Prescriptions of Eminent Physicians.
ARRANGED AND REVISED BY
_FRANK V. LUSE, M. D., Chicago, Ill._
AUTHORITIES.
_Agnew._ _Hazard._
_Atthill._ _Hebra._
_Bartholow._ _Liebreich._
_Basham._ _Luse._
_Beasley._
_Bibron._ _Mackenzie._
_Brande._ _Milton._
_Browne._ _Mitchell, R. W._
_Brown-Séquard._
_Pancoast._
_Chapman._ _Porcher._
_Da Costa._ _Ricord._
_Dewees._ _Ringer._
_Ellis._ _Schafhirt._
_Smith._
_Fenner._ _Squibbs._
_Gerhard._ _Tanner._
_Getchell._ _Thornton._
_Gross._ _Trousseau._
_Guy._
_Waring._
_Hartshorne._
=Albuminuria (Bright’s Disease).=
℞ Tincturæ Ferri Chloridi f Ʒiij.
Acidi Acetici diluti f Ʒij.
Syrupi simplicis f ℥iss.
Liquoris Ammonii Acetatis q. s. ad f ℥iv.--M.
Sig. Take a dessertspoonful every six hours. _Basham._
=Alcoholism (Chronic).=
℞ Tincturæ Capsici
Tincturæ Zingiberis āā f ℥j.
Tincturæ Valerianæ ammo
Tincturæ Gentianæ comp āā f ℥ij.--M.
Sig. Take a dessertspoonful in a teacupful of hop tea three or four
times a day. _Gerhard._
=Amenorrhœa (Absence of Menstrual Flow).=
℞ Myrrhæ gr. viij.
Pulveris Jalapæ gr. xv.
Ferri Sulphatis exsiccatæ
Pulveris Aloes et Canellæ āā Ʒj.
Syrupi simplicis q. s.
Fiat massa et divide in pilulas l.
Sig. Take two or three pills at bedtime, for several nights
successively. _N. Chapman._
=Asthma.=
℞ Potassii Iodidi Ʒiij.
Extracti Belladonnæ fluidi f Ʒj.
Extracti Lobeliæ fluidi f Ʒij.
Extracti Grindeliæ fluidi f ℥ss.
Glycerinæ
Aquæ destillatæ āā f ℥iss.--M.
Sig. Take a tablespoonful every two, three, or four hours, as
necessary. _Bartholow._
℞ Foliorum Belladonnæ
Foliorum Hyoscyami āā gr. iij.
Extracti Opii aquosi gr. one-fifth.
Aquæ Laurocerasi q. s.
Moisten the leaves with a solution of the opium extract in the
cherry-laurel water. Let them dry thoroughly and roll into a
cigarette. Two to four of these cigarettes may be smoked
every day. _Trousseau._
=Biliousness.=
℞ Resinæ Podophilli gr. 1/4
Resinæ Jalapæ
Extracti Colocynthidis compositi
Gambogiæ āā gr. iiss.
Olei Juniperi q. s.
Misce et fiant pilulæ No. ii.
Sig. One dose, at bedtime. _Guy._
=Burns and Scalds.=
℞ Plumbi Carbonatis ℥iv.
Olei Lini q. s.
Tere simul et fiat pinguentum.
Sig. Apply liberally on linen or lint. _Gross._
℞ Acidi Salicylici Ʒj
Olei Olivæ f ℥viij.--M.
Sig. Apply to burn, covering with linen or lint. _Bartholow._
=Biliary Calculi (Stone in the Bile Duct).=
℞ Chloroformi purificati Ʒij.
Olei Cinnamomi gtt. viij.
Spiritus Camphoræ
Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ āā f Ʒiss.
Spiritus Vini f Ʒiij.--M.
Sig. Dose, from five to thirty drops, in sweetened water, every hour
or two. _Hartshorne._
=Renal or Vesical Calculi (Stone in Kidney or Bladder).=
℞ Liquoris Potassæ f ℥ss.
Tincturæ Humuli f ℥iss.
Infusi Calumbæ f ℥iv.
Syrupi Aurantii Corticis f ℥ij.
Fiat mistura.
Sig. Take a tablespoonful three times daily. _H. Green._
=Cancer.=
℞ Arsenici Iodidi gr. j.
Extracti Conii ℈ij.
Fiat massa, et divide in pilulas xvi.
Sig. Take one pill morning and night. _Marsden._
=Carbuncle.=
℞ Quininæ Hydrochloratis gr. xxiv.
Potassii Chloratis Ʒij.
Acidi Hydrochlorici ♏ xl (!)
Tincturæ Ferri Chloridi f Ʒij.
Tincturæ Cardamomi f ℥iss.
Aquæ destillatæ q. s. ad f ℥vj.--M.
Sig. Take a tablespoonful every three hours, diluted. _Gerhard._
=Nasal Catarrh.=
℞ Sodæ carbonatis
Sodæ biboratis āā Ʒ ij.
Liq. sodæ chlorinatæ ℥ ss.--Ʒij.
Glycerini ℥ j.
Aquæ ad ℥ vj.--M.
Sig. Apply cold by means of a hand-spray apparatus.
_Pugin Thornton._
℞ Borax Ʒ iij.
Salicylic acid Ʒ ij.
Glycerine ℥ ijss.
Water, to make ℥ iij.
Sig. From one to two drachms in one-half pint of water, applied by
means of a douche. Is especially useful in catarrh with ulceration,
usually due to syphilis.
For simple catarrh use the following:
℞ Chloride of ammonium
Borax āā gr. x.
Aquæ Oss.--M.
Sig. Use with a douche, spray-producer, or by means of insufflation.
_Lennox Browne._
=Cholera.=
℞ Tinct. Opii
Tinct. Capsici
Spts. Camphoræ āā ℥j.
Chloroformi f Ʒiij.
Alcoholis q. s. ad. ℥v.--M.
Sig. Dose five drops to one teaspoonful. _Squibbs._
In time of epidemic cholera, or diarrhœa, when any person has two
movements of the bowels more than natural within the twenty-four hours,
the second one should be followed by a dose of this mixture to be
repeated after every movement that follows. If the movements increase
in frequency or in copiousness after the second dose of the medicine
has been taken a physician should be sent for at once, and a double
dose be taken after each movement until he arrives. Immediately after
taking the first dose the person should go to bed and remain there for
twelve hours after the diarrhœa has entirely ceased.
℞ Acidi Sulphurici Ʒss.
Morphinæ Sulphatis gr. 1/3.
Spiritus Vini Gallici f Ʒiss.
