THE SICK man's COMPAMOX. I 'i 



occRsioiiallyNo. 2^ or (he composition powders: 

 for if this is not attended to, the patient may liave 

 a relapse, in which case it will be very difficult 

 to raise itasrain, as thev will fall as much helow 

 a natural heat as they have been raised above it 

 by artificial means. During the operation give 

 milk porrage, or gruel well sweetened, with a 

 little cayenne in it, and after it is over; they may 

 eat any kind of nourishinsfood that the stomach 

 may crave. A tea-cupful of the tea of No. 3, 

 nhould be taken night and morning to prevent a 

 ielapse of the disease, and during the day, drink 

 freely of a tea made of poplar bark; and if cos- 

 tive, use the bitter root. 



As soon as the disorder is removed, use the 

 bitters (No. 4,) to correct the bile and restore 

 digestion; and half a Mine glass-lull of the syr- 

 up. No. 5, taken two or three times a day, will 

 strengthen the stomach and assist in reirulatinir 

 tnc digestive powers. 'I he above directiniis are 

 calculated for the more violent adacks of disease, 

 and such as liave become settled; but those of a 

 l(^ss violent nature must be treated according to 

 tircunistances. In the first stnge of a disease, it 

 may be most generally thrown off by a dose of 

 the emetic herb, with No. 2, to raise* a free per- 

 ^|)irati(jn, followed by a tea of No. 3, to remove 

 the canker, and the bitters, or a tea uf |)0|)lar 

 bark, to regulate the digestion. For a sudden 



cold take a dose of the composition powder ou 



