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ful; then drop back to the ^, or it may be to 15 or 20 drops, to keep a little 

 action on the liver until it will continue its secretion of bile, producing natural 

 colored stools. 



Remarks. — As there are persons who cannot take pills, and others also who 

 prefer laxative medicines in liquid form, as well as many whose livers need a 

 mild medicine so it can be continued for some time to overcome the inactivity 

 of the liver, etc., such persons will find this recipe to " fill the bill" in all these 

 cases. Hence, this will be found a very valuable substitute for pills. A little 

 oil of wintergreen may be put in as a flavor and to hide the bitter taste, if 

 desired. 



5. Liquid Physic for Constipated and Weakly Women and 

 Children. — Fl. ext. of butternut, 2 ozs. ; tinct. of aloes, 5 drs. ; comp. tinct. 

 of cardamon, 1 oz.; simple syrup, 4 oz. Mix. Dose — According to age of 

 children, from 1 to 3 tea-spoonfuls in the morning is the best time to give to 

 children, and repeat next morning, if no operation before. For weak consti- 

 pated women, the physician whom I first knew to use this preparation was ia 

 the habit of triturating calomel, 10 grs., with 100 grs. of the sugar of milk, 

 and dividing into 10 powders; then giving 1 powder at 10 in the evening, and 

 at S in the morning, followed by 1 or 2 tea-spoonfuls of this liquid physic, which 

 carries oflf all otherwise ill effects of the calomel, arouses the action of the 

 liver and overcomes the tendency to constipation. Those in favor of using 

 calomel will undoubtedly be satisfied to use it in this manner; the trituration, 

 or thoroughly rubbing the calomel, or any other medicine, with sugar of milk, 

 divides it into more minute particles and then it takes less to have the desired 

 effect. Of course, this liquid physic can be taken without the calomel by 

 doubling the dose. See the remarks closing the subject of "Jaundice," for the 

 author's ex]3erience and opinion of calomel in small doses. Since writing this 

 I have given the twentietJi of a grain calomel pill with entire satisfaction, 

 arousing the action of the liver. 



6 . Pills for Constipation— Very Successful.— Pulverized aloes, 40 

 grs.; solid ext. of nux vomica, 20 grs.; solid ext. belladonna, 15 grs. Mix 

 thoroughly and divide into 50 pills. Dose — One pill only; never more than 1 

 pill for a dose, at bedtime every night until cured or all taken. — Dr. T. B. King. 



Remarks. — The doctor says this is the best thing he knows, and pretty sure to 

 cure the difliculty. I have used it with success in one case of long standing con- 

 stipation. It was a lady who was pretty well run down in strength, but with this 

 pill at night, and a 2 gr. pill of quinine 3 times daily, for a month, she has 

 enjoyed an excellent condition of health now for several months. Jf they fail 

 to touch the spot, }-{ gr- of podophyllin, or calomel, as one j^refers, may be 

 added to each pill; neither will be required unless it may be for an occasional 

 case of constipation which has witlistood all other remedies. 



GOUT— Cured by Garlic— The London Truth makes the following 

 remarks upon the garlic as a specific (sure cure) for gout. It is amusing, and 

 is, no doubt, valuable: "Many people would be overjoyed to pay large sums 

 ior a specific for gout. I will give them for nothing a sure but simple cure. A 



