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tins by boiling, to about four pints, and strain it while hot 

 through a sieve, then through a thin woollen cloth, and set 

 it aside for twelve hours, that the grounds may subside. 

 Boil the liquor poured off from the grounds to three 

 pints, and dissolve the sugar in it, that it may be made a 

 syrup. 



This syrup, impregnated with the narcotic matter of 

 the poppy-head, is given to children in doses of two or 

 three drachms, and to adults of from half an ounce, to one 

 ounce and upward, for easing pain, procuring rest, and 

 answering the other intentions of mild operations. Par- 

 ticular care is requisite in its preparation, that it may be 

 always made, as nearly as possible, of the same strength. 



TAR WATER. 



Take of tar, two pints ; water, one gallon. Mix, by 

 stirring them with a wooden rod for a quarter of an hour, 

 and, after the tar has subsided, strain the liquor, and keep 

 it in well-corked phials. 



Tar-water should have the color of white wine, and an 

 empyreumatic taste. It acts as a stimulant, raising the 

 pulse, and increasing the discharge by the skin and kid- 

 neys. It may be drank to the extent of a pint or two in 

 course of a day. 



DECOCTION OF SARSAPARILLA. 



Take of sarsaparilla root, cut, six ounces ; water, eight 

 pints. 



After macerating for two hours, with a heat about 195 

 degrees, then take out the root and bruise it ; add it again 

 to the liquor, and macerate it for two hours longer : then 

 boil down the liquor to four pints, and strain it. The 

 dose is from four ounces, to half a pint, or more, daily. 



