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.