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and are proper in cases of convalescence, or recovery from 

 debilitating diseases which have impaired the appetite : 



(D) 



Powdered canella bark (cinnamon) . 4 drachms. 



Ginger 1 drachm. 



Sulphate of copper (blue vitriol) . 1 drachm. 

 Make into a ball with conserve of roses. 



(E) 



Decoction of camomile . . .3 pints. 

 Watery tincture of aloes . . .1 ounce. 

 Ginger, in powder . ... J ounce. 

 Sulphate of iron (green vitriol) . . J ounce. 

 Mix and divide into four drinks. 



(F) 



Gum myrrh , , . . .2 drachms. 



Mustard flour 1 drachm. 



Cantl; rides 5 grains. 



Gentian powder .... 4 drachms. 



Make into a ball with thin Venice turpentine. 



(G) 



Powdered gentian .... 8 drachms. 

 Powdered quassi .... 3 drachms. 

 Powdered grains of Paradise . . 3 drachms. 

 Make into a ball with Venice turpentine. 



Tonic Stimulants are supposed to exert their influence 

 on the muscular fibre, and to improve its tone : this they 

 do, in some instances, through the medium of the stomach, 

 and are then called stomachics ; or they are received into 

 the blood. Tonics are, therefore, stimulants of permanent 

 action, from which we may learn that this class is 

 numerous, and is, in fact, difl'used through the whole 

 materia medica. A complete knowledge of their number 

 and effect can only be gained by an intimate acquaintance 

 with the animal economy and the nature of the various 

 agents employed in acting upon it. Either of the subjoined 

 may be given daily : 



