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... grains of the extract of henbane . When the intestines are much dis- tended by gas , carminatives , as assafoetida , essence of pepper- mint , & c . , may also be administered clysterwise , in a warm in- fusion of camomile flowers or ...
... grains of the extract of henbane . When the intestines are much dis- tended by gas , carminatives , as assafoetida , essence of pepper- mint , & c . , may also be administered clysterwise , in a warm in- fusion of camomile flowers or ...
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Richard Reece. EXPLANATION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . 20 Grains make 1 Scruple 3 Scruples 1 Drachm 8 Drachms 1 Ounce ... grain , so that sixty drops are reckoned equal to a drachm , or tea - spoonful ; but in all cases , the smallest doses ...
Richard Reece. EXPLANATION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . 20 Grains make 1 Scruple 3 Scruples 1 Drachm 8 Drachms 1 Ounce ... grain , so that sixty drops are reckoned equal to a drachm , or tea - spoonful ; but in all cases , the smallest doses ...
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... grains , and the apo- thecaries ' only 5760 ; hence the pound of the latter is less than that of the former by 1240 grains , and the apothecaries ' ounce , on the other hand , is greater than the grocers ' - the former containing 480 grains ...
... grains , and the apo- thecaries ' only 5760 ; hence the pound of the latter is less than that of the former by 1240 grains , and the apothecaries ' ounce , on the other hand , is greater than the grocers ' - the former containing 480 grains ...
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... grains of salt of steel to the above solu- tion , a chalybeate aperient water is formed , which has proved serviceable in some cases of green sickness , worms , indigestion , flatulency , & c .; and for the stomach complaints ...
... grains of salt of steel to the above solu- tion , a chalybeate aperient water is formed , which has proved serviceable in some cases of green sickness , worms , indigestion , flatulency , & c .; and for the stomach complaints ...
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... grains , dissolved in mint - water , for correcting acidity in the stomach , and for increasing the secretion of urine . It is the basis of the alkaline mephitic water , which is made by dissolving two ounces and a half in five quarts ...
... grains , dissolved in mint - water , for correcting acidity in the stomach , and for increasing the secretion of urine . It is the basis of the alkaline mephitic water , which is made by dissolving two ounces and a half in five quarts ...
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acetate acid action administered alcali allaying anodyne antimonial aperient apoplexy applied arteries astringent attended beneficial blister blood body bowels brain Buchu Leaves calomel camphorated chronic clyster cold consequence constitution consumption costiveness cough cure debility decoction diet digestion disease disorder ditto ditto ditto dose drachms drms drops effects efficacious emetic employed evacuation excitement extract fever flatulence frequently Gazette of Health gout grains Gum Arabic habit head increased indigestion inflammation inflammatory infusion intestinal canal intestines irritation jalap late laudanum leeches liquors liver lungs medicine membrane mercury mischief Mixture morbid nerves nervous system occasioned ointment ounces Oxymel pain patient Peruvian bark physicians pills pint plethoric practitioners prevent produce prove purgative quantity recommended rectum remedy rhatany rhatany root rheumatism rhubarb salt scrofulous skin spirit stimulating stomach sudorific sulphur symptoms Take taken termed Tincture tonic treatment twice a day ulcers urine vapour bath vegetable vessels vomiting warm wine
Popular passages
Page 227 - A blank, my lord : She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek : she pined in thought ; And, with a green and yellow melancholy, She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief.
Page 328 - under various circumstances he has prescribed mercury, in very large quantities, and in a great number of cases ; and he never produced salivation, except in three instances, in any child under three years of age." Dr. Warren, of Boston, observes, "that he has never known an infant to be salivated, notwithstanding he has given in some cases, large quantities with this view.
Page 227 - Form'd to soft luxury, and prompt to thrill With all the tumults, all the joys and pains, That beauty gives ; with caution and reserve Indulge the sweet destroyer of repose, Nor court too much the queen of charming cares.
Page 169 - ... all over, but not stay in (with his head above water) longer than half a minute, if the water be very cold; after this he must go in three times a week for a fortnight longer.
Page 494 - Among other misfortunes, the scurvy made its appearance, and carried off great numbers. This, added to other calamities, induced the garrison to incline towards a surrender of the place, when the Prince of Orange, anxious to prevent its loss, and unable to relieve the garrison...
Page 495 - The effect of the delusion was truly astonishing ; for many were quickly and perfectly recovered. Such as had not moved their limbs for a month before, were seen walking the streets sound, straight, and whole. They boasted of their cure by the Prince's remedy.
Page 227 - Absence, distrust, or ev'n with anxious joy, The wholesome appetites and powers of life Dissolve in languor. The coy stomach loathes The genial board : your cheerful days are gone ; The generous bloom that flush'd your cheeks is fled. To sighs devoted and to tender pains, Pensive you sit, or solitary stray, And waste your youth in musing.
Page 408 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Page 429 - Hypochondriasis I would consider as being always attended with dyspeptic symptoms; and though there may be, at the same time, an anxious melancholic fear arising from the feeling of these symptoms, yet while this fear is only a mistaken judgment with respect to the state of the person's own health, and to the danger to be from thence apprehended, I would still consider the disease as a hypochondriasis, and as distinct from the proper melancholia; but when an anxious fear and despondency...