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Atlee's Cough Mixture
2 grains acetate of morphia; 1 drachm each tincture of belladonna and tincture of nuxvomica; 3 drachms each antimonial wine and syrup of ipecacuanha root; 1 ounce fluid extract of wild cherry bark, and 2 ounces syrup of balsam of tolu. A tea-spoonful 4 times a day relieves chronic or hacking cough. with this use grain ammoniated mercury 5618. Το Cure Hoarseness. Saturated solution of iodine, 20 drops; alcohol, 1 ounce; 5 drops of the above on a lump of loaf sugar every two hours will be found invaluable. 5619. Cigars for Hoarseness, Asthma, &c. Soak thick unsized paper in a solution of saltpetre, and dry. Then brush over with tincture of cascarilla; and, when nearly dry, with compound tincture of benzoin. In about half an hour, cut it into pieces 14 by 4 inches, and roll into cigarettes. Excellent for hoarseness, loss of voice, and asthma. 5620. Remedy for a Sudden Hoarse-