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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
197
No.
436.
Astringent
Ball
for
Profuse
Staling,
Take
of
galls
and
alum,
in
fine
powder,
each
2
aiv>chms
;
Peruvian
bark,
I
ounce.
Make
into
a
ball
with
honey
or
molasses.
](:
will
be
proper
to
repeat
this ball
every
morn-
ing,
and,
if
the
disease
is
obstinate,
every night
and
uiortJng,
and
continue
until
the
urine
is
diminished
to
abvUt
its
natural
quantity.
No.
437.
Restorative
Balls
for
Profuse
Staling.
TaLv.
of
gentian-root,
in
powder,
\
ounce,
ginger,
powderea,
2
drachms,
alum
1
drachm,
molasses
sufficient
iv:>
make
into
a
ball.
No.
438.
Ifercurial
Balls
for
Worms,
Take
of
c:silorael
and
Castile
soap,
each,
1
drachm^
wormseed,
in
powder,
|
ounce.
Beat
them
into
&
ball
with
syrup
of
buckthorn.
This
ball
should
be
given
at
night,
and
the
follow-
ing
drink
or
purgitig-ball
the
next
morning
:
No.
439.
DrcJik
for
Worms.
Take
of
Barbadoes
aloes
from
3 to
6
drachms,
(ac-
cording
to
their
size
and
strength,)
wormseed
and
gentian
in
powder,
each,
-|
ounce,
caraway-seed,
in
powder,
1
ounce;
mix,
and
give
in
a
pint
of
strong
decoction
of
wormwood,
and
repeat
in
about
4
or
5
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