1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

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No. 436. Astringent Ball for Profuse Staling, Take of galls and alum, in fine powder, each 2 aiv>chms ; Peruvian bark, I ounce. Make into a ball with honey or molasses. ](: will be proper to repeat this ball every morn- ing, and, if the disease is obstinate, every night and uiortJng, and continue until the urine is diminished to abvUt its natural quantity. No. 437. Restorative Balls for Profuse Staling. TaLv. of gentian-root, in powder, \ ounce, ginger, powderea, 2 drachms, alum 1 drachm, molasses sufficient iv:> make into a ball. No. 438. Ifercurial Balls for Worms, Take of c:silorael and Castile soap, each, 1 drachm^ wormseed, in powder, | ounce. Beat them into & ball with syrup of buckthorn. This ball should be given at night, and the follow- ing drink or purgitig-ball the next morning :

No. 439. DrcJik for Worms.

Take of Barbadoes aloes from 3 to 6 drachms, (ac- cording to their size and strength,) wormseed and gentian in powder, each, -| ounce, caraway-seed, in powder, 1 ounce; mix, and give in a pint of strong decoction of wormwood, and repeat in about 4 or 5 17»