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shake up daily, then let it infuse from 10 to 14 days. Filter 
through filtering or blotting paper.* 
TINCTURE OF MYRRH (compound).— 
Myrrh, in powder ........... ety > Two ounces. 
Cayenne, in powder......., syne One ounce. 
Pure spirits of wine....... cee) pope was One quart. 
Prepare as last. This compound tincture is useful as a 
stimulant, antiseptic, and tonic. Good also for fits and spasms 
internally ; and as a liniment for rheumatic and other pains, 
externally, 
TINCTURE OF BiackKRoot (Leptandria Verg).— 
Blackroot, in powder ....eeceaeeeeeees Three ounces. 
EVWEO. SOITIES 455 e018 ees see ee et One pint. 
SNCREGR Sc sent yee eth bate ed eee Cie ets Half pint. 
Macerate, shake up daily, express and filter. Beneficial iu 
hver complaints and as a mild laxative. Excellent for that 
condition in children known as drum-belly, swelling of the 
mesenteric glands. Dose: from one to two teaspoonfuls one 
tu three times a day. Children in proporticn to age. 
TincTurE OF MANDRAKE Root (American),— 
Mandrake in powder .........+0055 Three ounces. 
PGES SPIT ts BSc yan Me ide One pint. 
Steep 14 days, shake up occasionally. This is a useful 
medicine in liver complaints, biliousness, constipation, mesen- 
teric disease, skin troubles, &c. Dose: 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls ; 
for children 10 to 30 drops two or three times a day. 
TINcTURE OF PoDOPHYLLIN is prepared by infusing 1 grain 
in 1 drachm of spirits. 1 in 30 is the proportion, and use 
same as mandrake. 
* Ali Tinctures should be filtered through paper, either that 
specially prepared or biotting paper. Cork, and keep your bottles ina 
cool, dark place. Be sure and label them. 
