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Goitre Jelly

Better known, perhaps, under the French name Gelée pour le Goitre. Dissolve 1 ounce white soap in 2½ ounces of proof spirit by a gentle heat; and puration after 17 or more days by the use of add to it, while still warm, a warm solution of this plaster. It has also been successfully 5 drachms iodide of potassium in 24 ounces applied to fractures and tumors. Take 15 proof spirit. A few drops of any fragrant drachms black pitch, 15 drachms dry resin, and essential oil may be added. 2½ drachms dried earth-worms in powder, 8

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