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telli's balsam dissolved with the yolk of an egg, au 

 ounce; mix them. This is pectoral, and is good in 

 catarrhs, coughs, spitting of blood, and consump- 

 tions. The dose is the size of a walnut twice in a 

 day: or half dram in a fit of coughing. 



Against the piles. 



Take of the lenitive electuary, two ounces, of 

 flowers of brimstone half an ounce; mix them. 

 The dose is half an ounce. 



Against the dropsy. 



Take of gamboge in powder, an ounce and a 

 half of cream of tartar in powder, an ounce; of 

 ginger in powder, half an ounce; of syrup of su- 

 gar enough to make an electuary. The dose is 

 half a dram early in the morning. 



A safe and easy Purge. 

 Take of julap in powder, two ounces; of ginger 

 in powder, three drams; of syrup of oranges enough 

 to make an electuary. When purging is required, 

 this will operate safely and easily. The dose is 

 from half a dram to two scruples, to be taken 

 early in the morning. 



Jin Electuary against the Rheumatism. 

 Take of conserve of orange-peel, two ounces; 

 of cinnabar of antimony levigated an ounce and 

 a half; of gum guaiac in powder an ounce; of 

 winter's bark in powder three drams; of syrup of 

 orange peel a sufficient quantity; mix them. The 

 dose is a dram morning and evening. 



This is not designed against an acute rheuma- 

 tism, but those tedious and wandering pains 

 which fly from one part to another without a fever. 



For Consumptions 



Take of spermaceti fifteen grains; of gum am- 

 moniac ten grains; of volatile salt of hartshorn se- 



