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MAGNACOPIA;* ^
OR,

LIBRAR Y

OF

USEFUL AND PROFITABLE INFORMATION

FOR THE

CHEMIST AND DHUGGIST, SURGEON-DENTIST,

OILMAN, AND LICENSED VICTUALLER,
CONTAINING

E\ E

HAL H U N U

ED

II

NEW FORMS,

WITH COMMENTS,
A VARIETY OF

OTHER INFORMATION.
BY

WILLIAM BATEMAN,
AND EAU; CHEMIST IN ORDINARY TO GEORGE IV. AND THE
ROYAL FAMILY, LONDON AND BRIGHTON.

LONDON:
.JOHN CHURCHILL,

16 ,

PRINCES STREET, SOHO.

1836

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HISTORICAL
\

MEDICAL

London
Printed by dames Truscott,
Blaekfriars Road.

PREFACE.
*

The

advantage

neighbour,
materially

in

to

of being as wise as ones

of business,

matters
the

augmentation

tends

of

our

finances.

In the compiling of this book, due attention

to

every requisite

has

matter

been

studied, in order to realize to the requirer

satisfaction

and emolument.

Books written merely

for

the

sake

of

pleasing (neither improvative of science nor

profitable in the end),

tending to

kill

time

may be
;

all

very well as

but as the mind of

IV

mail becomes expansive and reflective

higher objects, and

is

it

seeks

not unfrequently com-

pelled, in a personal point of view, to look

abroad for profitable instruction.

The compilation of

formula; of most im-

portant matter, will at

the

attention

because

it

and favour

command

times

all

of

the

public,

imparts a series of new and useful

desiderata.

Compilers generally endeavour to recom-

mend

their

books by their bulk, without any

consideration as to quality or usefulness

but

the earnest endeavour of the world now-a-

days

and

is

to steal a

march upon

to seek notoriety

ones neighbour,

by new inventions and

improvements.

Most of the forms given

so partially
all),

that

in

known (and many

to

those engaged

this

book are

of them not at
in

selling,

by

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wholesale or
stances,

retail,

instance,

very great

be

w'ill

the

the saving, in

price

many

For

indeed.

of soda water,

in-

which

forms a material item in the expenditure of

the druggist, the hotel-keeper, the confectioner, &c.,

is

reduced to a mere fractional

sum, at the same time that the article

more pure and agreeable.

pepper, by the

ducing

it

is

So also cayenne

mode recommended

for

re-

to solubility, produces to the trader

a saving of full

three

hundred per cent.

every pound of crude pepper yielding a pro-

duct of three pounds of soluble.

In

fine,

the Practitioner, the Trader, and the

Con-

sumer, meet their right-hand friend at every

page.

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June, 1836.

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CONTENTS

CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST.

Concentrated Infusions

Decoctions

Extracts

Perfumed Waters

Tinctures

17

Essential Oils

23

Lozenges

24

Frigorific Mixtures

28

General Recipes
Ice Waters

167

Bottled Mineral Waters

169

Domestic Recipes

173

Analysis of Prominent Medicines

180

30

SURGEON DENTIST,
Page 187.

CONTENTS.

OILMAN.
Sauces

193

Essences

199

General Recipes

202

LICENSED VICTUALLER,
Page 219.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SIMPLE AND

COMPOUND MEDICINALS,
Page 223.

Index

265

CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST.

MAGNACOPIA.

CONCENTRATED INFUSIONS.

ESSENCE OR CONCENTRATED INFUSION

OF SENNA.

Take

seven times the quantity of the ingre-

dients ordered in the Pharmacopoeia for the

ordinary

infusion,

with

half

an ounce of

bruised cloves, and seven times the quantity

Macerate

of water (boiling).
or more, then

strain

oft'

for

two hours

and evaporate

till

reduced to one- seventh.

Remark

Five

minutes before removing

the evaporating pan from the

ounces of brown sherry wine

tire,

let it

add two
stand

till

4
cold,

and put

tightly

more or
is

it

into a bottle,

stoppered.
less

There

and keep

will

always

be

of sediment in this infusion

to be considered as inert matter,

it

it

and to be

discarded.

CONCENTRATED INFUSION OF GENTIAN

Proceed as

in

making concentrated

infusion

of senna, substituting gentian, and only about

half a dozen cloves.

Macerate four hours,

and evaporate as directed above.

Remark
become

After

cold,

the evaporated liquor

is

add one and a half ounce of

tincture of gentian.

CONCENTRATED INFUSION OF ROSES.

Take seven times the quantity of rose
sugar and dilute sulphuric

acid,

leaves,

and one-

5
seventh the quantity of boiling water, ordered
in the

Pharmacopoeia.

strain,

and add a

little

Infuse for six hours,

more sugar.

CONCENTRATED COMPOUND INFUSION

OF ORANGE PEEL.
Take seven times the quantity of the

ingre-

dients ordered in the Pharmacopoeia, and pro-

ceed as directed for concentrated infusion of

gentian, substituting half an ounce of tincture

of orange peel in lieu of the tincture of gentian.

CONCENTRATED INFUSION OF
COLOMBO.
Proceed as

if

you were making concentrated

infusion of gentian, substituting

Colombo

for

the gentian.

Remark

It

is

exceedingly improper, as

directed in the Pharmacopccia, to add the sul-

B 3

phuric acid by

The

made.
water
with

itself,

and

after the infusion

in the tirst place, as,

it, it

increases

makes

and

by

its

perfectly

Rose

a portion

bright

Note
tables

tincture

lastly, pre-

extractive

matter.

should be used,

refined sugar.

Concentrated infusions of

may be prepared

rules, except

nous

of

leaves, without heels,

and highly

admixture

power as a menstruum,

its

whereas, the addition of the acid

cipitates

is

should be added to the

spirit

all

vege-

according to the above

such as are extremely mucilagi-

to such, the addition of any spirit or

tincture

would precipitate the mucilage.

DECOCTIONS.

In making decpctions due attention should,

on

all

occasions, be paid to the directions ot

the Pharmacopoeia, and never substitute the

extract of any vegetable in lieu of the root,
leaf, or seed.

Many

apothecaries, and

some

druggists, conceive there can be no difference;

but

if

bring

any thing moie than another tends to

disrepute

upon an

should

say such

likely.

The same remark

establishment,

deviation

will

is

the

most

apply also to

syrups, and particularly to syrup of poppies,

taraxacum, and marsh mallows.

EXTRACTS.

All

extracts should be prepared at a very

moderate temperature, and no greater quantity

of water should be used than

is

abso-

lutely necessary to extract the virtues of the

vegetable employed

for

it

so happens, that

according to the quantity of liquor employed,

and the requisite length of time taken up by

evaporation,

material

depreciation

the

in

quality of the product takes place, depriving

it

of any volatile principle

it

might have pos-

sessed, besides the destructive power of in-

tense heat in converting

all

active vegetable

mediciiije into inert carbonaceous matter.

EXTRACT OF MYRRH.
Take a pound of bruised gum myrrh, and
deboil in a gallon of water for some time
;

cant the clear liquor, and

proper consistence.

evaporate to a

PERFUMED WATERS.

We

find

it

directed in

many

editions of the

Pharmacopoeias, that after the distillation of

any aromatic or perfumed water, a certain

quantity of proof spirit should be added, in

order (as
better.
if it

it is

make them keep

said) to

This surely must be a mistake

the
for,

be a delicately-scented water, the flavour

or the minutest quantity of spirit^will (if not

immediately), in the course of a short time,

supersede

its

aroma altogether

for,

be

un-

it

derstood, that water never did, nor ever can,

of

itself,

take up any portion of essential

in solution.

It is

true,

oil

water becomes im-

pregnated or flavoured with the aroma of

oils,

both by extemporation and

Pro-

distillation.

bably, very small quantities

may remain mi-

nutely suspended in aqueous vehicle, and

its

presence be very readily perceived by application to the tongue

r>

but

if sj)irit

be added

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1.0

a large bulk of water impregnated with

aroma

it

diffuses itself,

and having taken up

whatever essential matter

with,

its office

rounded

by a

may have met

it

performed, and being sur-

is

mass of

great

sessing no volatile principle),

matter of course, that

it is

it

Avater

(pos-

follows, as a

utterly impossible

afterAvards to detect the intended character of

the Avater.

The

best

way of

distilling

aromatic or perfumed Avaters

oils,

without any

and

free

is

if

they

Avill

in their character,

from empyreuma, and

any length of time,

of

from essential

spirit Avhatever

be more pure, more delicate

kinds

all

Avill

keep good

kept tightly corked.

EAU DE COLOGNE.
( Very good.)

Take essence of

cedrat, essence of orange,

essence of citron, essence of bergamotte, of

each

Ihirly-cight

drops;

essence of neroli

11
thirty-two drops, essence of roimiin twentysix drops, essence of ineline twenty-six drops,

and one pint of

(thirty-two

of wine

spirit

degrees over proof).

HUNGARY WATER.
Take

six

drachms of rosemary

drachm each of English

siruba,

two pints of

and one pint of

Remark

oil

Dissolve

one

of lavender and

rectified

distilled

oil,

spirit of wine,

orange flower water.

the oils in spirit, and

afterwards add the water gradually and

filter.

LAVENDER WATER.
Take an ounce each of English

oil

of laven-

der and bergamotte, a pint of rectified spirits

of wine and four cloves.
together, then

Shake them well

add two ounces of

water.

t)

distilled

12

Remark
All perfumes should be distilled,
which may be done by using a glass retort
.

and

receiver, placed

upon a

table,

having an

argand lamp burning underneath the retort at

a moderate distance. It is very necessary
also, in

manipulating for delicate perfumes,

that the organ of smell should be properly ad-

justed

i.

e.

never distress

nerves, b,ut rather

the

olfactory

humour them with a

days

holiday,^fter which they will be more able to

perform their uses and functions.

BOUQUET DE LA REINE.
Take one ounce of essence of bergamotte,
three drachms of English

a drachm of

oil

oil

of lavender, half

of cloves, half a drachm of

aromatic vinegar, six grains of musk, and one

and a half pint of

rectified spirit of wine.

13

HONEY WATER.
Take each of rose water and orange flower
water two pounds,
essence

oil

of cloves half an ounce,

berganiotte two

of

lavender half an ounce,

rectified spirit of

musk

ounces,

oil

of

sixteen grains,

wine one gallon, saffron a

sufficient quantity to colour

it.

AQUA ODORIFERA; OR, FRAGRANT

HONEY WATER.
Take nutmegs one ounce, ambergris and
musk, of each
a pint.

five grains, spirit

of wine half

Bruise the nutmegs, and put them

with the ambergris and

and macerate

musk

for a fortnight

to the spirit,

then add rose

and orange flower water, of each one ounce,

and essence of citron two drachms.

Remark

This form,

like

given, because the object of

some

others,

is

improvement over

any recipe the trader may possess,

is

always

14
valuable.

perfume

in

mediocrity

no more

is

valuable than a piece of mediocre music.

The

public exercise the privilege of judging what

will sell

and what

will not.

ODORIFEROUS
Take two drachms of

oil

ESPRIT.
of rosemary, two

pints of spirit of w ine, half an ounce of essence

of Tonquin bean, twelve drops of

ganum, twenty
cajuput, one
six

oil

of ori-

ditto of cassiae, ten ditto of

drachm of

tincture of angelica,

drachms of bergamotte, one drachm of

oil

of cloves, two drachms each of essence of

lemon, essence of musk, and essence of ambergris, six drops each of essence of

and otto of

rose,

mixed altogether.

almonds

15

ESSENTIA ODORIFEKA.
Take

musk,

ten grains of

five ditto

of civet,

twelve ditto balsam of Peru, four ditto of

of cloves, two ditto of

oil

oil

of Rhodium, half

a drachm of salt of tartar, and two ounces of

rectified spirit

Digest them together

of wine.

a close vessel, with a heat ecpial

in

to*

that of

the sun in summer, for several days

afterwards pour

Remark

oft

This

and

the essence for use.

is

an exquisite perfume,

and a single drop gives a

fine flavour to

many

ounces of other liquors.

ODOR DELECTABILIS.
Take
of
oil

distilled rose

each four ounces,

and orange flower waters

oil

of cloves and English

of lavender of each a drachm,

oil

of her-

gamotte two drachms, musk two grains, and a

pint of spirit of wine.

Let them macerate

16
a week, and add a drachm of essence of

musk.

Remark

This

perfume was a great

vourite during the time

and

can assert,

it

fa-

was a shopkeeper

took precedence of

of the most popular advertised ones.

many

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TINCTURES.

GRIFFINS TINCTURE.

Take

ounces of honey, half an ounce of

six

saffron, six
five

drachms of flowers of benjamin,

drachms of opium, half an ounce of cam-

phor, half an ounce of prepared kali, two

drachms each of

oils

and

proof

six pints of

of aniseed and carraway,

spirit.

Remark Add a sufficiency

matter to make a deep tincture.
.

of colouring

RUSPINIS TINCTURE.

Take Florentine

orris

root, of each eight ounces,

rectified spirits of

grains.

root and

rhatany

cloves one ounce,

wine two pints, musk two

18

GOUT
Take two

pints

TINCTUllE.
of

French brandy,

ounces of Seville orange peel

in

infuse a

two

week

a moderate heat, then add four ounces of

the root of Turkey rhubarb, two ounces of

contrayerva root, two drachms of zedoaria,

and one ounce of cloves

and

infuse four days,

Dose, three teaspoonfuls every

strain.

night.

TOOTH TINCTURE.
Take two drachms of
half an

spirit

of nutmegs,

ounce of tincture of rhatany,

drachms of compound
one drachm

each

tincture of

of

cardamoms,

compound

lavender and spirit of cinnamon,

drops of

es|)rit

de rose.

six

spirit

and

of
six

19

TINCTURE OF ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF

CANTHARIDES.
four grains of extract, and dissolve in

Take

of wine.

Dose, ten drops

twice a-day in impotency,

nocturnal emis-

one ounce of

sions,

spirit

&c.

TINCTURE OF ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF

NUX VOMICA.
Take
spirit

six grains of extract to

of wine, and give

in

one ounce of

doses of twelve to

twenty drops.

TINCTURE OF ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT OF

LUPULINE.
Take twenty grains of extract
ol spirit
fifteen

pepsia.

to

one ounce

of wine, and give in doses of from

to

thirty

drops twice a-day

in

dys-

20

TINCTURE OF CONITINE.
Take

four grains of conitine, ten grains of

salt of tartar,

and one ounce of

spirit of wine.

From twenty

to thirty drops in

any aromatic

water every three or four hours, for sensitive heat

liver,

in

the

stomach,

diseases of the

&c.

TINCTURE OF CROTON TIGLIUM.

Take four drops of

oil

of tiglium, and one

ounce of tincture of myrrh, and give

in

doses

of from one to two drachms as a purgative.

TINCTURE OF EMETINE.
Dissolve five grains of emetine in an ounce

of spirit of wine, and give

in

doses of from

ten to thirty drops in the lieu of ipecacuanha

wine.

21

TINCTURE OF ERGOT OF RYE.

Take four ounces of coarsely powdered
ergot of rye and one pint of proof spirit.

TINCTURE OF EXTRACT OF COLCIIICUM.

Take

eight grains of extract and one ounce

of spirit of wine.

Dose, one drachm.

TINCTURE OF GENTIANINE.
Take eight grains of gentianine, twenty
grains of salt of tartar, and one ounce
spirit
in

of wine.

little

of

Dose, a drachm to be taken

soda water, for debility, &c.

22

TINCTURE OF IIYDRIODATE OF POTASH.

Take

six grains of hydriodate, six

drachms

of distilled water, and two drachms of spirit

Dose, forty drops two or three

of wine.

times a-day in any bitter infusion.

TINCTURE OF IODINE.
Take a drachm of

iodine and an ounce of

Dose,

spirit

of wine.

drops

in bitter infusion.

Remark

The

best

from ten to thirty

mode of making a

complete solution of iodine

of

its

spirit.

is

by the addition

hydriodate, and without the use of

ESSENTIAL OILS
Intended

perfumery should, just after

for

they have been distilled, remain exposed to the

atmosphere for about a week,

tially

in vessels

par-

covered over with paper, to deprive them

of any disagreeable odour they

may

possess.

After such a time they tend to become limpid,

and should be put

in

The

a cold place.

to

the cork,

Those

and kept

bottles should be full

and very securely stoppered.

essential oils intended only for

cinal purposes

under

in small bottles,

all

do not require such

medi-

care, for,

circumstances, they j)ossess their

natural

qualities of great

gency.

There

is

heat

and

pun-

a great disposition, how-

ever, on the j)art of oils possessing the essential

quality, after the second year, to partake

ot the character

and flavour of turpentines

they are, consequently, improper for use

perfumery.

iii

24

LOZENGES.

DAWSONS LOZENGES.

Take

a pound of refined sugar, one ounce

of powder of

gum

Italian juice,

and a sufficiency of boiling

arabic,

two drachms of

water.

SPONGE LOZENGES.
Take

six

ounces of refined sugar,

four

ounces of powdered burnt sponge, powder of

gum

arabic

and rose water, of each one

ounce.

HEARTBURN LOZENGES.
Take two pounds and a half of
sugar, one

refined

pound of prepared chalk, two

ounces each of powdered

gum

arabic and

25
bole, half an

ounce of powder of nutmegs,

and half a pint of boiling water

(or a suffi-

cient quantity).

BLACK LOZENGES.
Take

pounds and a half of powdered

six

Italian juice, six

pounds of refined sugar, two

ounces of orris powder, half a pound of

gum

arabic in powder, half a

pound of starch

powder, one drachm of

of aniseed, and a

oil

sufficiency of boiling water.

WORM
Take

four

LOZENGES.

pounds of refined sugar, half a

pound of calomel, half an ounce of gum

gacanth, and six ounces of boiling water.

tra-

2G

NITRE LOZENGES.
Take
rclined

j)urifie(.l

nitre

four ounces,

sugar a pound.

lozenges with mucilage of

Remark

This

is

double

Make them into

gum tragacanth.

a very proper and agree-

able form of administering nitre for cases of

sore throat.

JEWS LOZENGES.
Take cinnamon
der,

and saffron

in

in

powder, myrrh

in

pow-

powder, of each four

drachms, calamus aromaticus and powder of

angelica,

honey a

of each

nine

drachms,

clarified

sufficient quantity.

PECTORAL LOZENGES.
Take white candy in powder a pound and
a half, orris powder an ounce and a half,
licorice juice

an ounce, extract of poppies a

27
and mucilage of gum tragacanth a

tlrachni,

make

sufficient quantity to

mass

form

to

lozenges.

BLACK LOZENGES.
Take of extract of

licorice

and refined

sugar in powder, of each ten ounces,

gacanth

tra-

powder half a pound.

in

Remark

gum

smooth mucilage of

perfect

the tragacanth must be made, then add the

sugar, and lastly the licorice, and place

altogether on the hob, or at the

oven, and keep stirred

till

them

mouth of an

ready to be

made

into lozenges.

EDINBURGH LOZENGES.
Take

extract of poppies two ounces,

gum tragamuch water as

dered lump sugar half a pound,

canth four ounces.

will

Drop

as

be sufficient to form lozenges.

*2

pow-

28

FRIGORIFIC MIXTURES.

Take

sulphate of soda three

parts, dilute

two parts

nitric acid

or,

Sulphate of soda six parts, muriate of am-

monia four

parts, nitrate of potash

two parts,

dilute nitric acid four parts

or.

Sulphate of soda

monia

six parts,

nitrate of

am-

five parts, dilute nitric acid four parts

or.

Phosphate of soda nine

acid four parts

parts, dilute nitric

or.

Phosphate of soda nine

ammonia
parts

six

parts,

parts, nitrate of

dilute nitric acid

four

2J)

or.

Sulphate of soda eight parts, muriatic acid

five

parts

or.

Sulphate of soda

five parts, dilute

sulphuric

acid four parts.

Note

These few forms

tures are taken

for frigorihc

from Fergusons and

Tables.

c 3

mixlires

30

GENERAL

RECIPES.

SALINE CRYSTALLIZATION.
Saline

to solution,

slowly
at

by boiling

salts are purified

and

filtering,

concretion

till

is

about to take place,

place, in order that crystals

thin

In order to

from time

to time,

may

make

and pellucid character,

sary,

water

then evaporating

which time remove the vessel

Remark

in

it

to a cold

form.

crystals of a
will be neces-

during the process of

evaporation, to drop a portion of the hot

liquor
in

upon a thick piece of cold plate

order to discover at what

crystalline
criterion
vessel.

threads

when

to

would

time

form,

glass,

minute

and as a

remove the evaporating

31

CRUDE CAYENNE, SOLUBLE OR

CRYSTALLIZED,
Of double

strength.

Put into a jar a pound

pepper, pour upon

wine to cover

it.

it

best

of

Cayenne

a sufficiency of spirit of

Let them stand twenty

days macerating, then strain the liquor from

the dregs through a coarse hair sieve.

To

the strained liquor add three pounds of fine

salt,

half an ounce of rose pink, and six

drachms of vermilion (previously rubbed

then

gether),

evaporate

earthen pan by the

fire

to

dryness

in

and, lastly, pass

to-

an
it

through a coarse hair sieve.

Remark

Although the

product from one

pound of crude cayenne pepper by the above

mode be
pepper

is

three pounds, yet the potency of the

very considerably increased in con-

sequence of the strength of every particle of

the pepper being taken up by the salt, and
again given out

when applied

solution.

r 4

to use,

by

re-

32

CORDIAL ESSENCE FOR FLAVOURING.

Take

spirits of

wine and

distilled water,

of

each half a pint, essence of almonds half a

drachm,

orange flower water two ounces,

refined sugar half a pound,

and

isinglass a

drachm.

Remark

Dissolve

the essence and isin-

glass in the spirit, before adding the other

ingredients.

LIQUOR OPII SEDATIVUS.

Take four ounces of crude opium,
ounces of boiling
gether

till

distilled water,

fourteen

rubbed to-

reduced to a soft paste, then add

an ounce each of verjuice and sherry wine.

33

TO MAKE GREEN FLAME.

Take

thirteen parts of flowers of sulphur,

seventy-seven nitrate of barytes, flve of chlorate of potash,

two of metallic arsnic, and

three of charcoal.

All these to be well rubbed

together into a fine powder.

POT POURRIE.
Take a pound of rose

leaves, four ounces of

pimento, three ounces of orris powdei, two

ounces of cassie buds, two grains of best

musk, twenty drops of English

oil

of lavender,

one 'and a half drachm of essence of berga-

motte,two ounces of bay

of

gum

benjoin.

salt,

and two drachms

All these to be

mixed

to-

gether, and keep adding from time to time.

Remark

Between each layer of rose leaves

sprinkle a small quantity of bay salt, and so

on every time a fresh quantity

r o

is

added.

iU

HAIR DYE.
Take two drachms of
of steel

silver, half

and an ounce of

filings,

and eight ounces of

an ounce

nitric acid,

Pour

rain water.

off the

supernatant liquor, which constitutes the dye.

Remark

To be applied by brushing

a close brush.

Although there

is

w'ith

great objec-

tion to the use of nitrate of silver as a dye,

from
less

its liability to
it is

darken the skin, neverthe-

very far preferable to caustic earths,

from their almost certainty to act as depilatories.

INEXHAUSTIBLE SALTS.
Take half a pound of carbonate of ammonia, three

ounces of subcarbonate of potash,

twenty drops of

oil

of cloves, eight do. of

of cinnamon, twelve do. of

oil

oil

of rosemary, a

grain of musk, twenty drops of essence of

lemon, ten do.

oil

of bergamotte, twelve grains

of camphor, and half an ounce each of spirits

of wine and strongest liquor of ammonia.

Remark

Let

the

camphor and the

bonate of ammonia be
coarsely, then

add

all

first

car-

powdered rather

the other ingredients,

rub them together for one minute, then

fill

your bottles, which should be kept closely

corked.

The

great superiority of these salts

over those usually sold in the shops

is

very

considerable, and an important improvement

over Preston salts.

TO xMAKE KALYDUll.
Blanch half an ounce of bitter almonds,
bruise

them

in

a mortar with five grains of

corrosive sublimate, then

distilled rose

altogether,

muslin.

add half a pint of

water gradually, briskly rubbing

and

strain

through

very Jinc

30

CREAM FOR THE

HAIR.

Take two ounces of marrow pomatum, two

ounces of almond
or jar.

put together in a cup

oil,

Place them near enough to the

melt, and whilst cooling stir in two

of

oil

fire to

drachms

of jessamine or bergamotte.

Remark

The above form

is

a great imita-

tion of Foxs cream, a very celebrated

remedy

for the hair.

BRILLIANT POLISH FOR SHOES, BOOTS

AND HARNESS,
For

all ivcatliers,

and which

looks better than

any

other kind.

Take half a pound of

treacle,

lamp black, a spoonful of

yeast, an ounce of

sugar candy, an ounce of sweet

of

gum

one ounce of

oil,

an ounce

dragon, an ounce of isinglass, and a

cows gall.

Mix

well

together, in two pints

of stale beer.

Remark. The. mixture

to stand before afire

37
aa hour before using, and apply with a sponge
for a high polish.

The

generality of the

new

more than a black var-

polishes are nothing

made with spirit, which are calctdated to

make the leather crack, and more particularly
the varnish in hot weather.
The above form

nish

of polish

is,

perhaps, on the whole, the best

that can be used, as

it

produces a softness of

the leather, and a high brilliancy of polish.

THE BEST BLACK DRAUGHT.

