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To Cure Water-Brash

When aperient must be administered occasionally un- 5684. Absorbents are medicines administered to counteract acidity in the stomach or intestinal canal. In most cases, emetics and aperients are given previous to their being taken; they are carbonate of ammonia, in doses of from 5 grains to 1 scruple; liquor of ammonia, 10 to 20 drops; aromatic spirit of ammonia, 20 to 30 drops; lime water, 2 oun- til proper dieting, &c., renders it unnecessary. ces to pint; magnesia, calcined, 20 to 40 Fluid magnesia, or the lenitive electuary (see grains; carbonate of magnesia, to 2 drachms; No. 5154 ), will probably be all that is necescarbonate of potassa, 10 grains to drachm; sary. The diet must be carefully attended to carbonate of soda, 10 grains to soda water, 1/2 pint. (See No. 5678.) drachm; 5685. To Correct Acidity of the Stomach. The neutralizing mixture (see No. 5666) is very effectual in curing this disorder.

Or, 10 grains of calumba, powdered, and 10 grains of magnesia, well mixed. Magnesia and a little finely powdered chalk will be of great service. in all cases; and as the disorder often arises from the use of innutritious or unwholesome food, the adoption of a more varied and generous dict, including a suficient proportion of meat, is essential to the permanent success of any remedy.