Mix thoroughly and shake well before administering. Dose, from half to
a teaspoonful, according to age and urgency of the case.--_Dr. E. A.
C._
A SIMPLE REMEDY FOR DYSENTERY.
Black or green tea steeped in boiling water and sweetened with loaf
sugar.--_Mrs. R. C. M. W._
FOR DIARRHOEA.
Take equal parts of laudanum, tincture capsicum, tincture camphor, and
aromatic syrup rhubarb. Mix. Dose, from half to a teaspoonful, in
water, when needed.--_Dr. E. A. C._
CHILL PILLS.
Sulph. quinine, two drachms; arsenious acid, one grain; strychnia, one
grain; Prussian blue, twenty grains; powdered capsicum, one drachm.
Mix, and make sixty pills. Take one pill three times a day.--_Dr. E.
A. C._
CURE FOR COLD IN THE HEAD.
Muriate of morphia, two grains; powdered gum arabic, two drachms; sub.
nit. bismuth, six drachms.
Mix and snuff frequently.--_Dr. E. A. C._
PROMPT REMEDY FOR COLD IN THE HEAD.
Sulph. quinine, twenty-four grains; cayenne pepper, five grains. Make
twelve pills, and take one every three hours.--_Mr. E. C._
CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA.
Best Turkish rhubarb, one ounce; gentian root, bruised, one-half
ounce; columbo, one-half ounce; orange peel, one-half ounce; fennel
seed, one-half ounce; best French brandy, one quart. This will bear
filling up several times.
FOR WHOOPING-COUGH.
Drop a fresh, unbroken egg in lemon juice. When dissolved, sweeten and
give a spoonful occasionally when the cough comes on.--_Mrs. E. I._
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR COUGHS.
Boil three fresh lemons till quite soft. Then slice them on a pound of
brown sugar. Stew them together fifteen or twenty minutes, or till
they form a rich syrup. When cool, add one tablespoonful oil of sweet
almonds.
Take one spoonful or more when the cough is troublesome.--_N. A. L._
REMEDY FOR COUGHS.
Boil one ounce licorice root in one-half pint of water, till it is
reduced one-half. Then add one ounce gum arabic and one ounce loaf
sugar. Take a teaspoonful every few hours.--_N. A. L._
_Remedy for Coughs._
Boil three lemons for fifteen minutes. Slice them thin while hot over
one pound of loaf sugar. Put on the fire in a porcelain-lined
saucepan and stew till the syrup is quite thick. After taking it from
the fire, add one tablespoonful of oil of sweet almonds. Stir till
thoroughly mixed and cool. If more than a small quantity is desired,
double the above proportions.--_Mrs. J. D. L._
REMEDY FOR ASTHMA, SORE-THROAT, OR A COUGH.
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