Take two ounces of best senna, three drachms
each of bruised ginger and cloves, half an

ounce of extract of

licorice root,

pint of boiling w'ater.

Pour the water upon

the other articles and let

four hours, and strain.

and half a

them macerate

for

To twenty-one ounces

of the strained licpior add two ounces of tincture of senna, ten ounces of best

and an ounce of

sal-volatile.

Epsom

salts,

38

Remark

ounce and a half of

this

ture contains half an ounce of salts.

mix-

It

im-

proves considerably by keeping.

COLD CREAM THAT WILL KEEP.

Take ten ounces of
salt,

four ounces of

oil

fresh

Put these together

an earthern pan, and place

or in a water bath, and

melted,

wood)

stir in

six

drachms each of

cold,

on the hob,

when completely
distilled rose, cin-

flower waters, and

when

add two drachms of essence

of bergamotte (or
prefer).

it

gradually (with a piece of clean

namon and orange

nearly

from

of almonds, two ounces

of spermaceti pounded.
in

lard, free

any other perfume you

30

CURRIE POWDER.
Take each of tumeric and coriander seeds
four ounces,

ounces,

black pepper two and a halt

powdered

best

drachms, cinnamon,

ginger

mace,

fourteen

and cloves

(in

powder) of each half an ounce, lesser carda-

mon

seeds, in

powder an ounce,

fresh

powder

of cummin seeds two drachms, and powdered

cayenne pepper an ounce.

Remark

Be particular

article recently

in

j)urchasing each

powdered, and of

tirst

quality.

SOLUBLE COPAIBA.
To

a saturated solution of carbonate of

potash, add some balsam of copaiba (as pure

as possible), boil these together, for half an

hour or more, and

let

stand to clear.

Distilled

water must

vehicle for administration.

he

the

This article inav

40
be reduced to the consistence of an extract,
perfectly ductile,

and would be a very proper

mode of administering eopaiba

in pills.

CONCENTRATED CAMPHOR, JULEP, OR

ESSENCE OF CAMPHOR.
Take half an ounce of
one and half ounce of

tincture of myrrh,

spirit of

camphor, and

four ounces of rectified spirits of wine.

Remark

The myrrh renders the camphor

miscible with water, without which

be decomposed.
colour,
fifty

add

to

it

To

it

would

deprive the myrrh of

its

some animal charcoal. About

drops will make a pint of ordinary cam-

The mode of

phor julep.

camphor

in

administering

suspension, by mucilage,

is

en-

tirely obviated

by the myrrh suspending the

camphor

minutest state of division, and

in

in the

a perfectly miscible state.

4i

MILK OF ROSES.
(

To keep good.)

Take an ounce of Jordan almonds,

five

ounces of distilled rose water, an ounce of

spirit

of wine,

half a

drachm of Venetian

soap, and two drops of attar of roses.

Remark

.'

Blanch

well on a cloth, beat

the almonds, dry

them

until they

them

become

a complete paste, then beat the soap and mix

Avith the

almonds, and

water and

spirit,

finest cloth.
this

and

lastly,

add the rose

strain

through

have been enabled

to

the

keep

form of Milk of Roses good for twelve

months.

It is

very necessary to w'ipe the al-

monds thoroughly
into a paste.

dry, before

beating them

42
DR. CAMPBELLS

GREEN LINIMENT.

Take one ounce of camphor,

of olive

six

ounces each

and pure water of ammonia, one

oil

ounce of extract of cicuta, and two ounces of

compound

spirit

Remark.

of ammonia.

Dr. Campbells remedy

for rub-

bing enlargements of the joints and painful

swellings.

PARISIAN DENTIFRICE.
Take two ounces of powder of myrrh,

eight

do. of Peruvian bark, eight do. of orris powder,

three ounces of rose pink, thirty-two

drops of

oil

of cinnamon, thirty-two do. of

of cloves, and twenty-four ounces of pre-

oil

pared chalk.

CAMBRIAN OR WESTPHALIAN ESSENCE,

OR WOOD SMOKE.
Take half a drachm of Barbadoes
drachm of
ful

licpiid

tar,

one

burnt sugar, a table spoon-

each of port wine and brown vinegar, two

43
drachms of

better,

and strain

for use.

curing a moderate, sized

Directions for

Ham

stand macerating, the longer the

these

let

and seven ounces of water

salt,

Take

three ounces of bay salt,

and

three table spoonsful of the essence, and rub

the

ham thorough

with

it

once a-day, for a

week or longer, then remove

pan, and rub
ture

it

into a clean

over with the following mix-

Two table

spoonsful of the essence,

quarter of a pound

ounces of bay

it

salt,

of

brown sugar, two

and a table spoonfid of

brandy.

LAENNECS REMEDY TO CURE TOOTHACHE, AND PRESERVE THE TEETH

FROM DECAY.
Take a drachm of kreosote, and ten drachms
of spirit of wine, and apply from time to time
with a piece of cotton wool.

Remark

Laennec

asserts

kreosote to prevent decay.

the

power of

certainly have

44
witnessed extraordinary efficacy from the use

of kreosote

in

curing the tooth-ache.

pledget of cotton being soaked in

and

it,

merely renewed once a-week where the tooth

is

carious.

iETIIEREAL ESSENCE OF GINGER.

Take

six

ounces of sliced Jamaica ginger,

twelve ounces of spirit of w'ine, four ounces

each of water and

drachms of

lump sugar, and two

cardamom

lesser

cerate for twenty-one days, and

This

is

and

in

filter.

an elegant form of ginger.

excellent ingredient

in all

Ma-

seeds.

bitter

It is

infusions,

combination with earthy carbonates

as imparting a comfortable

warmth

in cases

of languor, weakness of the stomach,

tulence,

an

all

cold

cachexies, &c.

and

phlegmatic

fla-

habits,

45

CORN SOLVENT.
Take

liquor

potassae

potash) and apply to

P. L.

(solution

the corn,

and

of

bind

round with rag.

CRIMSON COLOUR.
Take eight scruples of oxide of

cobalt, two

ounces of nitro-nniriatic acid (made thus

one

part muriatic acid to two parts of nitric), let

stand a month, then add two gallons of spring

water and a pint of the strongest liquor of

ammonia

(or

Remark

At

dirty colour,
after

it is

ammonia
first

and

to excess).

the mixture assumes a

it

is

made, that

it

not until some time

puts on

its

splendour.

46

GOLD LACQUER.
Take half a pint of spirit of wine, two
drachms each of gum mastic and gum junidrachms of Spanish annatto, half

per, three

half an ounce of turmeric root, and a drachm

each of dragons blood and

salt of tartar.

TURLINGTONS BALSAM.
Take of balsam of tolu, Peru,
myrrh, and

gum

aloes,

olibanum, of each six ounces,

storax a pound and two ounces,

min eighteen ounces, powder of

spirit of

gum
gum

benjaarabic

wine thirteen pounds.

six ounces,

and

Digest

a gentle heat, and add the

in

gum

gum

arabic, previously dissolved in three pints of

water, and digest again.

47

RED ROSE SUGAR.

Take white
four

roses

sugax'

ounces,

a pound, juice of red

red

one

dried,

roses

ounce.

Remark

Boil

over a gentle

the sugar and

fire till

the juice

the juice

is

almost

all

evaporated, then throw in the dry roses re-

duced to a very

fine

Pour

powder.

upon a marble, and form

it

into

out

all

lozenges

according to art.

HIGHLY PERFUMED AROMATIC

PASTILES.
Take camphor and gum benzoin
powder, of each half a drachm,

gum

in

fine

storax

half an ounce, balsam of Peru half a drachm,

powdered gum mastic two drachms,

oil

of

nutmegs twenty-five drops, English

oil

of

lavender and bergamotte of each a drachm,

attar of roses eight drops, nitrate of potash

48
ten grains, true cinnamon powder, and powder

of cascarilla, of each two drachms, musk four

grains, orris

powder two drachms, levigated

charcoal two ounces, with mucilage of

tragacanth a sufficient quantity to

mass.

gum

make a

Divide into twenty or thirty grains for

each pastile, and dry them very gradually.

LEMONATED
Take highly

KALI.

exsiccated citric (or tartaric)

acid twenty-five grains, carbonate of soda

(highly exsiccated) one scruple, coarsely pow-

dered refined sugar (also dried) two drachms,

and essence of lemon one drop.

Remark

The

acid and the soda must be

deprived of their water of crystallization, to

avoid spontaneous effervescence.

49

LINSEED LOZENGES.
Take linseed

oil

one drachm, syrupof marsh-

mallows four ounces,

gum

tragacanth two

drachms, boilingwater one ounce, refined sugar

a sufficient quantity to form a thick paste.

EFFLORESCENT CHELTENHAM SALTS.

Take highly dried Epsom and
salts,

salt

of each two pounds, and

two ounces, reduce to a

glauber

common

fine

table

powder and

bottle.

Remark
ful

These

salts are

perhaps as use-

a form of purgative salts as any.

They

remove such disorders as proceed from acidities in the prinijc viaj.

dicine they are

the usual
saline

As an absorbent me-

much more

efficacious than

absorbents of the shops.

As a

mixture, largely diluted with water,

they tend materially to cleanse the stomach

and bowels, by removing a great deal of crude

I)

50
imcligesteil

bile

when gotten

and

rid

I'ecident matter,

sense of pleasurable comfort.

of essential service
peristaltick

wliieli,

produces a lightsome

of,

in colicky

They

are also

pains or inverted

motion of the

intestines,

pro-

ducing a considerable force and bourgarigmi,

which speedily, by softening and relaxing
the fibres, promotes a free and unrestricted

passage.

TO MAKE WATCHMAKERS

OIL,

Tf7iu7/ never corrodes or thickens.

Take some

neatsfoot

some lead shavings,

in

acid contained in the

oil,

and put into

it

order to neutralize the

oil

let

these stand to-

gether a considerable time (the longer the

better),

which improves

Remark

This

is

it

materially.

the watchmakers

oil,

sold at 18(/. a drachm, by a celebrated house

in

Conduit Street, the sale

for

which

is

much

more extensive than is generally supposed

it is, in fact,
the universal remedy for
;

clocks, chronometers, and watches.

51

PRISMATIC DIAMOND CRYSTALS,

For

office

and other loindows.

solution of sulphate of

Take a strong hot

magnesia, and a clear solution of

gum

arabic,

mixed together, and put some upon the window, when upon cooling, prismatic crystalline
threads will be produced, resembling in

a|)-

pearance natural sprig crystals.

Remark

If you wish a margin round the

square of glass, you

may take

the corner of a

wet napkin and wipe off as wide a one as you

wish, which margin, at a distance, will ap-

pear like cut crystal glass.

ARTIFICIAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS WATER,

Take muriate of soda

five grains,

muriate

of iron (tincture of steel) twenty drops, and

water one and a half pint.

I)

-2

52

ESSENCE OF PEACH KERNELS.

Take a quantity of peach
and pour upon them a

kernels sliced,

sufficiency of spirits of

wine or brandy to cover them.

Macerate

a fortnight or more, and use as you want

or,

take half a drachm of essential

almonds, and an ounce of brandy or

oil

for
it

of

spirits

of wine.

STEERS OPODELDOC.
Take

eight pints each of rectified spirit and

distilled water, four

soap, two ounces of

pounds of white hard

oil

of rosemary, eight

ounces each of camphor and

spirit

of

sal

ammoniac.

DALEYS CARMINATIVE.
Take two drachms of oil of caraway, one
drachm oil of peppermint, six ounces of spirit
of wine, twelve ounces of carbonate of mag-

53
nesia,

two pounds and a quarter of syrup of

poppies, four pints and a half of distilled

water, three ounces of foetid spirit of
nia,

ammo-

and two drachms of tincture of opium.

DAFFYS ELIXIR.
Take a pound and a half of small senna,
twelve ounces of bruised jalap, eight ounces

of bruised coriander seeds,

treacle,

and

Remark

six gallons

six

pounds of

of proof spirit.

Digest with a moderate heat.

SYMPATHETIC

INK.

Write with diluted sulphuric acid, and when

you want the writing to appear, hold

tire till it

becomes

visible.

D 3

it

to the

54

FURNITURE
Take a

gum
root,
all

pint of linseed

OIL.

oil,

half an ounce of

arable in lump, two drachms of alkanet

and one ounce of

Put

shell lac varnish.

these into a bottle, and stand by the

for a

fire

week, and strain.

Remark.

Add

sufficiency

of

elbow

grease.

TO CLEAN BRASS OR COPPER.

Take an ounce of

oxalic acid, six ounces of

rotten stone, half an ounce of

in

gum

powder, one ounce of sweet

ficiency of water to

make a

oil,

paste.

arahic, all

and a

suf-

Apply a

small portion, and rub dry with a flannel or

leather.

55

PLATE POWDER.
Take quicksilver with chalk, half an ounce,
and prepared chalk two ounces, mix them.

When

used, add a small quantity of spirit of

wine, and rub with chamois leather; or, put

sulphate of iron into a large tobacco pipe,

and place

mix with
powder.

in

it

fire for

small

a quarter of an hour,

quantity

of

cretaceous

This powder should be used dry.

POLISH BLACKING.
Take an ounce of chio

turpentine, an ounce

of asphaltum, and a pint of spirits of turpentine.

Mix

together.

LIQUID BLISTER FOR HORSES.

Take two ounces of powdered cantharidcs,
and one and a quarter pint of
j)cntine.

Mix them.

This
I)

spirits

blister

is

of tur-

perhaps

50
the best that can be used

it

leaves

little

or

no disfigurement.

Remark

Euphorbium

limate do more

and corrosive sub-

harm than good.

EFFERVESCING CHELTENHAM SALTS.

Take two drachms of

Seidlitz salt,

and one

grain of tartrate of iron, very highly exsiccated,

to

which add twenty-five grains of

highly dried tartaric acid.

Put one or more

teaspoonfuls into a tumbler, and pour upon

water, as

much

it

as you please, having previ-

ously increased the temperature by a table-

spoonful or more of hot water.

CHIO TURPENTINE.
Take

eight pounds of yellow resin,

pound and a half of gum

and a half of
strain.

oil

elemi, and one

of turpentine.

one

pound

Melt, and

57

ALCOHOL.
Take three gallons of

rectified

three pounds of salt of tartar

quite hot,

spirit,

make

and

these

and digest without heat.

COMMON

CAUSTIC.

Take four pounds of the lixivium of soap,

and boil to one pound, and add whilst hot as

much quick

lime as will form a proper con-

sistence.

SYDENHAMS LIQUID OPIATE.

Take

four

and a half of crude

ounces

opium, cut small, four ounces each of cinna-

mon and

bruised cloves, five pints and a half

of rectified spirit, two pints and a half of

water, and three gallons of white wine.
gest a

month without

heat.

r>

r>

Di-

58

AROMATIC CRYSTALLINE SALT OF

AROMATIC VINEGAR.
Take small

crystals of sulphate of potash,

and pour a very small quantity of highly

pungent and aromatic vinegar upon them, and
put

in

a bottle with a very wide mouth and

glass stopper.

Remark
done

There

in this article.

the salt

is

It is

trade

generally supposed

deliquescent, and wholly

of aiomatic vinegar
ever,

a considerable

is

composed

little reflection,

how-

would soon dispel such delusion.

TO CURE THE THRUSH IN HORSES

FEET.
Take sulphate of copper and sulphate of
iron, of

each two ounces, sulphate of zinc,

powdered alum, honey, and vinegar, of each

four ounces, nitric and sulphuric acid, of each

half an ounce.

Mix and

an hour.

Remark,

Infallible

boil together halt

5 })

PORTABLE LEMONADE.
(Effervescing.)

Take two hundred and

forty grains of car-

bonate of soda, thirty-six drachms of powdered

and

sugar,

refined

essence of lemon,

all

fifteen

drops of

rubbed together, and

divided into twelve papers (blue).

Six

drachms of

in

twelve

Make a solution of the

powder

tartaric

acid

papers (white).

Remark
in

blue paper

first, in

a tumbler of cold spring

water, then add the acid in the white paper,

and

stir

briskly

produce

to

more violent

effervescence.

ETCHING ON STEEL OR IRON.

Take sulphate of copper, sulphate of alum,
and muriate of soda, of each two drachms,
and strong acetic acid one and a half ounce,

mixed fogclher.
n

(5

GO

Remark

First

smear the part intended

to be etched with yellow soap,

a quill pen without a

and write with

split.

CORN SOLVENT.

SIR H. DAVYS

Take two ounces of subcarbonate of potash,

and one ounce of

Lay a pinch on

together.

four or five

Mix

salt of sorrel.

well

the corn or wart

binding on

successive nights,

w'ith rag.

FIRE AND WATERPROOF CEMENT.

Boil one

pound of

half an hour

mortar

when

add to

it

flint

cold,

then sifted.

mix with a
it

powder

fire

in

all

rubbed very

Well bottle
little w'ater

quicksilver,

it,

an iron

and water.

and two

fine,

and

and when used,

into a stiff paste.

stand eighteen hours, when

against

it

four ounces of carbonate of

ammonia, four ounces of

ounces of borax,

glass in soft water

it

will be

Let
proof

61

BLACK REVIVER.
Take

and

logwood,

powdered

coarsely

gum

arable

and green copperas, of each an ounce.

Boil

Aleppo

galls,

of each two ounces,

the logwood, galls, and

pints of water

till

add the copperas

Remark

gum

arable in two

reduced to one pint, then

(after the boiling).

Before

using the reviver, well

brush the article free from dust

very soft hat brush,

then take a

and apply a

the garment, and as

it

upon

little

dries keep

brushing

with a clothes brush.

TO MAKE TOOTH PASTE.

Take a pound each of prepared red
orris

powder, and powdered cuttle

fish

coral,
;

half

pound each of powder of gum mastic, su-

pertartrate of potash,

ounces of finely

aud burnt alum, four

powdered

cochineal,

one

62
tlrachm of

oil

To he

honey.

of cloves, and four pounds of

well incorporated and stirred

every day for a week,

when

may be put up

it

in pots.

TO MAKE CONDENSED GINGER

POWDER FOR GINGER

Take one pound of
in coarse

the finest refined sugar

powder, thirteen drachms of highly

carbonate of soda, two drachms

exsiccated

and four grains of the

in

BEER.

finest

Jamaica ginger

powder, and thirteen drachms of highly

exsiccated tartaric acid.

Remark

The above

quantity

for thirty-two tumbler glasses.

kept

in a perfectly

and

lightly

is

It

sufficient

should he

dry wide-mouthed bottle,

corked.

If the acid

and the

alkali are not fully deprived of their water of

crystallization

by exsiccation,

spontaneous

efiervescence will ensue, and the powder be-

come

spoiled

necessary

in

therefore

great

purchasing the

caution

articles.

is

G3

NEWLY-INVENTED WRITING FLUID.

Take half a pound of green copperas, a
quarter of a pound of logwood,

and two

quarts of rain water, boil gently in an iron

vessel with

a close

lid, for

the space of an

drachms of gum arabic

hour, put in two

the lump, and strain

it oft'

in

in

two days.

ANOTHER.
Take some cyanuret
j)otash,

to

is

it

of

with water.

This form makes

the ink, and

unnecessary to j)articularize any given

According

quantity.

added, so
iidi

j)russiate

which add a small quantity of

nitric acid diluted

Remark

and

will be the

to the quantity of water

shades of colour of the

(blue).

Remark

This ink

will retain ils colour.

"

64

ANOTHER.
To

above

the

add a weak solution of

sulphate of iron.

Remark
Note

This ink

The

consists in

beauty of these writing fluids

not becoming thick

at the

they^flow

and never become glutinous,

readily in writing

and are

will oxydize.

same time

as lasting as any

that can be made, whilst as articles of mer-

chandize they realize an enormous

profit.

REMEDY FOR THE GOUT.

Take

five

grains

each

of

powder of

colchicum root and cayenne pepper, and three

grains

three

of blue
pills,

to

pill

mix, and divide into

be taken at any time, and as

often as required.

65

GREEN BASILICON OINTMENT.

Take one pound and

three quarters of

yellow wax, eight ounces of olive

ounces of powder of

oil,

and two

vei'digris.

ESSENCE OF AMBRAYGRISIA.
Take bruised ambraygris two ounces,

salt

of tartar two ounces, alcohol four pounds.

Macerate with a gentle heat.

LENITIVE ELECTUARY.
Take eight pounds of powder of senna,
forty pounds of figs, fourteen pounds of tamarinds, twenty-five pounds of prunes, eight

pounds of coriander seeds, eight pounds of

licorice

powder,

and forty-six

pounds

of

moist sugar.

Remark

Pulverize the senna and corian-

der seeds togetlier, and

sift

through a

the other articles to be boiled

pulp, then rub

it

it

through a

the sugar previously

syrup, by

little

and

little

down

seive,

made

seive,

to a thin

and add

into

to

a thick

at a time.

REMEDY FOR RHEUMATIC GOUT AND

RHEUMATISM.
Take twenty

grains of veratine, one ounce

of lard, and thirty drops of (Batemans) opii

g'uttjE fernientatje.

Mix them

and rub the parts

aft'eeted twice

well together,

a-day.

BLUE FLAME.
Take seven ounces of

nitrate of potash,

two

ounces of powder of crude antimony, one

ounce of sulphur vivum, half an ounce of

gunpowder, three drachms of kings yellow,

and one drachm of

gether.

oil

of lavender, mixed to-

(i7

DR. GREGORYS

ROWDER.

Take equal parts of powder of Turkey

calcined magnesia, and powdered

rhubarb,

Jamaica ginger, mixed well together.

Remark
water

is

A teaspoonful or two

in

little

a beneficial remedy for indigestion

and flatulence.

ALKALINE ABSORBENT.
Take four parts of lime water and one part
of liquor of potash.

Mix them, aud take

a teaspoonful in a

broth.

tual

remedy
V

little

for indigestion
C7

CORDIAL
The
lows

BALI..

one ounce

])imcnto and nitre, and

treacle or honey.

very effec-

and heartburn.

best cordial balls are

Take

made

each

make

of

as

fol-

ground

into a ball with

G8

FEVER BALLS.
Take four drachms of
six ditto

tartarized antimony,

of camphor, two ounces of licorice

powder, nine ounces of powdered

sufficiency of

honey

to

nitre,

and a

To

form a mass.

be

given in ounce balls.

RED SEALING WAX.

Take one pound of
ounces and a half of

yellow

gum

lac, five

resin,

five

ounces and

a half of Venice turpentine, and one ounce of

vermilion, mixed together.

AQUA BRYONI/E COMPOSITA.

Take of bryony

roots half a pound, of vale-

rian root four ounces, of pennyroyal

and of

rue each half a pound, of savin one ounce, of

orange peel two ounces,

gallons.

of

proof spirit three

60

Remark

Cut

and steep tliem

draw

off

in

and bruise the ingredients

the spirit for a

vitrified

then

two gallons and a half of liquor.

IIUXIIAMS ESSENCE OF

Take

week

ten

ANTIMONY.

pounds and a half of prepared

antimony, and three gallons of sherry

wine.

FCETID VOLATILE SPIRIT.

Take two pounds and a half of pearlashes,
two pounds of crude sal ammoniac, one
pound of gum
rectified spirit

pounds.

assafoetida,

of wine.

and one gallon of

Draw

over sixteen

70

IIUXHAMS /ETIIIOPS ANTIMONY.

Take one pound and a

half of pulverized

crude antimony, two pounds of quicksilver,

and one pound of sulphur.

Rub

these well

altogether in a marble mortar.

CONTRAYERVA BALLS.
Take some compound powder of contrayerva and

gum

make

into balls, with mucilage of

tragacanth.

LIQUOR AMMONIA
Take four pounds of crude
six

sal

ammoniac,

pounds of pearlashes, and three gallons of

water.

Draw

over ten pounds.

71

SPIRIT OF SAL

AMMONIAC.

Take two pounds and a quarter of pearlashes, one

pound and a half of sal ammoniac,

two pounds and a half of

rectified spirit of

wine, and two quarts of water.

fifteen

Draw

over

pounds.

OIL OF TARTAR.
Take twenty-eight pounds of j)earlashes and
dissolve in three gallons of cold water in an

earthen pan, evaporate the clear solution until

a pint weighs one pound and five ounces.

COLOURS FOR
Dissolve nickle

monia

SIIO\Y BOTTLES.

in nitric acid,

and add am-

to excess.

To make

crimsons, pinks, and

lilacs,

add

a small quantity of solution of nickle to a solution of cohalt in

ammonia.

72
Blues and purples are

made by varying

the

quantities of sulphate of copper, in the fol-

lowing liquid, viz. four ounces of the strongest

liquor of

ammonia

to

two gallons of water.

MAHOMEDS ELECTUARY.
Take one ounce of currants, half an ounce
of powder of senna, half a drachm of powder
of ginger, one drop of croton

oil,

and a

suffi-

ciency of syrup of roses.

Remark

Take

two

teaspoonfuls

every

morning.

POWDER FOR CUTANEOUS

Take a drachm of calomel,

DISEASES.

ten

drachms of

compound chalk powder, and five drachms

of carbonate of soda. Mix altogether, and
take from five to ten grains twice a day.

73

PERSIAN CREAM.
Take eight grains of oxymuriate of mercury,
a pint of almond emulsion, two drachms of
essence of almonds, twenty drops of essence

of peroti, and one ounce of spirit of wine.

WHITE
Take

OILS.

four ounces of spirit of wine, twelve

ounces of train

oil,

half a pint of

oil

of tur-

pentine, tw'elve ounces each of rape and lin-

seed

oils,

and half a pint of water of ammonia.

