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ward the end of the evaporation, the soap-jelly and 

 powdered seeds, and mix all the ingredients thoroughly 

 together. 



These pills are much used as warm and stomachic 

 laxatives ; they are well suited for costiveness, so often 

 attendant on people of sedentary lives, and, upon the 

 whole, are one of the most useful articles in the materia 

 medica. 



ALGETIC PILLS. 



Take of socotrine aloes, powdered, one ounce ; extract 

 of gentian, half an ounce ; oil of caraway seeds, two scru- 

 ples ; syrup of ginger, as much as is sufficient. Beat them 

 together. The dose is about ten grains. 



COMPOUND ALGETIC PILLS. 



Take of hepatic aloes, one ounce ; ginger root, in pow- 

 der, one drachm ; soap, half an ounce ; essence of pepper- 

 mint, half a drachm. Powder the aloes with the ginger, 

 then add the soap and the oil, so as to form an intimate 

 mixture. This is an excellent purge for costive habits, 

 in the dose of from five to ten grains. 



CASTOR OIL CLYSTER. 



Take of castor oil, two ounces; one egg; mix them 

 well, and then add gruel, eight ounces, which will ope- 

 rate very mildly, and is efficacious in cases of worms. 



PURGING CLYSTER. 



Take of manna, one ounce ; dissolve in ten ounces, by 

 measure, of compound decoction ofchamomile ; then add 

 of olive oil, one ounce; sulphate of magnesia, half as 

 ounce. Mix, and let it be given directly. 



