Add two drachms of Goulard's extract, and the same quantity of sulphuric ether to a pint of cold water.

as lotion for contusions, sprains, inflamed parts, &c.

Dissolve two drachms of sal ammoniac in six ounces of water, then add an ounce of distilled vinegar and the same quantity of rectified spirit.

as a refrigerant.

Dissolve one grain of corrosive sublimate in an ounce of lime water, taking care to bruise the crystals of the salt in order to assist its solution.

as a detergent.

, that corrosive sublimate is a

.

Add half a drachm of calomel to four ounces of lime water, or eight grains to an ounce of lime water; shake well.

as a detergent.

Take twenty grains of acetate of lead, and a drachm of powdered opium, mix, and add an ounce of vinegar and four ounces of warm water, set aside for an hour, then filter.

as an astringent.

Add a drachm of creosote to a pint of water, and mix by shaking.

as an application in cutaneous diseases.

Boil one drachm of bruised galls in twelve ounces of water until only half a pint remains, then strain, and add one ounce of laudanum.

as an astringent and sedative.

These remedies are used as local applications to parts, generally ulcers. They are usually spread upon linen or other materials.

Mix half an ounce of camphor with one ounce of lard, having, of course, previously powdered the camphor, by adding a few drops of spirits of wine.

as a discutient and stimulant in indolent tumours.

Mix as much prepared chalk as you can into some lard, so as to form a thick ointment.

as an application to burns and scalds.

Mix four drachms of sublimed sulphur, two ounces of lard, and half a drachm of diluted sulphuric acid together.

as an ointment to be rubbed into the body.

Mix one drachm of ioduret of zinc and one ounce of lard together.

twice a day to the ulcerations.

Mix one ounce of powdered catechu, two drachms and a half of powdered alum, one ounce of powdered white resin, and two ounces and a half of olive oil, together.

for flabby and indolent ulcerations.

Mix twenty grains of tartar emetic and ten grains of white sugar with one drachm and a half of lard.

as a counter-irritant in white swellings, &c.

Take of powdered aloes, scammony, and gamboge, each fifteen grains, mix, and add sufficient Venice turpentine to make into a mass, then divide into twelve pills.

, one or two occasionally.

Take four grains of powdered scammony and the same quantity of compound extract of colocynth, and two grains of calomel; mix well, and add two drops of oil of cloves, or thin gum-water, to enable the ingredients to combine properly, and divide into two pills.

, one or two when necessary.

Take of powdered jalap and compound extract of colocynth each four grains, of calomel two grains, mix as usual, and divide into two pills.

, one or two occasionally.

Mix twenty-four grains of extract of gentian and the same of purified green vitriol (

) together, and divide into twelve pills.

, one or two when necessary. Use in debility.

Mix one drachm of compound powder of ipecacuanha with one scruple of gum ammoniacum and one of dried squill bulb in powder. Make into a mass with mucilage, and divide into twenty pills.

, one, three times a day.

Mix sixteen grains of acetate of lead (

) with four grains of opium, and make into a mass with extract of dandelion, so as to make eight pills.

, from one to two. Use as an astringent in obstinate diarrhœa, dysentery, and spitting of blood.

Add three ounces of spirit of mindererus (

), three drachms of spirits of sweet nitre, four drachms of antimonial wine, and a drachm of syrup of saffron, to four ounces of water, or medicated water, such as cinnamon, aniseed, &c.

, for an adult, one or two tablespoonfuls every three hours. Use as a diaphoretic.

Mix two drachms of aromatic confection with two drachms of compound tincture of cardamoms, and eight ounces of peppermint water.

, from one ounce to one and a half. Use in flatulent colic and spasms of the bowels.

Dissolve two ounces of Epsom salts in six ounces of compound infusion of senna, then add two ounces of peppermint water.

, from one and a half to two ounces. Use as a warm and active cathartic.

Dissolve one drachm of powdered nitre in three ounces of camphor mixture; add five ounces of the decoction of broom, with six drachms of sweet spirits of nitre, and three drachms of tincture of squills; mix.

, one teaspoonful every two hours, or two tablespoonfuls every three hours. Use, excellent in dropsies

Dissolve three grains of tartar emetic and fifteen grains of opium in one pint of boiling water, then add four ounces of treacle, two ounces of vinegar, and one pint more of boiling water.