Aquæ destillatæ f ℥iij.--M.
Sig. Inject under the skin of the arms, legs, and over the stomach
every hour until the symptoms are relieved. (_When rice-water
discharges, vomiting, cramps, and shrinkage of the extremities
supervene._) _R. W. Mitchell, Memphis, Tenn._
℞ Creasoti gtt. j.
Aquæ Camphoræ
Infusi Gentianæ compositi āā f Ʒvj.--M.
Sig. One dose every two hours. (_In the cold stage._)
_J. T. Jones, Nashville, Tenn._
=Cholera Infantum.=
℞ Plumbi Acetatis gr. viij.
Acidi Acetici diluti gtt. vj.
Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ gtt. iv.
Syrupi simplicis
Aquæ Menthæ piperitæ āā f ℥ss.--M.
Sig. Dose a teaspoonful every two or three hours. (_For a child two
years old._) _Da Costa._
℞ Cannabis Indicæ gr. j.
Pulveris Opii gr. ss.
Camphoræ gr. ij.
Misce et fiat pilula.
Sig. Take at bedtime. _Lombe Atthill._
=Constipation.=
℞ Extracti Stillingiæ fluidi f Ʒv.
Tincturæ Belladonnæ
Tincturæ Nucis Vomicæ
Tincturæ Physostigmatis āā f Ʒj.--M.
Sig. Dose, twenty drops in water, three times a day before meals.
(_In habitual constipation._) _Bartholow._
℞ Cascara Cordial ℥ij.
Sig. Teaspoonful three times a day before meals. _Luse._
=General Debility.=
℞ Pulveris Aloes Socotrinæ ℥j.
Pulveris Zedoariæ
Pulveris Gentianæ
Croci
Pulveris Rhei
Agarici āā Ʒj.
Spiritus Vini Gallici Οij.
Macera per dies septem, cola, et adde--
Syrupi simplicis f ℥ij.--M.
Sig. Dose, a tablespoonful three times a day in water. (This is the
celebrated Baûme de Vie, or Elixir of Life.)
=Delirium Tremens.=
℞ Quininæ Hydrochloratis ℈ij.
Acidi Hydrochlorici diluti f Ʒiss.
Syrupi Zingiberis f ℥iss.
Aquæ destillatæ q. s. ad f ℥iv.--M.
Sig. Dose, a dessertspoonful in hop tea every two hours. (_In the
preliminary stage known as horrors._) _Gerhard._
℞ Chloral Hydratis Ʒss.
Aquæ destillatæ f Ʒij.--M.
Sig. One dose. (_To enforce sleep._) _Liebreich._
℞ Antimonii et Potassii Tartratis gr. j.
Tincturæ Aconiti Radicis f Ʒss.
Tincturæ Opii f Ʒij.
Aquæ destillatæ q. s. ad f ℥iv.--M.
Sig. Dose, a dessertspoonful in porter every two or three hours. (_In
strong and robust patients with boisterous delirium._) _Ringer._
=Diarrhœa (Children.)=
℞ Bismuthi Subnitratis gr. x.
Pulveris Calcii Phosphatis gr. xij.
Sacchari Lactis Ʒss.
Misce et fiant chartulæ No. x.
Sig. One powder after each evacuation. (_In wasting diarrhœa of
children._) _Hazard._
℞ Sodii Bicarbonatis Ʒss.
Tincturæ Catechu f Ʒij.
Syrupi Rhei aromatici
Tincturæ Cinchonæ compositæ āā f ℥ss.
Tincturæ Opii camphoratæ f ℥j.--M.
Sig. Dose, for a child two or three years old, a teaspoonful every
two or three hours. _Getchell._
=Diarrhœa (Adults).=
℞ Cupri Sulphatis
Morphinæ Sulphatis āā gr. j.
Quininæ Sulphatis gr. xxiv.
Misce et fiant pilulæ No. xii.
Sig. Take one pill three times a day. (_In chronic cases_).
_Bartholow._
℞ Pulveris aromatici Ʒiij.
Spiritus Ammonii aromatici f Ʒiij.
Tincturæ Catechu f Ʒx.
Tincturæ Cardamomi compositæ f Ʒvj.
Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ f Ʒj.
Misturæ Cretæ q. s. ad f ℥xx.--M.
Sig. Dose, eight drachms for an adult; four drachms for a child of
twelve years; two drachms for seven years old, after each liquid
motion. (_General cholera and diarrhœa mixture._) _Henery Beasley._
=Dysentery.=
℞ Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ f Ʒij.
Vini Ipecacuanhæ f Ʒij.
Olei Ricini f ℥ij.
Pulveris Acaciæ
Syrupi simplicis
Aquæ Cinnamomi āā q. s.
Fiat emulsio, secundum artem, ad f ℥vj.
Sig. Take a tablespoonful every two hours. _Gerhard._
℞ Tincturæ Hamamelis f Ʒss.
Elixiris simplicis f Ʒiiiss.
Syrupi simplicis f ℥ss.
Aquæ destillatæ f ℥j.--M.
Sig. Dose, a teaspoonful every two or three hours. (_Where there is
much blood._) _Ringer._
=Dysmenorrhœa (Difficult Menstruation.)=
℞ Camphoræ ℈j.
Alcoholis q. s. ut fiat pulvis.
Dein adde--
Pulveris Acaciæ
Sacchari albi āā Ʒj.
Aquæ Cinnamomi f ℥j.
Fiat mistura.
Sig. Dose, the one-half the instant pain is felt; if not relieved in
an hour or two, give the remainder. _Dewees._
℞ Extracti Gelsemii fluidi f Ʒiiss.
Elixiris simplicis f Ʒvss.
Syrupi Aurantii Corticis f ℥j.--M.
Sig. Take a teaspoonful every two hours. _Porcher._
℞ Tincturæ Opii deodoratæ f Ʒij.
Extracti Cimicifugæ f ℥ss.
Syrupi simplicis f Ʒx.--M.
Sig. Take a teaspoonful every three or four hours. (_To restore the
menstrual flow after suddenly checked._) _Ringer._
=Dyspepsia.=
℞ Pulveris Radicis Rhei Ʒj.
Pulveris Aloes ℈ij.
Sodii Bicarbonatis Ʒij.
Valerianæ contusæ
Serpentariæ contusæ
Gentianæ contusæ
Quassiæ contusæ āā ℥ss.
Spiritus Frumenti Οij.
Macera in vaso leviter clauso per horas bis quatuor viginta, et cola.
