n, from one to four fluid ounces.

ERGOT (_Secede Cornutum_) in very small doses acts as an emmenagogue,
and in large doses it checks hemorrhage. The dose as an emmenagogue, of
the fluid extract, is from two to five drops, and to arrest hemorrhage,
from half a drachm to two drachms, repeated in from one to three hours.

LIFE-ROOT (_Senecio Gracilis._) Life-root exerts a peculiar influence
upon the female reproductive organs, and for this reason has received
the name of Female Regulator It is very efficacious in promoting the
menstrual flow, and is a valuable agent in the treatment of uterine
diseases. _Dose_--Of the decoction, four fluid ounces three or four
times a day; of the fluid extract, from one-fourth to one-half
teaspoonful.

MOTHERWORT (_Leonurus Cardiaca_). Motherwort is usually given in warm
infusion, in suppression of the menses from cold. _Dose_--Of the
decoction, from two to three fluid ounces every one or two hours.

DR. PIERCE'S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION is an efficient remedy in cases
requiring a medicine to regulate the menstrual function. Full directions
accompany every bottle.

DR. PIERCE'S COMPOUND EXTRACT OF SMART-WEED is an excellent emmenagogue.
Dr. Eberle, a very celebrated medical writer, and author of a work on
medicine which is very popular with the profession, says that he has
used the "Extract of Smart-weed" in twenty cases of amenorrhea
(suppressed menstruation), and affirms "with no other remedy or mode of
treatment have I been so successful as with this." Full directions
accompany every bottle. It is sold by all druggists.

EXPECTORANTS.

Expectorants are medicines which modify the character of the secretions
of the bronchial tubes, and promote their discharge. Most of the agents
of this class are depressing in their influence and thus interfere with
digestion and healthy nutrition. Their application is very limited,
hence we shall dismiss them without further consideration.

LINIMENTS.

Liniments are medicines designed for external application. The benefits
arising from their use depend upon their derivative power, as well as
upon the anodyne properties which many of them possess, rendering them
efficacious for soothing pain. We cannot mention a more valuable agent
of this class than

DR. PIERCE'S COMPOUND EXTRACT OF SMART-WEED. As an external application
this preparation subdues inflammation and relieves pain. For all wounds,
bruises, sprains, bee-stings, insect and sna