INDEX OF RECEIPTS OF MEDICAL COMPOUNDS. 



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Composition Powder, No. 2. 



Bayberry . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 oz. 



Ginger.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 ,, 



Poplar Bark (White) 3 ,, 



Pinus Canadensis .. .. .. .. .. 2 ,, 



Cayenne . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 dr. 



Mix and pass through a sieve as the last. 



This preparation is better calculated to meet the wants of the 

 aged. It is prescribed in fact with that object, hence it will be 

 found most invaluable wherever there is weakness of the back 

 and general decrepitude. It may be prepared in all respects as 

 the last. 



J. Skelton, Sen., M.D. 



Compound Powder of Bayberry (Child's Powder). 



Bayberry . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 oz. 



Rhubarb .. .. .. .. .. .. ij ,, 



Liquorice i| ,, 



Pleurisy Root .. .. .. .. .. | ,, 



Pulverise and mix. 



As is implied by one of the names by which it is commonly 

 known, this is a preparation especially designed for the treat- 

 ment of infantile and children's complaints, and is esteemed 

 highly by those who have employed it in those diseases and 

 affections peculiar to childhood ; thrush, disordered stomach, 

 disinclination for food, skin affections, and even whooping cough, 

 are all indications for its employment, and in all of which it is of 

 extreme value. 



J. G. Hatfield. 



Corrective Powder 



Poplar Bark . . 

 Bayberry Powder 

 Black Cohosh 

 Golden Seal . . 

 Anise 

 Cinnamon 



2 oz. 

 1 „ 



1 ,, 



I 



Mix until the whole are well incorporated. 



Dose, from a half teaspoonful to a teaspoonful, in a small tea- 

 cupful of boiling water sweetened with lump sugar, three times 

 a day, and at bedtime. 



This is indicated in amenorrhcea, or obstruction of the menses. 

 It is well known to many females, particularly among the 

 working class, and highly esteemed as a most valuable medicine. 



J. Skelton, Sen., M.D. 