Sig. Dose, a wineglassful three times a day. _Liebreich._
=Epilepsy.=
℞ Ammonii Bromidi
Potassii Iodidi āā ℈viij.
Potassii Bromidi Ʒvj.
Sodii Bicarbonatis Ʒij.
Tincturæ Calumbæ f ℥ij.
Aquæ destillatæ f ℥vj.--M.
Sig. Take a dessertspoonful after each meal, and a tablespoonful at
bedtime. _Brown-Séquard._
=Eyes (Inflammation of).=
℞ Morph. Sulph gr. iij.
Zinci Sulph gr. ij.
Aquæ destillatæ ℥j.--M.
Sig. Apply two drops directly to the eye. _Luse._
=Frost-bite.=
℞ Iodi ℈j.
Potassii Iodidi gr. iv.
Aquæ destillatæ ♏vj.
Adipis ℥j.--M.
Sig. Apply once daily. (_With unbroken skin._) _Hebra._
℞ Fellis Bovini recentis f Ʒiij.
Balsami Peruviani f Ʒj.--M.
Sig. Apply two or three times a day. (_With broken or unbroken
skin._) _Hugh Smith._
=Gonorrhœa and Gleet.=
℞ Liquoris Potassæ f Ʒj.
Balsami Copaibæ f ℥ss.
Tincturæ Cubebæ f Ʒvj.
Liquoris Morphinæ Sulphatis f ℥j.
Aquæ Camphoræ q. s. ad f ℥vj.--M.
Sig. Take a tablespoonful four times a day. _D. Hayes Agnew._
℞ Hydrastinæ Ʒj.
Mucilaginis Acaciæ f ℥iv.--M.
Sig. A half ounce as an injection. (_In chronic gonorrhœa and
gleet._) _Bartholow._
℞ Zinci Sulphatis
Acidi tannici āā gr. xv.
Aquæ Rosæ f ℥vj.--M.
Sig. A half ounce as an injection two or three times daily. (_In
gleet._) _Ricord._
℞ Morphinæ Acetatis gr. vj.
Plumbi Acetatis
Zinci Sulphatis āā gr. viij.
Creasoti gtt. viij.
Aquæ destillatæ f ℥vj.--M.
Sig. As an injection twice daily. _H. H. Smith._
℞ Zinci Sulphatis ℥j.
Aluminis ℥iij.--M.
Sig. Dissolve a teaspoonful in one pint of water and inject three
times a day. (_In females._) _Hazard._
=Hay Fever.=
℞ Potassii arsenitis gr. xv.
Aquæ destillatæ f ℥j.
Solve.
Unsized white paper to be thoroughly moistened with this solution,
cut into twenty equal parts, and each part rolled into a cigarette,
two or three of which may be smoked daily. _Trousseau._
℞ Tincturæ Aconiti Radicis f Ʒiss.
Glycerini f Ʒiiss.--M.
Sig. Apply to outside of nose. _Ringer._
=Headache (See Liniments).=
℞ Ætheris
Spiritus Ammoniæ aromatici āā f Ʒj.
Aquæ Camphoræ f Ʒx.
Tincturæ Cardamomi compositæ f Ʒj.
Misce pro haustu.
Sig. Take two to three times a day. (_In nervous headache._)
_Brande._
℞ Atropinæ Sulphatis gr. ss.
Chinoidinæ Ʒj.
Misce et fiant pilulæ No. lx.
Sig. One pill twice or thrice a day. (_In sick headache._)
_Bartholow._
=Hemorrhoids (Piles).=
℞ Pulveris Jalapæ
Potassii Bitartratis
Potassii Nitratis āā ℥ss.
Confectionis Sennæ ℥j.
Syrupi simplicis q. s.
Misce et fiat electuarium.
Sig. A bolus the size of a hazel-nut three times a day. _Ellis._
℞ Fluid Ext. Ohio Buckeye ℥j.
Fluid Ext. Horse Chestnut ℥j.
Alcohol ℥iv.
Water ℥iv.
Simple Elixir ℥vi.
Sig. Dose, one teaspoonful. _Mackenzie._
℞ Olei Theobromæ ℥ss.
Extracti Krameriæ ℈ij.
Pulveris Opii gr. v.
Misce secundum artem, et fiant suppositoria No. x.
Sig. Use one morning and night. _J. Pancoast._
=Impotence and Sexual Debility.=
℞ Pulveris Cantharidis gr. xviij.
Pulveris Opii
Pulveris Camphoræ āā gr. xxxvj.
Confectionis Rosæ q. s.
Misce et fiant pilulæ No. xxxvi.
Sig. Take one pill at night. (_From general debility._) _Hazard._
℞ Extracti Vanillæ fluidi f ℥j.
Sig. Dose, a teaspoonful at night. (_In old people._) _Gerhard._
℞ Phosphori gr. ss.
Ætheris f ℥ss.
Solve, et adde--
Tincturæ Cantharidis
Tincturæ Nucis Vomicæ āā f ℥ss.--M.
Sig. Take thirty drops three or four times a day. _Vogt._
℞ Fluid Ext. Damiana 1 ounce.
Dialysed Iron 1/2 ounce.
Tinct. Cantharides 1/2 ounce.
Acid Phosphoric (diluted) 1/2 ounce.
Lemon juice 1/2 ounce.
Glycerine 2 ounces.
Simple Elixir, q. s. to make 1 pint.
Sig. Dose, one teaspoonful three times a day. (_Useful in all cases
of sexual debility. A most efficient nerve tonic._)
_Kilner’s Formulary._
=Leuchorrhœa.=
℞ Zinci Sulphatis
Aluminis āā Ʒiss.
Glycerini f ℥vj.--M.
Sig. Add a tablespoonful to a pint of water and inject night and
morning. _Hazard._
=Menorrhagia (Excessive Menstrual Flow).=
℞ Tincturæ Ferri Chloridi f Ʒiiss.
Acidi Phosphorici diluti f Ʒiiiss.
Syrupi Acidi citrici q. s. ad f ℥iv.--M.
Sig. Take a dessertspoonful three times a day. (_When pale and
debilitated._) _Gerhard._
℞ Acidi Gallici gr. xv.
Acidi Sulphurici aromatici ♏xv.
Tincturæ Cinnamomi f Ʒij.
Aquæ destillatæ f ℥ij.--M.
Sig. One dose, to be taken every four hours until bleeding ceases.
(_In profuse bleeding._) _Hazard._
=Neuralgia (See Liniments).=
℞ Strychninæ Sulphatis gr. j.
Morphinæ Sulphatis
Acidi arseniosi āā. gr. iss.
Extracti Aconiti gr. xv.
