Mother's Remedies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,684 pages of information about Mother's Remedies.

Mother's Remedies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,684 pages of information about Mother's Remedies.

The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

DYSPEPSIA TONIC.

Tincture Gentian Compound    2 ounces
Tincture Rhubarb             2 ounces
Tincture Ginger            1/2 ounce
Essence Peppermint           2 drams
Sodium Bicarbonate         1/2 ounce
Water to make                8 ounces

Mix.  Dose:  Teaspoonful after meals.

For acute cases of indigestion where the stomach and bowels are full and distended, or sour stomach and spitting up of food, this will relieve at once; and with continued use relieve entirely.  The above amount would cost about 50 cents.

MADAME RUPERT’S FACE BLEACH.

Analysis assigns the following composition to this cosmetic: 

Corrosive Sublimate       1 grain
Tincture of Benzoin       7 grains
Water                    10 ounces

Mix.  The above amount would cost about 15 cents.

TO REMOVE BLOTCHES AND PIMPLES FROM THE FACE.

    Acidi Carbolici 20 drops
    Powdered Borax 1 dram
    Listerine 1 ounce
    Alcohol 1 ounce
    Aqua Rose to make 8 ounces
    Mix.

For young ladies, this will prove more beneficial than any face preparation on the market.  It is very refreshing and will remove black heads, tan and blemishes, leaving the skin clear and smooth.  The above amount would cost about 50 cents.

CHAMBERLAIN’S COLIC, CHOLERA, AND DIARRHEA REMEDY.

Tincture Capsici   2-1/2 ounces
Tincture Camphor       2 ounces
Tincture Guaicum   1-1/2 ounces

Mix.  The above amount would cost about 50 cents.

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Female regulator.

Carbonate Iron               1 ounce
Tincture Gentian Compound    2 ounces
Powdered Rhubarb           1/2 ounce
Powdered Cinchona            1 ounce

Mix.  Add to one pint Sherry Wine.  Dose:  Teaspoonful three to four times a day.

We warrant this to be one of the best tonics that can be procured for general female weaknesses.

The above amount exclusive of pint of sherry wine, would cost about 50 cents.

CUTICURA OINTMENT.

The much advertised “Cuticura Ointment” has been found to consist .of a base of petroleum jelly, colored green, perfumed with oil of bergamot and containing two per cent of carbolic acid.  Four ounces would cost about 25 cents.

FLUX.

Prepared Chalk           2 drams
Tincture Catechu        1/2 ounce
Tincture Opii           1/2 ounce
Aqua Cinnamon to make     8 ounces

Mix.  Dose:  One-half to one teaspoonful every three hours.  For adults, only.  The above amount would cost about 40 cents.

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