Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide

increased and its tendency to irritate the rectum diminished by the combination with the sulphate of iron. This pill is especially adapted to amenorrhcea, with debility of the stomach and constipation. PILLS OF ALOES AND MYRRH. Socotrine aloes in fine powder 2 ounces. Myrrh in fine powder i ounce. Saffron in fine powder one-half ounce. Syrup in sufficient quantity. Mix the whole together thoroughly to form a pilular mass, to be divided into 480 pills. This pill is employed as a warm stimulant cathartic in general debility, attended with constipation and retention or suppression of the menses. From 3 to 6 pills is a dose, or from 10 to 20 grains of the mass. PLUMMER'S PILL. . Sulphurated antimony 2 drams. Mild chloride of mercury 2 drams. Guaiac in fine powder one-half ounce. Molasses one-half ounce. Rub the first two together, and then with the last two, so as to form a pilular mass. To be divided into 240 pills. The combination is well adapted to the treatment of chronic rheumatism and of scaly and other eruptions of the skin, especially when accompanied with syphilitic taint. One to two pills may be given morning and evening. COMPOUND PILL OF GAMBOGE. Gamboge in powder i ounce. Barbadoes aloes in powder i ounce. Compound powder of cinnamon i ounce. Hard soap in powder 2 ounces. Syrup sufficient quantity. Mix the powders together, add the syrup and beat the whole together into a uniform mass. The dose is from i to 3 pills. The above mass should be made into 480 pills. This is an active purgative pill, and is reliable to procure that effect and will please those using it. COMPOUND CATHARTIC PILL. Compound extract of colocynth y^. ounce. Extract of jalap in fine powder 180 grains. Mild chloride of mercury 180 grains. Gamboge in fine powder 40 grains. Mix the powders together, then with water form a pilular mass, to be divided into 180 pills. This is introduced to combine smallness of bulk with efficiency and comparative mildness of action and a peculiar tendency to the biliary organs. May be given in cases of bilious fever in the early stages, and in hepititis, jaundice and all those derangments of the alimentary canal, or disorders generally dependent upon congestion of the portal circulation. COMPOUND PILL OF HEMLOCK. Extract of hemlock two and one-half ounces. Ipecac powdered one-half ounce. Treacle sufficient quantity. Mix the extract and ipecac, and add of treacle sufficient quantity to make a pill mass. Make 288 pills. The pill is an anodyne expectorant combination useful in chronic bronchial troubles. Dose,, from I to 2 pills every 3 or 4 hours. COMPOUND PILLS OF IRON. Myrrh in fine powder 2 drams. Carbonate of soda i dram. Sulphate of iron i dram. Syrup, a sufficient quantity. Rub the myrrh with the carbonate of soda, and afterwards with the sulphate of iron, until they are thoroughly mixed, and then beat them up with the syrup to form a pilular mass, to be divided into 80 pills. It is a good emmenagogue and antiseptic tonic. From 2 to 6 pills may be given at a dose 3 times a day. PILLS OF CARBONATE OF IRON. Sulphate of iron 8 ounces. Carbonate of soda 9 ounces. Clarified honey 3 ounces. Sugar in coarse powder 2 ounces. Boiling water 2 pints. Syrup, a sufficient quantity.