466 MEDICINES. 



A LITTLE TARTAR EMETIC, 



in case of severe indigestion, or a dog being taken ill. This medi- 

 cine, given from a grain and a half to two grains, in warm water, 

 will sometimes perform wonders among common people, who are 

 subject to have the stomach disordered by eating voraciously of bad 

 and unwholesome food. 



A friend of mine, with nothing whatever but this 

 recipe, has been, for a great many years, the success- 

 ful quack of his village; and boasts of beating the 

 doctors without having lost a patient. How far my 

 friend may be justified in flying, on every occasion, to 

 that which may tend to weaken the stomach, I leave it 

 for those who are versed in medicine to determine ; not- 

 withstanding he may have gained the confidence of the 

 village. 



(After all, too, a couple of wine glasses full of water, taken as hot 

 as it can be drank, without the astringent addition of either tea or 

 spirit, I have found, would, in general, relieve indigestion. 



Another remedy, which lately became in fashion, is to swallow, 

 who'e, two teaspoonsful of common mustard seed just before going 

 to bed, and an hour before dinner. It may be taken in a little 

 water. I have proved it to be an excellent remedy.) 



Remember, that a DOG requires, of tartar emetic, or any other 

 medicine, at least twice as much as a MAN. 



HUXHAM'S TINCTURE OF BARK, 



as an effectual stimulus to brace the nerves of a bad shot. The 

 sportsman has only to take a dessert spoonful in a glass of water 

 before he goes out. [THE LESS, HOWEVER, ALL STIMULI, AND IN- 

 DEED ALL MEDICINES, ARE HAD RECOURSE TO, THE MORE EFFECTUAL 

 THEY WILL BE WHEN TAKEN.^ 



When for a short time in Holland, I always kept 



