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of aloes, two ounces of winter's bark, and five 

 quarts of white wine. The first is a restorative 

 cordial and strengthener ; the latter is sufficiently 

 known as a purge. Laudanum is made of two 

 ounces of opium^ a dram of cloves^ and a dram 

 of cinnamon^ and a pint of wine. Viper wine 

 is made of two ounces of dried vipers, and two 

 quarts of white wine; and tlic tincture of ipeca- 

 cuanha for a vomit, of two ounces of that root^ 

 half an ounce of dry orange pceL and a quart 

 of sack. Lastly, what is called elixir proprieta- 

 lis is made of aloes^ myrrhj and saffron, of 

 each an ounce, sal armoniac six drams, and salt 



of tartar eight ounces, in a quart of mountain 

 wine. 



These are all the tinctures and wines that 

 need be kept in a family, whose charity is design- 

 ed to be very extensive ; the expence of the whole 

 is a trifle, not worth naming, and the troubk 

 scarce any thing. Books are full of directions 

 in particular for every tincture, as if every one 

 were to be made a different way ; but the best 

 method is to give a good deal of time, and fre- 



quent shaking, and that will stand in the pi 

 of heat in most things of this kind : nevertheless, 

 I advise that they should stand in a room 

 where a fire is kept while they are making ; and 

 those which require heat, that is, those that 

 take a colour most slovvh', are to be placed nearcat 



to it. 



Easy 



by far the most dif- 



ficult part of the task, the rest is as it were 

 nt>thing. Conserves, syrups, and ointments will 

 be wanting ; but in the same manner one direc- 

 tion wil! serve for the makinsr the whole assort- 



nient of each, and the ingredients will be at 



hand. As to plaisters in general^ ihey do more 



