126 DR. CHASE'S RECIPES. 



abate it, I believe it will give it a mildness not otherwise attained. Probably as 

 good a way, or the best way, to take the quinine for this purpose, is to dissolve 

 it in one of the following ways: 



1. Quinine, to Dissolve, or Solution of Quinine. — Put 20 grs. of sulphate 

 of quinine into a 2 oz. vial, and add 1 dr. of aromatic sulphuric acid, then fill 

 the vial with water. Dose— For an adult, 20 drops once an hour, in a table- 

 spoonful of water. The proper dose for a child will be 1 drop to each year of 

 its age, in 1 tea-spoonful, only, of the water, or if it is a nursing child, in the 

 mother's milk. And, in all cases, (if the spore theory is correct, which I have 

 no reason to doubt) the longer the quinine solution is held in the mouth, the 

 more certain it will be to kill them. 



II. Rub 20 grs. each of quinine and tartaric acid together, put into the 

 same sized vial and fill with water, as in the first case. Dose and manner of 

 using, the same. 



The following are a few of the more common remedies for this disease; 

 the chestnut leaves, however, I believe are not, as yet, very common ; but I can 

 not see why they may not be as efficient as claimed to be. 



2. Whooping Cough, EflQ.cient Remedy for.— Somebody's friend 

 gave a correspondent of one of the Detroit papers the following as a cer< 

 tain cure for whooping cough, by simply " boiling chestnut leaves and sweet- 

 ening with brown sugar, " adding: ' ' Whooping cough generally remains eighteen 

 weeks, while by the use of this tea it can be cured in a few days." 



Remarks. — I should gather the leaves before the nuts fall off. 



3. Whooping Cough Tincture.— Tinct. of blood root, 1 oz. ; syrup of 

 garlic, 1 oz. ; solid ex. of belladonna, 3 grs. Mix, and be sure the extract is dis- 

 solved. Dose. — Ten to 20 drops, according to age of the child, 3 times daily. 



Remarks. —This, is the favorite prescription of Dr. T. B. King, of this city — 

 Toledo, O., — an old English physician who practiced in the army of India a 

 number of years, and then in the United States, with very great success. This 

 is his dependence in bad cases. 



4. Whooping Cough Syrup.— Make a syrup of prickly-pear {Opuntia 

 vulgaris, a species of cactus,) and drink freely. Take about three moderate 

 sized leaves of the prickly pear to a quart of cold water, cut up in pieces and 

 boU slowly about half an hour, strain out all the prickles through close muslin 

 or linen, sweeten with white sugar and boil, a little longer. A safe and sure cure, 

 and so pleasant to the taste that infants will take it with a relish. It is also 

 good for a cold that settles in the throat or lungs. This species of cactus grows 

 in rocky and sandy places, and is grown in gardens. 



Remarks. — There is nothing said by this writer as to a dose, but I should say 

 from a tea-spoonful to a table-spoonful for a child, as needed, according to age. 

 An adult 1 to 2 table-spoonfuls. 



5. Whooping Cough, Help for.— I. Cut in small pieces a large red 

 onion, put it in a bottle with a piece of asafcetida half the size of a nutmeg, 

 cover with good wniskey, shake well, and it is ready for use; weaken, sweeten 

 and give according to age, three or four times a day 



