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Ague Mixture

Dissolve 20 grains hours, causing great distress. Hay fever is quinine, mix it with 1 pint diluted gin or not a very common complaint, and only atport-wine, and add 10 grains Dover's pow- tacks those persons who, from some peculiarder (see No. 5176), and 10 grains sub-carbon-ity of constitution, are susceptible to the ate of iron. Dose, a wine-glass each hour causes producing it. It is supposed to be until the ague is broken, and then 2 or 3 times a day till the whole has been used. This is receipt No. 5581, in a liquid form. It may be used when the pills are objectionable.

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