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2. Sassafras lb. j, zz. 4 oz., water 3 gall. ; boil gently to 2 gall., 

 add treacle 16lb., S. V. it. 7 pints, tinct. Theb. 1 pint. 



3. Opium 8 oz., ol. carui, ol. sassafr. ana 5 oz., treacle 56lb., 

 S. V. R. 1 gall., water 8 gall. 



4. Opium 5iv, treacle 4lb., boiling water 1 gall. ; dissolve, add 

 S. V. R. 2 oz., ol. sassfr. gtt. xl. 



J. Sem. carui, sem. coriandri, sem. anisi ana 4lb., water q. s. ; 

 distil 16 gall., to which add opium 12 oz., ol. sassafr. 4 oz., dis- 

 solved in S. V. R. 2 gall., proof spirit 5 gall., treacle 84lb. : this 

 is a good article. 



6. S. V. R. 1 pint, tinct, opii 2 oz., ol. sassafr. 5jss, water 

 101b., treacle 71b." 



7. Sassafr. ^ix, sem. carui, sem. coriand., sem. anisi ana 5 j, aq. 

 lb. vj ; boil to lb. iv, strain, add treacle lb. vj, boil a few minutes, 

 and when cold add tinct. opii 5iij : anodyne, narcotic ; chiefly 

 used to prevent the crying of children, when in pain or starving. 



Daley's carminative. Tinct. opii 5ivss, tinct. ass. feet. 

 5ijs5, ol. carui 3iij, ol. menth. pip. 3vj, tinct. castor. 5vjss, S. V. R. 

 jvj ; put 5ij into each bottle with magnesia 5j, and till up with 

 simple syrup and a little S. V. R. 



OxYMEL, Oxymel simplex. Honey lb. ij, white wine vinegar 

 lb. j ; dissolve. 



Syr. acetosus. White wine vinegar lb. ij, white sugar lb. v; 

 dissolve. 



Syr. acidi acetosi. White wine vinegar lb. ijss, white sugar lb. 

 iijss ; boil to a syrup : diluted with water forms acidulous drinks 

 and gargles. 



Oxymel ex allio. Vinegar lb. ss, sem. carui, sem.fcen. dul. 

 ana 5ij ; boil, add garlick ^ss, cover, and when cold strain, then 

 add honey 5X, 



Oxymel colchici. Fresh roots «j, distilled vinegar lb. j, soak 

 for two days, press, to the liquor add honey lb. ij, and boil to a 

 •yrup; in asthma and dropsy 5J, bis die, gradually increased. 



Mel scill.!:. Mel. lb. iij, tinct. scillas lb. ij. 



Oxymel of sqcills, Oxymel scUUticiimy O. .^cillcp^ Syr. scitla. 

 Honey lb. iij, aceii scillae lb. ij ; boil to a proper consistence. 



Syr. scjLLiK maritime:. White sugar lb. iijss, aceli scillae 

 lb. ij ; expectorant, detergent, 5ij to 5iij ; or in larger doses to 

 children as an emetic. 



Oxymel e cremore tartari. Crem. tart, ^ij, mollis 5xxiv, 

 aqua^ Ovj ; boil, in stone ware or glass, to the consistence of a 

 fyrup : for making clcctuarium gingivaie. 



