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pium. Stir it occasionally, till they are dissolved ; when the whole 
may be strained ; and add “4 it two gallons of proof spirits. 
A little spirits. of lavender may be added to give it a flavor. 
_ This will be found a valuable cooling and anodyne aeeenis in 
all cases of inflammation, bruises, pain, ed 
The Children’ s Cordial.—Take two aetenn ait of pink blows, 
smellage root, and pleurisy root ; boil to one quart; strain, and-add 
2€ quart of fourth proof brandy, and one pound of sugar. 
jose, for an infant, a tea spoonful, repeating if necessary. ; 
For the colics, fits, green stools, &c. of children, this is an excel- 
lquerernndy. 
—— Chalk Julep—Take of prepared chalk, four ounces ; rhubarb, 
oe ounce ; pour upon them one quart of hot water. — Then add half 
an ounce ‘each of essence of peppermint and» oric. Let it steep 
ort time, and after it has settled, decant it off, and bottle it up. 
Dose, for an adult, from one to two table spoonsful. 
= _In pacvecntery and diarrhea, proceeding from acidity in oe first 
: Pas 2s, thi this will be found ‘of superior efficacy. 
Clove Jelly Y- Take two pounds of best English glue, or (which is 
preferable) an equal quantity of calves’ feet jelly: dissolve it in two 
quarts of water; and add three pounds of refined sugar, half an - - 
ounce of oil of cloves, and an ounce of “ balsam of life.” Incorporate 
them well together, and let it cool, when it becomes a jelly. 
Dose, a piece the size of a hickory nut, four or five times a day. 
This may be taken with advantage in cases of a weak stomach, 
AES ae aval seminal weakness, &c. - 
tion in relieving acidity i in the stomach. 
_Stramonium Tincture, or Green Drops.—Take one quart of stra- 
monium seeds, pulverized; boil in four quarts of water to two quarts ; 
strain, and add two quarts of spirits. 
~ Dose, from ten to twenty-five drops, two or three times a day. 
ir Costiveness.—T ake two ounces of Siniegiteg and one ounce 
ol rustetaens infuse in one quart of wine. 
Dose, half a wine glass every morning. 
Conserve for wepegk- -~—Take three parts of fresh comfrey root, 
and one part of green Indian turnip ; bruise together intoa fine paste, 
and add two parts of refined sugar. Mix. 
A table spoonful of this may be eaten three or four times a day, 
_ for coughs, &e, 
Ae lle asTeke one ounce of aloes ; half an ouinnisillsihia 
: “Mix. | 
ap ert dissolved in atumbler of cold water snd 
sipped up in the course of the day, is inferior to no other prepara. — 
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