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Morton's Copaiba Mixture
5273. Coxe's Hive Syrup. Put 1 Take ounce each copaiba and powdered cu-ounce cach squills and Seneca snake-root into bebs, 2 drachms each acacia and sugar, 7 fluid 1 pint water; boil down to one-half and strain. ounces water, and 1/2 fluid ounce camphorated Then add 1/2 pound clarified honey containing tincture of opium. Make into a mixture. 12 grains tartrate of antimony. Dose for a Dose, a table-spoonful every 3 hours. An child, 10 drops to 1 tea-spoonful, according to efficacious remedy for obstinate gonorrhea. age. An excellent remedy for croup.