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3. Soothing and Stimulating. — Soap liniment (opodel- 

 doc), 8 oz. ; tincture of opium, 2 oz. Useful in later 

 stages of acute, also chronic inflammation of the 

 joints, &c. 



4. For Dispersing Enlargements. — Add to No. 3 tinc- 

 ture of iodine, 2 oz., and agitate to insure perfect admix- 

 ture. Apply daily with smart friction. 



EXPECTORANTS. 



Expectorants are employed to excite or promote dis- 

 charge from the mucous lining of the air passages. In 

 disease of the lungs, bronchial tubes, &c, at the termi- 

 nation of the inflammatory stage, such remedies are often 

 eminently useful. They overcome remaining irritation, 

 remove the cough which it occasions, and promote tran- 

 quillity, affording rest and comfort to jaded spirits, greatly 

 facilitating recovery. 



1. Bolus. — Carbonate of ammonia, finely powdered, 2 

 or 3 drms. ; gum asafcetida, 1 drm. ; extract of bella- 

 donna, \ drm. Rub down the gum, to facilitate which 

 use occasionally a few drops of spirits of wine ; add the 

 ammonia and triturate, finally rubbing in the extract with 

 2 drms. linseed meal, and make up a paste by adding 

 treacle. 



2. Carbonate of ammonia finely powdered, and carbo- 

 nate of potash, of each 2 drms. ; extract of belladonna, 

 h drm. ; powdered squills, 2 drms. Mix by trituration, 

 and work into a paste by small additions of oxymel 

 squills. 



3. Draught. — Spirits of nitrous ether, 1 or 2 oz. ; 

 oxymel squills, 1 oz. ; extract of belladonna, ^ drm. Rub 

 the extract with a portion of the squills, and when 

 reduced add £ pint of thin linseed mucilage. 



FEBRIFUGES. 



Fever medicines or febrifuges comprise a large class of 

 substances, all of which exert their influence more or less 

 on the action of the heart and the constitution of the 

 blood, the general excretions being also augmented, by 



