DEAR SIR,—I send you this gratis. It is for everybody's benefit,
Yours.
GEORGE GUZZLETON, X.M.D.
P.S.—I give "Coenæ prescriptionem" only, as the "Prescrip: prandialis" can be taken out of this with variations.
| Ostr: frigid: | 1½ doz. | |
| Pisc: anima: locus aut quid: ali: | āāā xvi ʒ | |
| Cum: pom: terr: fervesc: | f 8ʒ | |
| Ad Hoc: bib: sextarium | ½ mx. | |
| Ovem: torrid: virides: ad. lib. | ℥ss. | |
| Per: dix: anas: agrestis: | } | fʒij. |
| Condim: pan: aut aliquid: | fvijss. | |
| Prunosus: botulus: | āāf ʒvj. | |
| Condim: prand: aut lact: Devonii: | f 3 j. | |
| Liq. Pomm: et Gr: '84 | } | Oj 4 |
| Aut Mo: et Chand: '84 |
Fiat haust: sec: vel test: quâque horâ: extra horâ coenæ: regulariter sumendum.
Si opus sit: Misce: aq: sodæ .. ʒ1/14.
Misce: ot: grog: h.s.s. Si opus sit aut non.
LITERARY GARDENING.—A Correspondent, signing himself "STULTUS IN HORTU OR HORT-U-NOT?" writes, "Please, Sir, if my boy JOHN plant 'a slip of a pen,' what will it come up?" Answer paid—A Jonquill.