INDEX OF RECEIPTS OF MEDICAL COMPOUNDS. 



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Thomson's Salve. 



Beeswax .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 lb. 



Fresh Butter 1 ,, 



Turpentine .. .. .. .. .. .. ii ,, 



Balsam of Fir .. .. .. .. .. § ,, 



Simmer by the fire until the wax is melted, and then strain. 



"Thomsonian Practice." 



Tincture of Myrrh (Simple). 



Myrrh (in powder) . . . . . . . . . . 1 oz. 



Pure Spirits of Wine (alcohol) .. .. .. 12 ,, 



Mix, digest or macerate 14 days, shake up daily, express, and 

 filter. 



J. Skelton, Sen., M.D. 



Tincture of Myrrh (Compound). 



Myrrh (in powder) . . . . . . . . . . 2 oz. 



Capsicum (in powder) .. .. .. .. 1 ,, 



Pure Spirits of Wine (alcohol) . . . . . . 1 qt. 



Prepare as the last. 



Myrrh is an antiseptic and tonic, and highly useful as an 

 external or internal application. 



Dose, from a £ teaspoonful to a teaspoonful, in a little hot 

 water, sweetened, wherever a stimulant is necessary. 



The Simple Tincture is very useful applied externally to recent 

 wounds or old gangrenous sores. 



J. Skelton, Sen., M.D. 



Wine Bitters. 



Peruvian Bark (best) . . . . . . . . 1 oz. 



Gentian (best) .. .. .. .. .. 1 ,, 



Columbo (best) .. .. .. .. .. 1 ,, 



Virginia Snakeroot . . . . . . . . . . 4 ,, 



Add a portion of Orange peel, and to this compound put two 

 quarts of good Madeira or Sherry Wine. 



Dose, a wineglassful two or three tines a day. 



"Thomsonian Practice." 



Worm Powder. 



