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zinc, and nux vomica. I prefer Eastern's Syrup, which is 

 composed of strychnine, quinine, and iron. Give half a tea- 

 spoonful in the food twice daily, gradually increasing the 

 quantity till it is quadrupled. Let the patient lie in a 

 warm, dry place, free from draughts, and his food must be 

 light and nourishing. Massage, sea baths, and galvanism 

 have been recommended as useful in cases of chorea. 



Remedies for a cough are numerous, this, perhaps, as 

 good as any : Opium and ipecacuanha, each 8 grains ; gum 

 ammoniacum, squill pill, and licorice, each 30 grains ; 

 powdered rhubarb, 16 grains; make into thirty-six pills, and 

 give one night and morning. Linseed tea, made strong, 

 into which the juice of a lemon has been squeezed, is an 

 exceedingly good remedy, giving a tablespoonful three or 

 four times a day. 



Mange of one kind or another is likely to occur through 

 negligence ■ and, as prevention is far better than cure r 

 cleanliness, with regular exercise and dietary, minimise 

 the chances of such an outbreak. A useful remedy for 

 eczema or red mange, one which can easily be compounded 

 by the local chemist, is as follows: — Olive oil and oxide 

 of zinc, each 1 ounce ; tincture of arnica, 3 drachms ; 

 water 8 ounces ; to be gently applied to the sore places 

 about three times daily. The ointment, green iodide of 

 mercury one part, lard seven parts, is likewise good, and 

 may be said to be almost infallible as a cure in certain 

 cases of mange, though care must be taken that the 

 patient licks none of it off. A little of this arsenical 

 ointment ought to be well rubbed on the sore places 

 on alternate days. A dose of Epsom salts, about as 

 much as will lie on a shilling, each morning in addi- 

 tion to either will hasten recovery. Another simple and 



