It may be taken at first with syrup of ipecac. ,
to loosen the cough ; then with syrup of
squills, to hasten the cure ; and afterward,
if need be, when it is well loosened and yet
troublesome, with a little paregoric also.
Dose, a teaspoonful. Much more at a time
will sicken some persons.
Wistar's Lozenges. These are made of
liquorice, gum-arabic, sugar, oil of anise,
and a little opium. They are very quieting
to a cough, but, as opium tends to check
expectoration, they are not suitable for the
early, tight stage ; their time is when cough
is loosened thoroughly, but is annoying and
interferes with sleep at night. From one to
four lozenges may be dissolved slowly in the
mouth in the course of a night if required.
Many more drugs might be here named,
and their properties and uses described. But
I think it best to confine our attention to
those best tried and known to the medical
profession. Others may be read about in
medical works.
6i
DOSES OF PRINCIPAL MEDICINES
Acetate of Ammonium Solution i Tablespoonful.
Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia lo to 30 Drops.
Assafoetida, in Pill 3 to 5 Grains.
Assafoetida, Milk Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Blue Pill ^ Grain to 3 Grains.
Bromide of Potassium or Sodium .... 5 to 20 Grains.
Cajuput Oil 4 to 8 Drops.
Calomel j\ Grain to 2 or 3 Grains.
Camphor, Spirit 10 to 30 Drops.
Camphor Water Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Cardamom, Compound Tincture i Teaspoonful.
Castor-Oil Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Catechu, Tincture Half-Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Cathartic Pills, Compound i Pill.
Chalk Mixture Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Chloral Hydrate 5 to 30 Grains.
Chlorate of Potassium 5 to 20 Grains.
Chloride of Ammonium (Muriate of
Ammonia J 5 to 20 Grains.
Chloroform, intejnially 5 to 50 Drops.
Cinchona, Sulphate 2 to 3 Grains.
Citrate of Magnesia, Solution i or 2 Wineglassfuls.
Citrate of Magnesia, Granulated Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Cod-Liver Oil i Tablespoonful.
Colchicum, Wine of Root 10 to 20 drops.
Cream of Tartar Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Creasote - i Drop.
Croton Oil, internally ^ Drop.
Digitalis, Tincture . 10 to 15 Drops.
Dover's Powders 10 Grains, at nig^ht.
'&'
Elaterium -i\- of a Grain.
Elixir of Vitriol 10 to 15 Drops.
Elixir Proprietatis i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Epsom Salts Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Ergot, Wine of Half-Teaspoonful to 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Gentian, Compound Tincture . . . . i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Ginger, Essence of 10 to 30 Drops.
Glycerin, internally i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Hoffman's Anodyne i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Hops, Tincture of i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Hunyadi Janos Water i Wineglassful.
Huxham's Tincture r Teaspoonful.
Iodide of Potassium 5 to 10 Grains.
Iodine, Lugols Solution 10 to 15 Drops.
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62 THE FAMIL Y DOCTOR
Iodoform, internally i Grain.
Ipecacuanha, Syrup or Wine lo Drops to i Teaspoonful.
Iron, Pill of Carbonate (Vallet's) .... 3 to 5 Grains.
Iron, Tincture of Chloride 10 to 20 Drops.
Jalap 5 to 10 Grains.
Lactucarium, S^'^rup i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Laudanum • • 10 to 30 Drops.
Lavender, Compound Spirit i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Lime water Dessertspoonful to TablespoonfuL
Lobelia, Tincture . 20 Drops to a Teaspoonful.
Lupulin, Tincture of i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Magnesia, Calcined .......... i Teaspoonful.
Morphia, Magendie's Solution 4 or 5 Drops.
Morphia, Solution i Teaspoonful.
Musk 3 to 5 Grains.
Nux Vomica, Extract % ^o % Grain.
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Presented as published in 1901. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
It may be taken at first with syrup of ipecac. , to loosen the cough ; then with syrup of squills, to hasten the cure ; and afterward, if need be, when it is well loosened and yet troublesome, with a little paregoric also. Dose, a teaspoonful. Much more at a time will sicken some persons.
Wistar's Lozenges. These are made of liquorice, gum-arabic, sugar, oil of anise, and a little opium. They are very quieting to a cough, but, as opium tends to check expectoration, they are not suitable for the early, tight stage ; their time is when cough is loosened thoroughly, but is annoying and interferes with sleep at night. From one to four lozenges may be dissolved slowly in the mouth in the course of a night if required.
Many more drugs might be here named, and their properties and uses described. But I think it best to confine our attention to those best tried and known to the medical profession. Others may be read about in medical works.
DOSES OF PRINCIPAL MEDICINES
Acetate of Ammonium Solution i Tablespoonful.
Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia lo to 30 Drops.
Assafoetida, in Pill 3 to 5 Grains.
Assafoetida, Milk Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Blue Pill ^ Grain to 3 Grains.
Bromide of Potassium or Sodium .... 5 to 20 Grains.
Cajuput Oil 4 to 8 Drops.
Calomel j\ Grain to 2 or 3 Grains.
Camphor, Spirit 10 to 30 Drops.
Camphor Water Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Cardamom, Compound Tincture i Teaspoonful.
Castor-Oil Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Catechu, Tincture Half-Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Cathartic Pills, Compound i Pill.
Chalk Mixture Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Chloral Hydrate 5 to 30 Grains.
Chlorate of Potassium 5 to 20 Grains.
Chloride of Ammonium (Muriate of
Ammonia J 5 to 20 Grains.
Chloroform, intejnially 5 to 50 Drops.
Cinchona, Sulphate 2 to 3 Grains.
Citrate of Magnesia, Solution i or 2 Wineglassfuls.
Citrate of Magnesia, Granulated Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Cod-Liver Oil i Tablespoonful.
Colchicum, Wine of Root 10 to 20 drops.
Cream of Tartar Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Creasote - i Drop.
Croton Oil, internally ^ Drop.
Digitalis, Tincture . 10 to 15 Drops.
Dover's Powders 10 Grains, at night.
'&'
Elaterium -i\- of a Grain.
Elixir of Vitriol 10 to 15 Drops.
Elixir Proprietatis i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Epsom Salts Teaspoonful to Tablespoonful.
Ergot, Wine of Half-Teaspoonful to 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Gentian, Compound Tincture . . . . i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Ginger, Essence of 10 to 30 Drops.
Glycerin, internally i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Hoffman's Anodyne i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Hops, Tincture of i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Hunyadi Janos Water i Wineglassful.
Huxham's Tincture r Teaspoonful.
Iodide of Potassium 5 to 10 Grains.
Iodine, Lugols Solution 10 to 15 Drops.
Iodoform, internally i Grain.
Ipecacuanha, Syrup or Wine lo Drops to i Teaspoonful.
Iron, Pill of Carbonate (Vallet's) .... 3 to 5 Grains.
Iron, Tincture of Chloride 10 to 20 Drops.
Jalap 5 to 10 Grains.
Lactucarium, S^'^rup i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Laudanum • • 10 to 30 Drops.
Lavender, Compound Spirit i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Lime water Dessertspoonful to TablespoonfuL
Lobelia, Tincture . 20 Drops to a Teaspoonful.
Lupulin, Tincture of i or 2 Teaspoonfuls.
Magnesia, Calcined .......... i Teaspoonful.
Morphia, Magendie's Solution 4 or 5 Drops.
Morphia, Solution i Teaspoonful.
Musk 3 to 5 Grains.
Nux Vomica, Extract % ^o % Grain.