Ammonium Chloride 2 drams Hive Syrup 4 drams Fluid Extract Licorice 1 ounce Paregoric 6 drams Distilled water enough to make 2 ounces Mix. Teaspoonful every three to four hours. COUGHS. Causes.--There are many causes; inflammation of the larynx, bronchial tubes, lungs, also stomach and liver; and a nervous cough is present in our day. Remove the cause when possible. There are many good cough medicines now put up, and they can be bought at any drug-store. Cough lozenges of all kinds are plenty, and a sure cure is claimed by each. MOTHERS' REMEDIES. Dry Cough and Tickling.--l. "Raspberry Tincture. Take one-half pound of honey, one cup water; let these boil; take off scum; pour boiling hot upon one-half ounce lobelia herb and one-half ounce cloves; mix well, then strain and add one gill of raspberry vinegar. Take from one teaspoonful to a dessertspoonful four times a day. Pleasant to take," [RESPIRATORY DISEASES 35] 2. Cough, Honey and Vinegar for.--"Honey and vinegar." This is an old and tried remedy and a good one. The vinegar cuts the phlegm in the throat and bronchial tubes, and the honey is very soothing. 3. Cough of Long Standing, Excellent Syrup for.-- "Carbonate Ammonia 40 grains Syrup Senega 6 drams Paregoric 4 drams Syrup Wild Cherry 6 drams Syrup Tolu 4 ounces" This is a very good syrup, and is especially good for chronic cough or chronic bronchitis. Dose.--One teaspoonful every three hours. 4. Cough, Reliable Mixture in Severe Cases.-- "Oil of Anise 1/2 ounce Syrup of Balsam of Tolu 1/2 ounce Black Stick Licorice 1/2 ounce Best Rye Whisky 1 pint Shake well before using. Dose:--One teaspoonful at intervals of one hour or oftener; if cough is very bad." 5. Cough, Mullein Leaf Tea for--"Mullein leaves steeped with loaf sugar cures a cough." Take four ounces of mullein leaves and boil for ten minutes in water: then add the loaf sugar. This is very soothing to the sore parts and also helps to loosen up the secretion so it can be raised easily. 6. Cough, Lemon Juice and Sugar for.--"Lemon juice and sugar is a good remedy for coughs." It is surprising to see how quickly the lemon juice will cut the phlegm in throat, and sugar is always good for cold. 7. Cough, Standard Remedy for.-- "Hoarhound Five cents worth Hops Five cents worth Wild cherry bark Five cents worth Licorice root Five cents worth Boil or simmer altogether in two quarts of water long enough to get the strength out of the ingredients; strain, add three cups sugar. Add enough good whiskey to keep from souring, say one-half pint. This will cure a stubborn cough."