406 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR, 
No. 1 
Horehound ....ccccesavecaes eeeeeee One ounce. 
BESO) 54.542 -p Paavo ME .... One ounce. 
Pemeorensy) | a Siew 8 Pe ee Ad eseees One ounce. 
Ground [vt ih east an i6eeive yee, ORE OuhCE: 
Chilies...... re sae et oe »+eeeee One drachm. 
PARE, aki Pepe tveestaas Lwo-drachtss: 
Or Slippery: Elma adie es taey tal Four drachms. 
Simmer in three pints of water ; cool, strain, add half a pound 
of lump sugar; warm; dissolve, and add two ounces of 
tincture of lobelia. This is equal to half an ounce of the herb, 
which may be simmered with the herbs instead. Take from a: 
half to a wineglassful four to six times a day. 
No. 2. 
For a hacking cough take— 
ByIay ADSCAC VG 4 os bey ees s+eeeeese One ounce. 
ESRI MACH: og 5 ay aie a0 Acitg sad seeeese. One ounce. 
Tincture Wild Cherry ..... soeeees One ounce. 
Balsam Peru ..... sieyeee coat eceeeees Half ounce. 
RBeenGe PET PCTMMiit sit ates ores Twenty drops. 
One or two teaspoonfuls four to six times a day. 
No. 3. 
Take of— 
malpetres (hein Tae UL eet Quarter ounce. 
Oxymel (Honey) of Squills ........ Half ounce. 
Tpecacuanha Wine..... a Ride Hs Sones AUC Quarter ounce. 
Spirits of Sweet Nitre ............ Two ounces. 
Jamcture Digitalis). .4ss We as ee One drachm. 
Add water to six ounces, one to two teaspoonfuls, four times @ 
day. ‘This one is good when there is painin the back. These 
will suffice; if not, look up diaphoretics and stimulants, and 
try them. When there is cold or catarrh in the head, take the 
headache pills, and inhale the vapour of menthol or essence of 
eucalyptus in this way: geta cup half full of hot water, put ina 
