1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

242

The above is a dose for an adult ;

for a child 6 to

1 year old, one-quarter

7 years old, half the quantity ;

When this is manufacture^ for sale,

the quantity.

the water is added when used.

No. 529. A Cure for Rheumatic Gout or Acute Rheumatism. No. 2. Take J ounce saltpetre, J ounce sulphur, J ounce flour of mustard, J ounce Turkey rhubarb, and \ ounce powdered gum guaiacum. Mix. A tea- spoonful to be taken every other night for three nights, and omit three nights, in a wineglassful of cold water, — water which has been well boiled.

No. 530.

Ointment for Piles. No. 3.

Take of hog's lard, 4 ounces ;

camphor, 2 drachms ;

powdered galls, 1 ounce; laudanum, J ounce. Mix. Make an ointment, to be applied every night at bed- time.

No. 531.

Ointment for Sore Nipples.

Take of tincture of Tolu, 2 drachms ;

spermaceti-

powdered gum, 2 drachms. Mix.

ointment, J ounce ;

Make an ointment. The white of an egg mixed with brandy is the best application for sore nipples. The person should at the saiLe time use a nipple-shield.