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Pelletier's Quinine Dentifrice
Take of red coral, 3 ounces; myrrh, 1 drachm; disulphate of quinine, 15 grains; scent at will; mix. Recommended as a tonic for the ounce; white marble-dust, 1 ounce; mix, triturate them to an inpalpable powder, and then beat them to a paste with about 2 ounces syrup of saffron. The product is much esdeodorizing the breath. 5 or 6 drops of essence of ambergris or musk, dissolved in 1 fluid drachm of rectified spirit, are often added, and improve it. TOOTH AND MOUTII WASHES.