — Eye Water. — Table salt and white vitriol,of each i tablespoonful; heat them up on copper or earthen until dry; the heating drives off the acrid or biting water, called the water of crystalization, making them much milder in their action; now add them to soft water, 1-2 pint; putting in white sugar, I tablespoonful; blue vitriol, a piece the size of a common Medicinal. 395 l^ea. If it should prove too strong in any case, add a little more soft water to a phial of it. Apply it to the eyes three or four times daily. India Prescription for Sore Eyes. — Sulphate of zinc, 3 grains; tincture of opium (laudanum) i drachm; rose water, 2 ounces; mix. Put a drop or two in the eye, two or three times daily. Another. — Sulphate of zinc, acetate of lead, and rock salt, of each, 1-2 ounce; loaf sugar, i ounce; soft water, 12 ounces; mix without heat, and use as other eye waters. If sore eyes shed much water, put a little of the oxide of zinc into a phial of water ; and use it rather freely. It will soon cure that difficulty.

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