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THE
COMPLETE
PRACTICAL
DISTILLER.
AEOMATIC
BITTERS.
Another
preparation,
somewhat
similar
to
the
one
just
spoken
of,
will
here
be
given
;
it
is
superior
to
the
former
in
several
respects.
There
are
substances
in
this
compound
which
are
intended
to
make
it
more
agreeable
to
the
taste,
and
at
the
same
time
more
generous
in
its
influence
on
the
stomach.
It
is
thus
prepared
:
—
Take
of
gentian-root,
sliced,
2
ounces;
columbo-root,
bruised,
half
an
ounce;
bark
of
wild-cherry,
bruised,
1
ounce;
yellow
rind
of
Seville
orange-peel,
dried,
1
ounce;
car-
damom-seeds,
freed
from
the
husk
and
bruised,
half
an
ounce
;
French
brandy,
3
pints.
Digest
without
heat,
and
strain
oflF
the
bitters.
A
table-spoonful
three
times
a day,
just
before
eating,
will
have
a
wonderful
effect
on
weak
and
debilitated
con-
stitutions.
PEOCESS
FOR
MAKING
A
DIURETIC
AND
STOMACHIC
COMPOUND.
By
the
terra
^^
diuretic,'^
we
mean
a
substance
that
will
act
on
the
system
through
the
medium
of
the
kid
neys,
and
thus
carry
off
much
effete
and
offensive
matter.
This
compound
is
made
in
the
following
manner
:
—
Take
a
bottle
that
holds
2
or
3
quarts
;
put
into
it
2
pints
of
good
brandy,
and
add
the
following
seeds,
well
beaten