Mother's Remedies by Thomas Jefferson Ritter (positive books to read txt) 📕

4 ounces

Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful at a dose. Should not take more than two doses.
Shake bottle. The above amount would cost about 30 cents.

KELLOG'S RED DROPS.

    Spirits of Camphor 1 ounce
    Spirits of Origanum 1 dram
    Oil of Sassafras 1 dram
    Oleum Terebinth 2 drams
    Color Tincture (about) 2 ounces
    Mix. The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

PAIN KILLER-EXTERNAL.

    Chloroform 3 drams
    Tincture Opii 3 drams
    Tincture Camphor 3 drams
    Aromatic Spirits Ammonia 3 drams
    Spirits Vini Gallici 4 ounces

Mix. Do not use internally. Good liniment.

The above amount would cost about 35 cents.

KICKAPOO INDIAN OIL.

    Camphor Gum 1/2 ounce troy
    Oil Turpentine 1 fluid dram
    Oil Peppermint 1/2 fluid dram
    Oil of Wintergreen 1/2 fluid dram
    Tincture Capsicum 1/2 fluid ounce
    Alcohol sufficient to make 1 pint

The above amount would cost about 60 cents.

POISON OAK AND IVY.

    Zinci Oxide 1 dram
    Bismuth Sub. Nit. 1 dram
    Carbolic Acid 10 drops
    Glycerin 2 ounces

Mix. This is excellent. There are a number of remedies, but this is the best known for poison oak. The above amount would cost about 20 cents.

[482 MOTHERS' REMEDIES] RHEUMATISM, INTERNAL USE.

    Iodide Potash 1/2 ounce
    Fluid Extract Phytolacca Decandra 1 ounce
    Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to make 8 ounces

Mix. For Chronic Rheumatism.

This is the oldest rheumatism remedy known. Rheumatism being a blood disease, requires constitutional treatment. The above amount would cost about 80 cents.

MITCHELL'S EYE SALVE.

    Saxoline Snow White 175 grains
    White Wax 65 grains
    Zinc Oxide 22-1/2 grains
    Oxide of Mercury 2-1/2 grains
    Oil of Lavender 5 drops

Melt the white wax and saxoline together, and stir constantly while cooling. As soon as the mass begins to solidify incorporate the oxides and oil of lavender.

The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

SCROFULA.

    Iodide Potash 192 grains
    Fluid Extract Queen's Root 1 ounce
    Fluid Extract Prickly Ash Bark 1/2 ounce
    Fluid Extract Yellow Dock 1 ounce
    Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla 8 ounces

Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful four times a day.

We do not claim this remedy will cure every case of scrofula, but will give relief, and if continued for several weeks will generally produce a cure. The above amount would cost about 75 cents.

MOTHER SIEGEL'S SYRUP.

    Conc. Decoction of Aloes (1 to 4) 60.0 m.
    Borax 1.3 gm.
    Capsicum, Powdered 0.13 gm.
    Gentian, Powdered 2.3 gm.
    Sassafras Oil 0.3 gm.
    Wintergreen Oil 0.12 gm.
    Rectified Spirits 7.5 gm.
    Fluid Extract Taraxici 7.5 gm.
    Syrup 125. gm.

The above amount would cost about 40 cents.

SCALD HEAD.

    Acidi Boracici 2 drams
    Salol 2 drams
    Balsam Peru 1 dram
    Carbolic Acid 20 drops
    Vaselin 1 ounce
    Lanoline 2 ounces

Mix. This is excellent. First wash the head thoroughly with castile soap and apply morning and night. The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

[PATENT MEDICINES 483] PATTERSON'S EMULSION OF PUMPKIN SEEDS.

Patterson's Emulsion of Pumpkin Seeds is said to be a good emulsion for expelling tapeworms. Take two ounces of pumpkin seeds, peel and pound to a paste with sugar, then add by degrees eight fluid ounces of water, the whole to be taken in two or three draughts at short intervals. The above amount would cost about 25 cents or less.

