Henbane 1 grain
Mix. Make fifty pills. Dose: Take one or two at night.
This little pill is one which you can always depend on and in old chronic
cases, torpid liver and constipated bowels, these pills if kept up will
make a permanent cure. The above amount would cost about 40 cents.
[480 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]
HAMLIN'S WIZARD OIL.
Alcohol 1 pint
Gum Camphor 1 ounce
Oil Sassafras 1/2 ounce
Tincture Myrrh 1/2 ounce
Tincture Capsicum 1/2 ounce
Chloroform 1/2 ounce
Mix.
I consider this recipe as harmless (and useful too) as Hamlin's famous
Wizard Oil, and I believe it is as perfect an analysis as we can get.
The above amount would cost about 60 cents.
NEW YORK SUN CHOLERA CURE.
Essence Peppermint 1 ounce
Laudanum 1 ounce
Tincture Rhei 1 ounce
Tincture Camphor 1 ounce
Tincture Capsicum 1 ounce
Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful every ten minutes for three doses if necessary.
This preparation has a national reputation, and is certainly the very best
preparation you could keep on hand for immediate relief from cramps,
colic, and diarrhea, and no family should be without it. This preparation
alone is worth the price of the book.
The above amount would cost about 50 cents.
HINKLEY'S BONE LINIMENT.
Oil of Wormwood 40 minims
Oil of Hemlock 2 drams
Oil of Thyme 2 drams
Oil of Turpentine 4 drams
Fluid Extract Capsicum 1 dram
Alcohol to make 4 ounces
Mix. The above amount would cost about 25 cents.
NERVOUSNESS.
Tincture Chloride of Iron 1 ounce
Aromatic Spirits Ammonia 1 ounce
Compound Spirits Lavender l ounce
Mix. Good when run down. Dose: Fifteen drops four times a day.
People suffering from nervousness, fainting spells or shortness of breath,
can obtain relief from a few doses of this medicine. The above amount
would cost about 30 cents.
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HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.
The formula for this preparation is said to be:
Yellow Wax 2-1/2 drams
White Wax 2-1/2 drams
Terebinth 6 drams
Lard 13 drams
Sweet Oil 19 drams
Mix. The above amount would cost about 40 cents.
NEURALGIA.
Acetanilid 160 grains
Sodium Bicarbonate 15 grains
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