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4 years, 1-5; at 3 years, 1-6; at 2 years, %; decreasing in like proportion for 

 infants; at 21 years the full dose is to be given, up to "60 years, then diminish, 

 in like proportion on each 5 to 10 years. 



Remarks. — This prescription is from " Old " Dr. T. B. King, who used it in 

 India with great success, curing internal aches and pains, diarrhea and bloody 

 dysentery as well as cholera. I would now suggest the addition of half as 

 much chloroform as ether, and also one-fourth as much tincture of cayenne. 

 In the "Old" Doctor's day in India chloroform was not as much in use as 

 since then, and the cayenne has, of late years, also been found a very valuable 

 aid in curing internal pains, as well as the free discharges from the bowels. It 

 is one of our best and purest stimulants. And with these additions it would 

 be a valuable embrocation, or liniment, to use externally on the stomach and 

 bowels in these painful diseases. 



2. Pain Killer, Truly Magical, for All Ptirpose and Places oi 

 Pain. — Morphine, lOgrs.; chloral hydrate and camphor gum, each, % oz.; 

 chloroform, 1 oz. ; nitrite of amyl, 2 drs. ; oils of cloves and cinnamon, each, 

 J^ oz. ; alcohol (best), to fill a 4 oz. bottle. Directions — Dissolve the 

 morphine in a little of the alcohol; rub the chloral hydrate and the cam- 

 phor gum together, which forms a liquid, and add the dissolved morphine and 

 the others, the nitrite of amyl to be the last, as it is verj' evaporative; then 

 add 3 or 4 drops of strong sulphuric acid, which keeps the morphine in solu- 

 tion. Dose— It may be taken on sugar in doses of 5 to 20 drops, and repeated 

 in 30 minutes to an hour, according to the severity of any internal pain. For 

 headache inhale from the bottle, from nostril to nostril, and apply also over the 

 pain. 



Remarks.— Ilih will stop any kind of pain almost immediately, and does 

 seem, at least, to be magical by its quick action upon the nerves, relieving 

 pain at once. I have applied it upon the eyeball (not in the eye, but with the 

 eye closed) holding the finger wet with it for a minute or two, which causes a 

 counter, or external, irritation, and would soon cause a blister, which proves 

 its value as well as its strength and adaptation to the relief of pain in all situa- 

 tions. I cannot speak of it too highly, for slight pains or neuralgia of the 

 eye. I shall use it upon painful teeth, neuralgic, and, in fact, in all pains any- 

 where, internally and externally It will be hard, very hard, to excel. The 

 only objection against it, is its cost (about 25 cents an ounce), when made in 

 small quantities. It would still be valuable as a liniment if an equal amount 

 of alcohol was added, which would make it cheaper, but to retain its magical 

 power it must be kept full strength. 



3. Pain Killer, or Rubefacient, in Place of Mustard Plaster^ 

 Immediate in its Action, — When there is internal pain, as in pleunsy,. 

 inflammation of the lungs, etc., wherein it would be thought advisable to put. 

 on a mustard plaster, for quick relief take the following: Chloroform, spirits, 

 of camphor and sweet oil, equ.al parts, say 1 oz. each. Mix. Directions — 

 Fold a piece of muslin 3 or 4 thicknesses, shake the bottle and wet the cloth, 

 thoroughly with the mixture and apply, covering with a folded towel to pre- 



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