Mother's Remedies Part 128

This little pill is one which you can always depend on and in old chronic cases, torpid liver and constipated bowels, these pills if kept up will make a permanent cure. The above amount would cost about 40 cents.

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HAMLIN'S WIZARD OIL.

Alcohol 1 pint Gum Camphor 1 ounce Oil Sa.s.safras 1/2 ounce Tincture Myrrh 1/2 ounce Tincture Capsic.u.m 1/2 ounce Chloroform 1/2 ounce Mix.

I consider this recipe as harmless (and useful too) as Hamlin's famous Wizard Oil, and I believe it is as perfect an a.n.a.lysis as we can get.

The above amount would cost about 60 cents.

NEW YORK SUN CHOLERA CURE.

Essence Peppermint 1 ounce Laudanum 1 ounce Tincture Rhei 1 ounce Tincture Camphor 1 ounce Tincture Capsic.u.m 1 ounce

Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful every ten minutes for three doses if necessary.

This preparation has a national reputation, and is certainly the very best preparation you could keep on hand for immediate relief from cramps, colic, and diarrhea, and no family should be without it. This preparation alone is worth the price of the book.

The above amount would cost about 50 cents.

HINKLEY'S BONE LINIMENT.

Oil of Wormwood 40 minims Oil of Hemlock 2 drams Oil of Thyme 2 drams Oil of Turpentine 4 drams Fluid Extract Capsic.u.m 1 dram Alcohol to make 4 ounces Mix. The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

NERVOUSNESS.

Tincture Chloride of Iron 1 ounce Aromatic Spirits Ammonia 1 ounce Compound Spirits Lavender l ounce

Mix. Good when run down. Dose: Fifteen drops four times a day.

People suffering from nervousness, fainting spells or shortness of breath, can obtain relief from a few doses of this medicine. The above amount would cost about 30 cents.

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HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

The formula for this preparation is said to be:

Yellow Wax 2-1/2 drams White Wax 2-1/2 drams Terebinth 6 drams Lard 13 drams Sweet Oil 19 drams

Mix. The above amount would cost about 40 cents.

NEURALGIA.

Acetanilid 160 grains Sodium Bicarbonate 15 grains Tartaric Acid 5 grains Simple Elixir 4 ounces

Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful at a dose. Should not take more than two doses.

Shake bottle. The above amount would cost about 30 cents.

KELLOG'S RED DROPS.

Spirits of Camphor 1 ounce Spirits of Origanum 1 dram Oil of Sa.s.safras 1 dram Oleum Terebinth 2 drams Color Tincture (about) 2 ounces Mix. The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

PAIN KILLER-EXTERNAL.

Chloroform 3 drams Tincture Opii 3 drams Tincture Camphor 3 drams Aromatic Spirits Ammonia 3 drams Spirits Vini Gallici 4 ounces

Mix. Do not use internally. Good liniment.

The above amount would cost about 35 cents.

KICKAPOO INDIAN OIL.

Camphor Gum 1/2 ounce troy Oil Turpentine 1 fluid dram Oil Peppermint 1/2 fluid dram Oil of Wintergreen 1/2 fluid dram Tincture Capsic.u.m 1/2 fluid ounce Alcohol sufficient to make 1 pint

The above amount would cost about 60 cents.

POISON OAK AND IVY.

Zinci Oxide 1 dram Bis.m.u.th Sub. Nit. 1 dram Carbolic Acid 10 drops Glycerin 2 ounces

Mix. This is excellent. There are a number of remedies, but this is the best known for poison oak. The above amount would cost about 20 cents.

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RHEUMATISM, INTERNAL USE.

Iodide Potash 1/2 ounce Fluid Extract Phytolacca Decandra 1 ounce Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to make 8 ounces

Mix. For Chronic Rheumatism.