Quininæ Sulphatis Ʒj.
Misce et fiant pilulæ No. xxx.
Sig. Take one pill three times a day. _S. D. Gross._
=Nymphomania (Excessive Sexual Desire).=
℞ Potassii Bromidi Ʒvj.
Aquæ destillatæ f ℥v.--M.
Sig. Three teaspoonfuls before dinner and four at bedtime.
_Brown-Séquard._
=Rattlesnake Bite.=
℞ Hydrargyri Chloridi corrosivi gr. ij.
Potassii Iodidi gr. iv.
Aquæ destillatæ ♏v.
Solve et adde--
Bromi Ʒv.--M.
Sig. Take ten drops in a tablespoonful of wine or brandy every
fifteen or twenty minutes. (_Recommended by Bibron, Prince Paul of
Wuertemberg, W. A. Hammond, and others._) _Bibron._
=Rheumatism (See Liniments).=
℞ Sodii Bicarbonatis Ʒij.
Acidi Salicylici Ʒiij.
Glycerini
Aquæ destillatæ āā f ℥ij.--M.
Sig. One teaspoonful every four hours. _N. B. Kennedy._
℞ Pulveris Guaiaci Resinæ
Potassii Iodidi āā gr. x.
Tincturæ Colchici Seminis f Ʒss.
Aquæ Cinnamomi
Syrupi simplicis āā q. s. ad f ℥j.--M.
Sig. A dessertspoonful to a tablespoonful thrice daily. (_In chronic
rheumatism._) _Philadelphia Hospital._
=Sciatica.=
℞ Extracti Belladonnæ gr. one-sixth.
Extracti Stramonii gr. one-fifth.
Extracti Cannabis Indicæ gr. 1/4.
Extracti Aconiti gr. 1/3.
Extracti Opii gr. 1/2.
Extracti Hyoscyami gr. 2/3.
Extracti Conii gr. j.
Pulveris Glycyrrhizæ q. s.
Misce et fiat pilula.
Sig. Take three, four, and even five pills a day. _pro re nata._
_Brown-Séquard._
=Spermatorrhœa (See Impotence).=
℞ Quininæ Sulphatis gr. vj.
Acidi Sulphurici diluti f Ʒj.
Tincturæ Cardamomi compositæ f Ʒiij.
Aquæ Cinnamomi f ℥vss.--M.
Sig. Two tablespoonfuls twice daily. _Milton._
℞ Pulveris Opii gr. v.
Camphoræ ℈iv.
Pulveris Acaciæ
Syrupi simplicis āā q. s.
Fiat massa in pilulas No. xl. dividenda.
Sig. Take two pills three times a day. _Waring._
℞ Potassii Bromidi ℥j.
Aquæ destillatæ q. s. ad f ℥ij.--M.
Sig. Take a teaspoonful three times a day. (_In the strong and
plethoric_). _Bartholow._
=Syphilis.=
“Ricord’s Mixture,” which has been so highly recommended in syphilitic
affections is composed as follows:
℞ Hydrarg. Iod. rub gr. iv.
Potass. Iod ℥j.
Fl. Ext. Sarsap. comp ℥j.
Aquæ q. s. ad ℥v.--M.
Sig. Teaspoonful.
℞ Potass. Iodid Ʒij.
Hydrarg. Biniodid gr. ss.
Syr. Aurant. Cort ℥j.
Tinct. Aurant. Cort Ʒj.
Aquæ ad ℥iv.--M.
Sig. Teaspoonful in water after eating. (_Mixed treatment._)
_Keyes._
℞ Hydrarg. Chlor. Corros gr. ij.
Potassii Iodidi Ʒij.
Tr. Cinchona Co ℥ij.
Aquæ dist ℥ij.--M.
Sig. Take one drachm three times a day. Discontinue when gums get
sore and resume again when soreness is gone. _Luse._
℞ Acidi Nitro-Muriatici diluti f Ʒiiss.
Syrupi Stillingiæ compositi f Ʒxiiiss.
Aquæ destillatæ f ℥ij.--M.
Sig. Dose, one to two teaspoonfuls three times a day, with
denutrition. (_In cases saturated with the approved remedies, but
still presenting patches on the skin and mucous membranes._)
_Bartholow._
=Tapeworm.=
℞ Granati Corticis Radicis ℥ss.
Seminum Peponis ℥j.
Extracti Filicis maris ætherei f Ʒj.
Pulveris Ergotæ Ʒj.
Pulveris Acaciæ Ʒij.
Olei Tiglii ♏ij.
Thoroughly bruise the granate bark and pumpkin-seed, and with the
ergot boil in eight ounces of water for fifteen minutes, and strain
through a coarse cloth. Rub up well the croton oil and extract
of male fern with the acacia, and form into an emulsion with the
decoction. Take at one dose at 10 o’clock in the morning, having
eaten no breakfast and having taken a full dose of Rochelle salts
the previous night. This expels the worm alive and entire within
two hours, the head firmly fastened to the side of its own body.
_Schafhirt._
℞ Pulveris Kamalæ gr. v-x.
Syrupi Aurantii Florum f Ʒss.
Mucilaginis Tragacanthæ Ʒj.
Aquæ destillatæ f ℥j.
Misce et fiat haustus.
Sig. Take early in the morning four hours after a purge. (For a child
two to five years. _Tapeworm._). _Tanner._
SYMBOLS OR SIGNS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS.
♏. Minim, 1-60 part of a fluid drachm,
gtt. Gutta, drop; guttæ, drops.
℈j. Scrupulus vel scrupulum, a scruple=20 grains.
Ʒj. Drachma, a drachm=60 grains.
f Ʒj. Fluidrachma, a fluid or measured drachm.
℥j. Uncia, a troyounce=480 grains.
f ℥j. Fluiduncia, a fluidounce.
lbj. Libra, a pound, understood in prescription to apply to an
officinal pound of 5,760 grains.
Οj. Octarious, a pint.
gr. Granum, a grain; plural grana, grains.
ss. Semis, half, affixed to signs as above.
PHRASES AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS.
LATIN WORD. ABBREVIATION. TRANSLATION.
Ad To, up to.
Ad libitum Ad lib. At pleasure.
Adde Add. Let it or them be added.
Ampulla A large bottle.
Ana A āā. Of each.
Aqua-bulliens Aq-bull. Water--boiling.
Aqua-fervens Aq-ferv. Water--hot.
Aqua-destillata Aq-dest. Water--distilled.
Bene Well.
Bis in dies Bis ind. Twice daily.
