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Bateman's Pectoral Drops
Squire. But besides this, the proportion of . Mr. Edward Smith has reopium , 1 drachm; camphor, 1 drachm; oil of cently investigated the question, and pubfennel, 20 drops; cochineal, 2 drachms. drachm; 2 table-spoonfuls 3 times a day.
Or: Proof spirit, 4 gallons; red saunders, 2 cal Journal. He puts the composition of lished the result in the London Pharmaceutiounces; digest 24 hours, filter, and add pow-chlorodyne as follows : Mix together 4 fluid dered opium, 2 ounces; camphor, 2 ounces; drachms chloroform , 20 grains muriate of catechu, 2 ounces; oil of aniseed, 4 fluid morphia, 2 fluid drachms rectified ether, 8 drachms; digest for 10 days. (Philadelphia minims oil of peppermint, 4 fluid drachms di- College of Pharmacy.) The old wine gallon is luted hydrocyanic here intended. College of Pharmacy.) The old wine gallon is luted hydrocyanic acid, 6 fluid drachms here intended.