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Goddard's Gonorrhea Mixture

Take 2 drachms oil of cubebs; 1/2 ounce balsam of copaiba; 1 ounce each syrup of tolu and syrup of poppy; 2 drachms strong liquor of potassa; 1 drachm oil of juniper; and 2+ ounces peppermint water. A table-spoonful 3 times a day. 5734. Goddard's Gonorrhœa Injection. Mix 3 drachms solution of iodide of iron with 4 ounces spring water. Apply with a syringe 3 times a day. 5723. Pills to Remove Obstructions in Females. Aloes and lobelia, 1 drachm each; black cohosh, gum myrrh, tansy, unicorn root, 1 ounce each; cayenne, ounce. ounce balsam of copaiba; 24 drops oil of

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