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Squire's Elixir
Opium, 1 ounce; camphor, 1 ounce; spirit of aniseed (compound), 4 pints ; tincture of serpentaria, 1 must have been prepared a week earlier with Before spreading on the paper or muslin, it ble: olive oil, 100 parts, and garlic, 10 parts, the following varnish, to make it impenetramake it impenetraare heated together over the open fire until the moisture of the latter is dispelled and they turn a brown color, after which they are strained. To this mixture are added 80 parts iron, and 15 parts carbonate of lead (white oil of turpentine, 40 parts subcarbonate of lead) in oil. It is also laid on with a brush or sponge. phorbium, 3 drachms; cantharides, 6 drachms;