ck Root. 1/4 lb.
Sassafras Bark 2 ounces
Simple Syrup 1 qt.
Diluted Alcohol 4 ounces.
Iodide of Potassa 1/4 lb.
Water sufficient
Percolate roots and bark with diluted alcohol, add syrup, then iodide of
potassa. Dissolve in water to make 6 gallons. The above amount, six
gallons, would cost about $2.00.
TOOTHACHE.
Gum Camphor 1 grain
Chloral Hydrate 1 grain
Oil of Cloves 2 drams
Chloroform to make 1 ounce
Mix. Put on some cotton and put around the tooth. No physician can give a
better prescription for toothache than this.
The above amount would cost about 25 cents.
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PERRY DAVIS'S PAIN KILLER.
Gum Myrrh 7-1/5 ounces
Cayenne Pepper 2 ounces
Gum Opium 1-3/5 ounces
Gum Benzoin 1-1/5 ounces
Gum Guaiac 3/5 ounce
Gum Camphor 2 ounces
Alcohol enough to make 1 gallon
The above amount would cost about $3.50 or 45 cents per pint.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Extract Belladonna 1 grain
Powdered Alum 1/2 dram
Mucilage Acacia 1 ounce
Syrup Scillae 1/2 ounce
Syrup Simple to make 4 ounces
Mix. Dose: Ten drops to use for whooping cough. It has been in use for
years and some of our best doctors employ it in their practice. The above
amount would cost about 30 cents.
BRODIE'S LINIMENT FOR ASTHMA.
Oil of Queen's Root 4 drams
Oil of Cajeput 2 drams
Oil of Lobelia 1 dram
Alcohol 1 ounce
Mix. Bathe the chest and throat three times a day. The above amount would
cost about 35 cents.
JOHNSON'S LINIMENT.
Chloroform 4 drams
Sulph. Ether 4 drams
Oil Spearmint 2-1/2 drams
Oil of Wintergreen 2-1/2 drams
Tincture Myrrh 1 ounce
Tincture Capsicum 1 ounce
Tincture Arnica 1 ounce
Water of Ammonia 2 ounces
Alcohol enough to make 32 ounces
Mix. The above amount would cost about $1.10.
SAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY.
Powdered Hydrastis Canadensis 1 ounce
Powdered Borax 10 grains
Sodium Chloride 10 grains
Ferro-cyanuret of Iron sufficient to color
Mix. The above is the formula of Dr. Sage, and sold by him t
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