TAPE WORM.

    Powdered Kamalia 3 drams
    Syrup Simple 3 ounces

Mix. This is very good. Two doses of this mixture hardly ever fails to bring the worm. Give oil and turpentine two hours after the last dose.

The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

SOUTHERN CHOLERA CURE.

    Tincture Laudanum or Opii 1 ounce
    Tincture Capsicum 1 ounce
    Spirits Camphor 1 ounce
    Chloroform 180 minims
    Alcohol to make 5 ounces

Mix. Dose: One-half to one teaspoonful fifteen minutes apart for two doses or one-half to one teaspoonful every four hours. The above would cost about 40 cents.

PARRY'S COMPOUND SARSAPARILLA BLOOD PURIFIER.

    Turkey Corn Root 1/4 lb.
    Stillingia Root 1/4 lb.
    Sarsaparilla Root 1/4 lb.
    Yellow Dock Root. 1/4 lb.
    Sassafras Bark 2 ounces
    Simple Syrup 1 qt.
    Diluted Alcohol 4 ounces.
    Iodide of Potassa 1/4 lb.
    Water sufficient

Percolate roots and bark with diluted alcohol, add syrup, then iodide of potassa. Dissolve in water to make 6 gallons. The above amount, six gallons, would cost about $2.00.

TOOTHACHE.

    Gum Camphor 1 grain
    Chloral Hydrate 1 grain
    Oil of Cloves 2 drams
    Chloroform to make 1 ounce

Mix. Put on some cotton and put around the tooth. No physician can give a better prescription for toothache than this.

The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

[484 MOTHERS' REMEDIES] PERRY DAVIS'S PAIN KILLER.

    Gum Myrrh 7-1/5 ounces
    Cayenne Pepper 2 ounces
    Gum Opium 1-3/5 ounces
    Gum Benzoin 1-1/5 ounces
    Gum Guaiac 3/5 ounce
    Gum Camphor 2 ounces
    Alcohol enough to make 1 gallon

The above amount would cost about $3.50 or 45 cents per pint.

WHOOPING COUGH.

    Extract Belladonna 1 grain
    Powdered Alum 1/2 dram
    Mucilage Acacia 1 ounce
    Syrup Scillae 1/2 ounce
    Syrup Simple to make 4 ounces

Mix. Dose: Ten drops to use for whooping cough. It has been in use for years and some of our best doctors employ it in their practice. The above amount would cost about 30 cents.

BRODIE'S LINIMENT FOR ASTHMA.

    Oil of Queen's Root 4 drams
    Oil of Cajeput 2 drams
    Oil of Lobelia 1 dram
    Alcohol 1 ounce

Mix. Bathe the chest and throat three times a day. The above amount would cost about 35 cents.

JOHNSON'S LINIMENT.

    Chloroform 4 drams
    Sulph. Ether 4 drams
    Oil Spearmint 2-1/2 drams
    Oil of Wintergreen 2-1/2 drams
    Tincture Myrrh 1 ounce
    Tincture Capsicum 1 ounce
    Tincture Arnica 1 ounce
    Water of Ammonia 2 ounces
    Alcohol enough to make 32 ounces

Mix. The above amount would cost about $1.10.

SAGE'S CATARRH REMEDY.

    Powdered Hydrastis Canadensis 1 ounce
    Powdered Borax 10 grains
    Sodium Chloride 10 grains
    Ferro-cyanuret of Iron sufficient to color

Mix. The above is the formula of Dr. Sage, and sold by him to Dr. Pierce, of New York, for $500.00. The above amount would cost about 35 cents.

[PATENT MEDICINES 485] SAUL'S CATARRH REMEDY.

    Tincture of Benzoin Compound 1 ounce
    Tincture of Tolu 1 ounce
    Chloroform 1/2 dram
    Sulphuric Ether 1/2 dram
    Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia 4 drams
    Oil of Tar 1/2 dram
    Rectified Spirits