BLACK
Take
animal

spirit
oil

OILS.

of turpentine, green

oil

of each half a pound, train

and
oil

twelve ounces, and four ounces each of spirit

of wine, and sulphuric acid.
K

74

ODONTALGIC PASTE.
Take each

of

of Florentine
bone,

prepared red coral, powder

orris,

of each

and powder of

cuttle fish-

powder

a pound,

of

gum

mastich half a pound, powder of cochineal

four ounces, powder of cream of tartar and

burnt alum, of each half a pound, honey of

roses four pounds,

and

oil

of cloves

one

Mix altogether.
Remark
After having been made a week

drachm.

and kept
put

it

up

stirred every
in

day during that time,

pots for sale.

VERDIGRIS OR DIGESTIVE OINTMENT.

Take each of common
in

oil

and yellow

resin

powder twenty-two ounces, yellow wax

eight ounces,

oil

of turpentine four ounces,

and two ounces of powdered

together.

verdigris,

mixed

75

BROWN VARNISH.
Take each of gum juniper and gum
six ounces, salt

shell lac

of tartar half an ounce, Venice

turpentine one ounce and a half,

pints of spirits of wine,

and four

mixed together.

WHITE VARNISH.
1

Take four ounces of gum mastich, half a

pound of gum juniper, one ounce of Venice
turpentine,

and four pints of

spirit

of wine,

mixed together.

TAMOO VARNISH.
Take two ounces of gum copal
and a pint of

spirit

of

w'ine.

E 2

(very clear),

76

OXYMEL OF COLCIIICUM.
Take half a pound of colchicuni
distilled vinegar eight pints.

chicum and steep

hours

strain,

in

root sliced,

Bruise the col-

the vinegar forty-eight

and add double the weight of

honey, and boil to a proper consistence.

TONIC CANDY.
Put a quantity of clean

filings

of iron into

a brass kettle suspended over a slow

fire

keep adding gradually twice their weight of

refined sugar

candy

and

boil to

keep shaking the kettle

completely encrust the

Remark
is

the consistence of

filings

in order to

with sugar.

As an agreeable tonic

desirable, but

it is

now become

this

form

obsolete.

77

ESSENCE OF VERBENA.
Take half an ounce of

oil ot

verbena, four

ounces of spirit of wine, and forty drops of

essence of vanilla.

DANDELION COFFEE.
Take three pounds of best Turkey

coftee,

one pound each of hard extract of dandelion

and succory reduced

to

coarse

powder or

ground.

Remark
coftee

is

Under

the above

name a new

promulgated to the world with the

enticing character of possessing

more than

astonishing qualities, as a purifier and sweet-

ener of the blood and juices, and in order to

exhaust the stock of every coftee dealer

united kingdom,

it

is

in the

ordered to be drank

morning, noon, and night.

E a

78

SNOWS ALTERATIVE PILLS.

Take two drachms of powder of socotrine
aloes, one drachm each of powder of rhubarb
and dried subcarbonate of soda, two scruples
of calomel, and two drachms of Castile soap,

with a sufficiency of decoction of aloes to

form a mass, which

is

to

be divided into

ninety-six pills.

TOOTH POWDER.
Take a

pound of prepared chalk, two

ounces of powdered myrrh, four ounces of

powdered bark, two ounces of burnt alum,

two ounces of powder of Florentine
thirty

drops of

pink to colour

oil

it.

of cassiae, and

orris,

some ros2

79

ALTlllOPS

The Pharmacopoeia

MINERAL.
directs equal propor-

tions of flowers of sulphur

silver to
till

is

and purified quick-

be ground together

a complete uniting has taken place, or

converted into a protoxide.

of a

warmth the

little

cament

increased,

is

sulphur

stirred, a

By

and

action of the medi-

and by

keeping

the

melting

the

adding the

mixture

well

more complete union takes place.

has been argued that the increased heat

afforded by the action of the

substances, and
tionable.

same

In

is

making

articles are

intense
ill

till it

the assistance

an iron ladle, and

in

mercury,

It

a stone mortar

in

fire,

quality

fire

injures the

consequently very objecfactitious cinnabars, the

exposed to the heat of an

and that without receiving any

from

its

action.

The

certainty

that the ingredients undergo greater change

by being heated
in the usual

much

to unition

way,

is

than by triturature

quite positive, and have

greater cflicacy as a medicine.

E 4

80

COMPOUND CAMPHOR LINIMENT,

WITHOUT DISTILLATION.
Take camphor two ounces, a pint of spirit
of wine, a drachm of oil of lavender, and six
ounces of strongest liquor of ammonia.

CONFECTION OF DAMOCRATES.
Take

true

powder of aniseed, true pow'der of

caraway seeds, true powder of cummin seeds,

true

powder of

termentil,

and true powder of

gentian, of each two ounces and a half, four

drachms of powder of opium, with a

of syrup of poppies.

Mix

sufficiency

well altogether.

FERMENTED SOLUTION OF CINCHONA.

Make an

infusion of the

same strength as

decoction of bark, ordered in the Pharmaco-

Throw

poeia.

gallon

let

in

a handful of malt to every

them stand macerating

for

two

81
hours

strain

off,

and add

vvheaten bread or a

by the

fire

it

is

keep

for use, or

it

an excellent substitute

and

of bark,

decoction

readily taken

it

This preparation will keep

good some time, and

for

and place

After the fermen-

or in the sun.

stone jars.

in

a piece ol

it

yeast,

little

tation has ceased, bottle

to

be

will

more

by a patient.

COMPOUND EXTRACT OF COLOCYNTII.

Take
and

Add

pounds of colocynth well bruised

five

to

the

whilst

liquor,

pounds of powder of hepatic

until dissolved, then strain

to deposite

add

and press.

boil for four hours, then strain

six

reduce

it

fourteen

hot,

aloes, boil slow

and

set

aside

it

to a soft extract

and

pounds of powdered scammony, pre-

viously well rubbed

smooth paste

down with water

lastly, sift in three

very finely powdered

add eight ounces of

cardamom

spirit of wine.

E 6

into

pounds of
seeds,

and

Remark

many

and

copoeia

is,

The reason

of giving this form

others different to the Pharmathat they are better preparations

and much plainer

to be

understood.

Very

great

objection exists to most of the com-

pound

extracts of colocynth

dency to become hard

here

attended

is strictly

but

from their tenif

the form given

to, it will

be found to

possess less of that objection than any other

formula extant.

DR. DUNCANS

GOUT REMEDY.

Take eighteen ounces of bruised

dried root

of colchicum, six ounces of bruised ginger,

six

ounces of bruised pimento, six pints of

spirit of nitre, twelve

ounces of carbonate of

ammonia, one pint and a half of

tincture of

opium, three pints and a half of

spirit

of

wine, and seven pints of pimento water.

Twelve drachms of the above, added

to

four ounces and a half of pimento water, and

83
a drachm of laudanum,

is

directed to be di-

vided into four doses, two of which are to be

taken every day, night and morning.

COURT
Make

PLAISTEll.

a strong tincture of bengoin in spirit

of wine, to which
isinglass.

add a weak

solution

of

Strain the silk upon a block roller

and rub

it

tion

the pores of the silk are quite filled

till

over several times with the solu-

with the solution, which should be previously

made moderately

hot.

When

the plaister has

become quite dry, which should take place

in

the most gradual way,

it

is

then to be

rubbed over with a solution of resin turpentine in tincture of bengoin.

(5


84

SCOURING DROPS.
Take three drachms of
and

turpentine,

lemon.

aethereal spirit of

drachms of essence of

five

Mix these and

distil

from a glass

retort.

Remark

This

approaches nearer

form for scouring drops

to the scouring

by Smyth and Nephew, of

than any other formula
is

better than any

New

drops made

Bond-street,

however, their article

have hitherto seen used.

NITRATE OF SILVER
Stands at the head of mineral tonics, and

must

make

ere long

ment as an

internal

The

administering

remedy

following
it

is

consumptive
or collapsed

a good form

of

Take three grains of

grains of

in

the incipient

cases, either in

stages.

considerable advance-

nitrate of silver, eight

powder of hippo, and twelve grains

85
of blue

pill,

make

into twelve pills

day.

These

mass and divide

into a

it

one to be taken twice a

may be continued a

pills

great

length of time with impunity, with intervals

of a week every third week, to prevent disco-

mucosum by constant

louration of the rete

continuance.

POUDRE

SUBTIL.

( Fo/' 7'emoving Superjiuous Hair.)

Under the above name, many perfumers

London vend

to

the

in

public a composition

composed of quicklime, sulphuret of arsnic

The mode of using

and starch powder.

recommended

depilatory has been

in several different

be applied

on with rag

Whether

the state of

in
;

others

it

direct

done
it

to

powder and bound

in

form

or not the preparation

represented to be,

suppose

Some

ways.

to be

this

know

not

capable of some

of
is

pomade.

what

but

effect,

it

is

should

although

86
Dr. Paris,

in his

Pharmacologia, states that

such a composition

is

incapable of fulfilling

the intention for wh^ch

it

so confidently

is

vended.

POMADE DYE.
Take four drachms of

nitrate of silver dis-

solved in an ounce of nitric acid, to which

add

tw'o

ounces of iron

stand together for

it

five or six

about half an ounce of

pour off the

fluid

This pomade

hours

is

distilled

and mix with

put one ounce of oatmeal

Let them

filings.

add

to

water

lard, to w'hich

finely

powdered.

used for dyeing hair for

wigs.

ESSENTIAL SALT OF SORREL.

When

this salt

the acetosEe,
in

Materia

it

can be procured, made from

forms a most useful ingredient

Medica,

and a very valuable

one for domestic purposes.

We

find the fol-

87
lowing form

in

Slahl

acetosae decanted
rate

Take

from the

the juice of

and evapo-

feces,

reduced to one-third, then strain

it till

through a flannel bag, and exhale again

j)ellicle

concretes upon the surface.

liquor into a glass vessel, and a

olives being
cellar

till

Put the

little

poured upon the top, set

till

it

of

oil

by

in

plenty of crystals appear formed

these are to be gently washed with water, and

afterwards dried for use.

The waters of

the acetosa^, which are in

vain endeavoured to be

drawn over by

may be obtained

lation,

distil-

by dissolving a

quantity of their essential salt

suitable

common
Some

in

water.

pharmaceutical writers direct

the

plants to be gathered early in the morning

but this
to

is

make

of very

little

the subject yield

moment.
its

In order

juice readily,

it

should be chopped to pieces, and well bruised

in

a marble mortar, befoie

pi'ess
still

the

magma which

it is

put into the

remains

in

the bag,

containing no inconsiderable quantity of

88
saline matter,

may be advantageously

and the decoction added

in water,

pressed juice.

boiled

to the ex-

The whole may be afterwards

depurated together, either by the method

above directed,

or

by running the

liquor

several times through a linen cloth.

The evaporation should be performed

in

shallow glass basins, or

in

either

such earthen

ones as are of a compact close texture, such

as those usually

common

known

as stone ware.

The

earthen vessels are subject to have

their glazing corroded,

and are so extremely

poious as readily to imbibe and retain a

quantity of the liquor

good

metallic vessels are

particularly apt to be corroded by these acid

kind of juices.

The

directions for the time of discontinu-

ing the second evaporation, are not so easily

observed as one could wish.

These juices

are so viscid, and contain so large a quantity

of extraneous matter, that

it is

a very difficult

thing to produce a pure saline pellicle, or incrustation

upon the

surface.

89

FREEZING POWDERS.
Take four pounds of sulphate of soda, two
pounds and a half each of muriate of ammonia and nitrate of potash, and
to

when required

be used add double the weight of

ingredients of water

all

the

or,

Take equal parts of muriate of ammonia

and nitrate of potash, and when required for

more than double the weight of

use add

water
or.

Nitrate of ammonia and water in equal proportions

or.

Carbonate of soda and nitrate of ammonia

equal parts, and one equivalent of water.

Vide Ferguson and Walker.

TAMAO VARNISH.
Under

this

name

is

vended a beautiful

transparent varnish, the recipe for which

is

to

be found in Ures Dictionary of Chemistry,

under

Gum

Copal.

the head

ordered to be dissolved by digestion

copal

is

in linseed

rendered drying by quick lime, with a

oil,

heat very

little

less

decompose the
with

than sufficient to boil or

This

oil.

of turpentine,

oil

transparent varnish

forms

is

This varnish

durable.

a beautiful

which, when properly

applied, and slowly dried,

very

solution, diluted

very hard and

applied

to

snuff-boxes, snuffer-trays, tea-boards, and

all

similar

utensils.

and give
to

It is

to

lustre

is

stated to preserve

paintings,

and greatly

restore the decayed colours of old pic-

tures,

by

up the cracks, and rendering

filling

the surfaces capable of reflecting light more

uniformly.

very

picture varnish,
rent copal in

oil

is

common way

of making

by a solution of transpa-

of spiked lavender, wdfich

has undergone several

distillations.

91

TRANSPARENT PICTURE VARNISH.

Take an ounce of mastich drops,
put half a pint of

and
nut

bright),

oil

to

which

of turpentine (very clear

and three drachms of colourless

oil.

Remark

This

plicable to all

new

varnish

is

peculiarly ap-

paintings, not only from

its

being transparent, but unlike the

spirit

wine varnishes,

much by

it is

not affected so

of

heat, nor liable to crack.

MACGELP
Is

prepared by mixing equal parts of tur-

pentine, mastich varnish,

Remark

Many

and linseed

artists

iiow-a-days

very fond of painting in macgelp

be an error in judgment or not,

but

if

bound

they continue the use of

to say that in a very

oil.

are

whether

it

cannot say,
it,

will

be

few years not a

perfect painting will be found.

Look

at the

92
cruelty practised

common

by this

innovation

Suppose an

sense.

artist

employed

to paint the characteristic likeness of

relation or friend to

tached, as

whom

upon

some

you are fondly

at-

a memento in after years, you

you have got that which you

flatter yourself

can hand down to succeeding generations as

a sacred gem, upon which
delight to look

hope by
painting

this

but

how

all after

you may

delusive will be the

march-of-intellect mode of

this curse of

improvement.

crease but the temperature of a room a

Inlittle

beyond the ordinary heat of summer, and you

will

have sad cause to exclaim with the poet

Look on

this picture, then

on that

for

they will be no longer the silent representatives of

form and features, but a confused

mass of undistingiiishable character.

Note

The composition

will

be separated

by the temperature of a highly-heated room,

and

will run.

93

FREEMANS BATHING SPIRITS.

Take opodeldoc one ounce, compound spirit of camphor two drachms, tincture of opium
twenty drops, and tincture of senna sufficient
to colour

it.

very good external applica-

tion for chilblains, bruises,

TAYLORS

&c.

REMEDY FOR DEAFNESS.

Take two drachms of almond

drachm of

tincture of castor,

oil,

and

six

half a

drops

of compound spirit of lavender.

RUSPINIS TINCTURE.

Take Florentine

orris

root and

root, of each eight ounces, cloves

rectified spirit of

grains.

rhatany

one ounce,

wine two pints, musk two

94

COLLEYS DEPILATORY.
Dr. Paris says

it is

a compound of quick-

lime and sulphuret of potash

but did any

body ever smell the emitting fumes of

vilest of all stinks,

pilatory

is

this

and then say Colleys De-

prepared by the compound

PECTORAL BALSAM OF HONEY.

Take
ture of

tincture of benzoin one ounce, tinctoll!

one (Irachm.

half an ounce, tincture of opium

Mix them.

REMEDY FOR HOOPING COUGH, OR

ROCHES.
Take

oil

of amber three

drachms,

oil

of

cloves one drachm, oil of olives one ounce.

Mix them

for an embrocation.

95
SPILSBURYS ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS.
Dr. Paris gives the following form for these

drops

corrosive sublimate two ounces, pre-

pared sulphuret of antimony one drachm,

root and

gentian

orange

peel

equal parts

two drachms, shavings of red sanders one

drachm, made with a pint of proof

into a tincture,

which

is

to be

spirits

digested and

strained.

Remark
for

Upon reading the above formula

preparing Spilsburys

drops,

Dr. Han-

cock went to the proprietors and purchased

a bottle, which he subjected to analysis
result of which

the

was that the preparation con-

tained the presence of mercury in no shape,

and was

totally of a difterent character alto-

gether from Dr. Pariss formula.

Now

as

Dr. Hancock very justly observes, the danger

of promulgating the analysis of a nostrum

(which

(fare

say Dr. Paris obtained of some

good-natured druggist,
of

]\is

who

in

the plenitude

wisdom dogmatically vouched

for the

9G
correctness of the analysis)

gerous than the nostrum

is

far

more dan-

itself (be it objec-

tionable), for in this instance,

had any unfor-

tunate being been induced to have sent to a

druggist to have prepared this correct result

of analysis,
that

it

is

more than probable but

unhappy creature would long before he

had taken the

first bottle,

be made conscious

that he would have no occasion for a second

but that his days were numbered.

DE VELVOS SYRUP
Is

supposed to be a decoction of dulcamara,

licorice,

dockwort and angelica, suffering the

dregs after coction

to subside,

pouring off

the supernatant liquor, to which add sugar

and

boil to the consistence of syrup.


J)7

OPODELDOC.
In preparing opodeldoc, according to the

Pharmacopoeia,

it

is

impossible to obtain a

solution of the hard soap, from the fact of

rosemary

struum

spirit

being ordered

the very thing of

all

as the

men-

others to pre-

vent solution.

OR PREVENTIVE

IIANNAYS LOTION,

WASH,
Is

prepared by adding two ounces of solution

of potash to six ounces of distilled water.

Remark

.-

There

is

no

utility in

the use of

the solution of potash as a preventive remedy.

If

any advantage

to be found as an anti-

must be by immersing the glands

some such lotion as the following

dote,
into

is

it

Take

ten grains

half an ounce of

of corrosive

s[)irit

sublimate,

of wine, and a pint of

V

98
rose water.
titioners

who

am

acquainted with some prac-

assert its utility any time within

eight and forty hours after the time of liability

of contracting disease.

BLACK DROP.
Dr. Armstrongs

drop

black

follows

as

is

pound of opium

formula
:

for

preparing

Take

sliced, three pints of

verjuice, one ounce

half

good

and a half of nutmegs,

and half an ounce of

saffron.

Boil

them

to

a proper thickness, then add a quarter of a

pound of sugar, and two spoonsful of

Set the whole in a
for

six or eight

open

air

decant,

until

filter,

more sugar

Remark

it

and

warm

place near the

weeks, then place

becomes a syrup
bottle

yeast.

it

it

fire,

in the
lastly,

up, adding a

little

to each bottle.

It

would be very much

better,

instead of yeast, to employ a small piece of

wheaten bread, and instead of three pints of

99
verjuice, ferment

in

it

a pint of water by the

the sun, adding the

side of the fire, or

in

acid afterwards as

it

greatly prevents

per fermentation.

Dr. Paris states, an acetate

of morphia

which
effects

The

is

is

more

formed

active,

and

in

its

pro-

preparation,

this

less distressing in its

than any other narcotic combination.

fact

is, if

it

be so, that in acetate of

morphia, the narcotic principle

is

much more

predominant than the sedative one, a consequence producing more distress, headache,

and stupor.

PLUMMERS PILL
Should be at

all

mass by means of

more
pills

ductile

times converted

rectified spirit, as

into a

it is

kept

and more readily converted into

and more soluble

in

*2

the stomach.

100

SYRUP OF IIOREIIOUNU.
Take candied horehound

four pounds,

lump

sugar four pounds, gentian root sliced two

ounces, and water six pints.
to the consistence of a

the

scum whilst

Boil

reduced

till

syrup, taking off the

hot.

RECIPE FOR CLEANING METALS.

Mix

half a pint of neats foot

a gallon of spirit of turpentine

oil,

wet a woollen

rag with some of this and put on

powder, made thus

Take

and half

it

little

two ounces of

green copperas and half an ounce of subcar-

bonate of potash, burn these together

in

clay vessel for a quarter of an hour in the

fire,

when

it

should be reduced to an impal-

pable powder for

powder
metal

use.

Having put

in the oiled part of the rag, well

wipe

oft

the

rub the

with a soft cloth, and polish

with a dry leather and some more powder.

101

N.B.
levigated

be very rusty use a

steel

It

pumice stone with the

separate rag

little

on a

oil

first.

RECIPE FOR CLEANING GLASS.

Mix a pound of

the

powder directed

preceding recipe, and boil

when

water, and

wards with

it

it

in

a quart of

cold, sponge the glass

and polish with two

in the

down-

soft cloths.

RECIPE FOR TAKING STAINS OUT OF

MAHOGANY.
Mix

six

ounces of spirit of salt and half

an ounce of powdered
a

little

salt

of lemons.

of this mixture on the stains and rub

well with a cork until they disappear,

wash

Drop

otf with cold water.

F 3

then

102

RECIPE FOR CLEANING MAHOGANY.

Take a pint of the

furniture oil (according

to the formula in this book),

mix with

it

half

a pint of spirit of turpentine and half a pint

of vinegar

wet a woollen rag with the liquid

and rub the wood the way of the grain, then

polish with a piece of flannel and soft cloth.

TOOTH POWDER.
Take

pound of prepared chalk, two

ounces of powder of myrrh, two ounces of

powder of
little

orris,

one ounce of burnt alum, a

rose pink, and a few drops of oil of

cloves, or oil of cinnamon.

103

PILE OINTMENT.
Take one pound and a quarter of spermatwo drachms of powder of
ceti ointment,
opium, four ounces of powder of galls, two
drachms ofGoulards extract, and four drachms
of sugar of lead.

AMMONIATED PLAISTER.
Take half a pound of

sal

ammoniac, one

ounce of hard soap, and two pounds of lithrage

plaister.

FOWLER'S MINERAL SOLUTION.

Take

sixty-four grains each of white arsnic

and prepared

compound

kali,

spirit

of laven-

der half an ounce, and a sufficient (juantity

of distilled water to

make

F 4

a pint.

104

FACTITIOUS STRAINED STOIIAX.

Take a pound of gum
of

gum

storax, six

pounds

benzoin, one pound of balsam of peru,

two pounds of balsam of

tolu,

lons of rectified spirit.

Digest a week, and

and two gal-

drain off into a bath.

HORSE

WORM POWDERS.

Take two pounds of gentian powder, two

pounds of powder of cape

aloes, seven ounces

and a half of calomel, and one ounce of oil of

w'ormwood.

Mix, and give

in

doses of one

ounce.

GREASE POWDER.
Take a pound of alum,
vitriol,

four ounces of blue

and four ounces of Armenian

bole.

105

INTERNAL REMEDY FOR HOOPING

COUGH.
Pour an ounce of nitric acid upon an ounce
of

oil

solve

of amber, which will coagulate; disit

in

two ounces of water, and give

in

doses of from ten to twenty drops.

STIMULATING OINTMENT FOR HORSES.

Take a pound and a half of powder of cantharides, eight ounces of

powdered corrosive

sublimate, four ounces of powdered sal

am-

moniac, one pound of powder of euphorbium,

and twelve pounds of

lard.

F 5

106

DIURETIC BALLS.
Take seven pounds of powder of
eighteen pounds of

common

resin,

turpentine, one

and three quarters of a pound of powder of

guaiacum, and

six

drachms of tartarized an-

Dose

six

drachms.

timony.

POWELLS DIURETIC DROPS.

Take eight ounces of

oil

of juniper-berries,

and two pints of alcohol.

doses of a teaspoonful

in

Mix, and give

barley water twice

a day.

FACTITIOUS BURNT SPONGE.

Take burnt sponge
one pound, and
together.

salt

four ounces, ivoiy black

three

ounces.

Mixed

107

GREEN BASILICON.
Take one pound and three quarters of

yel-

and two

low wax, eight ounces of olive

oil,

ounces of powdered verdigris.

Mix them.

GOULARD.
Take seventy pounds of lithrage and

thirty-

two gallons of vinegar, and boil four hours.

AROMATIC STOMACH MIXTURE.

lake one ounce and a half of species

for

chalk mixture, one ounce and a half of aromatic confection, one

ginger,

six

hall an

ounce ol

and

hall

ounce of tincture of

drachms of tincture of opium,

spirit

of wine, and a pint

each of distilled and cinnamon water.

F

()

108

PETIT LAIT.
Solutions of the essential salts of

acid,

all

austere and astringent plants used in small

quantities are extremely useful for producing

whey expeditiously and without

trouble.

TO PURIFY SOAP FOR MEDICAL

PURPOSES.
Take a pound of dry hard Spanish
or any other kind of
it

oil

soap, slice

into a clean pewter vessel,

two gallons of

it

soap,

and put

and pour upon

it

Place

rectified spirit of wine.

the vessel in a water bath, and apply such a

degree of heat as will make the spirit

boil,

become dissolved.

Let

when the soap

will

the vessel stand close covered in a

till

warm

place,

the liquor has become perfectly clear

if

any impure matter remain upon the surface,

scum

it oflF

carefully, then decant the clear

quor from the dregs, and

distil oft

from

it

li-

all

the spirit that will arise in the heat of a

109
Expose the remainder

water-batii.
air for a

few days, and

it

will

to a dry

become a white,

opake, and friable mass.

Remark
and

Soap thus purified has no smell

from

free

well- fitted

for

all

alkanie impurity, and

medicinal purposes,

and

is

for

softening the skin.

POTEST SUCCINE.
Take two ounces of
two ounces of

oil

oil

Rub

of amber well in

and add

to

it

ammoniac,

of amber, and two pints and

a half of alcohol.

and

volatile sal

ammonia
a wedgwood mortar,
the salt of

the spirit of wine, and digest in

a gentle heat.

