This section is from the book "The Druggist's General Receipt Book", by Henry Beasley. Also available from Amazon: The druggist's general receipt book.
1. Sulphur 2 1/2 ., nitre 1/2 Aethiops mineral, 4 oz., linseed meal 1/2 palm oil 1 or as much as may be required; beat together, and keep in a jar for use: dose, from 2 scruples to 1 1/2 or 2 drs. - Clater.
2. Ethiops mineral 20 to 40 grs., cream of tartar 20 to 40 grs., nitre 5 to 10 grs.: night and morning, made into a ball with butter. - Spooner.
3. Tonic Alterative. Mercurial pill 1 dr., aloes 2 drs., myrrh, benzoin, balsam of Peru, of each 1 1/2 dr.; to be divided into 10, 15, or 20 pills: one every evening, for the yellows, after aloes and calomel. - Blaine.
4. Alterative Powder. Aethiops mineral 2 to 5 grs., cream of tartar 4 to 10 grs., tartarized iron 1 to 3 grs., once a day. - Clater.
5. To give a fine skin. Give a tablespoonful of tar, made up with oatmeal. - Mayer.
 
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