Bulliat, bulliant Bull. Let boil.
Cape. Capiat Cap. Take, Let him take.
Capsula Caps. Capsule.
Ceratum Cerata. A Cerate.
Charta (_Karta_) Chart. A paper (medicated).
Chartula (_Kartula_) Chart. A little paper for a powder.
Cibus Cib. Food.
Cochleare magnum Coch mag. A tablespoon.
Cochleare parvum Coch parv. A teaspoon.
Cola. Colatus Col. Strain, Strained.
Collyrium Collyr. An eye wash.
Collutorium Collut. A mouth wash.
Compositus Co. Comp. Compound.
Congius C. A gallon.
Confectio Conf. A confection.
Cortex Cort. Bark.
Cum With.
Decoctum Decoc. A decoction.
Dilute, Dilutus Dil. Dilute.
Dimidius Dim. One-half.
Divide D. Div. Divide (thou.)
Dividendus Dividend. To be divided.
Dividatur in partes æquales D in p æq. Let it be divided into equal
parts.
Dosis Dos. A dose.
Emplastrum Emp. A plaster.
Enema Enem. An enema.
Extende supra Exten Sup. Spread upon.
Extractum Ext. An extract.
Fac. fiat. fiant F. Make, Let be made.
Filtrum Fil. A filter, Filter (thou).
Fluidus Fl. f. Fluid.
Gargarisma Garg. A gargle.
Glyceritum Glyc. A Glycerite.
Gutta, Guttæ Gtt. A drop, Drops.
Guttatim Guttat. Drop by drop.
Haustus Haust. A draught.
In dies Ind. Daily.
Infusum Inf. An infusion.
Injectio Inj. An injection.
Instar Inst. Like.
Lac Milk.
Layena A flask or bottle.
Libra Lb ℔ A pound.
Linteum Lint.
Liquor Liq. A solution.
Lotio A lotion.
Mane primo Mane pr. Very early in the morning.
Magnus Mag. Large.
Massa Mass. A pill mass.
Mica panis Mic pan. A crumb of bread.
Misce M. Mix.
Mistura Mist. A mixture.
Mucilago Mucil. A mucilage.
Nox. Nocte Maneque Night; At night and in the
morning.
Numems, Numero No. A number, In number.
Octarius O. A pint.
Ovum, Ovi Ov. An egg.
Optimus Opt. Best.
Pars Par. A part.
Partes æquales P æ. Equal parts.
Parvus Parv. Small.
Pediluvium A foot bath.
Pencilium Camelinum Pencil Cam. A camel’s-hair pencil or
brush.
Per fistulam vitreum Through a glass tube.
Phiala Phil. A vial.
Pilula Pil. A pill.
Pro re nata P r n. According to circumstances,
occasionally.
Pulvis Pulv. A powder.
Quantum Sufficiat Q S. As much as is necessary.
Quaqua hora Q h. Every hour.
Saturatus Sat. Saturated.
Scatula Scat. A box.
Semissis Ss. A half.
Semidrachma Semidr. A half drachm.
Sesuncia Sesunc. An ounce and a half.
Signa S Sy. Sign.
Sine Without.
Solve, Solutus Solv. Dissolve, Dissolved.
Solutio Sol. A solution.
Spiritus Spr. A spirit.
Statim Stat. Immediately.
Suppositoria Suppos. A suppository.
Syrupus Syr. A syrup.
Talis Tal. Such or like.
Tinctura Tra Tr
Tinct. A tincture.
Trochischus (_Trokiscus_) Troch. A troche.
Tritura Trit. Triturate.
Tere Simul Ter Sim. Rub together.
Ter in di T i d. Three times a day.
Unguentum Ungt. An ointment.
Vinum Vin. A wine.
Vehichulum Vehic. A menstrum.
Vitellus Vit. The yolk (of an egg).
Vitello Ovi Solutus V O S. Dissolved in yolk of an egg.
APPROXIMATE MEASURES.
A drop=usually about 1/2 minim.
A teaspoonful=60 drops f Ʒj.
A dessertspoonful=f Ʒij.
A tablespoonful=f ℥ss.
A wineglassful=f ℥ij.
A teacupful=f ℥ix.
TABLE TO ASSIST THE BEGINNER IN PRESCRIBING LIQUIDS.
Having fixed upon the bulk of his liquid he will remember that there
are in
1 fluid ounce, 8 teaspoonfuls each 1 fluid drachm.
2 fluid ounces, 15 teaspoonfuls each 1 fluid drachm.
4 fluid ounces, 30 teaspoonfuls each 1 fluid drachm.
4 fluid ounces, 15 dessertspoonfuls each 2 fluid drachms.
6 fluid ounces, 20 dessertspoonfuls each 2 fluid drachms.
6 fluid ounces, 12 tablespoonfuls each 1/2 fluid ounce.
8 fluid ounces, 15 tablespoonfuls each 1/2 fluid ounce.
1 pint, 30 tablespoonfuls, each 1/2 fluid ounce.
1 pint, 8 wineglassfuls each 2 fluid ounces.
TABLE FOR CALCULATING THE PERIOD OF UTERO-GESTATION.
----------------------------------++---------------------
NINE CALENDAR MONTHS. || TEN LUNAR MONTHS.
-----------+--------------+-------++-------------+-------
_From_ | _To_ |_Days._|| _To_ |_Days._
-----------+--------------+-------++-------------+-------
January 1 | September 30 | 273 || October 7 | 280
February 1 | October 31 | 273 || November 7 | 280
March 1 | November 30 | 275 || December 5 | 280
April 1 | December 31 | 275 || January 5 | 280
May 1 | January 31 | 276 || February 4 | 280
June 1 | February 28 | 273 || March 7 | 280
July 1 | March 31 | 274 || April 6 | 280
August 1 | April 30 | 273 || May 7 | 280
September 1| May 31 | 273 || June 7 | 280
October 1 | June 30 | 273 || July 7 | 280
November 1 | July 31 | 273 || August 7 | 280
December 1 | August 31 | 274 || September 6 | 280
-----------+--------------+-------++-------------+-------
The above Obstetric “Ready Reckoner” consists of two columns, one
of calendar, the other of lunar months, and may be read as follows:
A patient has ceased to menstruate on the first day of July; her
confinement may be expected at soonest about the 31st of March (_the
end of nine calendar months_); or at latest, on the 6th of April (_the
end of ten lunar months_). Another has ceased to menstruate on the 20th
of January; her confinement may be expected on the 30th of September,
plus 20 days (_the end of nine calendar months_), at soonest; or on
the 7th of October, plus 20 days (_the end of ten lunar months_), at
latest.
