370 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
should there be looseness of the bowels. Rub in the anodyne 
liniment from five to ten minutes, then put on a cloth wrung 
out of hot water. AS a preventive medicine, take a decoction of 
Dandelhon ..... etnies seaceeceeee One Ounce. 
Calamus. oss. o4i tas teea bet winesee WHE Cte: 
Marshmallow .....cecccens ivavevecss Ohe Ounce: 
Valerian Root ....ccc cease ecevecess One Ounce. 
PACT ARE MAP p SE hey. om ae B., One Ounce. 
Chiles 44. Phat Jasteeeveee One Drachm. 
Or Cayenne, Half Drachm 
Boilin three pints down to a quart, and take a wineglassful 
three or four times a day. Take the nerve pills if it is hysterical, 
the bihous powders if of the bilious and painters’ kind, to move 
the bowels We feel certain of a blessing 1f you should have: 
cohe and carry out our directions 
FLATULENCY, OR WINDY STOMACH, 
Is another symptom of indigestion, which may be treated as. 
its cause In addition, the carminative drops, which are thus. 
compounded — 
CARMINATIVE DROPS. 
i-ol Canwag) 61. 0.4, » seeeeeeee One ounce. 
Dabros JuRper 4.00 cia ps »..«eee Half ounce. 
Antispasmodic Tincture........see.... One ounce. 
Mix, shake weli, and give six drops on a little sugar after 
meals about half an hour, or four times a day. The com- 
pound carbon pills should be taken also. 
JAUNDICE. 
This is a trouble the nature of which cannot be mistaken, 
as the yellow skin is an unmistakable symptom. It 1s caused 
by an obstruction in the gall bladder, usually through cold or 
catarrh, which produces an inflamed condition of the duct. 
that conveys the bile to the intestines. One of the 
common inducing causes is a disgusting sight or smell. A. 
person we knew was one day jumping a fence, and landed on 
