Mother's Remedies Part 127

IRON TONIC BITTERS.

Elixir Calisay and Iron 4 ounces Alcohol 1 ounce Pure Water 2 ounces Syrup Simple 1 ounce

Mix. Dose: One teaspoonful four times a day.

The above amount would cost about 35 cents.

[478 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]

GUNN'S RHEUMATIC LINIMENT.

Oleum Olivi 1 ounce Oil Cedar 1 ounce Oil Amber 1 ounce

Take camphor gum one-half ounce; rub in a mortar with alcohol or sulphuric ether till pulverized, and while damp add

Oleum Olivi 1/2 ounce Turpentine 1/2 ounce Laudanum 1/2 ounce

After which add the first three articles. The above amount would cost about 40 cents.

ITCH OINTMENT.

Lac. Sulphur 160 grains Naphthaline 10 grains Oil Bergamot 4 drops Cosmoline 1 ounce This is good.

Rub Lac. Sulphur into fine powder, sift it into the melted cosmoline and stir until nearly cool, then add napthaline and oil bergamot. Stir until cool.

The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

HAINES'S GOLDEN SPECIFIC FOR OPIUM HABIT.

Myrica Cerif 8 ounces Ginger Powdered 3 ounces Capsic.u.m, powdered 1/2 ounce Mix. The above amount would cost about 40 cents.

KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE.

Fluid Extract Cascara Sagrada 1 ounce Fluid Extract Uva Ursi 1 ounce Fluid Extract Buchu 1 ounce Tincture Gentian Compound 1/2 ounce Syrup Simplicis to make 16 ounces

Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful four times daily or less dose if bowels move too freely.

The above amount would cost about 80 cents.

DR. B. W. HAIR'S ASTHMA CURE:

Pota.s.sii Iodidi 1 ounce Tar Water 16 fluid ounces Carmel sufficient to color light brown or about 30 grains

The above amount would cost about 60 cents.

[PATENT MEDICINES 479]

LINIMENT.

Chloroform 3 drams Oil Cloves 1 dram Tincture Opii 1 ounce Oil Sa.s.safras 2 drams Aromatic Spirits Ammonia 2 drams Alcohol to make 6 ounces Mix. This is excellent.

This liniment is for household use; in sprains, bruises, cuts, and bites from insects it cannot be excelled. It is a very fine liniment to keep on hand.

The above amount would cost about 50 cents.

HALL'S HAIR RENEWER.

Sulphur Precipitated 1/2 dram Lead Acetate 1/2 dram Sodium Chloride 1 dram Glycerin 4 ounces Bay rum 1 ounce Jamaica rum 2 ounces Water enough to make 8 ounces

The above amount, nearly pint, would cost about 35 cents.

LINIMENT.

Camphor Gum 1/2 ounce Tincture of Capsid 1/2 ounce Oil of Turpentine 1/4 ounce Water Ammonia, U. S. P 5 ounces Alcohol enough to make 12 ounces

Dissolve camphor gum and turpentine in alcohol and add balance of ingredients. Do not use internally. The above amount would cost about 35 cents.

HAMBURG DROPS.

Powdered Socotrine Aloes 1-1/2 ounces American Saffron 1/2 ounce Tincture Myrrh 16 ounces

Macerate for fourteen days and filter through paper.

The above amount would cost about $1.00.

LIVER PILLS.

Aloin 5 grains Podophyllin 10 grains Capsic.u.m Powder 5 grains Extract Nux Vomica 10 grains Henbane 1 grain

Mix. Make fifty pills. Dose: Take one or two at night.