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N° 9. 



Mild Drink for Pains of the Bowels, Loosenefs, or 

 Difficulty in Staling-. 



Take gum-arabic in powder two ounces ; dis- 

 solve it in three quarts of boiling water; 

 when cold, add tincture of opium, half an 

 ounce, and mix them well together. 



This mixture may be given every six hours, \xx 

 violent loosenefs, pains of the intestines, or where 

 there is great difficulty in staling. 



N° 10. 

 Eye-Water, for Film or Specks o 



Take white vitriol purified, two drams ; rose- 

 water, one pint , tincture of opium, three 

 drams : mix them well together. 



This tincture may be applied to the eye three 

 times a day, with a feather or syringe, until the 

 disease is removed. 



N° 11. 

 Mixture for Strains, Swellings, &c. 



Take sugar of lead, half an ounce ; best vi- 

 negar, one pint ; rectified spirits of wine, 

 four ounces : mix them well together. 



A bandage may be kept round the strained part, 

 and kept constantly moist with this mixture. 



