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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
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well
together.
Dose.
—
1
teaspoonfal
morninaj
and
evening.
ft
No.
526.
A
Cure
for
Dysentery.
No.
2.
Take
1
tablespoonful
common
salt,
mix
it
with
2
tablespoonfuls
of
vinegar,
and
pour
upon
it
a
half-pint
of
water,
either
hot
or
cold,
(only
let
it
be taken
cold.)
A
wineglassfuli
of
this
mixture
in
the
above
proportions,
taken
every
half-hour,
will
be
found
quite
efficacious
in
curing
dysentery.
If
the
stomach
be
nauseated,
a
wineglassful
taken
every
hour
will
suffice.
For
children,
the
quantity
should
be
a
teaspoonful
of
salt
and
one
of
vinegar,
in
a
teacupful
of
water.
No.
527.
Another
for
Dysentery.
No.
3.
Take
new-churned
butter,
before
it
is
washed
or
salted,
clarify
over
the
fire
and
skim
off
all
the
milky
particles,
add
brandy
to
preserve
it,
and
loaf
sugar
to
sweeten
:
let
the patient
(an
adult)
take
2
table-
spoonfuls
twice
a
day.
»
No.
528.
A
Cure
for
Dysentery
and
Bloody
Flux.
Take
2
tablespoonfuls
elixir
salutis,
1
tablespoon-
ful
castor-oil,
and
1
tablespoonful
loaf
sugar
;
add
to
these
4
tablespoonfuls boiling
water.
Skim,
and
drink
hot.
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