VINEGAR OF SQUILLS.

Take of squills, recently dried, 1 pound,

vinegar, 6 pints,

proof spirit, ½ pint.

Macerate the squills with the vinegar, in a glass vessel,

with a gentle heat, for 24 hours; then express the liquor,

and set it aside until the fæces subside. To the decanted

liquor add the spirit.

Vinegar of squills is a very powerful stimulant; and hence

it is frequently used with great success as a _diuretic and

expectorant_. The dose of this medicine is from a dram to

half an ounce.