Powdered uvi ursi 30 grains.
Mix — Steep in boiling i pint for two hours.
Take, while warm, table-spoonful every 2 hours.
MEDICAL DIVISION. 35
CURE FOR CHRONIC CATARRH IN THE
CHEST.
Spirits of turpentine 2 ounces.
Cider vinegar i dram.
Yolk of an egg.
Rose water a wine-glassful.
Oil of lemon i tea-spoonful.
Mix — Rub morning and evening over chest be-
fore and behind; also along sides of neck.
TONIC TO INCREASE THE APPETITE.
Granulated sulphate of iron 3 grains.
Powdered socotrine aloes i grain.
Powdered calumba 5 grains.
Powdered cinnamon 5 grains.
Mix — Dissolve i such powder in a wine-glass of
water, and take every morning before eating.
RHEUMATISM CURE.
Iodide of potassium 4 scruples.
Huxham's tincture and water 2 fluid ounces.
Take a dessert-spoonful in water 3 times a day
after meals.
FOR CATARRH IN THE HEAD.
Salt 3 ounces.
Pulverized sugar 2 table-spoonfuls.
Water i pint.
Mix — Throw the head back, and throw a tea-
spoonful of the mixture into each nostril from a
small vial 3 times a day.
36 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
FOR FEVER AND AGUE.
Chloride of sodium (or common salt) lo ounces.
Slippery-elm water i pint✪ For Catarrh in the Head.
Mix — Take a tea-spoonful every hour between
the attacks.
TO RELAX THE BOWELS.
Rhubarb in powder 2 grains.
Powdered extract of May-apple ]^ grain.
Rochelle salts 2 drams✪ To Relax the Bowels.
Mix — Take one such powder in wine-glassful of
water every 6 hours until bowels move.
FOR SUMMER COMPLAINT.
Cayenne pepper yi ounce.
Tincture of opium ^ ounce.
Tincture rhubarb ]4 ounce.
Essence of peppermint ^ ounce.
Spirits of camphor J^ ounce.
Mix well — Dose, 12 to 30 drops in a little
water, according to age and violence of symptoms;
repeated every 15 or 20 minutes. No one having
this by him and taken in time will ever have the
cholera.
TO DESTROY AND REMOVE WORMS.
Santonine 3 grains.
Powdered cinnamon 10 grains✪ To Destroy and Remove Worms.
Mix — Give one such powder in the evening, put-
ting the child to bed without supper. Next morn-
ing give a dessert-spoonful of castor oil, combined
with 5 drops of turpentine.
MEDICAL DIVISION. 3/
CURE FOR INFLAMED EYES.
Powdered alum 12 grains.
Powdered sulph. of zinc 4 grains.
Mix — And dissolve in 6 ounces of water. Ap-
ply by means of an old, clean cloth every 2 hours,
letting a little get into the eyes every time.
TO CAUSE A CHILD TO SLEEP.
Bromide of potassium }i ounce.
Cinnamon water 2 fluid ounces✪ To Cause a Child to Sleep.
Mix — Dose, give a child 6 years old and up to
10 years ^ tea-spoonful before evening meal; for
an adult 2 tea-spoonfuls may be given at supper-
time to induce a quiet night's rest.
CURE FOR NEURALGIA AND SICK HEAD-
ACHE.
Fluid extract hemlock i dram.
Sal ammoniac 3 fluid drams.
Syrup of orange peel 2 ounces.
Water 2 ounces.
Mix — Take a tea-spoonful 3 times a day after
meals.
FOR COMMON SICK HEADACHE.
Powdered rhubarb 18 grains.
Powdered capsicum 5 grains.
Carbonate soda 6 grains.
Aloes 10 grains.
Castile soap 10 grains✪ For Common Sick Headache.
Mix — And divide into 12 pills. Take one pill
an hour before each meal.
38 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
SALVE FOR OLD SORES.
Carbolic acid in crystals 5 grains.
Clean lard ^^ Troy ounce.
Oil of geranium 3 drops.
Mix — And use as a dressing once daily.
FOR SCROFULA AND SYPHILIS.
Tincture of yellow dock i ounce.
Tincture blue flag 2 ounces.
Iodide potash ^ ounce.
Syrup simple 4 ounces✪ For Scrofula and Syphilis.
Tea-spoonful every 4 hours, before each meal,
and at bed-time.
