CHEST AFFECTIONS. 417 
Dr Coffin did not enforce the vapour bath or the emetic, 
but gave the following mixture :— 
Raspberry Leaves..........+e..+e+ Half ounce. 
Agrimony ..... PP ete oe te ected Half ounce. 
CHveti es bytes: perder at Paes ».+.. Half ounce. 
Barbarye Barks vee de lareayatts lea deceh Half ounce. 
FLOVENOUNG. fF olecMareees seseeess. Half ounce. 
ePccslite Mt iy latreae CAe Owe y ee Half ounce. 
COntHARYy act ep cen bus bg be ease ne SEALE 
Simmered in a qaart of water 15 minutes; strain, and 
add half a teaspoonful of cayenne pepper and a quarter of an 
ounce of spanish juice, a wineglassful four times a day. Halfa 
teaspoonful of the acid tincture of lobelia, and a cupful of the 
stomach bitters, three times a day, isall his treatment, which has 
been instrumental in rescuing many from an early grave. Dr. 
Fox’s treatment has also cured many. It isas follows: omitting 
the vapour bath, he prescribed the emetic of lobelia once or 
twice a week, a poultice of barley meal, one inch in thickness, 
on the chest during the day, and the following mixture :— 
EtQuonce KOOP bcc cic tila seeeees lwo ounces. 
Cherry Bark ........ bole caviar, sete} al Two ounces. 
Hotehoend «§cssaies nies ree ee ee Two ounces. 
VGEVA Us da oa bacitnt et egy Govan tse ale Two ounces. 
CSntGaty ++ sce ge ease elarber toe ak & One ounce. 
OWE Sis a5 A orate ier Aereer ee setae Aes . One ounce. 
Add two quarts, boil down to three pints ; strain, and add pant 
a teaspoonful of cayenne, and two ounces of 
. RASPBERRY TINCTURE OF LOBELIA, 
made as follows :— 
Take half a pound of honey and a cupful of water; let 
these boil, take off the scum, pour boiling hot upon half an 
ounce of lobelia herb and half an ounce of cloves; mix well, 
then strain and add a gill of raspberry vinegar. Take from 
a teaspoonful to a dessertspoonful four times a day. The 
above medicine is taken 10 to 14 days, then change for the 
following :— | 
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