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Take 1/2 Take ounce acetate of opium, 1 ounce chloroform, (horsemint), and strong ammonia water; 1/2 water; 4886. Liniment for Old Rheumatic Pains. A powerful liniment for old rheu- 2 ounces tincture of camphor, 1 ounce oil of matic pains, especially when affecting the origanum, and 2 ounces oil of camphor. loins, is the following: Camphorated oil and This is said to be an excellent preparation.

A PILLS. ills. This form of medicine is parseous substances, and such as operate in small doses. Extracts may be made into pills either alone or with the addition of any simple powder, as that of liquorice, to increase their consistence. Powders are usually beaten up with honey. To make 240 pills, each of which will contain 1 grain of quinine. 4905. Quinia Pills for Chronic Intermittent Fever. Mix 20 grains sulphate of quinia, 2 grains powdered opium, and 5 , and 5 minims oleo-resin of pepper, with sufficient Make syrup of gum-arabic to make a mass. with syrup, mucilage, conserve of roses, or into 20 pills. Dose, 2 pills every hour in the extract of liquorice. Castile soap is frequent- morning of an expected chill.

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