SYRUP OF CLOVES.
To

cloves cut, add double their weight of

boiling water, and

to the clear liquor

fined sugar.

when

cold, press,

and add

double the weight of re-

110

JELLY,
Take

OR QUINCE MARMALADE.

three pints of clear quince juice, and

a pound of white sugar.

This

is

Boil these together.

more properly syrup of an open and

cooling charactei-.

SMITHSONS ESSENCE OF SCURVY

GRASS.
Take the juices of scurvy grass and oranges,
of each a pint and a

half, refined sugar ten

ounces, and half a pint of

radish water.

Mix

compound horse-

the two

first

ingredients

with the sugar, and clear the liquor, then add

the

compound

spirit

of horse-radish.

ODORIFEROUS POMATUM.
Take

olive oil

and prepared

four ounces; put the

earthen jar placed

in

oil

suet, of

each

and suet into an

a water bath. Stir them

Ill
together with a clean knife or piece of wood,
till

they are thoroughly incorporated

then

remove the vessel out of the hot water, and

when
in

the

oil

and suet begin

about half an ounce of essential

oil

following kinds, in these proportions

oil

drop

to thicken,

of the
:

viz.

of cloves sixty drops, neroli twenty drops,

lavender one drachm, bergamotte one and a

half drachm, essence of

musk

forty drops, or a

mixture of any other essences considered preferable; and if a

gris be

drachm of essence of amber-

added, it will add considerably to enrich

the essence. Let the whole be constantly stirred, so that they

may be minutely mixed

and

as soon as they are considered sufficiently so,

place the jar in a vessel of cold water, so that

none of the essential particles may be disThis pomatum may be coloured with

sipated.

li

painters green, viz.

little

potash.

olive oil

sap green ground in a

or carmine

or prussiate of

112

LOCATELLFS BALSAM.
Take a pound of yellow wax, a
half of olive

oil,

pint and a

a pound and a half of Ve-

nice turpentine, balsam of Peru two ounces,

and dragons blood one ounce.

in the oil over

a gentle

fire,

pentine, and having taken

mix

Melt the wax

then add the tur-

them from the

fire,

balsam of Peru and dragons blood,

in the

keeping them constantly stirred

till

quite

cold.

Remark
rally

lour

The

colouring matter

is

gene-

produced from red sanders, but the cois

not so good.

RUSPINFS STYPTIC.
Take

calcined green vitrol

two drachms,

Mix them

together, that

brandy one pint.

the spirit

may become darkened.

Remark. ^\xi^
both

for internal

styptic

is

recommended

and external hemorrhages.

113
It is certainly

a very valuable styptic for ex-

ternal bleedings,

remedy
ture

in

and

should think a useful

congestion of the lungs, or the rup-

of any vessel, though perhaps vitriolic

acid in aqueous vehicle

that

is

is

more proper, but

calculated to do considerable injury to

the teeth, unless great caution

as rincing the

is

used

mouth and wiping the

such
teeth

with a cloth after every dose.

SYDENHAMS LIQUID LAUDANUM.

Take opium two ounces, cinnamon,
and

saffron, of each a

cloves,

drachm, Canary wine

a pint.

Remark

The aromatics here directed with

ji

the opium, are intended to disguise the taste

|i

and odour of the opium, a desideratum cer-

|i

tainly, but

beyond that, they

in

no way tend

to alleviate or curb the mischievous quality of

the o|)iate.

114

DECOCTION OF QUINCE SEEDS.

Take of quince seeds a drachm, water
ounces by measure.
fire,

and pass

it

Boil

six

them over a slow

through a linen cloth.

IIAIITSHORN BLANCMANGE.
Take of hartshorn shavings half a pound,
water one quart, white sugar candy three
sweet wine one ounce.

ounces,

Boil

the

hartshorn in the water in not too strong a

heat

till

liquor,
boil the

reduced to one half, strain the

add

to

it

the other ingredients, and

whole over a gentle

fire to

a proper

consistence.

1J5

SOLUTION OF ACETATE OF MORPHIA

Should be made of the same strength as
tincture

of opium,

in

order

to

practitioner in his prescriptions.

guide the

As

there

is

no recognized formula, the strength of the

solutions

met with

in the different

shops vary

from eight to twenty grains of the acetate

to

an ounce of menstruum.

ought not to

exist,

This variation

and an acknowledged

form should be established.

SOLUTION OF SULPHATE OF MORPHIA.

Take eight grains of sulphate of morphia,
one diachni of dilute sulphuric acid, and
seven drachms of distilled water.

116

SOLUTION OF MURIATE OF MORPHIA.

Take eight grains of muriate of morphia,
thirty

drops of muriatic acid, and one ounce

of distilled water.

Remark

These digested

opium are not

preparations of

compared

to be

in

point of

medical usefulness to the fermented formula.

The Lancaster black drop would be a much

more useful and sedative
taneous rather than

The

opii guttee

if

prepared by sponfermentation.

artificial

spoken of

fermentatae,

the last page of this book,

is

in

perhaps the

most powerful and valuable sedative we know

of ;

it

not

unfrequently happens

great extremities where the patient

that
is

in

dis-

tressed by taking morphia, liq. opii sedativus,

&c., that the fermented opiate drops answer

the best of purposes, and wheie their flavour
is

disguised,

it

is

quite impossible beyond

producing the desired

eftect,

opium has been employed.

to

know

that

117

PUBLICANS BITTERS.
Take equal parts of gentian

root,

Seville

orange peel, hops, and lesser centaury (say

one ounce),

four

ounces,

ounces.

These

cocculus indicns

angelica root

(dried)

two

may be

either steeped

wine.

In weakness of stomach, loss of ap-

petite,

indigestion,

in

and

brandy or

the

like

spirit

of

disorders

preceding from a too free use of spirituous

liquors, causing
bitters

a laxity of the solids, these

do some considerable

service.

GODFREYS SMELLING SALTS.

These

salts possess

An

the highest degree of

pungency.

prepared either by re-sublimation of carbo-

nate of

nate of potash, and adding

article

equally so

ammonia with pearlash

may

be

or subcarbo-

a sufficiency of

118
spirit

of wine to make them moist

or,

extem-

poraneously by pounding carbonate of am-

monia with the subcarbonate or pearlash, and

adding alcoholic solution of ammonia.

TO FILL COMMON PUNGENT SALT

BOTTLES.
Coat the inside of the

bottles with a thin

cement of plaster of Paris, and

fill

with equal

ammonia and quicklime

with a compound of carbonate of ammo-

parts of sulphate of
or

nia,

subcarbonate of

potash,

and a

little

alcohol.

ROUGE POWDER FOR THE FACE.

Take half a pound of

levigated

French

chalk, and two ounces of finest carmine.

119

ROUGE FOR CLEANING PLATE.

Take equal parts of precipitated subcarbonate of iron, and prepared chalk.

SCENTED POWDERS FOR DRAWERS.

Take a pound of

fresh Floi'entine orris

der, twelve grains of

pow-

musk, one drachm of

essence each of amhergris and musk, and two

drachms of

ther.

some

oil

little

of bergamotte.

Mixed toge-

of tartar, shaken over

salt

rose leaves and added, would be a

good

addition.

PEARL POWDER.
I

Take

three ounces of the lightest and best

coloured flake white, and half an ounce of

powder of French chalk

or,

'

Take some permanent

|dgated French chalk

I

white, and

some

le-

120
or,

Washed bismuth and French chalk.

Remark
I should recommend the middle
.

formula for pearl powder

the other being

preparations of lead and bismuth are liable

to be acted

upon by sulphuretted hydrogen

gas, or even by the heat of a crowded as-

sembly.

VEGETABLE ROUGE
Take rouge powder
and make

into a

IN POTS.

as directed for the face,

pomade with

clarified lard.

SCENTED HAIR POWDERS.

Take

three parts of starch powder, and one

part of orris powder, and mix them.

be scented with essential

May

oils or essences,

but

dry perfumes are best.

Remark

They

should

always be

sifted

'

12J
after they arc prepared, as tliey are lightened

thereby.

Violet

powder has merely the

es-

sence of orris root added, or more of the

powder, Mareschalle

finely pulverized, cloves,

and a minute quantity of musk.

scented powder
fresh

is

made by

the addition of

powder of orange peas.

RED
Take

INK.

four ounces of ground brazil and three

pints of vinegar.

and

Orange

half,

rock alum

Roil

till

reduced to a pint

and add three ounces of powdered

;

or.

Tincture of red sanders, with a solution of

rock alum.

122

AROMATIC SPIRIT OF VINEGAR.

Take the flowers of aromatic and perfumed
shrubs, and digest them in strong acetous
acid,

and add

spirit

of wine

in the

proportion

of four ounces to a pound of acid, and

distil.

AMMONIATED ALCOHOL.
Take a pound of lime with half

its

weight

of water, and wdien the action has ceased,

add ten ounces of

sal

ammoniac.

thirty ounces of spirit of wine,

the clear liquor

or,

what

over by distillation as

is

Digest in

and abstract

preferable,

much

draw

clear liquor as

you can.

PONDEROUS MAGNESIA,
Either carbonate or burnt,
ing

it

is

made by wash-

with distilled water, then compressed

and dried.

123

ARTIFICIAL MUSK,
According to Gray,
oil

is

made of one

part of

of amber and four parts of nitric acid,

digest

a dark matter

be dissolved
ing cough,

in

water.

it is

is

deposited, which

As a remedy

perhaps the

for

may

hoop-

best.

HARD po:matum.
Prepared suet two pounds, white wax
ounces, scented with anv kind of essential

six
oil.

SOFT POMATUM.
Take a pound of hard pomatum,
i

of

oil

six

of almonds, and some perfume.

G 2

ounces

124

FURNITURE PASTE.
( Hard.)

Take a pound of white wax, one ounce of

black resin, one ounce of alkanet root, and
ten ounces of linseed

oil.

OINTMENT FOR BROKEN-KNEED

HORSES.
Take four ounces of mercurial ointment,
and one ounce of ivory black. Mixed together
or,

Hogslard four ounces, levigated gunpowder one ounce.

Remark

The above

ointments are appli-

cable for healing sores, from the rubbing of

the collar or otherwise.

125

ALTERATIVE DOG MEDICINE FOR

DISTEMPER.
Take

four ounces of nitre, four ounces of

sulphur, and a sufficiency of linseed

oil

to

form a mass, which divide into two dozen

Give a

balls.

clean straw to

ball twice a day,

lie

and plenty of

upon.

MARSHALLS GUTTiE VEGETABILIS.

Take two grains of lunar
ounce of

distilled

been boiled.

water

in

caustic to every

which snails have

Drop one drop

into

the eye

every night at bed time.

TRAVERSS INFERNAL DROPS

Is

the

same as

the

guttee

vegetabilis of

Marshall, contenting himself, however, with

the mere solution ot nitrate of silver in dis-

G H

12G
tilled water, leaving

the veritable entoniolo-

gian oculist the benefit of the extra ingredient,

The

directions as to use, the same.

ITCH OINTMENT.
Take two drachms of white
two ounces of

precipitate to

Every night at bed time

lard.

take a third of the ointment and rub well in

all

parts of the body and extremities.

ITCH LOTION.
Take a saturated

solution of chloride of

lime.

Remark
ment

are

Both

free

the lotion and the oint-

from smell, though equally as

efficacious as sulphur.

V27

CORN PLAISTER.
Take ainmoniacal

with opium one

three parts, resin plaister

part.

Mix them

with mercury

plaister

together and spread upon

leather or coated linen.

ROSE PINK.
Whiting washed
Brazil

in

a strong decoction ol

wood and Roman alum.

TO CJ.EAN PLATE.
Take an ounce each of cream of

tartar,

muriate of soda, and alum, and boil

gallon or

more of water.

taken out and

beautiful

silvery

pearance of new

After the plate

rubbed dry,
whiteness,
silver.

G 4

in

it

puts on

a
is

giving the ap-

128

BLEACHING LIQUID.
A
is

great deal of solution of chloride of lime

vended

for bleaching liquid,

from being told

it

Bleaching liquid

is

is

really the

by druggists,

same

article.

a solution of subcarbonate

of potash impregnated with the vapour arising

irom the combination of muriate of soda, sulj)huric acid,

manganese, and water.

IIARROWGATE ^VATER.
Dissolve a few grains of sulpliuret of pot-

ash

in water,

and you have no occasion to go

to Harrow'gate to drink the waters.

ERENCII MILK OF ROSES.

About four drachms of extract of

lead to a

pint and a half of distilled rose water.

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INSTANTANEOUS LIGHT MATCHES.

Take chlorate of potash and sulphur, of
each

drachms,

two

twenty grains,
quantity to

matches

in

to coating

oil

or carmine

of turpentine a sufficient

make a
some

vermilion

oil

paste

dip the ends of

of turpentine,

them with the paste.

matches may also be dipped

in

previous

The ends of
camphorated

spirit of wine.

SHAVING PASTE.
Take almond

oil

and white wax of each an

ounce, melt together, and add gradually an

ounce of rose water and an ounce of shavinsfs

of Castile soap.

OIL OF SPIKE.
E(jual proportions of oil of turpentine

Barbadoes

tar,

;>

and

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ANISATED BALSAM OF SULPHUR.

Take

six

pounds each of balsam of sulphur

and turpentine, and four ounces of

seed.

Let them stand

in

oil

of ani-

a sand bath well

heated for a day.

COMPOUND TINCTURE OF COPAIBA

OR

JESUITS DROPS.

Take an ounce of gum

guaiacum,

ounces of copaiva, two drachms of

safras,

and half a pint of

oil

two

of sas-

ajtherial alcohol.

COLETS ANTISEPTIC TOOTHACHE

DROPS
Is

a compound of equal parts of poppy

oil

and kreosote, and a very valuable remedy it is.

Remark I have witnessed the good effects
.

of creosote, either

in

combination with

oils or

131
spirit,

and also by

itself.

gives almost

It

immediate as well as lasting ease

the

let

paroxysm of pain be ever so excruciating.

is

It

said by several French chemists to prevent

carious teeth from further decay.

FULMINATING GOLD.
Dissolve gold in aqua regia, or in a mixture of spirits of nitre and salt, adding a sufficiency of spirit of hartshorn to precipitate

The

the gold.

liquor should

be carefully

evaporated.

GOWLANDS LOTION.
Jordan almonds one ounce,

two pints

bruise the

the water for

distilled

water

almonds and rub with

some time, and

strain, then

add

a scrupleof corrosive sublimate previouslydis-

(>

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solved

half an ounee of spirit of wine.

ill

This wash
stinate

is

of some considerable use in

and unsightly eruptions of the

EXTEMPORANEOUS ACETATE OF
If

oli-

skin.

ZINC.

you have no acetate of zinc at hand, put

about half a drachm of sulphate of zinc, and

two scruples of acetate of lead together,

about six ounces of

in

Double

distilled water.

decomposition takes place, and the

filtered

solution will be acetate of zinc.

Remark

should prefer a solution of

acetate of zinc thus made, to the solution of

the crystallized salt.

It acts ecpially astrin-

gent, without producing

so

much

pain

or

inflammation.

LIQUID MAGNESIA.
Gray

gives the following form

magnesia
three

take

for

liquid

eight pints of water, and

drachms of carbonate of magnesia.

133
Mix, and pass volumes of carbonic acid gas

through the mixture.

Remark
nesia

cannot see the solution of mag-

perhaps

it is

meant

it is

minutely sus-

pended.

ARTIFICIAL SPA WATER.

Natron prepared twenty grains, magnesia a
scruple, tincture of steel ten

drops, muriate

of soda three grains, water six pints,

vitrol eight drops.

Add

all

oil

of

the ingredients

together before adding the acid, and cork

up

immediately.

IIASSANS DYE.

solution of nitrate of silver in distilled

water, in which some extract of buckthorn

berries has been dissolved, or the sap green
ot the

shops.

known under
ture.

A
the

similar dye has been long

name of the Greek Tinc-

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INK POWDERS.
Calcined

vitriol

one ounce, Prussian blue

two drachms, powder of gum arabic one

drachm, and powder of

Mix

altogether.

galls

four ounces.

Pour a quart of boiling water

on these ingredients.

SILVERING POWDER.
Take
tartar

forty grains of silver dust,

three

drachms, common

cream of
salt

two

drachms, and forty grains of powder of alum.

Polish any silver articles with this powder and

a soft leather.

WINE

TEST.

Dr. Paris quotes a formula for preparing a

wine

test,

in these

words

Expose

equal

parts of sulphur and powdered oyster shells,

to a white heat for fifteen minutes,

and when

135
cold,

add an equal quantity of cream of tar-

tar

these are to be put into a strong bottle

with

common

the solution

water, to boil for an hour, and

is

afterwards to be decanted into

ounce phials, adding twenty drops of muriatic

This liquor will precipitate the

acid to each.

least quantity of lead

from wines,

sensible black precipitate.

As

iron

in

a very

might be

accidentally contained in the wine, the muri-

added

atic acid is

Lead

to prevent its precipitation.

will not only coriect the acidity

but remove the rancidity of

well

known

Remark

It is

in

a property

to

a great question, as to the

remove the rancidity of oils

deprives oils of any acid they

and

to painters.

power of lead
it

oils

of wine,

that

way may tend

to

smelling strong or thickening.

may

possess,

prevent their

136

ESSENCE OF MALT.
Make

a strong infusion of malt, and add to

every pint of

it

four ounces of clarified honey,

then evaporate to a proper consistence.

EXTRACT OF OPIUM.
In preparing vratery extract of opium, the

opium should be reduced

to

a pulp with

boiling water and strained, to which a small

quantity of subcarbonate of potash should be

added

after repeated rubbings

down, the

whole of the liquor should be put into an

pan,

extract

and evaporated

to

pill

con-

sistence.

WEBSTERS DIET DRINK.

Make

a decoction of sassafras,

licorice root, sarsaparilla,

wood, betony, and thyme

curcuma;,

dulcamara, guiacum
;

strain the boiled

137
liquoj', to

which add sugar, and

consistence of a syrup.

boil

to the

There are two kinds,

with and without sugar.

HERB TOBACCO.
Take

coltsfoot leaves, thyme, betony, eye-

bright, rosemary, lavender,

each

two

ounces,

and marjorum, of

cleavers

three

ounces,

hyssop one ounce, and camomile beards half

an ounce.

Mixed together and cut small.

SELWAYS ESSENCE OF SENNA.

I

A condensed decoction of senna evaporated, to

which

is

added

spirit of

ammonia.

138

ALMOND
Blanch four ounces of
to

PASTE.
bitter

almonds, add

them three ounces of lemon

ounces of almond

oil,

juice,

three

and a little weak

spirit.

AN AMALGUM OF MERCURY WITH

GOLD
May
as

be

made

in

the following proportions

a succedaneum

teeth

for

filling

cavities

in

Take eight parts of mercury and one

of gold, and incorporate together

by heating them.

As soon

in a crucible

as the gold

is

thoroughly dissolved, the mixture should be

poured into
ready for use.

cold

water,

when

it

will

be

139

ErFERVESCING LEMONADE.
You

are directed

to

the form

soda

for

water, of which, for one dozen bottles take

six pints of the

ounces

solution,

highly

of

and add to

six

it

sugar and sixty

refined

drops of essence of lemons or lemon peel.

Remark

The

sugar

and

the

essence

should be previously rubbed together

in

mortar before being added to the solution,

and to every bottle add twelve drops of

sul-

phuric acid.

BARKERS TOOTH TINCTURE.

Tincture of pellitory coloured with tincture
of red cabbage

This preparation

wine.

amongst

all

bage of
)

^
1

the

its

rectified
is

very

classes of fashion.

difficult to

made with

spirit of

much used

It is

exceed-

deprive the tincture of cab-

natural disagreeable smell, but if

and the quantity of

cabbage leaves employed be limited and realcohol

be

pure,

140
moved from
of colour

is

tlie spirit

as soon as a sufficiency'

extracted,

it

will not

partake of

the disagreeable odour.

TAYLORS DEFENSOR FOR CRAYON

AND PENCIL DRAWINGS.

Make
add

to

a weak isinglass jelly, and wdiilst hot

it

a small quantity of permanent white

(prepaied shell powder, very highly calcined

till

of the most delicate appearance), keep

stirring

the jelly

till

is

nearly cold, then pour

into bottles.

Note

This preparation

exceedingly in-

Suppose, for instance, the drawing

judicious.
is

is

very dark, or almost black, this prepara-

tion

although

defending

it

from injury by

less it gives the

gray, which

not do.

It

of the intended character as

it

friction,

neverthe-

drawing the colour of a dirty

is

highly important

it

should

very frequently happens that the

most simple remedies are the

best,

and

in

141
no case

is it

use of a

so strongly exemplified as in the

little

clean rice-water, in protecting

crayon or pencil drawings from being rubbed

out.

E. G.

Get a flat

mitting a drawing,
rice-water,

vessel capable of ad-

which

in

then take

with both hands pass

is

drawing

the
it

contained the
lightly,

gradually under the

water once, then immediately remove

lay
will

it flat

on a table

till

is

it

and

it

quite dry.

It

be then impossible to rub any part of the

pencilling out, at the

impossible to

tell

same time

whether or not

dergone the process of protection.

secret to crayon
fail to

and

j)encil

it

had un-

This

it

appears so

but the more simple and

easy the remedy, the more

it

partakes of an

increased value, and saves the requirer

a shilling.

little

drawers cannot

be appreciated, although

exceedingly simple

would be

it

many

142

ROSE PINK LIQUID

Is

a most delicately tinged tincture of car-

mine

in

proof

spirit.

DUPUYTRENS POMATUM
Is

a compound of prepared suet, lard,

mond

oil,

al-

and perfume.

SOLUTION OF CONITINE.
Take half a

pint of the juice of unripe

grapes, and twenty grains of pure conitine.

DETONATING SILVER.
Take some
acid upon

it,

silver

add

to

it

and pour pure

after a hit,

washings of distilled water; pour

nitric

two or three
all

the liquid

143
away and add some

when the

fresh nitric

silver is dissolved,

lution, whilst

it is

acid,

and

pour into the so-

going on, a small quantity

of alcohol.

HOWARDS FULMINATING MERCURY.

Take a hundred
to

it

grains of mercury, and add

an ounce and

a half

fluid,

acid in an increased temperature.

solution

when

is

complete,

cold, pour

let it

of nitric

When the

stand to cool, and

two ounces, by measure, of

alcohol into a glass measuie, apply heat until

efl'eivescence is excited

a white vapour un-

dulates on the surface, and a

powder

is

gra-

dually precipitated, which should be immediately collected on a filter, well

washed, and

cautiously dried, with a very moderate heat.

144

CEMENTS.
For the information

who

of those

are not

possessed of the Philosophical Transactions,

or Dr. Ures elaborate and invaluable Dic-

of Chemical Science,

tionary

have here

inserted the observations on, as well as for-

mulai for various cements (amongst which

will be

found the original and correct form

for preparing

diamond

what

cement

known, the recipe

is

although

is

the shops as

sold in

not

published).

generally

E.G. Seven
wax melted

or eight parts of resin and one of

together, and mixed with a small quantity of

plaister of Paris, is a very

good cement

unite Derbyshire spar and other stone.

stone should be

made hot enough

to

to

The
melt

the cement, and the broken edges should be

pressed together as closely as possible, so as

to leave as little as

between them.
tion

is

The

to use the

possible
first

cement

of the cement

maxim

of cementa-

in strata ol

extreme

145

is

much

by so doing the part cemented

as

thinness,

stronger.

Melted brimstone
purposes, but

When

it

it

not so strong.

happens that

stones, pieces
it is

it is

answer for inferior

will

setting precious

in

become broken

in

oft

any way,

usual to attach the broken piece so that

can scarcely be seen with tears of

made

mastich, the stone being

time of applying

it

as

to

gum

so hot at the

melt

By the

it.

same medium cameos, white enamel, coloured

glass,

&c. are often joined to a real stone as

a ground, to j)roduce the appearance of an

onyx.

Mastich

is

likewise

made

use of to at-

tach false backs to stones, to alter the hue.

The

following cement

is

that

known

as

Davys, Baileys, and some others, although

the merit
for

is

more particularly due

promulgating the formula.

to

be prepared as follows

in

water

till it

swells

to

Dr.Ure,

It is

directed

Isinglass,

soaked

up and becomes

soft, is

dissolved in French brandy, proof spirit, or

rum, so as to form a strong glue.

11

Tw'o small

14G
galbanum or gum ammoniacuni,

bits of guin

are dissolved in two ounces of tins by tritura-

and

tion,

five or six

moderate

of

much

alcohol

mastich, being dissolved in as

them

gum

teais

are to be

mixed

with this by means of a gentle heat.

This

as will render

cement

is

fluid,

to be kept in a phial closely stop-

pered, and

when

used,

by imniersing the phial

cement

it

in

is

to be liquified

This

hot water.

resists moisture.

solution of shell lac in alcohol,

a solution of isinglass in proof

another cement that

added to

makes

spirit,

will resist moisture.

So does common glue melted without water,

weight of resin, with the addi-

with half

its

tion of a

little

This
to

is

red ochre to give

a body.

it

particularly useful for cementing bones

their

frames,

or fixing stones

in

wood

Avork.

If clay

they

Avill

and oxide of iron be mixed

form

a cement that

Avill

Avith oil,

harden

strong cement, insoluble

under

Avater.

Avater,

may be made from

cheese.

in

The cheese

147
should be of
slices,
till

it

poorest description, cut into

tlie

away the

throwing-

becomes a strong glue, which however

does not dissolve

in

being poured

it

water,

and boiled

rind,

oft',

the water.
is

to

be washed in cold

kneaded

and then
is

The

then to be put

is

in

warm

water.

to be repeated several times.

