1. Sulphur, 2-1/2 lb.; nitre, 1/2 lb.; Æthiops mineral, 4 oz.; linseed
meal, 1/2 lb.; palm oil, 1 lb., or as much as may be required; beat
together, and keep in a jar for use.--_Dose_, from 2 scruples to 1-1/2 or
2 dr. (Clater.)
2. Ethiops mineral, 20 to 40 gr.; cream of tartar, 20 to 40 gr.; nitre, 5
to 10 gr.; night and morning, made into a ball with butter. (Spooner.)
3. _Tonic Alterative._ Mercurial pill, 1 dr.; aloes 2 dr.; myrrh, benzoin,
balsam of Peru, of each 1-1/2 dr.; to be divided into 10, 15, or 20
pills: one every evening, for the yellows, after aloes and calomel.
(Blaine.)
4. _Alterative Powder._ Æthiops mineral, 2 to 5 gr.; cream of tartar, 4 to
10 gr., tartarised iron, 1 to 3 gr., once a day. (Clater.)
5. _To give a fine skin._ Give a table-spoonful of tar made up with
oatmeal. (Mayer.)