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Ferrated Elixir of Wild Cherry
Take of fluid extract of wild cherry bark, 4 fluid ounces; curaçoa cordial, 11 fluid ounces; pyrophosphate of iron, 256 grains; boiling water, 1 fluid ounce. Mix the fluid extract with the curaçoa cordial. Dissolve the pyrophosphate of iron in the boiling water, and mix all together. Dose, a tea-spoonful 3 times daily.