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This may be kept in a wide-mouthed bottle or earthern pot, 

 well covered for use. To be given in a ball the size of a 

 walnut, which can be made when needed. Mix with flour. 



Take — Powdered gum-arabic 1 ounce. 



Powdered aloes 2 ounces. 



Put into a pint of boiling water, and stir frequently. 



When cold, add to it two ounces of tincture of ginger to 

 prevent it from griping, and to keep it from spoiling. To be 

 put in a ,bottle, and kept corked for use. The dose of this 

 is from six to eight ounces, or twelve to sixteen table-spoon- 

 fuls. To be given as a drench, or drink. 



The following is very useful in wounds which do not heal 

 properly. It is very healing, and also protects the wound 

 from the air. To be applied as a liniment : 



Take — Powdered aloes 2 ounces. 



Powdered myrrh J ounce. 



Diluted alcoliol 1 quart. 



Mix thoroughly together in a bottle, cork well, and shake it every day for 

 two weeks. Then let it settle. 



The practice of giving physic in broken, or divided, doses is 

 wrong. There is no advantage in it in any case, and it may 

 produce inflammation of the bowels. When physic is neces- 

 sary, give a full dose at once. 



Ammonia. — There are several preparations of ammonia. 

 The carbonate of ammonia is a stimulant, used after inflamma- 

 tion is reduced in lung-fever. The dose is sixty grains in a 

 pint of water. 



Aqiia ammonia is used as an external stimulant. It enters 

 into the formation of many liniments, 



Asafoetida is a well-known gum of a strong, garlicky smell. 

 It is given either in the gum or tincture. It is stimulant 

 and antispasmodic, exerting an especial control over the nerv- 

 ous system. It is used by some in inflammation of the brain, 



