418 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
Wald Cherry: Barki- doh. A ST. Two ounces. 
Comfrey Root ....... a Gee Re Two ounces. 
BEOUSE FORO Nts cate eee eek weaaees Lwo ounces. 
COIR ite 6 4 sara-dree bese doe tee ee One ounce. 
SrOuniehUe ss 4 A ere seo One ounce. 
Peruvian Batk oo-iick oa abu One ounce. 
Boil these in the same manner, and add the cayenne and 
raspberry tincture. Take also the cough pills made as 
COUGH PILLS. 
Gum ammoniacum......... weeeees » One ounce. 
RAT ease 1 Ue CE EO, C8 Half ounce. 
Ipecacuanha ...... + RT ok Gia ee ees 
Black Hellebore..... eat la a eee Half ounce. 
Extract of Balm of Gilead............ Half ounce. 
Cayenne ....-......05. rasesucoess’s dtalf ounce, 
Gum Arabic Powder ......ee..+.+.+- Half ounce. 
i) tofsS peammyiNnt «<4 ) ids ated gee Twenty drops. 
Bruise the gum ammoniacum, add a tablespoonful of water to 
it, simmer in the oven in a jar a few minutes, and when 
dissolved add syrup of squills, sufficient to form into pills. 
Take one with each dose of the decoction. This treatment 
must be persevered in to the very letter; for the patient may 
depend upon it no half measure will effect a cure; and the 
reason that many fail is because they expect to be cured by 
magic. They take one or two doses, and itis either nauseous 
or some kind friend tells them it will kill them. They then 
abandon the treatment, and the botanic system is blamed for 
not having cured cases where the failure is altogether 
attributable to the patient. | 
The emetics are of the utmost importance, as they cleanse 
the whole system, removing the tough and ropy phlegm, and 
breaking up the ulcers; the medicines are healing, and while 
they correct the circulating fluids they also improve the 
general health. The diet must be light and nourishing—beef 
tea, mutton chops, sago, tapioca, marmalade instead of butter 