This process
glue

This water

warm on

a levi-

gating stone, and kneaded with quick lime.

This cement may be used cold, but

ter to

warm

it,

and

it

will join

it is

bet-

marble, stone,

or earthenware, so that the joining

is

scarcely

to be seen.

Boiled linseed

oil,

lithrage,

red lead, and

white lead mixed together to a proper consistence,

and applied on each side of a piece

of ftannel, or even linen or paper, and

put

between two pieces of metal close together,

will

make a

lirm, close,

and durable joint that

will resist boiling water, or

able pressure of steam.

the

ingredients

are

even a consider-

The proportions of

not material

but the

more the red lead predominates, the sooner

H 2

148
the cement will be dry, and the more the

white lead, the contrary. This cement answers

w'ell for

The
iron,

mass

joining stones of large dimensions.

following

is

an excellent cement for

as in time

it

Take two

ounces of muriate of am-

unites with

it

into one

monia, one of flowers of suljihur, and sixteen

of cast iron
tar,

filings.

Mix them

well in a mor-

and keep the powder dry

cement

is

wanted

for use,

when

the

take one part of

this mixture, twenty parts of clear iron filings,

grind them together in a mortar, mix them

with water to a proper consistence and apply

them between the

lime

joints.

Powdered quick-

mixed with bullocks blood,

is

often

used by coppersmiths to lay over the rivets

and edges of the sheets of copper

boilers,

in

large

as a security to the punctures,

and

also to prevent cocks from leaking.

Six parts of clay, one of iron filings, and

linseed

make

oil

sufficient to

form a thick paste,

a good cement for stopping cracks

iron boilers.

in

149
Temporary cements are wanted

in cutting,

grinding, or polishing optical glasses, stones,

and various

articles of jewellery,

necessary to

fix

it

is

on blocks, or handles for the

Four ounces of

purpose.

which

resin,

a quarter of

an ounce of wax, and four ounces of whiting

previously

of this kind
be

as any of the above articles

fastened to

moved

at

red hot, form a good cement

made

it

by heating them, and re-

pleasure

the

in

same manner,

though they adhere very firmly to

tallow,

used

in

thickened with brick dust,

resin,

is

much

one of bees-wax, and one

make a good cement.

of brick-dust, likewise
is

when

the manufactories for this purpose.

Four parts of

This

it

and a small quantity of

Pitch, resin,

cold.

may

particularly adaptetl to fixing knives

and forks

in their

handles

turers of

cheap

articles

of this kind very

commonly use resin

On some occasions,
cement

is

but the manufac-

and brick-dust alone.

in

which a very tough

requisite, that will not crack,

exposed to repeated blows, as

H 3

in

though

fastening

150
or fixing to block metallic articles that are to

be cut with a

hammer and punch, workmen

generally mix

some tow with the cement, the

threads of which hold its parts together.*

SOLUBLE BALSAM.
Monsieur Marcus Langrin gives a form

making

balsams soluble

liquid

The most

vehicle.

aquaous

make comcopaiva.
To

diflicult to

he states,

pletely soluble,

in

for

is

three ounces of copaiva he puts five ounces

of

and

ajther,

myrrh

it is

one

ounce of tincture of

then subjected to the heat of a

sand bath for some time, and to be removed

only after

Remark

it is
.

completely cold.

The

difficulty

real resinous liquid

corabined with

oil

of procuring a

balsam of copaiva un-

or oleaginous matter, fre-

quently defeats the intention of comhination

In the Philosophical Magazine, and Dr. Ures

Dictionary.

151
with

alcoholic

aethereal

The

mixtures.

copaiva generally met with in the shops

mostly an adulterated
sessing

fourth

is

article, frequently

pos-

of

oil.

of

weight

its

Mr. Morson, Chemist, of Southampton Row,

prepares

a.

soluble extract of copaiva by the

use of potash, which retains

pill

its ductility in

consistence.

DIAPENT^.

cheap mode of preparing diapentae

mixing the dregs

left

is

by

after preparing soluble

cayenne with some powdered logwood.

great deal of such mixture has been sold for

factitious

mode
is

madder.

cheap and expeditious

of fattening calves, cows, and horses,

by the following ingredients

Take

two

ounces ol cayenne pepper (or half a pound of

dregs), two
seeds,

pounds of true powder of fenugric

and a quart of bran.

In

many

the (yDuntry, on large grazing farms,

H 4

parts of
it

is

152
very

common

thing

now and then

to give a
dose or two during the year to keep up the

condition of the cattle.

The quantity of

in-

gredients specified above will be sufficient to

fatten any calf,

two

and that

at a

price

under

shillings.

RED WATER.
A

disease very

forest lands.

common

in large

Lowson accounts

pasture or

for the causes

in

the most extraordinary manner possible.

He

states,

the red and black water

arise

from a preternatural quantity of blood being

determined to the kidneys, and a consequent
rupture of some of the minute blood vessels of
those organs.

This undue determination of

blood to the kidneys

is

very frequently induced

by turning cattle at the spring of the year into

low pasture grounds or woodland pastures

where the

air

is

moist, which

debilitates the animal frame

relaxes and

and lessens per-

153

The balance

too watery.

become

blood to

spiration, occasioning the

of circulation

is

deranged from the perspiration being suppressed, and a too great quantity of blood
in

consequence determined to the kidneys,

which gives
is

into a

He

rise to the disease.

from the state of the atmosphere

more elevated situation where the

drier, the beast will frequently

without the aid of medicines.

it is

further

removing cattle thus

of opinion, that on

affected

is

is

air

be restored
In

all

cases

worth while to venture an opinion as to

the real causes of any disease,

and

have

been induced to speak upon this disease because

it

is

one which entails serious losses

upon a considerable number of agricultural

gentlemen.

It

does not admit of a doubt,

but that the discolouration of the urine arises

from some noxious vegetable containing a

considerable

quantity of colouring

which has been eaten

of the beast

in

in

the

matter,

perambulation

large forest pastures (as

i)

it

154
never occurs
It

not

in

small enclosures, as meadows).

unfrequently

happens

that

within

twelve or twenty-four hours after a beast has

been turned into fresh forest pasture, that

the red water

argument

in

comes on, which

is

strong

favour of the colouring principle

of some weed being the cause of the disease,

and not the predisposed

mined

to

flux of blood deter-

the kidneys, and

the consequent

rupture of ramiflcation of the veins.

It is

curious coincidence, that any esculent vegetable containing the red principle of colour

has a wonderful tendency to promote a speedy

cure

for this

purpose, crop madder with

turmeric, to which should be added a small

quantity of salt of tartar

for

some time

(all

rubbed together

to heighten the colour), should

be administered in conjunction with a brisk

purgative (say two pounds of Glauber salts
dissolved in half a bucket of water for a

grown

beast), or

what

is

full

equally good, take

a double handful of fox wort chopped small,

and add to

it

half an ounce of nitre, and two

155
or three quarts of thin gruel.

Either of these

doses should be repeated once

in

hours

of the water

till

the natural colour

every twenty
is

re-produced.

SYRUP OP VIOLETS.
It is so

seldom a genuine

article,

bearing

the above name, can be obtained, from the

indisposition of wholesale houses to purchase

from the druggists

shire (the only

in

Yorkshire or Warwick

two counties possessing the

beautiful blue violet).

pared with a
sine.

little

It

generally pre-

is

Prussian blue, or prus-

This deviation of a substitute for the

genuine colour of the

violet,

may

detected by the addition of a

be readily

few'

drops of

dilute sulphuric acid to the suspected syrup,

which

will destrov the colour if

but will retain

it,

if so.

H n

not aenuine,

156

INVISIBLE INK.
Take a

solution of sulphate of copper ami

ammoniac, and write with

sal

sible in the cold,

it.

It is

invi-

and of a yellow tinge when

heated.

SIRUBA.
This volatile

fluid

is, in

respect to medical

properties, anti-spasmodic, anodyne, and resolvent.

It is

employed with extraordinary

success,

not

only

and

nervous

in

disorders,

gout,

rheumatism,

hut especially

in

cramps of the limbs, stomach, and bowels.

Even

in

tetanus,

efficient auxiliary

viz.

it

has been found a most

with other anti-spasmodics,

opium, calomel, and the vapour bath.

In this manner, too,

it

has been employed

in

several cases of incipient and collapsed cholera,

in

and that with invariable success, taken

such cases

in

doses of fifteen or twenty

drops on a lump of sugar, and repeated every

157
hour or two, or oftener, according to the severity of the

symptoms, the

oil

applied externally, or rubbed on

being also
the parts

suffering under spasm.*

As a
taken

tonic,
in

and

nervine,

alterative,

it

is

a dose of two to four or six drops,

once or twice a day, with the use of a mild

diet,

and moderately warm clothing.

All

heating food and liquors should, in such a

course, be avoided, and diluents, especially

barley water, taken

as ordinary drink.

It

promotes perspiration, and improves the appetite

remarkably.

sprains and

It

is

resorted

bruises, as well as in all

cough, consumption, &c.

it

is

for

pains,

as also for clear-

ing the skin of ringworm, and of

herpetic eruptions

to

all foul

and

thus employed by

the creole ladies as a cosmetic for removius;

* Certain analogies are in favour of the use of this

remedy

in cholera
the oil of cajeput aud peppermint have been found very useful, as -we learn from
authorities most worthy of confidence, especially Sir

Matthew Tierney and

Dr.

James Johnson.

J58
spots and freckles from the face.

found that

wounds,

early application to lacerated

its

will cause

Of

simple cuts.

examples, and

this

it

to heal as kindly as

have seen numerous

prevents the

infallibly

ill

being timely applied and taken inwardly.

application to recent wounds, occasions

Its

no

them

from dissection wounds or veneraous

eftects

bites,

have

irritation or pain

excessive
Its

whilst these effects are

from alcoholic or

operation,

soothing

therefore,

-most

is

other stimuli.
balsamic,

congenial to the blood, and

From analogy

to the nervo-nuiscular fibre.

we may presume,

it

would be equally

useful in

gun-shot wounds, but this has not been

I

am aware

or

tried.

of no other instance of an

aethereal or volatile oil being found collected

in the cavities

of a tree, excepting the

camphor, so termed, which

found

and

in

like

))recious

dom

is

oil

semi-fluid,

of

and

a large tree in the island of Java,

the Siruba

is

regarded as a most

remedy amongst the

natives,

or never reaches this country.

and

sel-

Eadem

159
arbor funclit oleum camphoraij est potius resinaj

quam oleum.

liquida

non usu

venit,

Extra

|)atriani,

sed excellit vi resolvente et

dissipante. *

DRY LEMONADE.
Extract any quantity of lemon juice from
the finest lemons, cover

mucilage to separate.

it

closely over for the

The

clear juice should

he exposed to seven or eight degrees of cold

below the freezing point, when the aqueous

part will freeze, and the ice

away

as

it

forms

if

may he taken

the process he pushed

to a greater degree of cold, or continued

even

at that temperature, part of the acid will he

taken up with the water, which should he

avoided, and which
the ice from time
*

453.

maybe known by tasting

to time.
The acid thus

Murrays Apparat. Medicaminuni, vol. iv. page

Colebrook, in Asiatic Researches, vol. xii.

Philos. Trans, vol. Ixviii.

Vide Dr. Hancock.

Marstlcns His. Sumatra.

100
created in a condensed form,

mixing with

finely pulverized loaf sugar,

of a grateful flavour.
acid,

citric

as

of the

flavour

applicable for

is

it

It

till

far preferable to

is

retains the characteristic

lemons and may be kept

in

solution with distilled water for ready use.

CARMINE.
This

when properly

article,

prepared, might be
considerable profit.

pare

it

made an

some

totally unfit,

it is

of colour and lightness, for use in

confectionary; consequently,
confectioners

making

article of

Chemists generally pre-

so very slovenly, that

in point

(or very nicely)

their

are

own.

under

We

all

the

rate

necessity of

the
find

first

the following

formula for the preparation of carmine,

several works

but although

very generally acted upon,

it

in

the one

it

is

is

wanting of

the necessary minutia'. and elaborate tediousness to be observed in the process, as well

IGl
also as being not the best form

Four ounces

of finely pulverized cochineal are to be poured

four or six quarts of rain

into

Avater, that

pewter

or distilled

has been previously boiled

kettle,

and boiled with

of six minutes longer (some

space

for the

it

in

advise to add,

during the boiling, two drachms of pulverized crystal of tartar), eight scruples of rock

alum

in

powder are then

whole kept upon the

As soon

to be

fire

one minute longer.

powder has subsided

as the gross

the bottom, and the decoction

the

latter

is

to

added, and the

is

become

kept undisturbed

till

superincumbent liquor

a fine powder

is

into

covered over and

served to have settled at the bottom.

off

clear,

be carefully decanted

large cylindrical glasses,

to

is

ob-

The

then to be poured

from this powder, and the powder gradu-

ally dried.
still

From

contains

much

colouring matter

means of
mine

the decanted liquor, which

colour, the

may

be separated by the

solution of tin,

little inferior

rest of the

which yields a car-

to the other.

W2
Itemark
carmine,

In directing

should be particularly impressed

it

that after

the preparation of

all

the ingredients are together,

they should at least be washed twenty times

with distilled water and suffered to stand, and

each of those washings should be discarded for

other purposes, viz. the preparation of lakes
or inferior carmines.

Fresh portions of pul-

verized crystallized tartar and

should

added

be again

the

article

in

alum,

what might be

to

denominated the dregs; but,

taining

Roman

in reality,

request.

con-

After the

powders have subsided, and have remained

macerating for several days, the clear liquor
should be carefully poured off into cylinder
glasses,

and proceed as before.

The

best

formula, together with some necessary observations on preparing carmine, will be found
in

Jarrins

valuable Treatise on the Art of

Preparing Colours for Confectionary.

an important error

in giving

the latitude of

the use of rain or distilled water.

the distilled

is

It is

sme qvd non.

The use of

1G3

BRASSICA RUBRA.
An

acidulated (spirit of vitriol) tincture of

(made from the

red cabbage

thinest

most colourable leaves) would form a

factory ingredient in

and
satis-

tooth tinctures, where

no alkalis are employed.

ESSENTIAL SALT OF LEMONS.

The

form for preparing

this salt is

no other than acetosm salts reduced

to j)owder.

original

The super-oxalate of potash and cream of

tartar, in equal proportions,
rally the

form

and

in

is

now

very gene-

consequence of oxalic

acid being employed, the public are cautioned

against the use of the salt as apj)licable to

lemonade.
juice will

The

citric acid

or fresh

answer every purpose.

lemon

104

JAMESS POWDER.
The

article substituted for the

original,

is

the pulvis antimonialis of the Pharmacopoeia.

Probably the
efficacious

may be

latter oxide

with the former

equally

but what has

that to do with the substitution of one article for

another.

If,

for instance, a

practi-

tioner, during the progress of his profession,

finds that sulphate of

valuable purgative

magnesia

than

is

tartrate

of

what presumptive person would dare

stitute the
in

ing the oxides in question

to

are not to stop

inquire whether the oxide be a per or a

non-per, that
to dispense so

one

but

We

to sub-

Just so regard-

we

soda,

of the former,

latter salt in lieu

dispensing a prescription.

a more

is

prescribed

and so

we

we

have,

straightforward course

are not to say this medicine

be employed, or the other

good.

are directed

is

is

therefore,
to

follow.

too dear to

too cheap to be

Dr. James's patent states his form for

165
preparing
follows

adding from time

dephlegmated

it

with a

to time a sufticient

and

oil

then boil

it

powder from the

It is

nitre

salt,

w'ell

melted nitre

in

a considerable time, and

water.

be as

unglazed earthen

flat

quantity of any animal

for

to

Take antimony, calcine

protracted heat in a
vessel,

powder

antinionial

tlie

separate

by dissolving

the
it

in

more than probable, but that

the original formula

is

a mechanical com-

pound of a calx of antimony, with an hyper

oxide.

JAMESS ANALEPTIC PILLS

.

|i

Are dogmatically pronounced

to

be a com-

pound of Jamess pow'der, gum ammoniacum,

and the

j)ills

of aloes w ith myrrh, w ith a suf-

ficient quantity

of tincture of castor to form

a mass.

is

There

no doubt but that the va-

luable jiow'der of Dr.

gredient in the analeptic

James

is

|)ills

a material in;

but there

is

16G
not shadow of data to go upon in directing
the other ingredients.

It

is

not doubtful

about the composition being Jamess powder

and essential

salt of bark,

mass with the syrup of

Qnincey.

made up

castor,

into a

ordered

in

167

ICE WATERS,
FROM walkers AND FERGUSOns TABLES.

Take phosphate of soda

of

ammonia

five parts, nitrate

three parts, dilute

nitric

acid

four parts, mixed together.

Take phosphate of soda two and half

H

parts, nitrate of

nitro

together.

muriatic

ammonia two
acid

Take snow three

I

four

parts,

parts, diluted
parts,

dilute

mixed

nitric acid

two parts, mixed together.

Take snow

ten parts, dilute sulphuric acid

II

four

mixed together.

parts,

dilute

nitric

acid

three

parts,

16
Take of snow and

dilute sulphuric acid,

equal proportions, mixed together.

Take snow three

j)arts,

muriate of lime

four parts, mixed together.

Take snow two

parts,

and muriate of lime

three parts, mixed together.

Take snow one

riate of lime

part,

and crystallized mu-

two parts, mixed together.

Take snow eight

parts, dilute

sulphuric

acid twelve parts, mixed together.

N. B.

The

tables

contain the degrees of

cold produced by admixture at dift'erent temperatures, but for

formula;

is all

that

all

common

is

necessary.

purposes, the

-1

169

BOTTLED MINERAL WATERS.

SODA WATER.
Take

of crystallized car-

thirty-five grains

bonate of soda, dissolved

in

a soda bottle of

water, to which add twelve drops of sulphuric

and cork immediately

measure

fifty

pints of pure spring water, seven ounces

and

acid,

or,

a quarter of crystallized carbonate of soda

(let

the soda be perfectly dissolved, anti the

solution quite clear

if it is

not so,

filter

it).

Put half a pint of the solution into each soda

bottle, to

acid,

which add twelve drops of sulphuric

and tightly cork immediately.

Remark

Eijual

and more pure than the

generality of soda water

made by machinery.

sold for soda water

great deal of what

is

contains not a particle of soda, being merely

1

170
a diftusion of carbonic acid

The medical

eflects

of

gas in water.
drinks,

acidulated

largely diluted with water and exhibited from

time to time, cool and quench thirst, and

check inordinate and dangerous motions of

the blood, consequently during the

months, when the habit of body

is

summer
of a hot

temperament, and partaking of an inflammatory description, they promote the secretion

of the

body, and restrain the immoderate

action of haemorrhagial flux.

GINGER BEER.
Dissolve two drachms of refined sugar, and
thirty grains of carbonate of soda in half a

pint of spring water, to which put two drachms

of essence of ginger and add to

it

twelve

drops of sulphuric acid, and cork the bottle

up immediately.

171

SEIDLITZ WATER.
Take two drachms of Rochelle

salts,

half a

drachm of

crystallized carbonate of soda, dis-

solved

ill

half a pint of spring water and

tilter.

Put

it

into a soda

bottle,

and add

ten drops of sulphuric acid, and cork

imme-

diately.

CHELTENHAM WATER.
;

Take a drachm of Rochelle

grains of carbonate of soda,

salt,

five

twenty

grains of

muriate of soda, and half a pint of tepid

1

water, and

i.

add

six

tilter.

Put

into a

soda

bottle,

and

drops of sulphuric acid, and cork

instantly.

BUXTON WATER.
Take half a drachm of

fifteen grains of

in

t
1/

i|

tartrate of soda,

and

carbonate of ditto dissolved

a bottle of spring water, to which add wine

I

172
of iron a teaspooiiful, and eight drops of snl-

phn ric

To

acid.

Remark

Harrowgate

but

the tartaric

and

all

Spa waters

must he made with sulphuric

for bottling,

acid

be kept tightly corked.

extemporaneous prescription,

in
is

preferable.

These waters con-

joined with cathartic infusions composed of

senna, rhubarb, manna, &c. help to extract
their purgative qualities,

and

assist

moting a more copious evacuation.

ferrugineae

should

be always

kept

in

pro-

Aqua
tightly

corked, and are to be preferred taken in a

state of effervescence, as they

owe

their tonic

properties to the presence of the iron, which

by long exposure

to the

atmosphere and

in

confined quantities become separated, whereas

by occupying a space
active

in

conjunction with an

body, their ferruginous qualities are

kept suspended

in the

most minute

division.

173

DOMESTIC RECIPES.

Useful forms of extemporaneous prescription.

The doses prescribed are intended
for

an an adult.

PURGATIVE DRAUGHT.
Take rhubarb and jalap
ten grains,

in

powder, of each

and half an ounce of peppermint

water.

APERIENT

PILLS.

Take compound extract of colocynth, extract of

rhubarb and scammony, of each two

grains,

and one grain of ginger.

divide into two pills for a dose.

I

Mix, and

174

SPASMODIC DRAUGHT.
Take ainmoniated

tincture

of valerian two

drachms, tincture of assafcetida twelve drops,

compound

tincture of

cinnamon one drachm,

and camphor julep two ounces, mixed together.

Remark

This

draught may be repeated

every quarter of an hour whilst the spasms

continue.

TONIC DRAUGHT.
Take compound

tincture

of

bark

two

drachms, tincture of orange peel two drachms,

spirit

of cinnamon twenty drops, and pimento

water one ounce and a half.

for

weakness of the stomach.

Take once a-day

175

DRAUGHT FOR LOOSENESS OF THE

BOWELS.
Take two drachms of
oTie

tincture of catechu,

ounce and a half of compound chalk mix-

ture,

and ten drops of tincture of opium.

Mix, and take three times a-day, as long as

necessary.

WORM POWDER.
Take rhubarb and
grains,

To

jalap,

of each Hfteeii

and four grains of calomel, mixed.

be taken in honey.

DIURETIC MIXTURE FOR DROPSY.

Take decoction

of

broom half a

pint,

cream of tartar one ounce, tincture of squills

two drachms.
Mix, and take a third part
three times a-day.
I

COUGH
Take compound

PILL.

squill

powder of opium half a

one-fourth of a grain.
pill.

pill

four

grains,

gum

benzoin

grain,

Mix, and make a

Take one twice a-day.

COUGH MIXTURE.
Take

ammoniacal

mixture

six

ounces,

paregoric half an ounce, syrup of tolu and

wine of ipecacuanha, of each two drachms.

Make

a mixture, and take a table spoonful

three times a-day for old coughs.

177

Another Cough Mixture.

Take almond milk

tolu

syrup of

six ounces,

one ounce, salvolatile

half a drachm,

ipecacuanha wine one drachm.

Mix, and

take a third part three times a-day for recent

coughs.

ASTRINGENT GARGLE FOR RELAXATION

OF THE UVULA.
Take

tincture of catechu one ounce, dilute

drachm,

water

ounces, laudanum one drachm.

Mix.

sulphuric

acid

one

PILLS FOR RELAXATION OF

seven

THE

UVULA.
Take

half a grain of sulphate of copper,

and a sufficiency of conserve of hips to make

a

pill.

Let the

gradually dissolve, and

pill

keep the solution as much as possible upon

I

178
tlie

relaxed part, taking care not to swallow

Once a-day

more than you can avoid.

will

be sufficient.

OINTMENT FOR SORE EYE-LIDS.

Take
grains,

levigated

red

precipitate

twenty

and one ounce of elder flower

ment (very

fresh).

oint-

Mix, and apply with a

camels hair brush.

LOTION FOR CHRONIC ULCERATION

OF THE EYE-LIDS.
Take

lapis

calaminaris

wine of opium

sixty drops,

water half a pint.

using.

The

half

an

ounce,

and camphor

Mix, and shake before

part affected to be washed with

this solution three times a-day.

179

DETERGENT GARGLE FOR INFLAMMATORY SORE THROAT.

Take

nitre in

powder two drachms.

Honey

of roses six drachms, infusion of roses five

ounces.

Mix, and make a gargle, to be used

every two hours.

EMBROCATION FOR SORE THROAT.

Take the strongest
three drachms, rape oil

two drachms.

ammonia
one ounce, laudanum

solution of

Mix, and well rub the throat.

(>

180

ANALYSIS OF PROMINENT
MEDICINES.

MORISONS PILLS.

Gamboge, supertartrate of potash, colocynth,

aloes,

and

squills, in

minute quantities.

DIXONS PILLS.
Resin of jalap, scammony, rhubarb, Castile

soap, and socotrine aloes

pretty equal

proportions, with a trace of tartarized an-

timony.

181

HUNTS PILLS.
Powdered compound extract of

colocyntli,

powder of jalap, Castile soap, and a small

quantity of powder of cloves.

BALSAM OF ANISEED.
Two
goric,

ounces of

licorice,

one ounce of pare-

and two drachms of syrup of

tolu.

ESSENCE OF MUSTARD.
Bruise mustard seeds, and pour upon them
oil

of turpentine, to which add

oil

of rosemary.

182

MAGNESIAN APERIENT.
Take highly

calcined magnesia and

tar-

trate of soda, well triturated together, with

a small portion of soda, then add the

like

quantity of highly exsiccated tartaric acid.

ESSENCE OF HONEY AND

IIOREHOUND.
Rectified spirit of wine and laudanum, with
tincture of tolu.

POMADE FOR GOUT AND

RHEUMATISM.
Opium,

veratrine,

and

lard.

183

BOERIIAAVES RED PILL.

