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is certainly ail useful cordial and caryjiina- 

 five. Tii3 dose of the seed is about an 

 ounce ; to which may be added a dram or 

 two of powdered ginger. It may be useful 

 to observe that from 20 to 30 drops of oil 

 of caraway^ are an useful addition to aloes, 

 in making a purgative ball, or, as it is com- 

 monly termed, a dose of physic, (See Cor- 

 dial Carminatives, and Cathartics.) 



CARDxVMOM SEEDS. There are two 

 sorts of cardamoms, the greater and lesser; 

 the latter are commonly sold in their shells 

 or pods, from which they are easily freed; 

 they are preferred in medical practice, pro- 

 bably on account of their more grateful 

 smell and taste, but the larger sort, which 

 are genevaWy termed grai7is of paradise (See 

 Grains of Paradise) , are better for veteri- 

 nary purposes, being stronger stimulant, 

 and much cheaper. The lesser cardamoms 

 make an elegant cordial, and are possessed 

 of considerable strength ; their pods also 

 have the same properties, but in a weaker 

 degree. The dose, when the pods and^seeds 

 are powdered together, is from l.to3 drams, 



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