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of rhubarb, half an ounce of cardamom seeds, 

 and a quarter of an ounce of saffron, with a 

 quart of spirit. 



8. Elixir salutis, made of a pound of stoned 

 raisins, a pound of sena, an ounce and half of 

 carrawaj seeds, and half an ounce of cardamoms, 

 in a gallon of spirit. 



9. Elixir of vitriol, made of six drams of cin- 

 namon, three drams of cardamoms, two drams 

 of long pepper, and the same of ginger ; and 

 a quart of spirit : to a pint of this tincture strain- 

 ed clear off, is to be added four ounces of oil o~i 

 vitriol : this is an excellent stomachic. Lastly, 

 to these it may be well to add the famous frier's 

 balsam, which is made of three ounces of ben- 

 jamin, two ounces of strained storax, one ounce 

 of balsam of Tolu, half an ounce of aloe?, and 

 a quart of spirit of wine, such as is burnt under 

 lamps. This spirit may be made by putting 

 a gallon of molosses spirit into the still, and draw- 

 ing off two quarts, and this will be useful for 

 spirit of wine and caraphire, winch is made 

 by dissolving an ounce of camphire in a quart of 

 the spirit. Lastly, we are to add what is called 

 the asthmatic elixir, made with flower of benja- 

 min and opium, of each a dram, camphire two 

 scruples, oil of aniseed forty drops, liquorice 

 root half an ounce, honey one ounce, and a 

 quart of rpirit. This is a gentle opiate, and is 

 much belter in families than the strong lauda- 

 num. 



As to the tinctures made with white wine 

 instead of spirit, a few are sufficient. Steel 

 wine is made of a quarter of a pound of filings 

 of iron, and half an ounce of mace, and the 

 same quantity of cinnamon, put into two quart* 

 of Rhenish. Hiera pjcra is made of half a pound 