Oxymuriate of mercury, with golden

sul-

phuret of antimony.

LEAKES PATENT PILLS.

Turpeths mineral, colocynth, and sulphate
of potash.

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187

SURGEON-DENTIST.

MINERAL SUCCEDANEUM,
For filling decayed Teeth.

Take some
and add
silver

to

(say an ounce or two),

tinfoil

a very small quantity of quick-

it

place

it

in

a boiling heat, in a conve-

nient vessel (saucepan, if you like) for

time.

When you

amalgamated
from the
in the

fire

perceive the mercury has

itself
;

some

with the

take some of

remove

it

and knead

it

foil,
it

palm of your hand, and apply

quickly as possible,
sufficient to

Remark

(i. e.)

it

whilst the heat

is

keep them combined.

The absurdity of the use of

preparation

as

is

this

perhaps only known to those

who have witnessed

its inutility.

As soon as

188
the temperature

decreased below, or raised

is

above a certain point, decom|>osition takes

place,

and the niercnry, which before was

amalgamated with the

foil,

leaves

and they

it,

become separate bodies.

By scraping the

and

foil

silver

from the

back of a looking glass, and agitating them

briskly in a bottle, they will

become perfectly
ceive any thing

fluid

amalgamate and

and

cannot con-

more appropriate than the

mixture, as something new for

filling

decayed

teeth.

MINERAL MARMORATUM.
Proceed as

if

you were making mineral suc-

cedaneum, and add

to

it

a small portion of

finely pulverized flint glass.

Remark

licum, and

In the same manner terro-metalall

the composition for stopping

decayed teeth are prepared, the mercury and

tin-foil

forming the basis of the nostrums.

189

MINERAL METALLIC CEMENT.

Add

to succedanetini

some levigated

iron

filings.

SILICIA.

Take some gypsum (very

fine

and

light),

levigated iron filings, and a sufficiency of the

dregs of solution of

gum mastich

in spirit.

LAENNECS REMEDY TO CURE TOOTHACHE, AND PRESERVE THE TEETH

FROM DECAY.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p 43.)

TO MAKE TOOTH PASTE.

(See Chemist and Druggist, p. G1

.)

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SAUCES.

SAUCE ARISTOCllATIQUE.
Pound

green walnuts in a mortar, squeeze

out the juice through a strainer, and

stand to settle.

Pour

oft'

let

it

the clear, and to

every pint of juice add a pound of anchovies,

one drachm each of cloves, mace, and Jamaica

pepper

(bruised).

anchovies

put

in

again.

Boil

together

are dissolved, strain

it

a good handful of shalots,

To

till

the

oft',

and

and

boil

every pint of the above, add half

a pint of best brown vinegar, four ounces of

port wine, and three ounces of soy.

194

SAUCE AU
Take a quart of
table

spoonsful

KOI.

best brown vinegar, three

each of

soy

and walnut

ketchup, three shalots (cut small), one ounce

of cayenne pepper, and four bruised cloves.

Remark
for

Keep these ingredients together

month, and shake them frequently.

Ketchups

in

sauces are not generally to be

approved, except they are made at home, and

can he warranted a perfect essence of the

fruit,

as they tend to thicken every description of

cold meat sauces, which makes them unsightly

and unsaleable.

TO MATA SAUCE,
To keep any length of time.

To

eight

dozen

of

love

apples

add

quarter of a pound of green capsicums, sliced,

with six good sized shalots, one large clove

195
of garlick, and one pint of vinegar, to be well

mixed together, and drawn down over a slowthree hours, or put into a crock, and

lire for

sent to the bakehouse over night, that the

oven

may

sieve as
till it

not be too hot.

Rub through a

dry as possible, and boil

becomes rather thick.

quickly

Boil a quart of

best vinegar with an ounce of ginger, a clove

garlick, six shalots,
salt, for five

when

and a table spoonful of

minutes.

Strain

quite cold, and bottle

quantity of

oil

with bladder.
leather

is

it

it.

on the top, and

to the sauce

Pour a small
tie

it

If for travelling, a cork

If

best.

down
and

you cannot piocure cap-

sicums, introduce half a pint of Chili vinegar,

and but three half pints of pickling vinegar.

Remark
to, it will

If this recipe

keep

in

be strictly adhered

any climate, and for years.

K 2

196

Another, for present

Boil

down

of vinegar
a

little

toniatas in a small quantity

six

rub

use.

it

glaize or

through a sieve, and add

good gravy, with a small

portion of cayenne and salt,

and about a

dessert spoonful of fresh lemon juice.

QUIN SAUCE.
The same

as sauce aristocratique, leaving

out the port wine and soy.

HARVEYS SAUCE.
Take quin sauce

six

ounces, soy two ounces,

cayenne two drachms.

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ESCIIALOTTE SAUCE.
Steep shalots
port wine and
bit of

of

vinegar,

equal parts of

in

(sliced)

and put

lemon thyme, and add

to

it

in

a small

a third part

mushroom ketchup.

PIQUANTE SAUCE.
Take two ounces of cayenne pepper, a

pint

of brown vinegar, and an ounce each of soy

and port wine.

Remark

Let these ingredients stand ma-

cerating for a

few weeks

strain

and bottle

for use.

NEW
Take a

SAUCE.

gallon of port wine, half a

pound of

scraped horse radish, three ounces of cayenne

pepper, and a j)ound of garlick.

minutes and strain when cold.

:i

Boil ten

198

ISLE OF
Take a quart of

WIGHT SAUCE.
soy,

ditto of brandy, ditto of

mixed together.

ditto of port wine

mushroom ketchup

ESSENCES.

ESSENCE OF ANCHOVIES.

Take

ten pounds of anchovies, one

of bay

salt,

gum

pound

and half an ounce of powder of

tragacanth, a

little

colouring matter, and

one gallon of spring water.

ESSENCE OF ORANGES.
Take two ounces of

oil

of oranges, and

four ounces of alcohol.

ESSENCE OF CARAWAY SEEDS.

Take two drachms of
six

drachms of

spirit

oil

of caraway, and

of wine.

K 4

200

ESSENCE OF CLOVES.
Take a drachm of oil of
drachms of spirit of wine.

cloves,

and

six

ESSENCE OF NUTMEGS.
Take two drachms of
six

drachms of

oil

of nutmegs, and

spirit of wine.

ESSENCE OF MACE.
Take
six

three

drachms of

drachms of

oil

of nutmegs, and

spirit of wine.

ESSENCE OF ALLSPICE.
Take two drachms of
six

oil

of pimento, and

drachms of spirit of wine.

201

ESSENCE OF CINNAMON.
Take two drachms of
six

drachms of

oil

spirit of wine.

ESSENCE OF
Take two drachms of
drachms of

Remark

spirit

To

cordial flavour,
to

of cinnamon, and

CASSI/E.

oil

of cassiee, and six

of wine.

make

the above essences of

add two drachms of

each given quantity.

K o

capillaire

202

GENERAL RECIPES.

MOUTARDE SUPERBE.
Take

two drachms of garlick, one drachm

each of shalotts, sweet marjorum, and lemon

thyme, and a quart of best brown vinegar;

steep these for a week or more, and strain.

Remark When you require mustard

For
the table, make it with this liquid.
.

for

ex-

portation, mustard should be prepared ready

for use with

some such

liquid as the above,

with the addition of a clove or two.

CRUDE CAYENNE, SOLUBLE OR

CRYSTALLIZED.
Of double

strength.

(See Chemist and Druggist, p.3l.)

203

POTENT MUSTARD.
Take

four

ounces of powdered cayenne

pepper, and three pounds of finest flour ot

mustard, mixed together.

BROWNING.
Take two pounds of coarse brown sugar,
and pour upon
the

fire till it

SALBEllG

it

some lime water, place

it

on

becomes burnt.

WASH FOR DESTROYING

BUGS.

Take half an ounce of oxymuriate of mercury, two ounces of muriate of

ammonia, and

two pints of water, mixed together.

Remark

Thoroughly

with this wash.

K 0

wash the bedstead

201

IIED

SEALING WAX.

(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 68.)

OIL OF TARTAR.
(.See

Chemist and Druggist,

p. 71.)

TO PRESERVE AND FLAVOUR HAMS

AND TONGUES.
Take two ounces each of hav

salt

and

coarse brown sugar, and two table sjioonfnls

of Cambrian essence, for a tongue, and an increased quantity for a ham.

CURRIE POWDER.
(Sec Chemist and Druggist, p.

.30.)

205

APPLE WINE.
Take equal

meg

quantities of orange and nut-

pippins, grind tliem in an apple mill, and

To

press out the juice through a hair cloth.

every gallon of juice add

Put

pounds of lump sugar.

and ferment

it

two and a half

the fermentation

bung and put

Remark
about

in

better than

continue,

lift

the

a few pieces of isinglass.

gallons

much

for sparkling

it

down, and

it

A bushel of apples

five

When

the usual way.

in

has worked a short time, bung

should

into a cask,

it

of juice.

of what

is

will

produce

The above
called

is

and sold

champagne.

SAVORY JELLY.
Make
a sieve

a strong veal stock, strain

and

let it

stand

till

cold,

it

through

and take off

20 (>
the fat quite clean

add some Tarragon vine-

gar, and a few juniper berries.

Remark

Clarify

it

the same as calves

feet jelly.

CAMBRIAN OR WESTPHALIAN ESSENCE,

OR WOOD SMOKE.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 42.)

SYMPATHETIC

INK.

(See Chemist and Druggist, p.53.)

FURNITURE

OIL.

(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 34.)

TO CLEAN BRASS OR COPPER.

(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 54.)

PLATE POWDER.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 55.)

POLISH BLACKING.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 55.)

BLACK REVIVER.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 61.)

LIQUID CAYENNE.
Take four ounces of finely powdered cayenne
pepper, to which put equal parts of spirits of

wine and water, to make a strong tincture

or,

powdered cayenne pepper four ounces,

powdered gum tragacanth

thirty grains, water

208
two ounces, and sherry wine four ounces.

Mixed

together.

This form of cayenne

may

he made use of in preparing extemj)oraneous

may

sauce, as

also the crystallized.

TO MAKE CONDENSED GINGER

POWDER FOR GINGER BEER.
(See Chemist and Di-uggist, p. 62 .)

ZEST FOR GRAVIES.

Take of powdered thyme, sweet maijoram,
sage and savoury, of each two drachms, cay-

enne

in

powder half an ounce, angelica

in

powder one drachm, and coriander seeds two

To

drachms.

Remark

ment upon

be well mixed together.

This

zest

is

a great improve-

kitcheners, and likely to

a decided favorite with the public.

become

209

MOCK BRAWN.
Put four

feet,

two

and two chaps of

ears,

a pig into two quarts of water, and

for several hoius,

till

the bones can be picked

from the meat, then pour

oft'

it

it

the fat, and take away

it

pour

nutes; lastly,

all
it

skim

into a basin,

all

the bones

again into a saucepan with a

parsley, and let

let it boil

little

chapped

boil together ten

into

put

mould

to

mibe

turned out.

CURACOA.
The

peels of three dozen Seville oranges,

two and a half pounds of white sugar candy

pounded very

fine,

two ounces of cinnamon,

and four bottles of brandy.

The whole

to be put into a

and shaken occasionally.

stone bottle

To be

bottled in

three weeks.

Remark

very delicious article.

210

NEWLY-INVENTED WRITING FLUID.

(See Chemist and Dru^i^ist, p. 63.)

ANOTHER.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 63.)

ANOTHER.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 64.)

TO MAKE BROWN TINCTURE.

Pour

spirit of

crusts, to

wine upon raspings of burnt

which add a very small quantity of

bruised rhatany root.

Let these stand

coloured sufficiently, and pour off for use.

till

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BROWN

SALT.

Take any quantity of

upon

table salt, and pour

equal parts of browning and spirits of

it

Evaporate to dryness, and rub through

wine.

a sieve, or not, as you please.

RED

SALT.

Take any quantity of

with

it

little

carmine

cient to colour
for

brown

it

table salt,

in spirit

and mix

of wine,

suffi-

evaporate, and proceed as

salt.

PRESERVED HORSE RADISH.

Scrape horse radish and pour distilled or

brown vinegar upon

it,

and cork

it

up.

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CaNGER WINE.
Take seven

gallons of water, eight pounds

of refined sugar,
sliced ginger.

two ounces and a half of

Boil these a full

the whites of four eggs,

boils,

cold;

and

strain

put

it

it

into

scum

hour with
whilst

it

a tub to stand

and the peel of four

cut very thin, and a spoonful of yeast.

be

fit

till

into a barrel with the juice of

th ree very large lemons,

the cask

it

down

to bottle,

well,

and

and
in

in

a fortnight

Stop
it

will

another to drink.

GINGER BEER POWDERS.

Take ten drachms and twenty-four grains
of carbonate of soda, ten ounces of powdered

lump sugar, and one hundred and ninety-two

Mi.x and

grains of powdered Jamaica ginger.

divide into
in

twelve

blue paper.

powder of
paper.

powders,

Take

tartaric acid,

and wrap up

also thirty

grains of

and wrap up

in

white

213

PERMANENT
To a

INK.

strong solution of nitrate

distilled water,

add a

little

previously to writing on

of silver

in

sap green, and

the linen wet the

part intended to be written on with the fol-

lowing liquid pounce

take two ounces of

subcarbonate of soda, two drachms of

arabic,
all

and a pint of soft water.

Let these be

mixed together, and as soon as the solu-

tion

is

complete

Remark
is

gum

it is

ready for use.

The best

that sold under the

It requires

kind of marking ink,

name of De

Plighte.

no mordant, and can be used at

any time without a preparation.

BROWNING.
Take two pounds of j)owdered lump sugar,
and half a pound of fresh butter put them
;

together

in

a frying pan and kee}> on the

fire

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till it

becomes quite a chocolate brown, then

add one quart of port wine and three quarts

of elder ditto,

six

ounces of

shalots,

ounce of mace, four ounces of

spice,

one
four

ounces of black pepper, two pints of ketchup,

and half a pound of

lemon juice.

salt,

and a pint of fresh

Boil all these together, and let

stand to settle, afterwards pour off the clear

liquor for use.

LEMON

PICKLE.

Equal proportions of lemon juice and vinegar, salted

and spiced to palate.

PICKLING SALT.
Equal parts of brown sugar and bay

salt.

215

SOOJIE.

Take powdered pearl sago fourteen pounds.

East Indian or English arrow-root two pounds,
rusk powder one pound.

Mixed togtther.

NANKEEN DYE
Is

made by

boiling Spanish annatto in water,

and adding a

little

prepared kali and alum.

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LICENSED VICTUALLER.

PORTABLE LEMONADE.
( Effervescing.)
(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 59.)

TO MAKE CONDENSED GINGER

POWDER FOR GINGER BEER.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p. 62.)

SODA WATER.
(See Chemist and D?mggist, p. 169.)

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220

SRIDLITZ WATER.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p.l71.)

CHELTENHAM WATER.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p.l71.)

BUXTON WATER.
(See Chemist and Druggist, p.l71.)

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SIMPLE AND

COMPOUND MEDICINALS,
WITH THE

DOSES, PKOPERTIES,

AND

USES.

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223

SIMPLE AND COMPOUND

MEDICINALS.

eight

Children from two

Dose.

/liTHER.

drops;

twenty

years,

ten

to

Adults, thirty drops to one draclim.

spasmodic.

For asthma, cramp, and

Mthiop's Mineral.
four years, six grains

Dose.
;

Effect. Antiflatulence.

ten years, ten to flfteen grains.

Dose.

four years, table spoonful

cent.

drops.

Effect. Alterative.

affections.

Almonds, Emuln.

glassful.

thirty

Children from two to

Adults, fifteen to thirty grains.

For cutaneous

to four years,

Children from two to

ten years, half a

Adults, wine glassful.

Effect.

wine

Demul-

For strangury cough.

Almonds, Oil

of.

Dose.

four years, thirty drops

Children from two

to

ten years, half a drachm.

Adults, one to three drachms.

For strangury cough.

L 4

Effect.

Demulcent.

224
Aloes,

Socotrine

Dose.

Cliilclren

four years, three to six grains

ten years, five to ten

grains.

Adults, ten to twenty grains.

gative.

For obstinate

Aloes, Tincture

to

drachms.

three

Effect.

of.

Effect.

Pur-

costiveness.

Dose.

drachm

four years, one

from two to

Children from two to

ten years, one and a half

Adults, three to six drachms.

For obstinate costiveness

Purgative.

and

worms.

Alum

Pcncder.

and a half
grains.

to

Dose.

three

Effect.

Children ten years, one

Adults, three

grains.

to ten

For chronic dysen-

Astringent.

tery.

Amber,
four,

Oil

of.

Dose.

Children

two drops; ten years,

Adults, eight to ten drops.

For hysteric

fits,

five

to

from two

drops.

eight

Effect. Antispasmodic.

hooping-cough.

Ammoniac Gtim.

Dose.

Children ten years, six

to ten grains.

Adults, ten to fifteen grains.

Expectorant.

For chronic cough, asthma, &c.

Ammoniac, Milk of

Dose.

to four years, dessert spoonful

half table spoonful.

Effect.

&o.

to

Expectorant.

Effect.

Children from two

;

ten years, one

and a

Adults, three table spoonfuls.

For chronic cough, asthma,

225
Antimonial Powde?'.
years, two grains

Children

ten years, one

Adults, three to

grains.

and a half

grains.

five

For inflammatory

dorific.

from two to four

one

Dose.

four years, two drachms

two drachms.

to

Su-

Effect.

fever, pleurisy.

Anthnonial Wine (as an emetic).

dren from two to

to three

Chil-

ten years,

Adults, two to four drachms.

Effect. Emetic.

Antimonial Wine ( as an alterative ).

Dose. Children from two to four years, six drops ; ten years,
eight

to

drops.

Adults, twelve to twenty

twelve drops.

For

Effect. Sudorific.

St.

Anthonys

fire,

cordes of stomach.

Aromatic Confection.
to

Dose.

four years, six grains

grains.

Adults,

fifteen

Astringent and cordial.

ten years, ten to fifteen

to

thirty

to four years, one tea spoonful

Effect.

grains.

Effect.

For purging, cramp.

Assafatida Emulsion. Dose.

half table spoonful.

Children from tw'o

Children from two

ten years, one

and a

Adult, three table spoonfuls.

For

Antispasmodic.

hysterics,

asthma,

hooping-cough.
Assafatida,

two

to

Tincture

of.

Dose.

four years, one drop

L 5

ten

Children from
years, twenty to

226
lliirty

drops.

Adults, thirty to sixty drops.

For

Antispasmodic.

hysterics, asthma,

Effect.

hooping-

cough.
Assetfeet ida,

from two

Volatile Spirit of.

to four years, four

twenty drops.

Dose.

drops

Children

ten years, ten to

Adults, twenty to forty drops.

For hysterics and

Antispasmodic.

Assetfaetida Pill.

Dose.

Children from ten years,

six to ten grains.

Adults, ten to fifteen grains.

Antispasmodic.

For hysterics and

Balsam of Peru.
three to five drops.

Stimulant.

For

Dose.
Adults,

Children,
five to ten

Dose.

twelve to twenty drops.

Effect.

For

Stimulant.

Balsam of Tolu, Tincture

Effect.

Bark, Peruvian Powder.

to

Tonic.

Effect.

off.

twenty to

Adults, twenty

forty

flatulence, asthma.

Dose,

Dose.

four years, six grains

twenty grains.

years,

Children,

Adults, thirty to

Stimulant and pectoral.

flatulence, asthma.

two

ten

drops.

Children, ten years,

Adults,

ten years, twenty to thirty drops.

sixty drops.

Effect.

fainting.

flatulence, asthma.

Balsam of Trumatic.

drops.

Effect.

fainting.

For

Children from

ten years, fifteen to

to sixty grains.

For ague, indigestion, weakness.

Effect.

227
Bark, Decoction
to four years,

of.

Dose.

Children from two

one table spoonful

and weakness.
Bcn-k, Essential Salt of.

two

to

five

grains.

five

Bark, Tincture

of.

ten

Dose.

two drachms.

to

Effect.

three to

grains.

Effect.

Tincture

Adults, two to four drachms.

Volatile.

of

Dose.

two drachms.

ten years, one to

drachms.

Children, ten years,

For relaxation and weakness.

Tonic.

Bark,

Stimulant

Effect.

Bark, Tincture

of,

ten years, one-half to

two drachms.

and pectoral.

indigestion
Basilic

Huxham's.

Dose.

one drachm.

Effect.

Children,

Adults, two to four

relaxation and weakness.

four

Children from

ten years,

to

relaxation

For relaxation and weakness.

Tonic.

one

Dose.

four years, tw'o grains

Adults,

For

Tonic.

Dffect.

and

Adults, three to four

a half to three table spoonfuls.

table spoonfuls.

ten years, one

For

Children,

Adults, one to

Stimulant and pectoral.

For

and heart-burn.
Powder.

years, six

Dose.

grains

Children

ten

twenty

grains.

Adults,

Effect.

Vermifuge and

to

(5

ten

to

twenty-five

purgative.

costiveness, dropsy.

years,

from two

to

twenty
grains.

For w^orms,

228
Calomel.

one grain
one

Dose.

Children from two to four years,

ten years, one to four grains.

Adults,

and

aperient.

to ten grains.

For bilious

Effect.

&c.

affection, fever,

Camphor

Dose.

one grain

years,

Alterative

Children
years,

ten

Adults, two to four grains.

Camphor, Julep
four

years,

three drachms

Antispasmodic.

fits.

Children from two to

ten years, one to

Antispasmodic and febrifuge.

fever, convulsive

Canella,

For nervous

fits.

Alba Powder.

years, one and a half

to three grains.

two

Adults, two to four table spoonfuls.

table spoonfuls.
Effect.

of.

Dose.

four

to

two grains.

to

Effect.

For hooping-cough, convulsive

two

from
one

to

Effect.

Dose.

Children,

three grains.

Stomachic.

ten

Adults, four

For indigestion,

flatulence.

Canella, Tincture

of.

Dose.

Children, ten years,

Adults, one to two

one-half to one tea spoonful.

Effect. Stomachic.

teaspoonfuls.
flatulence.

Car-damom Seeds, Tincture

ten years,

drachms.
lence,

one

to

two drachms.

Effect.

and cramp.

Slimulant,

if.

For indigestion,

Dose.

Children,

Adults, two to three

For indigestion,

flatu-


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Curdamom

Compound Tincture of

Seeds,

Children, ten years, one to two drachms.

two

four

to

drachms.

Adults,

Antispasmodic.

to

ten years,

Castor

fits,

Dose.
;

two and a half

ten grains.

five to

four years, twenty drops

Children from two

ten

For convulsive

Oil (cold,

Effect.

nervousness.

years, one-half to

Adults, one to two drachms.

Antispasmodic.

For

Children from two to

For convulsive

Castor, Tincture of.

one drachm.

Stomachic.

Effect.

Dose.

four years, four grains

to five grains.

Adults,

and cramp.

indigestion, flatulence,

Castor, Powdered.

Dose.

fits,

expressed, or

Effect.

nervousness.
cold

drawn ).

Dose. Children from two to four years, two drachms;

ten years,

drachms.

two

to four

Effect.

drachms.

Adults, four to eight

For

Purgative.

Cascarilla Poivder.

Dose.

four years, four grains

colic, costiveness.

Children from two to

ten years, five to ten grains.

Adults, ten to twenty grains.

Effect.

Stomachic.

For indigestion, weakness.

Cascarilla,

two
to

Tincture

to four years,

one drachm.

Effect.

if.

Dose.

twenty drops
Adults,

Stomachic.

Catechu, Tincture

one

Children from

ten years, one-half

to

three

drachms.

For indigestion, weakness.

of -Dose.

Children from two

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to four years, ten

tea spoonful.

drops

ten years, one-half to one

Adults, one to

Chalk, Prepared.

Dose.

four years, six grains

Adults, ten to

For looseness,

tea

spoonfuls.

Children from two to

ten years, five to ten grains.

grains.

fifteen

Effect.

Astringent.

acidity.

Camomile Flmvers, Poicder

from two to four years,
ten grains.

two

For chronic looseness, flooding.

Effect. Astringent.

of.

Dose.

six grains

Children

ten years, five to

Adults, ten to twenty grains.

Effect.

Stomachic and vermifuge. For indigestion, worms, &c.

Camomile and
dren ten years,
forty drops.

G inger,

Tincture

of.

Dose.

twenty drops.

five to

Chil-

Adults, ten to

For gout, cramp

Effect. Stomachic.

in the stomach.

Cinnamon Poivder.

Dose.

four years, two grains

Adults,

Children from two to

ten years, three to five grains.

five to ten grains.

Effect. Stomachic.

For

indigestion, flatulence, &c.

Cinnamon, Essence
to four years,

of.

one drop

Dose.

ten years,

Adults, three to ten drops.

Children from two

two

to three drops.

Effect. Stimulant.

For

flatulency, colicky pains.

Cinnamon,

two

Tincture of

to four years,

Dose.

Children from

twenty drops; ten years, two

to

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tliree

drachms.

Adults,

three

drachms.

four

For looseness.

Effect. Astringent.

Calumba Poivder and

from two

to

Root.

Dose.

to four years, four grains

Children

ten years, five to

twenty grains.

ten grains.

Adults, ten to

Stomachic.

For indigestion, chronic looseness.

Calumba, Tincture

two

Adults,

fifteen

to

Dose.
;

twenty grains.

Opium.

Dose.

to four years, four grains

ten grains.

Children

from

ten years, ten to fifteen

Effect.

For purging, heart-burn.

Creta, powdered with

from two

Effect.

