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THE SICK UXy'S COMPANIOX 



table spoonfuls of the inner bark of vvliUe wal 

 nut finely powdered, m 



NUMBER FIVE. 





and reUore weaJc patients. 



The artirlt^s ncpd in fVwc r.i.or.n... 



bark{of poplar and barberry, (which see,) peach 

 meats, or meats of cherry stones, sugar and 

 brapdyj and the inner bark of white walnut, 

 ^o. 5 Syrup. Take poplar bark and the 

 «)ark of the root of baj berry, one pound each, 

 and bpil them m two gallons of water, strain oft' 

 and add seven pounds of good sugar, then scald 

 and skim it, and add half a pound of peach 

 meats; or the same quantity of cherry stone meats 

 pounded fine. When cold, add a gallon of s;ood 

 brandy; and keep it io buttles for use. take 

 balf a wine glassful two or three times a day. 

 Any other quantity may be prepared by observ- 

 ing the same proportion of the diflerent articles. 



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and b 



19 particularly useful in dysentarv, which o-oner- 

 ally leaves the stomach and bowels sore. In a 

 relax, orl^the first stages of dysentarv, by usinj; 



g this syrup, it 



, ^ . « prevent 



exposed; from taking the disease. To th 



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