208 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR, 
Highly useful as an expectorant and emetic for respiratory 
or chest disease in children. Acid Tincture of Squill is made 
by steeping two ounces of Squill Root in a pint of vinegar 14 
days. 
Syrup oF ORANGE PEEL.— 
Dried Orange Peel .......... One ounce. 
Boiling distilled water........ Three quarters of a pint. 
Infuse in a covered vessel, and when cool prepare in a water 
bath with one pound oflump sugar. Or as follows :— 
Tincture of Orange Peel...... eeeeesees One ounce, 
DUM ple SVPEP 25 inate eee + §2p cee peat Seven ounces. 
Principally used as a vehicle for other medicines in diseases 
in childhood. 
Worm anv Tonic Syrup (for Children or Adults)— 
SRUMOTOI 8 wy 5-32 roe 8 at 6a eee eae oe ees 
Indian Pink Root ........eeseee0e-. One ounce, 
Male Fern Root ...... ebb eve h4 ate OC UURS 
SROITEME cgay bag ark a ees 6 tee One ounce. 
Simmer in 2 pints water 20 minutes, strain, press, add 2 lbs. 
of lump sugar, } 1b, manna; let boil, skim, ‘cool, and add of 
santonine 1 drachm, 2 ozs. tincture of mandrake, 1 oz. essence 
of ginger. Dose: from 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls for children, to a 
tablespoonful for adults, in water, or neat, morning and 
night; or if it does not open too much, three times a day, 
before or after meals half an hour. 
Soornine Syrup (for babies cutting their teeth, wind, and 
stomach trouble)— 
Turkey Rubarb..... 9a dob ache 09d 4a 6 OME 
Cinnamon Stick........... + 4-40 6a 4-42 SERENE, 
Valerian Root......... eee errr Fes 
Bicarbonate of Potash ........ weeees Quarter Ounce. 
Simmer in 13 pints of water half an hour, cool, strain, press 
through a cloth, add 1 pound lump sugar, simmer a few 
minutes, skim, and when cool add 