For indigestion, chronic looseness.

dates, Prepared.

Astringent.
.

ten years, one half to

to four years, ten grains

grains.

Children from two

Adults, one to three drachms.

Stomachic.
Crabs

Dose.

drops

to four years, fifteen

one drachm.

of.

Effect.

Children

ten years, five to

Adults, ten to twenty grains.

Astringent.

Effect.

For obstinate purging and dysentery.

Contraperva Powder.
four years, six grains

Dose.

Children from two to

ten years, ten to twenty grains

Adults, twenty to forty

giains.

Effect.

Sudorific.

For recent colds, rheumatism.

Contraperva Compound.

two

Dose.

to four years, eight grains

thirty grains.

Children

Adults, thirty to forty grains.

Sudorific and astringent.

For

from

ten years, fifteen to

diarrlicea.

Effect.

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Cream of Tartar.

Dose.

four years, tw'enty grains

drachm.

Children from two to

ten years, one half to one

Adults, one to four drachms.

Aperient and

alterative.

Effect.

For inflammation, eruption

of the skin, &c.

Colocynth or Bitter Apple Pill Compound.

Children, ten years,

twenty grains.

five to ten grains.

Effect. Purgative.

Colocynth Extract, Compound.

ten years, five to ten grains.
grains.

Effect.

Colocynth

Effect,

Elixir of Vitriol.
ten

Effect.

costiveness.

ten years, five to ten grains.

Effect.

drops.

Dose.

Sudorific and

to four years, half

Children,

Adults,

Stomachic.

Electuary, Lenitive.

drachms.

Children,

For rheumatism, recent colds, &c.

anodyne.

to

fifteen

Children from two to

Adults, ten to twenty grains.

five

Children,

Dose.

For

Dose.

four years, three grains

costiveness.

Adults, ten to fifteen

Purgative.

Dovers Powder.

For

Dose.

For costiveness.

Powder.

ten years, three to six grains.

grains.

Adults, ten to

Adults, ten to

Purgative.

Extract

Dose.

ten

to

For indigestion,

Dose.

a drachm

ten

twelve drops.
flatulence, &c.

Children from two

ten years, one to tw-o

Adults, two to three drachms.

Gentle aperient.

years,

For costiveness.

Effect.

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Epsom

Salts.

drachm

years, one

Adults,

Dose.

four

to

For

aperient.

Children from two to four

ten years, two to five drachms.

drachms.

eight

Dose.

Children from two to

four years, one-sixteenth grain

of a grain.

Gentle

eostiveness.

Foxglove Powder.

ter

Effect.

ten years, one quar-

Adults, half to two grains.

Diuretic and sedative.

Foxglove, Tincture
to four years, five

Effect.

For dropsy.
of.

drops

Dose.

Children from two

ten years, five to ten drops.

Adults, ten to forty drops.

Effect.

Sedative.

For

consumption, palpitation.
Gentian, Tincture

of.

Dose.

to four years, tw'enty drops

one drachm.
Stomachic.

For indigestion,
of.

Adults,

five

to

For indigestion,

Ginger Powder.

grains.

Adults,

Stimulant.

Children from two

ten years, three to five

ten

grains.

Effect.

Sto-

flatulence, &c.

Dose.

to four years, five grains

Effect.

flatulence, &c.

Dose.

to four years, three grains

machic.

ten years, one-half to

Adults, one to two drachms.

Gentian, Extract

grains.

Children from two

Children from two

ten years, ten to twenty

twenty to sixty grains.

Effect.

For gout, indigestion, flatulence.

Ginger, Lozenges

of.

Dose.

Children from two

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to four years,

one

two

to

Adults, four to ten.

ten

years,

two

to four.

For

Effect. Stimulant.

flatu-

lency.

Ginger,

Tine lure

to four, half a

drachm.

drachm

Guaiac.

For

Gum.

Children from two

ten years, one-half to one

two drachms.

to

sudorific.

Guaiac,

Volatile

Children from two to four

ten years, one

Adults, three to

mulant and

and a half

fifteen grains.

Tincture.

drachms.

drachm.

one

to

Effect.

Dose.

Sti-

Children
;

ten years,

one

Adults,

Stimulant and

Effect.

to six

For chronic rheumatism, gout.

from two to four years, half a drachm

one-half

Effect.

flatulency.

Dose.

years, three grains

grains.

Dose.

one

Adults,

Stimulent.

of.

to

three

sudorific.

For

chronic rheumatism, gout.

Hartshorn, Spirit
to

four years,

drops.

Stimulant.

For

Hartshorn

Dose.

drops

six

Adults,

of.

Children from two

ten years, ten to twenty

twenty to

forty

drops.

Effect.

hysterics, convulsions.

Powder,

Burnt

Prepared.

Dose.

Children from two to four years, ten grains

years, ten to twenty grains.
grains.

Effect.

ten

Adults, twenty to forty

Antispasmodic.

For

purging,

acidity, heart-burn.

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Anodyne

Hoffmans

Dose.

Liquor.

from two to four years, three drops

Adults,

drops.

thirty

to

ten years, fifteen

to

thirty

For nervous

Astringent.

Effect.

Cliildrcn

drops.

forty

asthma,

fever,

hysterics.

Hemlock, Powdered.
to four years,

one grain

two

Adults,

Dose.

to

two

ten years, one to two grains.

three

Children from

grains.

Effffect.

Sedative.

For hooping-cough, cancer.

Hemlock, Extract

of.

Dose.

four years, half a grain

to

Children from two

ten years, one to

Adults, two to three grains.

grains.

Effect.

two

Seda-

For hooping-cough, cancer.

tive.

Hiera Picra.
fifteen

Dose.

grains.

Children, ten years, six to

Adults,

Purgative and stomachic.

Effect.

twenty grains.

to

fifteen

For costiveness,

flatulency.

Hiera Picra, Tincture

two

to four years, thirty

drachms.

Adults,

two

of.

Dose.

drops
to

Children from

ten years, one to

four

drachms.

Purgative, stomachic, and vermifuge.

For

two

Effect.
costive-

ness and worms.

Iodine
five

to

Effect.

Tincture

ten

drops.

Alterative.

of.

Dose.
Adults,

Children, ten years,

ten

to

thirty

For scrofula and wen.

drops.

23G
Jalap Powder and Root.

Dose.

years, ten to twenty grains.

grains.

Effect.

one

to

of.

two grains.

Dose.

For costiveness.
Children, ten years,

two

Adults,

Dose.

Ipecacuanha Powder and Root.

ten years, ten to twenty grains.
thirty grains.

Effect.

Ipecacuanha Wine.

Adults, four to

Kino Gum, Tincture

eight'

of.

four

Effect.

Astringent.

ten years, one to two

from two

cf.

to four years, fifteen

to

thirty

Effect.

drops.
Cordial.

of spirits.

Logwood, Decoction
to four years,

table spoonfuls.

Astringent.

Effect.

For looseness.

Lavender, Compound Spirit

drops.

Children from

Adults, two to three drachms.

drachms.

two

to

drachms.

Dose.

to four years, fifteen drops

twenty

two

For costiveness.

Emetic.

two

For costiveness.

Children from two to

ten years,

Children,

Adults, twenty to

Emetic.

Dose.

four years, two drachms

drachms.

four grains.

to

For costiveness.

Purgative.

Effect.

Adults, twenty to thirty

Purgative.

Jalap, Tincture

Children, ten

of.

Dose.
drops

Adults,

For

Cliildren

ten

years,

thirty to

eighty

fainting, or lowness

Dose.

one table spoonful

Children
;

ten years,

Adults, a wine glassful.

from

two

Effect.

For looseness, dysentery.

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Logwood, Extract

of.

Dose.

to four years, four grains

Adults,

grains.

ten

Madder, Extract. of.

Dose.

For

tonic.

Magnesia.

ten years, five to ten grains.

Effect.

and aperient.

Effect.

For heart-burn and

four years, ten grains

Dose.

drachms.

Adults,

Gentle aperient.

Mercurial
and a half

Pill.

acidity.

Effect.

Absorbent

acidity.

Children from two to four

and a half

ten years, one

three

to

six

drachms.

to three

Effect.

For costiveness.

Dose.

to three grains.

Effect.

Absorbent

ten years, ten to twenty grains.

and aperient. For heart-burn,

drachm

four

Children from two to

Adults, twenty to forty grains.

Best.

to

ten years, ten to twenty grains.

Magnesia, Calcined. Dose.

Manna,

Deobstruent

from two

Children

Adults, twenty to forty grains.

tions,

Effect.

scrofula.

Dose.

ten grains

grains.

ten

Children from two

Adults, ten to twenty grains.

years, one

five to

twenty grains.

to

to four years, five grains

years,

years,

ten

For looseness, dysentery.

Astringent.

and

Children from two

Children, ten years, one

Adults, three to twelve

Alterative.

For cutaneous

affec-

&c.

Mercuiy, Calcined.

Dose.

Children, ten years,

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one-lmlf to one grain.
F'ffect.

For cutaneous

Alterative.

Mercury,

Adults, one to two grains.

Chalk. Dose.

zcith

to four years, four grains

to five grains.

Adults,

Children from two

ten years,

ten

to

five

two and a half

grains.

Effect.

For scald head, euphony, &c.

Alterative.

Mistletoe Powder.
four years, ten grains

Dose.
;

Children from two to

ten years, ten to twenty grains.

Adults, twenty to sixty grains.

epileptic

affections, 8cc.

Tonic.

Effect.

For

fits.

Mithridate.

Dose.

years, eight grains

Children from two to four

ten years, ten to fifteen grains.

Adults, fifteen to twenty grains.

Effect.

Astringent.

For purging, dysentery, &c.

Musk.

Dose.

two grains

Children from two to four years,

ten

two

years,

Adults, five to twenty grains.

and a half

grains.

Antispasmodic.

Effect.

For convulsions, locked jaw, &c.

Muriatic Acid.

Dose.

four years, six drops

Adults,

ten

to

Children

from two

ten years, five to ten

thirty drops.

Effect.

to

drops.

Alterative.

For scrofula, cutaneous eruptions.

Myrrh Powder.

Dose.

four years, three grains

to

five

gi-ains.

Deobstruent.

Adults,

Children

ten years,

from two

two and a half

five to ten grains.

For weakness.

to

Effect.

Myrrh, Tincture

of.

drops

to four years, fifteen

drachm.

Effect.

drachms.

two

one

Effect.

For weakness.

Myrrh, Emuhion

of.

two drachms

spoonfuls.

Children from two

ten years, one-half to

one to

Adults,

Deobstruent.

to four,

Dose.

Dose.

Children from two to

ten years, one

two table

to

Adults, two to three table spoonfuls.

For vA^eakness

Deobstruent, expectorant.

and chronic cough.

Natron, Viepared.
four

years,

Dose.

grains

five

Adults, ten grains.

Children from two to

ten

eight

years,

Antacid.

Effect.

grains.

For heart-

burn and acidity.

Nitre Powder, Petrified.

Dose.

two to four years, four grains

half to five grains.
Effect.

to four years, ten

drops.

drops

Diuretic and febrifuge.

years,

Adults,

Dose.

four drops

twelve

to

Children from

ten years, ten to twenty

sixty

drops.

Effect.

For strangury.
Children from two to four

ten years, six

thirty

For diabetes, scrofula.

two and a

twenty grains.

For strangury.

Dose.

twenty to

Adults,

Nitric Acid.

of.

ten years,
five to

Diuretic and febrifuge.

Nitre, Sweet, Spirit

two

Adults,

Children from

drops.

to

twelve drops.
Effect.

Tonic.

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Nutmeg,
four years,

drachms.

Spirit of.

Dose.

drachm;

one

Children from two to

ten

For

minative.

flatulence,

Opiate Confection.

opiate.

Anodyne.

For

Dose.

Effect.
Ikc.

Children ten years, one-

of,

or Laudunuyn.

Dose.

Paregoric Elixir.

Anodyne.

Effect.

ten years, five to ten

Adults,

one

Effect.

Ab-

For looseness, heart-burn.

Dose.

four years, twenty drops

drachm.

ten years,

Children from

Adults, ten to twenty grains.

sorbent and astringent.

Children from two to

ten years, one-half to one

two drachms.

to

Effect.

For cough, asthma, cramp.

Peppermint, Essence

two

Dose.

to four years, eight grains

grains.

Chil-

restlessness, acute pains.

Oyster Shells, Prepared.

two

Adults, ten to thirty drops.

drops.

For

Effect.

restlessness, acute pains.

dren from two to four years, three drops

five to ten

Carminative

Adult, one to two grains.

Opium, Tincture

Anodyne.

Effect.

four

Car-

Children from two to

For purging, cholic,

half to one grain.

to

ten years, five to ten grains.

Adults, ten to twenty grains.

Opium, Purified.

two

cramp.

Dose.

four years, five grains

and

years,

Adults, four to six drachms.

to four years,

of.

Dose.

one drop

Children from

ten years, one

and

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Adults, three to six drops.

half to three drops.

For colicky pains, flatulency,

Carminative.

Effect.

&c.
Poppies,

White

^Extract

of.

from two to four years, one grain

a half to

five

Dose.

ten years,

two and

Adults, five to ten grains.

grains.

Anodyne. For spasms, acute pains, ague.

Effect.

Poppies, White Si/rup

of.

Dose.

two

to four years, a tea spoonful

two

tea spoonfuls.

Effect.

Anodyne.

four

ten years,

one

to

For spasms, acute pains, ague.

of.

Dose.

years, ten drops

Adults,

drops.

Children from

Adults, two to four drachms.

Quassia, Tincture
to

Children

thirty

Children from two

ten years, ten to thirty

sixty

to

drops.

Effect.

For indigestion, flatulency.

Stomachic.

Phatany Powder.

Dose.

four years, five grains

Children from two to

ten years, five to ten grains.

Adults, ten to forty grains.

Effect.

Tonic.

For

ague, diabetes.

Rhatany, Tincture
to four years,

drachms.

of.

Dose.

twenty drops

ten years, one to

Adults, two to four drachms.

For

Stomachic.

two

to

two

Effect.

debility.

Rhatany, Compound Tincture

from

Children from two

four years,

of.

Dose.

twenty drops

Children
ten years,

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one

to

two draclims.

Adults, two to four drachms.

Stomachic and cordial.

Effect.

lihulany, Aromatic Tincture

For
of.

debility.

Dose.

from two to four years, twenty drops

one

to

two drachms.

Rhubarb Poivder, Turkey.

two

to

Rhubarb,
years,

Adults,

For

Aperient.

Effect.

two

drachms.

Tincture
to

For

Dose.

four years, five grains

twenty grains.

ten years,

Adults, two to four drachms.

Stomachic and cordial.

Effect.

Children

debility.

Children from

ten

years,

ten to

twenty to

thirty

grains.

costiveness.

of.

Dose.

four drachms.

Children,

Adults,

four to six

Aperient and carminative.

Effect.

ten

For

costiveness, colick, &c.

Rhubarb Powder,

Bitter.

years, one to two drachms.

drachms.

Effect.

indigestion

and

Dose.

Aperient and stomachic.

flatulence.

Rhubarb Lozenges, with Ginger.

any number.
and

Children, ten

Adults, two to three

Effect.

Dose.

Stomachic.

For

Adults,

For indigestion

flatulence.

Rochelle Salt.
years,

Dose.

two drachms

Children from two to four

ten years, three to six drachms.

Adults, six to twelve drachms.

For costiveness.

Effect.

Aperient.

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Roses,

hifusion of.

drachms

to four years, three

one ounce.

Dose.

Adults, one

Roses,

Conserve

off.

to four years, half a

two ounces.

Dose.

drachm

Children from t\vo

ten years, one-half to

two

to

off.

Saffron, Syrup

off.

For lowness of
Glauher's.

four years, one

drachms.

two
six

Dose.

For costiveness,

Epsom, Purified.

drachms.

Purgative.

Effect.

spirits.

Children from two to

drachm; ten

to four years,

Salts,

one to two

ten years,

years,

three

Adults, six to twelve drachms.

Purgative.

Effict.

Children from two to

Adults, two to three drachms.

Cordial.
Salts,

ten years, one-half

spirits.

Dose.

four years, a tea spoonful

drachms.

Children from

Adults, one to two drachms.

For lowness of

Cordial.

Salts,

Dose.

four years, forty drops

one drachm.

to

Effect.

For cough.

Stomachic and pectoral.

Saffron Hay, Tincture

Effect.

For indigestion.

one drachm. Adults, one to two drachms.

to

two

ten years, one-half to

to

Stomachic and astringent.

from

Children

to

six

Effect.

&cc.

Dose.

one drachm

Children from

ten years, three to

Adults, six to eight drachms.

Effect.

For costiveness, &c.

Cheltenham.

Dose.
M

Children

from

two

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to four

years, one draclim

drachms.

For costiveness,

Poli/chrest.

one-half to one

drachms.

six

Effect.
Salts

Adults,

or Rochelle.

Tartar. Dose.

four years, four grains

Adults, ten to

Salt of

For

Wormwood.

ten years, three

Children from two to

ten years, five to ten grains.

Effect.

Dose.

four grains

ten years, five to ten

Adults, ten to twenty grains.

kaline.

For heart-burn,

Sarsaparilla Poivder.

Adults,

For

Children fi'om two

sixty

grains.

Effect.

scrofula, &c.

Decoction.

Dose.

dren from two to four years, one ounce

one and a half

Al-

ten years, ten to twenty

twenty to

Compound

Sarsaparilla,

Effect.

rickets.

Dose.

to four years, five grains

four ounces.

Alkaline.

Children from two

grains.

Alterative.

Children

rickets.

to four years,

grains.

three

to

costiveness, &c.

twenty grains.

For heart-burn,

one

Adults, six to twelve drachms.

Gentle aperient.

of

years,

ten

Dose.

one drachm

to four years,

drachms.

Children,

Cooling aperient. For feverish heat.

Tasteless

from two

Effect.

See.

Dose.

drachm.

'Efffect.

Salts,

to

three to six

Adults, six to twelve drachms.

Purgative.
Stilts,

ten years,

Chil-

ten years,

to thi-ee ounces.

Adults, three to

Alterative

For scrofula, &c.

Effect.

245
Scammoni/ Foivder.

three grains

to four years,

Adults,

grains.

Dose.

ten

Children from
ten years,

Scammony, Compound Poivder.

twenty

Dose.

to four years, five grains

and a half

to

Effect.

For obstinate costiveness.

Strong purgative.

from two

ten

to

five

twenty grains.

to

two

Strong

Effect.

ten years, seven

Adults,

grains.

fifteen

grains.

Children

to

fifteen

purgative.

For

obstinate costiveness.

Scummony, Compound Poioder,

icith

Calomel

Children from two to four years, four grains

Dose.

ten years, seven

and a half

fifteen to twenty-five grains.

and vermifuge.

Adults,

to fifteen grains.

Effect.

Strong purge

For obstinate costiveness, worms,

and dropsy.
Senna Leaves, Infusion
two

to four years, three

two ounces.
Purgative.

of.

Dose.

drachms

ten years, one to

Adults, two to three ounces.

Efffect.

For costiveness and worms.

Senna Leaves, Tincture

of.

Dose.

years, three to six drachms.

drachms.

Children from

Effect.

Children, ten

Adults, six to twelve

Purgative.

For costiveness and

colick.

Soda
four

Carbonate.

years,

ten

Dose.

grains

ten

Children from two

years,

ten

to

to

twenty

24G
grains.

Adults,

Antacid.

twenty

Soluble

Tartar.

four years,

Dose.

one drachm

drachms.

to four years,

Demulcent.

Dose.

one

to

drachms.

to

two

Effect.

piles.

Children from two

ten years, one-half to

Effect.

For recent cough.

Dose.

one drachm

years,

from two

years,

six

Effect.

Adults, one to two drachms.

Spirit, Mindereus.

two

drachms.

Adults,

Sudorific

and cooling.

Children from two to

ten

to

years,

one

Dose.

four years, eight drops

Effect.

Children from

ten years, ten

twenty

two

fever, pleurisy.

twenty

drops.

Effect.

Antispasmodic and carminative.

Adults,

to

four drachms.

For recent

Spirit of Vitriol, Sweet.

to

ten

to

twenty grains

one drachm.

grains.

acidity.

For costiveness and

Spermaceti Powder.

two

forty

Children

two

Adults,

Purgative.

four

to

For heart-burn and

to

forty

to

drops.

For ner-

vous debility, flatulence.

Spirit, Sal

Ammoniac.

to four years, six

to

fifteen

Effect.
Sph'it,
io

four

drops

drops.

Stimulant.

six

Children from two

ten years, seven

Adults,

fifteen

to

and a half

thirty

For hysterical fainting

Sal Volatile.
years,

Dose.

Dose.

drops

ten

drops.

fits.

Children from two

years, ten to twenty

247
drops.

twenty to forty drops.

Adults,

For hysterical fainting

Stimulant.

Spirits, Sal Volatile Assafaetidu.

from two
to

to four years,

For hysterical

fainting

Syrup of Poppies. Dose.

four

one

years,

drachms.

Anodyne.

drachm
two

Adults,

For coughs,

Syrup of Buckthorn.
to

Cathartic.

ten

one

years,

four drachms.

to

two

Effect.

Dose.
to

Children from two

ten years, one to two

drachms.

four

Effect.

For costiveness.

Dose.

one drachm

four years,

two

Adults,

Carminative.
Sponge,

to

fits.

restless fever.

two

Adults,

Syrup of Ginger.

drachms.

ten years, ten

Children from two to

drachm

four years, one

drachms.

Children

Adults, twenty to forty drops.

twenty drops.

Effect.

fits.

Dose.

drops

six

Effect.

For

Burnt.

to

Children from two to

ten

three draclims.

flatulence,

Dose.

four years, ten grains

one

years,

to

two

Effect.

cramp.

Children

from two

to

ten years, ten to twenty grains.

Adults, twenty to thirty grains.

Effect.

Alterative.

For tonic and antacid.

Sponge,

Lozenges

to four years,

one

of.

Dose.

ten years,

Children from two

one

to two.

Adults,

248
one to

three.

For tonic and

Alterative.

Effect.

antacid.
Squill Puivder.
four, half a grain

Adults,

and

Dose.

Children from two

one to two grains.

Oxymel

four years, one

Dose.

Children

drachm

ten

Adults, two to

drachms.

Expectorant

Effect.

For dropsy, chronic cough.

diuretic.

Squill

to

ten years, one-half to one grain.

Expectorant and

from
one

years,

two
to

four drachms.

For

diuretic.

dropsy,

to

two

Effect.

chronic

cough.
Tincture

Squill,

to four years, ten

drops.

of.

Dose.

drops

Lozenges

Squill,

to

Adults, fifteen to thirty drops.

pectorant and diuretic.

to four,

Children from two

ten years, eight to fifteen

one

six.

of.

Effect.

Ex-

For dropsy, chronic cough.

Dose.

Children from two

ten years, one to three.

Effect.

Adults, three

Expectorant and diuretic.

For

dropsy, chronic cough.

Muriated Tincture of

Steel,

from two

to four years, four

Steel,

For

drops

rickets,

Wme

four years, one

of.

Children

ten years, five

Adults, ten to thirty drops.

to ten drops.

Tonic.

Dose.

Effect.

worms, &c.

Dose.

drachm

Children from

two

ten years, one and a half

to
to

249
Adults, three to six drachms.

three drachms.

For

Tonic.

rickets,

worms, &c.

Steel, Salt, or Copperas.

two
to

Dose.

to four years, half a grain

For

Tonic.

rickets,

Prepared.

Steel,

Dose.

ten years, six to ten grains.

worms, &c.

two

Red

Sulphate

one

to four years,

and a half
grains.

of.

to

two grains

Children from
ten years, one

rickets,

Dose.

to four yeai-s, ten grains

worms, &c.

Children from two

ten years, one-half to one

drachm. Adults, one to two drachms. Effect.

ative

and aperient.

Sulphur,

Milk

four years, ten

drachm.
ative

of.

For

Tonic.

Adults, three to twelve

For

Effect. Tonic.
of.

Effect.

Dose.

to three grains.

Sulphur, Flowers

Effect.

Children from two to

Adults, ten to forty grains.

Steel,

ten years, one-half

wmrms, &c.

four years, two grains

rickets,

Children from

Adults, one to three grains.

one grain.

Effect.

For eruptions,

Dose.

Alter-

piles. Sec.

Children from two to

grains; ten years, one-half to one

Adults, one to two drachms. Effect. Alter-

and

Tartar,

aperient.

For eruptions,

Emetic. Dose.

four years, quarter grain

piles. See.

Children

from two to

ten years, one-half to one

250
Adults, one to two grains.

grain.

Emetic.

Effect.

For fever and cutaneous diseases.

Tin Poioder.
years,

Dose.

ten grains

Children from two to four

ten years, ten to twenty grains.

Adults, twenty to forty grains.

Vermifuge.

Effect.

For worms.
Tincture of Aloes.
four years, one
three drachms.

Purgative.

Dose.

drachm

Dose.

ten years, twenty to thirty

For

Effect. Anti-

hysterics, hooping-cough.

Tincture of Benzoin, or Friars Balsam.

Children from two to four years, six drops

eight to fifteen drops.
Effect. Stimulant

For

and expectorant.

Tincture qf Buchu Leaves.

years, one to

Dose.

two tea spoonfuls.

three tea spoonfuls.

ten years,

flatulence,

Children ten

Adults, two to

Effect. Anti-irritant, &c.

of bladder.

Tincture of Cantharides.
to four years, five

Dose.

Adults, fifteen to thirty drops.

asthma.

two

Effect.

