924 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
whole is taken. Most effective in breaking up colds on the 
chest, opening the pores, and calling up a healthy reaction. 
A simple emetic powder is: Powdered Lobelia Herb, a 
teaspoonful in a cup of warm water sweetened, will generally 
produce a good emetic in from 10 to 3 minutes, If the 
system is weak it is not desirable to repeat it. If in bed, the 
patient may go to sleep, and awakening in a hour or two it 
will take effect. After the emetic has operated the first time, asit 
generally produces two vomitings it will be well to drink warm 
water, so as to cleanse the stomach well when it is thoroughly 
empty. A cup of digestive food made from the following 
powder will be beneficial. 
DIGESTIVE PowDER.— 
Slippery Elm Powder .........004.- Two ounces. 
Powder fine white Sugar ............ Four ounces. 
Cinnamon (in Powder). ............ Half teaspoonful. 
Mix thoroughly. Dose: Two teaspoonfuls in a cup; put in a 
tablespoonful of milk, beat up to a fine paste, then pour on 
equal parts of boiling milk and water. This is a good diet. 
drink, highly nutritious for invalids and infants ; may be taken 
with meals or with cod-liver oil, the taste of which it will help 
to disguise. We have known infants raised to health on this. 
mixtnre. 
Compound MANDRAKE PowDER.— 
American Mandrake (in powder) .......... One ounce. 
GHNPOY cae ei deg ety tere ee oh ede One ounce. 
CyenTy OF Areal 4c.ek ae sok vad ae 2 hae One ounce. 
Mix well. ‘Dose : A teaspoonful daily in a half teacup of warm 
water, sweetened. 
A fine medicine in torpid liver, jaundice, scrofula, and. 
heated condition of the blood. Used alone or in combination. 
it will be found good for constipation, &c. 