, from two teaspoonfuls to two tablespoonfuls, according to circumstances, every three hours, or three times a day. Use in common catarrh, bronchitis, and irritable cough.

Mix three drachms of ipecacuanha wine with half an ounce of oxymel of squills, the same quantity of spirits of tolu, one ounce of mucilage, and two ounces of water.

, one teaspoonful for children under one year, two teaspoonfuls from one to five years, and a tablespoonful from five years, every time the cough is troublesome.

Dissolve fifty grains of camphor in two drachms of chloroform, and then add two drachms of compound tincture of lavender, six drachms of mucilage of gum arabic, eight ounces of aniseed, cinnamon, or some other aromatic water, and two ounces of distilled water; mix well.

, one tablespoonful every half hour if necessary. Use in cholera in the cold stage, when cramps are severe, or exhaustion very great; and as a general antispasmodic in doses of one dessert spoonful when the spasms are severe.

Dissolve one drachm of extract of bark, and half a drachm of powdered gum arabic, in six ounces of water, and then add one ounce of syrup of marshmallow, and the same quantity of syrup of tolu.

, one tablespoonful every three hours. Use after fevers and catarrhs.

Take twenty grains of powdered rhubarb, and rub it down in three ounces and a half of peppermint water, then add sal volatile and compound tincture of gentian, each one drachm and a half; mix.

, from one to one ounce and a half. Use this mixture as a tonic, stimulant, and stomachic.

Boil two ounces of the pulp of tamarinds in two pints of milk, then strain. Use as cooling drink.

Boil two ounces of the pulp in two pints of warm water, and allow it to get cold, then strain. Use as cooling drink.

Mix twenty-four grains of calomel, thirty-six grains of sesquicarbonate of soda, and one drachm of compound chalk powder, together. Divide into twelve powders. One of the powders to be given for a dose when required. Use as a mild purgative for children during teething.

Mix one drachm of powdered rhubarb with the same quantity of dried carbonate of soda, then add two drachms of powdered calumba root.

, from ten to twenty grains as a tonic after fevers, in all cases of debility, and dyspepsia attended with acidity.

Mix one drachm of powdered rhubarb with two drachms of carbonate of magnesia, and half a drachm of ginger.

, from fifteen grains to one drachm. Use as a purgative for children.

Mix one drachm of sulphur with four scruples of bicarbonate of potash, and two scruples of nitre.

, from half a drachm to one drachm. Use as a purgative, diuretic, and refrigerant.

Mix one grain of powdered ipecacuanha, and one grain of powdered opium, with the same quantity of camphor.

, one of these powders to be given in jam, treacle, &c., once or twice a day; but to adults only.

Mix four grains of subnitrate of bismuth, forty-eight grains of carbonate of magnesia, and the same quantity of white sugar, and then divide in four equal parts.

, one-fourth part. Use in obstinate pain in the stomach with cramps, unattended by inflammation.

Mix one drachm of powdered belladonna root, and two ounces of white sugar, together.

, six grains morning and evening for children under one year; nine grains for those under two and three years of age; fifteen grains for those between five and ten; and thirty grains for adults.

, this should be prepared by a chemist, as the belladonna is a poison, and occasional doses of castor oil should be given while it is being taken.

Mix ten grains of calomel, with one drachm of powdered jalap, and twenty grains of sugar.

, one-half of the whole for adults.

Mix six grains of compound antimonial powder, two grains of ipecacuanha, and two grains of sugar together.

, as mixed, to be taken at bed-time. Use in catarrh and fever.

For ridding the bowels of tape-worms, an excellent medicine exists in the male fern—

. A decoction may be made of the fresh roots, or the root may be dried and powdered.

, of the powdered root, from ten to thirty grains; of the decoction, from a tablespoonful to a wineglassful, according to age. Use to kill tape-worm.

For thread-worms, which infest the rectum and especially the lower portion, near the orifice of the body, an injection of salt and water, in the proportion of one ounce and a half of salt to a pint, or twenty ounces of water, or of quassia chips, will generally prove effectual, and obviate the necessity of administering medicine.

Rub down an ounce of castor oil in two drachms of mucilage of gum arabic, add three ounces of dill water, and a drachm of tincture of jalap, gradually.

, as prepared, the whole to be taken while fasting in the morning.