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

Errata. On page [164] for (F. 178, 179) read (F. 153, 154.)

℞	Bruised calamus root	℥ iij.
	Coriander seed	ʒ j.
	Black pepper	℥ ss.
	Water	Oj.

Boil to twelve ounces and cool. S. Dose for an adult, an ounce, three times daily; for a child, one to three teaspoonfuls. Sweeten if preferred.

179. INCONTINENCE OF URINE.

℞	Tinct. belladonna	ʒ ss.
	Tinct. ignatia amara	ʒ ss.
	Tinct. cantharides	ʒ ss.
	Tinct. cinchonia comp.	℥ jv. M.

Sig. One teaspoonful in water three times a day.

180. HOP BITTERS.

℞	Tinct. of Hops	f. ℥ ss.
	Tinct. of buchu	f. ʒ iij.
	Tinct. of senega	f. ʒ iij.
	Podophyllin, dissolved in spts. of wine	℥ ss. gr. j.
	Tincture of cochinael	gtt. xx.
	Distilled water	ad. ℥ xvj. M.

This is said to be the same as the nostrum which is sold for one dollar (costing only a few cents).

181. TONIC IN NEURALGIA.