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Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide

1882

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Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Prepared chalk i ounce. Olive oil 3 drams. Lard, fresh, i ounce✪ Ointment No. 3. Mix — For burns and excoriations where there is much acrid discharge; should be applied every 4 hours, washing off the parts with soft, warm water. 28 DOMESTIC GUIDE. ANOTHER — NO. 4. Cerate of copper i dram. Resin cerate i ounce. Mix — For flabby ulcers, warts, indolent erup- tions, etc. ANOTHER — NO. 5. Citrine ointment ^ dram. Lard, pure, ^ ounce. Mix — An excellent application for inflamed lids, with inflammation of the eye also. NO. 6. BASILICON OINTMENT. Yellow resin 2^ ounces. Lard 4 ounces. Beeswax i ounce✪ Basilicon Ointment. Mix — By melting together in a tin vessel, and stir until it gets cool ; is a good ointment for dress- ing any old sore to induce the healing process; also this to cause suppuration. NO. 7. Basilicon ointment i ounce. Cantharides, in fine powder, y^ ounce. Spirits of turpentine y^ ounce. Mix thoroughly — Dress the wound or sore 3 times a day with the above, and it will cause the wound to discharge -a healthy matter in a day or two. MEDICAL DIVISION. 29 EXPECTORANTS, OR MEDICINES TO LOOSEN COUGHS AND COLDS,. NO. I. Syrup of squills i ounce. Syrup of squills compound i ounce. Camphorated tincture of opium i J^ ounces. Tincture of assafetida 30 drops. Syrup simplex (or simple syrup) 2 ounces. Mix — Take a tea-spoonful of the above every 3 hours for an adult ; and for a child ten years old and over ^ tea-spoonful every 3 hours ; for a child under ten from 10 to 30 drops. This is an old and favorite prescription of the author for coughs and cold on the lungs, and will be found very reliable. The dose may be increased if the cough does not let up or get loose, given as above. NO. 2. Oil of anise J^ ounce. Oil of sweet almonds y^ ounce. Balsam of fir ^ ounce. Laudanum i ounce. Tincture of ipecac i ounce. Tincture lobelia i ounce. Simple syrup 8 ounces. Mix — Take a tea-spoonful every 3 or 4 hours ; reduce the dose for children. ANOTHER — NO. 3. Mucilage of gum Arabic 8 ounces. Lemon juice 2 ounces. Rock candy 4 ounces. 30 DOMESTIC GUIDE. Mix — Tea-spoonful every 3 or 4 hours, accord- ing to the severity of the case. Excellent where there is much irritation of the bronchial tubes. ANOTHER NO. 4. Simple syrup i ounce. Lemon juice i ounce. Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce. Mix — A tea-spoonful should be taken every 2 hours until the cough is better. ANOTHER NO. 5. Lemon juice 4 ounces. Honey 2 ounces. Balsam of fir ^ ounce. Whisky 2 ounces. Mix — Tea-spoonful every 3 hours or oftener if the case requires. NO. 6. Whisky i quart. Pulverized sugar 2 pounds. Tincture of lobelia i ounce. Tincture of opium i ^ ounces. Mix — Take a table-spoonful 3 or 4 times a day. This is especially adapted where there is a tendency to consumption. ANOTHER NO. /. Best Jamaica rum ^ pint. Brown sugar i pound. Syrup of ipecac 2 ounces. Tincture of lobelia y^ ounce. Mix — Tea-spoonful doses every three or four MEDICAL DIVISION. 31 hours. This is a favorite with many eminent doc- tors of my acquaintance. ANOTHER NO. 8. Balsam of copaiba yi ounce. Balsam of fir ^ ounce. Tincture of lobelia i ounce. Syrup of stillingia 2 ounces. Simple syrup 3 ounces. Mix — Tea-spoonful every 2, 3 or 4 hours, as the case may require for coughs, colds and whoop- ing cough for a child the dose should be much less — about half.