COMMON NAMES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES.
COMMON NAMES. CHEMICAL NAMES.
Aqua Fortis Nitric Acid.
Aqua Regia Nitro-Muriatic Acid.
Blue Vitriol Sulphate of Copper.
Cream of Tartar Bitartrate Potassium.
Calomel Chloride of Mercury.
Chalk Carbonate Calcium.
Caustic Potassa Hydrate Potassium.
Chloroform Chloride of Gormyle.
Common Salt Chloride of Sodium.
Copperas, or Green Vitriol Sulphate of Iron.
Corrosive Sublimate Bi-Chloride of Mercury.
Diamond Pure Carbon.
Dry Alum Sulphate Aluminum and Potassium.
Epsom Salts Sulphate of Magnesia.
Ethiops Mineral Black Sulphide of Mercury.
Fire Damp Light Carburetted Hydrogen.
Galena Sulphide of Lead.
Glauber’s-Salt Sulphate of Sodium.
Glucose Grape Sugar.
Goulard Water Basic Acetate of Lead.
Iron Pyrites Bi-Sulphide Iron.
Jeweler’s Putty Oxide of Tin.
King’s Yellow Sulphide of Arsenic.
Laughing Gas Protoxide of Nitrogen.
Lime Oxide of Calcium.
Lunar Caustic Nitrate of Silver.
Mosaic Gold Bi-Sulphide of Tin.
Muriate of Lime Chloride of Calcium.
Nitre of Saltpetre Nitrate of Potash.
Oil of Vitriol Sulphuric Acid.
Potash Oxide of Potassium.
Realgar Sulphide of Arsenic.
Red Lead Oxide of Lead.
Rust of Iron Oxide of Iron.
Salmoniac Muriate of Ammonia.
Salt of Tartar Carbonate of Potassa.
Slacked Lime Hydrate Calcium.
Soda Oxide of Sodium.
Spirits of Hartshorn Ammonia.
Spirit of Salt Hydrochloric or Muriatic Acid.
Stucco, or Plaster of Paris Sulphate of Lime.
Sugar of Lead Acetate of Lead.
Verdigris Basic Acetate of Copper.
Vermillion Sulphide of Mercury.
Vinegar Acetic Acid (Diluted).
Volatile Alkali Ammonia.
Water Oxide of Hydrogen.
White Precipitate Ammoniated Mercury.
White Vitriol Sulphate of Zinc.
Proprietary and Elegant Preparations.
MEDICATED PADS.
Medicated pads are quite popular with many who have tried them, and
a multitude of remarkable cures are attributed to their use. We here
present formulas equal to the best, and as they are quite simple to
prepare they can now be tried with but little expense:
=Liver Pad.=
Red Cinchona Bark (powder) 4 ounces.
Fenugreek Seed (powder) 1 ounce.
Mandrake Root (powder) 1 ounce.
Black Root (powder) 1 ounce.
Gum Guaiac (powder) 3 ounces.
Bayberry Bark (powder) 4 drachms.
Oil of Eucalyptus 4 drachms.
Grind the drugs with the powdered guaiac and add the oil. The above is
sufficient for two pads, which should be made into an oblong or diamond
shape, with linen or muslin, and worn over the pit of the stomach.
Liver pads are recommended for all diseases arising from a disordered
liver.
=Kidney Pad.=
Useful in all diseases of the kidneys.
Digitalis Leaves 2 ounces.
Black Cohosh 1 ounce.
Gum Benzoin (powdered) 1 ounce.
Gum Guaiacum (powdered) 1 ounce.
Juniper berries 1 ounce.
Queen of the Meadow 1 ounce.
Oil Juniper 2 ounces.
Grind the drugs to a moderately fine powder, and mix with the oils and
gums. Make an oblong pad and wear over the kidneys.
=Lung Pad.=
Useful in consumption and diseases of the lungs.
Grindelia Robusta 1 ounce.
Skullcap Leaves 1 ounce.
Blueberry Root 1/2 ounce.
Blood Root 1/2 ounce.
Yerba Santa 1-1/2 ounces.
Gum Ammoniac 1 ounce.
White Pine Turpentine Gum 1-1/2 ounces.
Oil of Tar 1 ounce.
Oil of Eucalyptus 1 ounce.
Oil of Sassafras 1 ounce.
Grind the drugs to a moderately fine powder and mix them with the oils
and gums. Make an oblong pad and wear well up to the throat.
Liniments.
=Wonder Liniment.=
Oil of Sassafras 8 ounces.
Oil of Cloves 2 ounces.
Oil of Turpentine 4 ounces.
Stronger Water of Ammonia 1 ounce.
Sulphuric Ether 4 ounces.
Chloroform 2 ounces.
Camphor 2 ounces, av.
Alcohol sufficient to make 1 gallon.
Mix and dissolve.
As a universal liniment for both internal and external use this is
without an equal for relieving pain. It is used where any liniment is
likely to do good in all aches and pains. Preparations of this nature
when used externally should be applied plentifully and vigorously.
This is the reason why itinerant venders of liniments under various
titles such as Wizard Oil, Pain Killer, Instant Relief, etc., produce
such remarkable cures in public. Their remedies all possess more or
less remedial value, but without brisk and patient rubbing they would
do as little good when applied externally as so much cold water. Now
that a reliable formula is at hand a quantity of this Wonder Liniment
can be prepared at a minimum cost without paying for bottles, labels,
advertising, salaries, rents, etc., which are the necessary expenses of
all medicine firms, and which ultimately are borne by the consumer.
=Liquid Lightning.=
An excellent liniment for external application, which has been sold
under various names, is prepared as follows:
Essential Oil of Mustard 2 drachms.
Aconitia 2 grains.
Glycerine 2 ounces.
Alcohol 4 ounces.
Mix, and apply by rubbing with the hand. This is useful in rheumatism,
neuralgia, headache, toothache, and all nervous pains.
=Perry Davis’ Pain Killer.=
Spirits of Camphor 2 ounces.
Tincture of Capsicum; 1 ounce.
Tincture of Guaiac 1/2 ounce.
Tincture of Myrrh 1/2 ounce.
Alcohol 4 ounces.
Mix.
=Hamlin’s Wizard oil.=
Tincture of Camphor 1 ounce.
Aqua Ammonia 1/2 ounce.
Oil of Sassafras 1/2 ounce.
Oil of Cloves 1 drachm.
Chloroform 2 drachms.
Turpentine 1 drachm.
Alcohol 3-1/2 ounces.
