"_Electuarium de Gemmis._ Take two drachms of white perles; two little peeces of saphyre; jacinth, corneline, emerauldes, garnettes, of each an ounce; setwal, the sweate roote doronike, the rind of pomecitron, mace, basel seede, of each two drachms; of redde corall, amber, shaving of ivory, of each two drachms; rootes both of white and red behen, ginger, long peper, spicknard, folium indicum, saffron, cardamon, of each one drachm; of troch. diarodon, lignum aloes, of each half a small handful; cinnamon, galinga, zurubeth, which is a kind of setwal, of each one drachm and a half; thin pieces of gold and sylver, of each half a scruple; of musk, half a drachm. Make your electuary with honey emblici, which is the fourth kind of mirobalans with roses, strained in equall partes, as much as will suffice. This healeth cold, diseases of ye braine, harte, stomack. It is a medicine proved against the tremblynge of the harte, faynting, and sounin, the weakness of the stomacke, pensivenes, solitarines. Kings and noblemen have used this for their comfort. It causeth them to be bold-spirited, the body to smell wel, and ingendreth to the face good coloure." "Truly a medicine for kings and noblemen," says Jeaffreson, who gives the following:-- "During the railroad panic of England (1846), an unfortunate physician prescribed the following for a nervous lady:-- [R]. Great Western, 350 shares. Eastern Counties,} North Middlesex, } a. a. 1050. M. Haust. 1. Om. noc. cap. "This direction for a delicate lady to swallow nightly (noc.) 2450 railway shares was cited as proof of the doctor's insanity, and the management of his private affairs was placed in other hands." [Illustration: HOW A LADY PROCURED A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION.] "A humersome doctor," as Mrs. Partington would say, gives the following CURE FOR THE BLUES. Tinc. Peruvii barki bitters, 1 oz. Sugari albi, vel sweetningus, considerabilibus. Spiritus frumenti, vel old repeus, ad lib. Waterus pumpus, non multum. Nutmegus, sprinklibus. A SURE CURE. A physician of our acquaintance was called to a lady patient after she had enjoyed a season of unusual domestic quarrels, who was not over long in "turning herself wrong-side out"--as some females will insist upon doing, for the edification of the medical man--telling, not only all about her pains and aches, but her "trials with that man," her husband--her brutal usage, her scanty wardrobe, her mortification on seeing Mrs. Outsprout appear in a new blue silk, and a "love of a bonnet," and (after entertaining the doctor with wine and good things) finally wind up in hysterical sobs--for which he prescribed, as follows:-- [R]. One new silk dress--first quality. One hat and feather. One diamond--solitaire--aq. prim. Apply to patient. And 1 coach and span, to Central Park, P. M.