88 DR. 0HA8E' 8 RECIPES. 



During the remissions of the fever, quinine and other tonics are to be 

 given, as in fever and ague. 



AGUE.— What is.generally called ague is also known by all these names, 

 which mean one and the same thing. Doctors generally say "intermittent 

 fever," and what will cure it are also known as "anti-periodics." The two fol- 

 lowing recipes for ague originated with Dr. B. F. Humphreys, of Tyler, Texas, 

 as substitutes, or to be used instead of quinine. He published them in the 

 Eclectic Medical Journal, more especially for the benefit of other physicians; 

 but if they are good for physicians, and I know they are, to use upon their 

 patients and save the expense of quinine, they are as certainly good for the 

 people to have them prepared by druggists for their own use. I have confi- 

 dence in them, hence I give them. Dr. Humphreys gave the recipe for the 

 " solution" to make 16 pts. (2 gals.), so that physicians could make up enough 

 for a whole neighborhood; but I have reduced it by 16, so that families will 

 make only 1 pt. If desired to make in larger quantities, simply keep the same 

 proportions. The pills I will give for 240, as he gave them; if less are needed, 

 to keep the proportions is all that is necessary. They are as follows: 



1. Ague Solution, Pills and Liniment for— Without Qui- 

 nine. — I. Solution, or Dr. Humphreys' " Tip-Top Tonic." — Sulphate of cin« 

 chonia, 1 dr. ; sulphate of strychnia, 2 grs. ; tinct. of stillingia, }4 P*- : tinct. of 

 enonymus (wahoo), 4 osjs. ; tincts. of leptandra (Culver's physic) and of podo- 

 phyllum (mandrake), each 2 ozs. ; oil of wintergreen, to flavor, (15 or 20 drops, 

 only, in a little alcohol), and elixir of vitriol (aromatic sulphuric acid), to dis- 

 solve the sulphates. Directions. — Rub the sulphate of strychnia, first, in a 

 mortar; then put in the sulphate of cinchonia, and rub together, and add to 

 them as much aromatic sulphuric acid as necessary to dissolve them; then put 

 into the bottle with the other articles, shake well, and it is ready for use. 

 Dose. — For adults, 1 tea-spoonful 4 or 5 times daily. For a child, 3 times as 

 many drops as it is years old, same number of times daily as for adults. 



Remarks — Dr. Humphreys called this his "Calisaya Anti-Periodic: or, 

 Tip-Top Tonic," and considered it as cheap and efficient as anything that can be 

 got up. "Calisaya " is the name which the Indians of South America applied to 

 What we know as Peruvian bark; hence the Doctor applies it here, as he knew 

 ail physicans, for whom he was writing, would know what he meant, i e., that 

 the sulphate of cinchonia and calisaya was made from the Peruvian bark. 



2. Ague, or Chills and Pever — Simple Cure Without 

 Quinine. — H. G. D. Brown, of Copiah Co., Miss., gives the following as a 

 certain and thoroughly tried cure for fever and ague: "Take 1 pt. of cotton- 

 seed; 2 pts. of water boiled to 1; strain and take warm 1 hour before the 

 attack. Many persons will doubtless laugh at this simple remedy; but I have 

 tried it effectually, and unhesitatingly say it is better than quinine, and could I 

 obtain the latter article at a dime a bottle, I would infinitely prefer the cotton- 

 seed tea. It will not only cure invariably, but permanently, and is not at al) 



to the taste." 