Mix.
=Mexican Mustang Liniment.=
Petroleum } Equal parts
Olive Oil } and mix.
Carbonate of Ammonia }
=Merchant’s Gargling Oil.=
Linseed Oil 2-1/2 pints.
Spirits of Turpentine 2-1/2 pints.
Western Petroleum 1 pint.
Liquor Potassa 1 ounce.
Sap Green 1 drachm.
Mix.
=Radway’s Ready Relief.=
This remedy, according to Peckolt, is an ethereal tincture of capsicum
with alcohol and camphor.
Liver Regulator.
Senna Alex 12 drachms.
Podophyllin 3 drachms.
Leptandria Virg 3 drachms.
Virginia Snake Root 6 drachms.
Ginseng 3 drachms.
Alcohol 6 ounces.
Boiling water, to make 1 quart.
Dose, teaspoonful to one-half wineglassful, as needed. For all bilious
diseases or disorders arising from torpidity of the liver, dyspepsia,
bilious headache, costiveness, sour stomach, jaundice, heartburn,
nervousness, restlessness, etc.
Elixir Cascara Sagrada Compound.
Fluid Extract Cascara 4 ounces.
Tincture Nux Vomica 1 drachm.
Glycerine 2 ounces.
Syrup of Ginger 2 ounces.
Peppermint Water 4 ounces.
Simple Elixir, to make 1 pint.
Mix and filter.
Dose, one teaspoonful before eating. For headache, constipation,
biliousness, dyspepsia, or all diseases arising from torpidity of the
liver. _Kilner’s Formulary._
Dr. Hamilton’s Blood Purifier.
Better than S. S. S. or any blood medicine on the market. A specific
for scrofula, syphilis, rheumatism, and all impurities of the blood:
Black Cohosh 1 ounce.
Blood Root 1/2 ounce.
Poke Root 1 drachm.
Elder Flowers 1-1/2 ounces.
Sassafras Bark 1/2 ounce.
Spikenard Root 1-1/2 ounces.
Alcohol 4 ounces.
Water 4 ounces.
Simple Elixir, q. s. to make 1 pint.
Macerate the drugs with alcohol and water, and after a few days
transfer to percolator. Percolate till clear, and then add to simple
elixir.
Dose, one to two teaspoonfuls three times a day.
Blood Purifying Tea.
Burdock Root, cut 2 ounces.
Blue Flag Root, cut 2 ounces.
Dandelion Root, cut 1-1/2 ounces.
Sassafras Root, cut 1/2 ounce.
Sarsaparilla Root, cut 2 ounce.
Wild Cherry Bark, cut 1 ounce.
Yellow Dock Root, cut 1/2 ounce.
Mix thoroughly. Take two ounces of the tea and steep in a quart of
water, with gentle heat, for two hours; strain off 1-1/2 pints into
a quart bottle and add half a pint of alcohol and 4 ounces of sugar.
The dose is a wineglassful for adults before meals and at bedtime;
children, in proportion to age.
Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
In Germany each maker of patents must furnish the Government with the
formula for the patent he makes. This is the one furnished by Warner
for “Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.” Each bottle contains:
Extract of Lycopus Virginiana (the herb) 308 grains.
Extract of Hepatica (the herb) 232 grains.
Extract of Gaultheria 7-1/2 grains.
Potassium Nitrate 39 grains.
Alcohol (90°) 2-1/2 ounces.
Glycerine 10 drachms.
Water, sufficient to make 1 pint.
Any one can now make this preparation equally as well as Warner.
_Fenner’s Formulary._
Electric Catarrh Remedy.
This remedy, under various electrical names, is inclosed in a closely
stoppered bottle or box containing a bit of zinc and copper to which is
attached a piece of cotton or sponge saturated with the preparation,
which is very volatile and irritating to the mucuous membrane, and
produces by inhalation a decided effect at once. The patient is
led to believe that there is some electrical value attached to the
combination, and, strange to say, in the face of such absurdity it has
many votaries; however, notwithstanding the electrical deception it
has merits as an inhalant, and remarkable cures of catarrh, headache,
neuralgia, etc., are ascribed to its use. The following is the required
formula:
Essential Oil of Mustard 1 ounce.
Carbolic Acid 1 ounce.
Oil of Hemlock 1 ounce.
Camphor 1 ounce.
Alcohol 4 ounces.
Mix and dissolve. This can also be used as an external application,
though not so good as another under the head of “Liquid Lightning” (see
page 119).
Catarrh Snuff.
Calomel 1 drachm.
Camphor, pulverised 1 drachm.
Acacia 2 drachms.
Catarrh Salve.
The following remedy for catarrh, and other uses for which it is
recommended, was patented by William H. Thomas of Los Angeles, Cal.
From the nature of its ingredients and mode of preparation we are led
to believe that it is the most elegant and effective of all the “salve
catarrh remedies” that have been brought to our notice:
Petrolatum 1 ounce.
Pimento (powd. allspice) 4 grains.
Thymol 4 grains.
Boracic Acid 2 grains.
Subnitrate of Bismuth 2 grains.
Spirit of Wintergreen 3 drops.
Cassia Lanceolata Leaves (senna) 1/4 ounce.
The boracic acid, subnitrate of bismuth, thymol, and pimento is placed
in a mortar and reduced to a fine powder. The leaves of the cassia
lanceolata are subjected with the petrolatum to a sufficient degree of
heat to extract the active principles of the leaves, after which the
petrolatum is strained off and added to the powdered substances before
mentioned with the spirit of wintergreen, the whole being thoroughly
commingled and mixed in any convenient manner. In using the compound
it is applied locally in the usual manner by means of the fingers or
any material by which the application can be thoroughly effected. As
an ointment it is especially applicable to the treatment of catarrh,
malignant sores, abrasions, and other affections where a local remedy
can be applied.
Rubber Patching and Waterproofing.
Capt. Paul Boyton, the famous aquatic voyager in his rubber suit, has
furnished us two practical suggestions in regard to patching rubber
boots, coats, etc., and also to waterproof sails, tents, awnings, and
similar fabrics.
=To Patch a Rubber Boot or Garment.=
Take a piece of sand-paper and roughen the edges of the break as far
around as the size of the patch. Next apply rubber cement to the
roughened surface, and at the same time cement a piece of rubber cloth
or cloth well coated with the cement. Let both remain for four hours in
a place free from dust. Then put on another thin coat of cement and let
them lay for about two hours. Next place the patch carefully over the
break and hammer well together. Let stand for a few hours and the place
will be as strong and tight as ever. Be sure the patch and the article
to be patched are perfectly dry before applying the cement.