Children from two

Adults, thirty to sixty drops

irritation

to

For costiveness, worms.

to four years, five drops

spasmodic.

and a half

Adults, three to six drachms.

Tincture of Assafactida.

drops.

Children from two to

ten years, one

Dose.

drops

For

Children from

ten years, five to

ten

251
drops.

and stimulant.
Tincture

two

Effect. Diuretic

Adults, ten to thirty drops.

Cui'damoms.

off

to four years, half

Dose.

a drachm

For indigestion,

Tincture

ten years, one to

Adults, two to four drachms.

two drachms.
Stomachic.

Children from

off

Effect.

flatulence.

Compound Cardamoms.

Dose.

Chil-

dren from two to four years, half a drachm

years,

one

drachms.

ten

Adults, two to four

two drachms.

to

For indigestion,

Effect. Stomachic.

flatu-

lence.

Tincture

two
to

Cascarilla.

off

to four years, fifteen

one drachm.

Effect. Stomachic.

Tincture
to

off

Dose.

drops

Tincture

ten years, one-half

For indigestion,

Catechu. Dose.
j

flatulence.

Children from two

ten years, one-half to

Adults, one to two drachms.

Astringent and stomachic.

off

Calumba.

Effect.

For purgings, relaxation.

Dose.

Children from two

to four years,

twenty drops

one drachm.

Adults, one to two drachms.

Stomachic.

from

one to three drachms.

Adults,

four years, fifteen drops

one drachm.

Children

ten years, one-half to

Effect.

For indigestion, &c.

Tincture of Peruvian Bark.

Dose.

Children, ten

252
years, one to

drachms.

two drachms.

Adults, two to four

Effect. Stomachic.

For indigestion, &c.

Tmcture of liuxhum's Burk,

ten

one

years,

two drachms.

to

four drachms.

Dose.

Effect.

Children,

Adults,

two

to

Stomachic and cordial. For

indigestion, &c.

Tincture of Volatile Bark.

years,

one-half

two drachms.

Dose.

one drachm.

to

Children, ten

Adults,

one

Stomachic and cordial.

Effect.

to

For

indigestion, &c.

Tincture of Iron,

from two

For

Adults,

ten

to

sixty drops.

to

rific.

Gum.

Effect.

Children, ten years,

Dose.

Effect. Stimulant.

dren, ten years,

to

Dose.

thirty drops.

Tincture of Guaiac

one

thirty drops.

For indigestion,

Tinctw'e of Guaiac
fifteen

ten years, five to

Adults, two to three drachms.

two drachms.

Effect. Stomachic.

years,

to

Children

worms, &c.

rickets,

Tinctureof Gentian.

one

Dose.

drops

to four years, six

ten drops.

Tonic.

Murialed.

Gum,

two drachms.

Children, ten

Adults, thirty

to

For rheumatism.

Volatile.

one-half to

flatulence.

Dose.

one drachm.

Effect. Stimulant

Chil-

Adults,

and sudo-

For rheumatism, &c.

Tincture of Jalap.

Dose.

Children from two

to

253
drachm

four years, half a

Adults, two to

drachms.

ten years, one to two

drachms.

four

For obstinate costiveness.

Brisk purgative.

TinctureqfLavender, Compound
ten

years,

Effect.

fifteen

to eighty drops.

Dose. Children,
Adults, thirty

drops.

thirty

to

For lowness of

Cordial.

Effect.

spirits, fainting.

Tincture of Myrrh, Compound.

Dose.

ten years, one-half to one drachm.

two drachms.

ten years, five to ten drops.

Effect.

from two
to

Anodyne and

of Opium, Acetic.

to four years, four

twenty drops.

Effect.

Dose.

Children,

Adults, ten to thirty

spasms, pains, &c.

Tincture

Adults, one to

Tonic and purgative.

Effect.

Tincture of Opium, Compound.

drops.

Children,

expectorant.

Dose.

drops

For

Children,

ten years, ten to

Adults, twenty to forty drops.

Anodyne and

expectorant.

For spasms,

coughs, &c.
Tincture

of Rhatany

from two to four years,

to

two drachms.

Effect.

Stomachic.

Root.

thirty

Adults,

Dose.
;

ten years, one

to

four drachms.

drops

two

Children

For indigestion, &c.

Tinctureof Rhatany, Compound.

ten years, one to two drachms.

Dose.

Children,

Adults, two to four

drachms.

Stomachic and cordial.

Effect.

I'or indi-

gestion, &c.

Turpentine, Veriice.
live

to ten

Turpentine, Spirit

of.

ten to fifteen drops.

Turpentine, Chio.

to

fifteen

Dose.

Children, ten years,

Dose.
Adults,

Children, ten years,

ten

to

fifteen

grains.

Diuretic, &c.

Valerian

Powder and Root.

Children

from two

four years, six gi'ains; ten years, ten to twenty

grains.

Adults, twenty

Anti-nervous.

to

grains

thirty

Effect,

For nervous headache.

Valerian, Tincture

of.

Dose.

Children from two

to four years,

twenty drops

one drachm.

Adults, one to three drachms.

Anti-nervous.

ten years, one-half to

Dose.

ten years, twenty to forty drops.

.

eighty drops.
spirits,

Effect.

For nervous headache.

Valerian, Volatile, Tincture of.

of

years,
grains.

Adults, fifteen to twenty drops.

ten grains.

Effect.

to

ten

Diuretic, &c.

Effect.

to

Cliildren, ten

Adults,

grains.

Diuretic, &c.

Effect.

six

Dose.

Effect.

Children,

Adults, forty to

Anti-nervous.

For lowness,

&c.

Vitriolic Acid,

Diluted.

Dose.

Children

from

255
two

to

four years, four drops

Adults, eight to fifteen drops.

eight drops.

For indigestion,

Stomachic.

Tf onmoood, Conserve of.

two
to

ten years, four to

to four years, half

one drachm.

Stomachic and

Effect.

flatulence.
JDose.

a drachm

Children from

ten years, one-half

Adults, one to two drachms. Effect.

For indigestion,

vermifuge.

flatu-

lence, .worms, &c.

Wormicood, Salt

of.

Dose.

to four years, four grains

ten years, eight to fifteen

Adults, fifteen to twenty grains.

grains.

For heart-burn,

Alkaline.

Wine,
to

Children from two

rickets.

Antimonial. Dose.

four years, one

drachms.

Adults,

drachm
two

Effect.

Children

from two

ten years, one

four drachms.

to

to

two

Effect.

Emetic.

Wme of Ipecacuanha. Dose.

to four years,

drachms.

two drachms

Children from two

ten years, two to four

Adults, four to eight drachms.

Effect.

Emetic.
Tf

three

me ff
to

drachms.
gestion

Rhuba7'h.

six

Dose.

drachms.

Effect.

Children,

Adults,

Aperient.

six

ten

years,

to

twelve

For costiveness,

indi-

25G
Wine of

Steel.

four years, one

to

three

Effect.

Dose.

drachm

drachms.
Tonic.

Children

from two

ten years, one

Adults,

three

to

and a half

to six

drachms.

257

NEW

MEDICINES.

Doses.

Alcoholic Extract of Cantharides

...

Lupuline

Nux Vomica

...

to 6 grains

^ to 2 ditto

Brucine
grain

Conitine

Croton Tiglium

^ to 2 gi-ains

Oil of

J to 1 drop

Tincture of

20

30

to

ditto

Delphine

Emetine

grain equal to 6 of Ipecacuanha

Ergot of Rye
Essential Oil of Bitter

Almonds

Extract of Colchicum

1 gi'ain

Gentianine

llydriodate of Potash

^ to 1

grain

grain

Iodine

Tincture of

Laurel Water

10 to 30 drops

20

to

40

ditto

258
Liipuliue

10 grains

Saturated Tincture of

Morphia

30 to dO drop
^ to ^ grain

Acetate of

i to

Sulphate of

J to J ditto

ditto

Prussic Acid

Quinine

J to

Sulphate of

4 grains

to 4 grains

Strichnine

} of a grain

V eratrine

1-1 6th of a gr.

259

FLUID MEASURE.
1

oz. is

equal to 2 table spoonfuls.

table spoonful

drachm

is

equal to 4 tea spoonfuls.

or 1 tea spoonful

is

equal to 60 grains.

WEIGHT.
1

drachm

is

equal to 60 grains.

scruple

is

equal to 20 grains.

THE FOLLOWING
MEDICINES,
SPECTUS

IS THE RULE FOR ADMINISTERING

ACCORDING TO THOMPSONS CON-

Age.
For an adult, suppose the dose

Under

Doses.
to

be one or

J 8 grains

l-6th 10 grains
T 15 giains

Above 21
65

f 2 scruples
the full dose

1 1

drachm

the inverse gradation of the above.

This

is

an excellent table

of medicines

draught,

scruple

drachm

20

doses

drachm,

14

N.B.

year will require only l-12th 5 grains

may

a mixture,

for regulating the

powder,

pill

or

he proportioned to a nicety by atten-

tion to the above rule.

TEMPERATURE OF BATHS (THOMPSON).

The hot bath (balneum calidum) from 90

to

100 deg.

The

tepid bath

(balneum tepidum) from 62

to

96 deg.

The vapour bath (balneum

130 deg.

vaporis) from 100 to

261

A LIST OF ARTICLES
ion FITTING UP A BOX LABORATORY; SPECIFYING
THE NECESSARY PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS, TESTS,
OR REAGENTS, &C.

APPARATUS,
Stop Cocks and Bladder
(for

&c.

Retort and Receiver

Charcoal (for Fire)

Gases)

Lamp

Glass Tubes

Spirit

Spatulas

Filtering

Paper

Scales and Weights

Platina Foil and

Blow Pipe

Turmeric and

Crucibles

Litmus Paper.

TESTS,

OR REAGENTS.

Tincture of Galls

Solution

Chromate of Potash
of

Nitrate

of

Acetate of

Lead

Prussiate of Potash

Solution

Solution

of

Barytes

of Sulphate of

Alum
Solution

of

Muriate of

Ammonia

Nitrate of Strontian

Sulphuric Acid

Solution

Muriatic Acid

Soda
Lunar Caustic

Nitrate of I.ead

Solution

Copper

of Nitrate

Wire

of

of

Muriate of

Ammonia
Ammonia

Liquor of
Oxalate of

2G2

TESTS,

OR REAGENTS CONTINUED.
Solution of Sulphate of

Nitrate of Barytes

Liquor of Potash P.L.

Liquor of Subcarbonate

Tartaric Acid.

of ditto
Nitric

Copper
Carbonate of Soda

Acid

SUNDRIES.
Sulphur, Alum, Borax, Boracic Acid, Zinc, Tin,

Copper,

Silver,

Lead, Mercury, Nitre, Soda, Cream

of Tartar, and Sulphate of Iron.

INDEX.

2()5

INDEX.

Pagj

/Ethereal Essence of Ginger

/Ethiops Mineral

Alcohol

List of Articles for fitting

up a Box Labo261

ratory

Alkaline Absorbent
Almond Paste
Alterative

Dog Medicine

for

Distemper

Ammoniated Alcohol
Ammoniated Plaister
An Amalgum of Mercury with Gold
Anisated Balsam of Sulphur
Aperient Pills

Apple Wine

Aqua
Aqua

Bryoniae Composita
Udorifera ; or, fragrant Honey Water
Aromatic Crystalline Salt of Aromatic \inegar
Aromatic Spirit of Vinegar

Aromatic Stomach Mixture

Artificial

Musk

Artificial

Spa Water
Tunbridge Wells Water

Artificial

44
79
57

Astringent Gargle for Uelaxation of the Uvula

67
138
125
122
103
138

130
173
205
68
1

58
122
107
123
133
51

177

2GG
Balsam of Aniseed
Barkers Tooth Tincture
Jflack

'

139
93
25
27
73

Drop

Black Lozenges
Black Lozenges
Black Oils
Black Reviver
Bleaching Liquid
Blue Flame
Boerhaaves
Brassica

Red

De La

Bouquet

61

128
66
I 83

Pill

Reine

12
163

Rubra
Polish for Shoes,

Brilliant

Boots, and Har-

ness

Browning
Browning

36
203
213

Brown Salt
Brown Varnish
Buxton Water

211
75
171

Cambrian or Westphalian Essence,

or

Wood

Smoke

42
160
144

Carmine
Cements
Cheltenham Water
Chio Turpentine
Cold Cream that will keep
Colets Antiseptic Toothache
Colleys Depilatory

Colours

for

Common

Show

171

Drops

Bottles

Liniment, without Dis-

tillation

Compound

71

57

Caustic

Compound Camphor

56
38
130
94

Extract of Colocynth

80
81

267
Page

Compound

Tiuctuve

of Copaiba or

Jesuits

Drops

130

Concentrated Camphor, Julep, or Essence of

Camphor

40

Concentrated Compound Infusion of Orange

Peel
Concentrated Infusion of Colombo
Concentrated Infusion of Gentian
Concentrated Infusion of Roses
Confection of Damocrates
Contrayerva Balls
Cordial Ball
Cordial Essence for Flavouring

Corn Plaister
Corn Solvent

Cough Mixture
Another

Cough

Pill

Court Plaister

Cream

for the

Hair

Crimson Colour
Crude Cayenne, Soluble or Crystallized {of
double strength)

5
5
4
4

80
70
67
32
127
45
176
177
176
83
36
45
31

Curafoa

209
39

Currie Powder
Daffys Elixir

Dalbys Carminative
Dandelion Coffee
Dawsons Lozenges
Decoction of Quince Seeds
Detergent Gargle for Inflammatory Sore Throat
Detonating Silver

De Velvos Syrup
Diapenta;

53
52
77
24
114
179
142
96
151

N 2

2G8
Iage

Diuretic Balls
Diuretic Mixture for

Dixons

lOO

Dropsy

17.5

Bills

lyo
175
40
82
67
I59
142

Draught for Looseness of the Bowels

Dr. Campbells (ireen Liniment
Dr. Duncans Gout Remedy
Dr. Gregorys Powder

Dry Lemonade
Dupuytrens Pomatum
Eau De Cologne
Edinburgh Lozenges
Effervescing Cheltenham

10
27
56
139
49
179
197
200
65
199
199

Salts

Effervescing Lemonade
Efflorescent Cheltenham Salts

Embrocation for Sore Throat

Eschalotte Sauce
Essence of Allspice
Essence of Ambraygrisia
Essence of Anchovies
Essence of Caraway Seeds
Essence of Cassia?
Essence of Cinnamon
Essence of Cloves
Essence of Concentrated Infusion of Senna
Essence of Honey and llorehound
Essence of Mace
Essence of Malt
Essence of Mustard
Essence of Nutmegs
Essence of Oranges
Essence of Peach Kernels
Essence of Verbena
Essentia Odorifera
Ivssential Oils

201
201

200
...

182
200
136
181

200
199
52
77
15

23

2G9
Page

Essential Salt of Sorrel

Essential Salt of Lemons

Etching on Steel or Iron

Extemporaneous Acetate of Zinc
Extract of
Extract of

86
163
59
132

Myrrh

Opium

136

Factitious Burnt Sponge

Factitious Strained Storax

Fermented Solution of Cinchona

Fever Balls
Fire and Waterproof Cement
Fluid Measure
Foetid Volatile Spirit
Fowlers Mineral Solution

Freemans Bathing Spirits

106
104
80
68
60
259
69
103
93
89
128

Freezing Powders
French Milk of Roses
Fulminating Gold

131

Furniture Oil
Furniture Paste {Hard)

54
124

Ginger Beer
Ginger Beer Powders
Ginger Wine
Godfreys Smelling Salts

170
212
212
117
46
107

Gold Lacquer
Goulard
Gout Tincture
Gowlands Lotion
Grease Powder
Green Basilicon
Green Basilicon Ointment
Griffins Tincture

N 3

18
131
104
107
65
17

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Page

Hair

Dye

Hannays Lotion, or Preventive

Hard Pomatum
Harrowgate Water
Hartshorn Blancmange

\\'ash

Harveys Sauce
Hassans Dye
Heartburn Lozenges

Herb Tobacco
Highly Perfumed Aromatic Pastiles

Honey Water
Horse Worm Powders
Howards Fulminating Mercury

Hungary Water
Hunts

34
97
123
128
114
196
133
24
137

47
13
104
143
11

181

Pills

Huxhams TEthiops Antimony

Huxhams Essence of Antimony

70
69

Isle of Wight Sauce

Itch Lotion
Itch Ointment

34
134
129
105
156
198
126
126

Jamess Analeptic Pills

Jamess Powder

165
164

Inexhaustible Salts

Ink Powders
Instantaneous Light Matches
Internal remedy for
Invisible Ink

Jelly, or

Hooping Cough

Quince Marmalade

DO

Jews Lozenges

26

Laennecs remedy to cure Tooth-Ache, and

preserve the Teeth from decay
Lavender Water

43

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Page

183
48
214
65
49
55

Leakes Patent Pills

Lemonated Kali
Lemon Pickle
Lenitive Electuary
Linseed Lozenges
Liquid Blister for Horses
Liquid Cayenne
Liquid Magnesia

207

Liquor Ammonia
Liquor Opii Sedativus
Locatellis

Balsam

Lotion for Chronic Ulceration of the Eye-lids

Macgelp
Magnesian Aperient
Mahomeds Electuary

91

182
72
125

Marshalls Guttae Vegetabilis

Milk of Roses

41

Mineral Marmoratum
Mineral Metallic Cement
Mineral Succedaneum (for filling
Teeth)

Mock Brawn
Morisons Pills

Moutarde Superbe
Nankeen Dye
Newly-invented Writing Fluid
Another
Another

New

Sauce

188
189

Decayed
187
209
180
202
215
63
63
64

197
84
26

Nitrate of Silver
Nitre Lozenges

Odontalgic Paste

Odor

132
70
32
112
178

74
15

Delectabilis

N 4

272
Odoriferous Esprit
Odoriferous Pomatum
Oil of Spike
Oil of Tartar

110
129

Ointment for broken-kneed Horses

Ointment for Sore Eye-lids
Opodeldoc
Oxymel of Colchicum

124
178
97
76

Parisian Dentifrice
Pearl Powder
Pectoral Balsam of
Pectoral Lozenges

42
119
94
26
213
73
108
214
103
177
197
55
99
55
86
182
122
59
203
109
33

14

71

Honey

Permanent Ink
Persian Cream
Petit Lait
Pickling' Salt

Pile

Ointment

Pills for Relaxation of the

Uvula

Picpiante Sauce
Plate Powder

Plummers

Pill

Polish Blacking

Pomade Dye
Pomade for Gout and Rheumatism
Ponderous Magnesia
Portable Lemonade {effcrvescivg)
Potent Mustard
Potest Succine
Pot Pourrie
Poudre Subtil (for removing

Hair

Powder

Cutaneous Diseases
Powells Diuretic Drops
Preserv'ed Horse Radish
for

Superfluous

85
72
106
211

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Page

Prismatic
other

Diamond

Crystals {J'or

Office

and
51

Windows)

Publicans Bitters
Purgative Draught

117
173

Quin Sauce

196

Recipe for
Recipe for
Recipe for
Recipe for
Red Ink

101
102

cleaning Glass
cleaning Mahogany
cleaning Metals
taking Stains out of Mahogany

....

Red Salt
Red Rose Sugar
Red Sealing Wax
Red Water
Remedy for Hooping Cough, or Roches
Remedy for Rheumatic Gout and Rheumatism
Remedy for the Gout

100
101
121
211

47
68
152
94

for administering Medicines

Ruspinis Styptic
Ruspinis Tincture
Ruspinis Tincture

66
64
127
142
119
118
260
112
17
93

Salberg Wash for destroying

Saline Crystallization
Sauce Aristocratique

203
30
193

Rose Pink
Rose Pink Liquid

Rouge for cleaning Plate

Rouge Powder for the face
Rule

Bugs

Sauce au Roi
Savory Jelly
Scented Hair Powders
Scented Powders for Drawers
Scouring Drops

94

205
120
119
34

274
Seidlitz

Water

171

Sel ways Essence of

Senna

Silicia

Shaving Paste
Silvering

Powder

Com Solvent
Siruba
Smithsons Essence of Scurvy Grass
Sir II.

Davys

Snows Alterative
Soft

Pills

Pomatum

Soda Water
Soluble Balsam
Soluble Copaiba
Solution
Solution
Solution
Solution
Soojie

of Acetate of Morphia
of Conitine
of Muriate of Morphia
of Sulphate of Morphia

Spasmodic Draught
Spilsburys Antiscorbutic
Spirit of Sal Ammoniac

Drops

71

Sponge Lozenges
Steers Opodeldoc
Stimulating Ointment for Horses
Sydenhams Liquid Laudanum
Sydenhams Liquid Opiate
Sympathetic Ink
Syrup of Cloves
Syrup of Horehound
Syrup of Violets

24
52
105
113
57
53
109
100
155

Tamao Varnish
Tamoo Varnish
Taylors

Defensor

Drawings

137
189
129
134
60
156
110
78
123
169
150
39
115
142
116
115
215
174
95

90
75
for

Crayon

and Pencil
140

275
Page

Remedy

Deafness
Temperature of Baths
The best Black Draught
Taylors

for

Tincture of Alcoholic Extract of Cantharides

Tincture of Alcoholic Extract of Nux Vomica
Tincture of Alcoholic Extract of Lupuline
Tincture of Conitine
Tincture of Croton Tiglium
Tincture of Emetine
Tincture of Ergot of Rye
Tincture of Extract of Colchicum
Tincture of Gentianine
Tinture of Hydriodate of Potash
Tincture of Iodine
To clean Brass or Copper
To clean Plate
To cure the Thrush in Horses Feet
.

To fill common Pungent Salt Bottles

To make Brown Tincture
To make Condensed Ginger Powder for Ginger
Beer

To
To
To
To

make
make
make
make

Green Flame
Kalydor
Tooth Paste
Watchmakers Oil

7'ocks

19
20
20
20
21
21
21

22
22
54
127

58
118
210
64
33
35
61

(ichich

never cor~

or thickens)

Tomata, Siduce (to keep ani/ length

Another, for present use

To
To

93
260
37
19
19

50
..

195

preserve and flavour Hams and Tongues

purify Soap for Medical Purposes

196
204
108

Tonic
Tonic
Tooth
Tooth
Tooth

Candy
Draught

Powder
Powder
Tincture

()f ti>7ie)

7g

174
78
102
18

276
Page

Transparent Picture Varnish

91

Traverss Infernal Drops

Turlingtons Balsam

125
4G

Vegetable Rouge

120

in

Pots

Verdigris or Digestive Ointment

74

Websters Diet Drink

136
259
73
75
134
25
175

Weight
White Oils
White Varnish

Wine

Test

Worm Lozenges
Worm Powder
Zest for Gravies

...

THE END.

208

ERRATA.
The Remark

at the foot of

page

5,

under the head Con-

centrated Infusion of Colombo, should have been put under

Concentrated Infusion of Roses, at the top of same page.

Rage 87, second line from bottom, for magina, read
magma."

Page
Page
Page

91, lines 12

and

16,

/or magelp, read macgelp.

alkanie,
109, line 5, for
116, line 9,

read alkaline.

for useful and sedative, read useful

sedative.

Page 121, line 4, for Mareschalle finely pulverized, cloves,

read Mareschalle, finely pulverized cloves.

London
Printed by

J. Truscott, 16C, Blackfriars

Road.

OPIl

GUTT> FERMENTAT/E.
(Vat ted in Vacuo.)

This Preparation, unlike Liq. Opii Sed., never deposites

sedatine.

It

neither produces

head-ache,

giddiness, nausea, prostration of strength, nor stupor.

It is

and

uniform in causing calm and refreshing sleep;

more manageable than any other form of Opium.

is

Its medicinal

power

is

as one to three

of Liquor Opii

Sedativus.

PREPAKED ONLY BY

BATEMAN,

Hraclttcail

THISTLE GROVE, BROMPTON, LONDON.

Note. The evolving of Carbonic Acid renders the
Opium more energetic and decisive, whilst the generation
of a small portion of Alcohol and Acetic Acid contributes
to

keep

alive its sedative

power.

TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.

The

attention of Practitioners

the above Fermented Sedative.

is

directed to the use of

has lately been somewhat extensively employed by numbers of the Faculty,

many of whom have expressed their decided intention of
continuing to employ it in general preference.
I have
It

endeavoured
of Vatting

to

explain by the foot-note, the advantage

Opium

sedative principle)

Tlic Aroma (its

humid atmosphere in

Fermentation.

in
is

suspended

in a

the process, at the same time that the Carbonic Acid

disengaged and dispelled.

deprive the Opiate of

its

The

Narcotic influence, and

solely the sedative principle.

Sedativus, Muriate

Drop,

is

will be

great desideratum

The

is

is

to

retain

objection to Liq. Opii

and Acetate of Morphia and Black

which
always the result from the addition of an acid in

place of

the retention of the Narcotic ingredient

its

generation.

The same

objection

exists re-

garding contributing Alcohol. The acid and the spirit

must be generated by spontaneous fermentation, or the

remedy produces nothing but

to the Patient, and vexation to

The

dissatisfaction

and

distress

the Practitioner.

organization of Vegetables

is

such, that any addition

of Acetous Menstrua decomposes the active principle of

the Vegetable employed, and thus the objection to the Liq.

Opii Sedativus which from time

composition
to excess of

its

sedative property,

Alcohol to re-suspend

to

time deposites by de-

requiring an addition
it.

WILLIAM BATEMAN,
THISTLE GROVE, BROMPTON, NEAR LONDON.
Wholesale Piicc, 25s. per

lb.