THRUSH OR SORE MOUTH.
Borax yi ounce. ✪ Thrush or Sore Mouth
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Powdered uvi ursi 30 grains.
Mix — Steep in boiling i pint for two hours. Take, while warm, table-spoonful every 2 hours.
CURE FOR CHRONIC CATARRH IN THE
CHEST.
Spirits of turpentine 2 ounces. Cider vinegar i dram. Yolk of an egg. Rose water a wine-glassful. Oil of lemon i tea-spoonful. Mix — Rub morning and evening over chest before and behind; also along sides of neck.
TONIC TO INCREASE THE APPETITE.
Granulated sulphate of iron 3 grains. Powdered socotrine aloes i grain. Powdered calumba 5 grains. Powdered cinnamon 5 grains. Mix — Dissolve i such powder in a wine-glass of water, and take every morning before eating.
RHEUMATISM CURE.
Iodide of potassium 4 scruples. Huxham's tincture and water 2 fluid ounces. Take a dessert-spoonful in water 3 times a day after meals.
FOR CATARRH IN THE HEAD.
Salt 3 ounces.
Pulverized sugar 2 table-spoonfuls.
Water i pint.
Mix — Throw the head back, and throw a teaspoonful of the mixture into each nostril from a small vial 3 times a day.
FOR FEVER AND AGUE.
Chloride of sodium (or common salt) lo ounces. Slippery-elm water i pint.
Mix — Take a tea-spoonful every hour between the attacks.
TO RELAX THE BOWELS.
Rhubarb in powder 2 grains. Powdered extract of May-apple ]^ grain. Rochelle salts 2 drams.
Mix — Take one such powder in wine-glassful of water every 6 hours until bowels move.
FOR SUMMER COMPLAINT.
Cayenne pepper yi ounce.
Tincture of opium ^ ounce.
Tincture rhubarb ]4 ounce.
Essence of peppermint ^ ounce.
Spirits of camphor J^ ounce.
Mix well — Dose, 12 to 30 drops in a little water, according to age and violence of symptoms; repeated every 15 or 20 minutes. No one having this by him and taken in time will ever have the cholera.
TO DESTROY AND REMOVE WORMS.
Santonine 3 grains.
Powdered cinnamon 10 grains.
Mix — Give one such powder in the evening, putting the child to bed without supper. Next morning give a dessert-spoonful of castor oil, combined with 5 drops of turpentine.
CURE FOR INFLAMED EYES.
Powdered alum 12 grains.
Powdered sulph. of zinc 4 grains.
Mix — And dissolve in 6 ounces of water. Apply by means of an old, clean cloth every 2 hours, letting a little get into the eyes every time.
TO CAUSE A CHILD TO SLEEP.
Bromide of potassium }i ounce.
Cinnamon water 2 fluid ounces.
Mix — Dose, give a child 6 years old and up to 10 years ^ tea-spoonful before evening meal; for an adult 2 tea-spoonfuls may be given at suppertime to induce a quiet night's rest.
CURE FOR NEURALGIA AND SICK HEAD- ACHE.
Fluid extract hemlock i dram. Sal ammoniac 3 fluid drams. Syrup of orange peel 2 ounces. Water 2 ounces.
Mix — Take a tea-spoonful 3 times a day after meals.
FOR COMMON SICK HEADACHE.
Powdered rhubarb 18 grains. Powdered capsicum 5 grains. Carbonate soda 6 grains. Aloes 10 grains. Castile soap 10 grains.
Mix — And divide into 12 pills. Take one pill an hour before each meal.
SALVE FOR OLD SORES. Carbolic acid in crystals 5 grains. Clean lard ^^ Troy ounce. Oil of geranium 3 drops. Mix — And use as a dressing once daily.
FOR SCROFULA AND SYPHILIS. Tincture of yellow dock i ounce. Tincture blue flag 2 ounces. Iodide potash ^ ounce. Syrup simple 4 ounces.
Tea-spoonful every 4 hours, before each meal, and at bed-time.
THRUSH OR SORE MOUTH.
Borax yi ounce.
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To Prevent Scarlet FeverFor Catarrh in the HeadFor Fever and AgueTo Relax the BowelsTo Destroy and Remove WormsTo Cause a Child to SleepFor Common Sick HeadacheFor Scrofula and SyphilisThrush or Sore Mouth