Drop a few drops in the eye, once or twice daily. For inflamed or granulated sore eyes there is no better remedy. The above would cost about 25 cents.
CALIFORNIA LINIMENT.
Tincture Myrrh 1 ounce
Tincture Capsici 1 ounce
Sweet Spirits Nitre 1 ounce
Sulph. Ether 1 ounce
Chloroform 1/2 ounce
Tincture Arnica 1 ounce
Oil Spearmint 2 drams
Oil of Wintergreen 2 drams
Oil Lobelia 1 dram
Aqua Ammonia 1/2 ounce
Alcohol to make 1 quart
Mix.
The above, about four 8-ounce bottles, would cost about $1.50.
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CONSTIPATION.
Fluid Extract Cascara Sagrada 1 ounce
Fluid Extract Wahoo 1 ounce
Neutralizing Cordial 2 ounces
Mix. Dose: One-half teaspoonful three times a day (more or less).
This prescription is one of Dr. John Pitzer's of St. Louis, dean of the faculty of the Missouri Medical College. The above amount would cost about 50 cents.