Mother, Nurse and Infant / A Manual Especially Adapted for the Guidance of Mothers and Monthly Nurses, Comprising Full Instruction in Regard To Pregnancy, Preparation for Child-birth, and the Care of Mother and Child, and Designed to Impart so Much Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Midwifery, and the Proper Use of Medicines as Will Serve Intelligently to Direct the Wife, Mother and Nurse in All Emergencies.

by S. P. Sackett

79. NEUTRALIZING CORDIAL.

℞	Bicarbonate of potash
	Pulv. rhei	aa. ʒ ij. Mix and add of
	Boiling water	f. ℥ viij.
Let	it stand for two hours,	filter and add
	Brandy	f. ℥ j.
	Essence peppermint	f. ℥ j.

Add white sugar to an agreeable sweetness.

Highly useful in diarrhœa, dysentery, summer complaint, &c., especially of children.

80. FOR DIARRHŒA AND DYSENTERY.

℞	Oil cinnamon
	Oil cloves
	Extract ginger	aa. ℥ ss.
	Morphine	grs. ij.
	Rhubarb	grs. xx.
	Aqua ammonia	ʒ ij.
	Spirits camphor	ʒ ij.
	Alcohol	℥ viij.
	Water	℥ iv. M.

S. Dose, ¼ teaspoonful every two hours, in water.

81. SODA MINT FOR NAUSEA, &C.

℞	Sodæ bicarbonas	℥ j.
	Aqua Menth. pip.	℥ xvj.
	Spirits ammon. arom.	℥ ss. M.

Dose. 1 table spoonful.