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\S. Elixir Salutis, made of a Pound of ftoned 

 Raifins, a Pound of Sena, an Ounce and ii half 

 pf Caraway Seeds, and half an Ounce of Carda- 

 moms, in a Gallon of Spirit. 



9. Elixir of Vitriol, made of fix Drams of 

 Cinnaniom, three Drams of Cardamoms, two 

 Drams of loig Pepper, and the fame of Ginger; 

 and a Quart of Spirit : To a Pint of this Tinfture 

 ftrained ^iear of?^ is to be added four Ounces of 

 Oil of Vitriol : This is an excellent Stomachic. 

 Laftly, to thefe it may be well to add, the fa- 

 mous Fryars Balfam, which is ' made of three 

 Dunces of Benjamin, two Ounces of flrained Sto- 

 ra::, one Ounce of Balfam of Tolu, half an 

 Ounce of Aloes, and a Quart of Spirit of Wine, 

 fuch as is burnt under Lamps. This Spirit may 

 be made by putting a Gallon of MoloiTes Spirit 

 into the Still, and drawing oft two Quarts, and 

 this will be ufeful for Spirit of Wine and Cam- 

 phire, which is made by diffolving an Ounce of 

 Camphire in a Quart of the Spirit. Laftly, we 

 are to add what is called the Aflhmiatic Elixir, 

 made with Flower of Benjamin and Opium, of 

 each a Dram, Camphire two Scruples, Oil of Ani- 

 feed forty Drops, Liquorice Root half an Ounce, 

 Honey one Ounce, and a Quart of Spirit. This 

 is a gentle Opiate, and is much better in Fami- 

 lies than the flrontr Laudanum. 

 ' As to the Tinctures made with White -Wine 

 inftead pf Spirit, a few are fufHcient. Steel Wine 

 is made of a Quarter of a Pound of Filings of 

 Iron, and half an 'Ounce' of Mace, and the fam.c 

 Qiianticy of Cinnamon, put into two Qiiarts of 

 Khenifh. Hiera Picra is made of half a Pound 

 of Aloes, two Ounces o'f Winters-Bark, and five 

 Quarts of White-Wine. The firft is a Reflora- 

 tive Cordial and Strengthner; the latter is fufii- 



ciently 