Pure natural rubber or rubber cement can be obtained at any rubber
store, also prepared patch cloth.
=To Make Rubber Cement.=
Take half a pound of pure natural rubber, cut it into small pieces, and
dissolve it in a sufficient quantity of 100 proof naptha. It will take
from two to three days to dissolve properly.
=To Waterproof Canvas or Cloth.=
Take one pound of yellow paraffine wax and dissolve in one quart of
benzine. Apply with a brush.
To Make Tissues Incombustible.
The Societé d’Encouragement of Paris has recently awarded a prize of
2,000 francs to J. A. Martin of Paris for the following preparations
for making tissues fire-proof. The conditions under which the award was
offered were as follows: The ingredients constituting the preparations
must be cheap and easily applied, must neither injure the tissues
themselves nor their colors, must be neither of a poisonous nor caustic
nature, must not change in a very moist nor very dry atmosphere, and
finally the impregnated tissues and wood must remain incombustible
after they have been exposed for one month to a temperature of 100° to
120° Fahr. It was found that Martin’s fluids made the tissues and the
surface of wood incombustible, that they do not attack the tissues and
their colors, and that they remained incombustible after having been
exposed for several months in a drying chamber to a temperature of 97°
Fahr. The experiments were made by the Society and at the same time in
the different Paris theaters.
=For all Light Tissues.=
Ammonium Sulphate 8 parts.
Pure Ammonium Carbonate 2-1/2 parts.
Boracic Acid 3 parts.
Starch 2 parts.
Water 100 parts.
Two-fifths part of dextrine (or the same quantity of gelatine) may be
substituted for the 2 parts of starch. The fluid is heated to 85° Fahr.
and the tissues immersed in it until they are thoroughly permeated.
They are then slightly wrung and dried sufficiently for ironing. The
quantity of the starch or dextrine or gelatine may be changed according
as the tissues are to be more or less stiff.
=For Painted Decorations and Wood.=
Sal-ammoniac 15 parts.
Boracic Acid 5 parts.
Glue 50 parts.
Gelatine 1-1/2 parts.
Water 100 parts.
Add sufficient powdered talc to give the mass the necessary
consistency. For use it is heated to 120° or 140° Fahr. and applied
with a brush. For decorations already painted it suffices to apply it
to the back and wooden frames.
=For Coarse Linen, Ropes, Straw, and Wood.=
Sal-ammoniac 15 parts.
Boracic Acid 6 parts.
Borax 3 parts.
Water 100 parts.
The fluid is heated to 220° Fahr. and the articles are submerged in it
for 15 to 20 minutes, wrung out slightly, and dried.--_Techno-Chemical
Receipt Book._
Gold and Silver Inks.
Take equal parts of gold leaf (or silver leaf) and honey. Triturate
them in a mortar until perfectly fine, add about 30 parts hot water,
and triturate. Allow to settle and pour off the water. Triturate again
with fresh hot water. Allow to settle and pour off as before. Repeat
the washing several times until the honey is all washed out, then dry
the powdered gold leaf and mix it with water and gum arabic. It must
be shaken occasionally while writing. Very fine bronze may be made
into ink by adding water and gum arabic and shaking occasionally while
writing. (For other inks see page 20.)
Worcestershire Sauce.
The composition of this sauce is a trade secret, but a variety of
similar sauces are found on the market. A good imitation may be made as
follows:
Chop the green outer covering of unripe walnuts 5 pounds, bruise them
to a pulp in a mortar, pour upon them 6 pints of good strong vinegar,
and after standing a day heat to boiling and strain with strong
pressure. To the liquid thus obtained add garlic, grated to a pulp,
2 ounces; capsicum, in fine powder, 2 ounces; black pepper, 1 ounce;
cinnamon, 1-1/2 ounces; nutmeg, 1/2 ounce; allspice, 1 ounce; cloves,
1/2 ounce, all in fine powder; salt, 12 ounces; brown sugar, 8 ounces,
and enough good vinegar to make 1 gallon of the finished product. This
is to stand for some time, with frequent agitation, and then be put up
in bottles.
Butter Color.
Annatto, fresh and of good quality, 2 pounds; salad oil of good quality
without flavor (purified cotton-seed oil is best), sufficient to make
1 gallon. Rub the annatto with a portion, about one-third, of the oil
and macerate it by the heat of a water-bath for 12 hours, stirring
occasionally, pour off the liquid and add to the residue another
portion, about one-third of the oil, and macerate as before, adding
the product of the portion before reserved, then add the remainder of
the oil to the sediment, macerate as before and add the product to
the reserved portions to make 1 gallon of butter color.--_Fenner’s
Formulary._
Rarey’s Original Horse Liniment.
Alcohol (95°) 8 ounces.
Spirit of Turpentine 8 ounces.
Oil of Sassafras 1 ounce.
Oil of Pennyroyal 1 ounce.
Oil of Origanum 1 ounce.
British Oil 1 ounce.
Tincture of Arnica 1 ounce.
Tincture of Cantharides 1 ounce.
Tincture of Camphor 1 ounce.
Aqua Ammoniæ 1 ounce.
Mix them, and make a liniment.
Hog Cholera Cure.
Powdered mandrake, 4 pounds; powdered charcoal, 2 pounds; powdered
resin, 1 pound; powdered saltpetre, 1 pound; powdered madder, 1 pound;
powdered bicarbonate of soda, 11 pounds. Mix thoroughly. Give a
tablespoonful daily in feed; as a preventive, give twice a week.
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impotance --> impotence
corrossve --> corrosive
ounoe --> ounce
herd --> herb
remakable --> remarkable
indellible --> indelible
flower --> flour
childen --> children
tranfer --> transfer
maxing --> making
diciduous --> deciduous
proscrastination --> procrastination
cusiness --> business
flowder --> flower
thiir --> their
examins --> examine
Sprupi --> Syrupi x2
or --> of
natual --> natural
Alluminum --> Aluminum
Morhinæ --> Morphinæ
Potasssii --> Potassii
Potassi --> Potassii
Patassii --> Potassii
Postassii --> Potassii
Brown-Sequard --> Brown-Séquard
geletine --> gelatine
competion --> competition
Leibreich --> Liebreich
destilatæ --> destillatæ
‘ n’ --> ‘in’
‘ nch’ --> ‘inch’
‘ earned’ --> ‘learned’
‘ t’ --> ‘it’
‘ orm’ --> ‘form’
‘nam ’ --> ‘name’
14 --> 41
36 --> 35
20 --> 10