Put four ounces of whole wheat flour into a bowl, add to it two tablespoonfuls of rolled oats, six ounces of moist browned sugar, thirty grains of brown Jamaica ginger, sixty grains of powdered jalap, and mix thoroughly together. Beat three whole eggs, stir them into the mixture, knead, roll out to a thin sheet, cut into eighteen square biscuits, and bake in a slow oven one hour. These must be thoroughly dry to the very center and a golden brown. One at bedtime, thoroughly masticated and followed by a half glass of cold water, will relieve the most obstinate cases of chronic constipation.