Mother's Remedies Part 131

Dissolve the soap in the mixture of alcohol and water; add the color, perfume with oil of wintergreen, add enough water to make the fluid measure three ounces.

The above amount would cost about 15 cents.

The following is suggested as a similar article to the Fragrant Sozodont powder, which accompanies the liquid.

Infusoria1 Earth 40 grains Orris Root 125 grains Precipitated Chalk 200 grains To make 365 grains

Perfume very tightly with Oil of Cloves. The above amount would cost about 10 cents.

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WATT'S ANTI-RHEUMATIC PILLS.

Powdered Aloes 4 drams Powdered Gamboge 4 drams Powdered h.e.l.lebore 2 drams Powdered Guaiac 1/2 dram Hydrargyrum Chlorid Mite 1/2 dram Precip. Sulphide of Antimony 15 grains Oil of Cloves 1/2 fluid dram Soap 1 dram Spirits of Camphor. sufficient

Mix. Make into five-grain pills. The above amount would cost about 50 cents.

WHITE'S COUGH SYRUP.

Syrup Tolutani 4 drams Glycerini 8 drams Hive Syrup 12 drams Syrup Ipecacuanhae 12 drams Tincture Lobelia 12 drams Tincture Opii Camphor 12 drams Extract Pilocarpi Fluid 4 drams Ammonia Chloridi 2 drams

Mix. Dose: Take a teaspoonful three times during the day, and every hour or two before going to bed. The above amount would cost about 60 cents.

EDWARD'S ALTERATIVE AND TONIC BITTERS.

Fluid Extract of Hops 2 ounces Fluid Extract of Red Cinchona 2 ounces Fluid Extract Sarsaparilla 6 drams Fluid Extract Golden Seal 6 drams Fluid Extract of Podophyllum 4 drams Oil of Wintergreen 6 drams Oil Sa.s.safras 3 drams Oil of Peppermint 2 drams Oil of Lemon 2 drams Sugar 12 ounces Alcohol 1 quart Water enough to make 6 quarts

The above amount would cost about $1.75.

HARTER'S WILD CHERRY BITTERS.

Wild Cherry Bark 1 ounce Yellow Cinchona Bark 1 dram Orange Peel 2 drams Cardamon Seed 1 dram Wild Ginger 1/2 dram Alcohol Dilute 12 ounces Honey 2 ounces Syrup 2 ounces

Percolate the drugs in moderately fine powder, with the dilute alcohol and when six pints are obtained add the honey and syrup.

The above amount would cost about 40 cents.

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HAMBURG BREAST TEA.

Marshmallow Flowers 2 ounces Glycrrhiza Root 6 drams Iris Florentina 2 drams Coltsfoot 1 ounce Mullein Flowers 1/2 ounce Anise Seed 1/2 ounce

Mix. The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND.

Celery Seed 2 ounces Red Cinchona Officinalis 1 ounce Orange Peel 1/4 ounce Coriander Seed 1/4 ounce Lemon Peel 1/4 ounce Hydrochloric Acid 15 min.

Alcohol 5 fluid ounces Glycerin 3 fluid ounces Water 4 fluid ounces Syrup 4 fluid ounces

Grind the solids to No 40 power, mix the acid and the water, add the glycerin and alcohol, and in the menstruum so prepared macerate the powder for twenty-four hours; then percolate, adding enough alcohol and water in the proportion given to make twelve fluid ounces. Finally add the syrup, and, if necessary, filter. The above amount would cost about 60 cents.

RADWAY'S PILLS.

Aloes 4 parts Jalap 2 parts Zingiber 2 parts Myrrh 2 parts

Make into a ma.s.s with mucilage and divide into two grain pills, of which about four dozen are put into each box. The above amount would cost about 35 cents.

BRITISH OIL.

Petroleum 1 ounce Oil Juniper 1 dram Oil of Terebinth 1 ounce Oil Amber 4 ounces Linseed Oil 12 ounces

Mix. The above amount would cost about 50 cents.

PIERCE'S COMPOUND EXTRACT OF SMARTWEED.

Smartweed 10 drams Alcohol 6 ounces Water 2 ounces Camphor 22-1/2 grains Oil of Hemlock 30 drops Oil of Sa.s.safras 30 drops

Extract the smartweed with the alcohol and water and to the liquid obtained add the camphor and oils. The above amount would cost about 30 cents.

[WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT 491]

WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.

I CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF WOMEN, With Advice regarding the Health of YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS

II OBSTETRICS OR MIDWIFERY INCLUDING NURSING THROUGH PREGNANCY AND CONFINEMENT; PREPARATION, DIET, CARE OF CHILD, ETC., ETC.

"Sickness is the vengeance of nature for the violation of her laws,"--C.

Simmons.

Our busy life, our manner of dress, with all its attending demands are causing havoc with the health of women who are under its terrible strain.

The number of women undergoing operations in our public and private hospitals from day to day bears witness to the ravages of the strenuous social life and mute testimony of the neglect of the laws of nature. Good health is the fruition of eternal vigilance and a blessing that money cannot buy. The conduct and health of our women represents the life of our nation; individually, in a measure at least, health governs the happiness of the home. Steele says: "All a woman has to do in this world is contained within the duties of a daughter, a sister, a wife, and a mother." But how many girls grow to womanhood untaught; enter wifehood in ignorance, and a.s.sume motherhood wholly unprepared for the duties that are thrust upon her. It would be out of place in a work of this nature, a family table book, to take up all the questions involved in such a subject; we can only leave with you a word of warning. Before p.u.b.erty the girl should be taught to lead a life that will make her strong and healthy to prepare her for the coming strain upon her system. Once she has reached p.u.b.erty parents should remember, above all things, that HEALTH is far more important than high grades in school. Do not offer prizes for high marks and otherwise add to the pressure of the present school system. Relieve her of worry, do not add to it. A cheerful mind, plenty of fresh air and suns.h.i.+ne is more important at this period than school work. We have paid special attention to "Causes" in this department; may we ask you, Mother and Daughter, to read "CAUSES" of disease and thus render unnecessary in later life, drugs, medicines, headache tablets and, perhaps, operations.

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