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MADAME RUPERT'S FACE BLEACH.
a.n.a.lysis a.s.signs the following composition to this cosmetic:
Corrosive Sublimate 1 grain Tincture of Benzoin 7 grains Water 10 ounces
Mix. The above amount would cost about 15 cents.
TO REMOVE BLOTCHES AND PIMPLES FROM THE FACE.
Acidi Carbolici 20 drops Powdered Borax 1 dram Listerine 1 ounce Alcohol 1 ounce Aqua Rose to make 8 ounces Mix.
For young ladies, this will prove more beneficial than any face preparation on the market. It is very refres.h.i.+ng and will remove black heads, tan and blemishes, leaving the skin clear and smooth. The above amount would cost about 50 cents.
CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA, AND DIARRHEA REMEDY.
Tincture Capsici 2-1/2 ounces Tincture Camphor 2 ounces Tincture Guaic.u.m 1-1/2 ounces
Mix. The above amount would cost about 50 cents.
[474 MOTHERS' REMEDIES]
FEMALE REGULATOR.
Carbonate Iron 1 ounce Tincture Gentian Compound 2 ounces Powdered Rhubarb 1/2 ounce Powdered Cinchona 1 ounce
Mix. Add to one pint Sherry Wine. Dose: Teaspoonful three to four times a day.
We warrant this to be one of the best tonics that can be procured for general female weaknesses.
The above amount exclusive of pint of sherry wine, would cost about 50 cents.
CUTICURA OINTMENT.
The much advertised "Cuticura Ointment" has been found to consist .of a base of petroleum jelly, colored green, perfumed with oil of bergamot and containing two per cent of carbolic acid. Four ounces would cost about 25 cents.
FLUX.
Prepared Chalk 2 drams Tincture Catechu 1/2 ounce Tincture Opii 1/2 ounce Aqua Cinnamon to make 8 ounces
Mix. Dose: One-half to one teaspoonful every three hours. For adults, only. The above amount would cost about 40 cents.
CUTICURA RESOLVENT.
This preparation is said to be:
Aloes, Socot 1 dram Rhubarb Powdered 1 dram Potas. Iodidi 36 grains Spirits Frumenti 1 pint
Macerate over night and filter.
The above amount exclusive of whisky would cost about 15 cents.
FOR FEVER.
Quinia Sulp 50 grains Capsic.u.m 6 grains
It will make twenty-five capsules. Mix. Dose: One every three hours.
This has been used for years. You should keep the bowels open to remove the cause. The above amount would cost about 25 cents.
[PATENT MEDICINES 475]
ELY'S CREAM BALM.
This is a proprietary article, largely advertised in the Eastern states, and meets with rapid sales and is used for catarrh. The directions are to dip the little finger into the balm and insert up the nostrils giving two or three inhalations. It is as follows:
Thymol 3 grains Bis.m.u.th Carbonatis 15 grains Oil of Wintergreen 2 minims Vaselin to make 1 ounce
The above amount would cost about 25 cents.
FOR SORE THROAT.
Listerine 2 ounces Glycerin 1/2 ounce Pure Water to make 4 ounces
Mix. Use as a gargle.
This will cure any ordinary case, but do not mistake sore throat for diphtheria. The above amount would cost about 25 cents.
FELLOW'S HYPOPHOSPHITES.
Glucose 1 lb.
Simple Syrup 1 pint Hypophosphite Calcium 128 grains Hypophosphite Pota.s.sium 48 grains Ferri Sulp 48 grains Sulphate Manganese 32 grains Sulphate Quinine 14 grains Sulphate Strychnine 2 grains Water sufficient
