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. Ethiops mineral 4 oz., sulphur, prepared antimony, cream of tartar, cinnabar, of each 5 oz., honey to form a mass for 12 balls; 1 every morning for a month in farcy. - TapliN.
2. Calomel 1/2 dr., aloes 1 dr., Castile soap 2 dr., oil of juniper 30 drops, syrup to form a ball. - White.
3. Blue pill 1 dr., black antimony 2 dr., diuretic mass 4 dr., aloes 1 dr.; for a ball daily.
4. In grease: prepared antimony, sulphur, nitre, Ethiops mineral, of each 3 oz., Castile soap 10 oz., oil of jumper 3 dr., syrup of honey q. s. for 12 balls; 1 every morning for 2 or 3 weeks. - Taplin.
5. Quicksilver 2 parts, peroxide of iron 1 part, confection of roses 3 parts. Rub together till the quicksilver disappears. Dose, 3ss to 3ij, with common or other mass q. s. - Dr. Collier's Blue Pill.
6. Strong mercurial ointment 1/4
, powdered ginger 3 oz., liquorice powder 10 oz., treacle to mix for 12 balls. - Francis.
Alterative Tonic Sails. See Tonic Balls.
 
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