4255

1. To remove, if possible, all morbid states of the body which may tend to aggravate the disease, such as constipation, anaemia, amenorrhcea, worms, etc.

2. By well regulated purgative medicines to subdue any cerebral congestion.

3. To sustain the strength, and improve the vigor of the nervous system by tonics and stimulants, by food and by the cold bath.

4256

℞ Camphorae...........Э v

Syrupi.............q. s.

M. Divide into 20 pills. S. One three times a day.

4257

℞ Spiritus aetheris nitrosi......℥ j

Aquae camphorae........℥ iij

M. S. One tablespoonful three times a day.

- Prof. Wm. Aitken.

4258

℞ Zinci valerianatis........Э ij

Cinchoniae sulphatis...... Э j

M. Make into 20 pills. S. One pill thrice daily.

4259.*

℞ Cupri ammoniati........gr. x

Make into 40 pills. S. One pill three times a day, gradually increasing the dose to four pills.

4260.*

℞ Hyoscyamime.......gr. 1-200

Thrice daily. - Da Costa.

4261

℞ Chloralis hydratis.......3 ijss

Tincturae hyoscyami.......℥ j

Syrupi limoni..........℥ j

Aquae cinnamomi........℥ iv

M. S. Teaspoonful four times a day.

4262

℞ Zinci bromidi..........3 j

Syrupi simplicis.........℥ j

M. S. Ten drops three times a day, increased as rapidly as the stomach can bear it. With the disappearance of the chronic symptoms, the dose should be gradually diminished.

- Dr. Wm. A. Hammond.

4263

℞ Pulveris physostigmatis......3 j

Alcoholis............℥ j

M. S. Twenty drops thrice daily, and increase by ten drops a dose to one drachm.

I. W. Ogle, M. D.

4264

℞ Liquoris potassii arsenitis . . . . 3 ss

S. Five minims thrice daily, to be increased to sixteen minims. Also cod.liver oil and iron, if indicated by the general condition.

- Thomas King Chambers.

4265

℞ Sodii salicylatis.........gr. x

Glycerini............3 j

Spiritus lavandulae........ v

Olei gaultheriae......... 1/6

Aquae..........q. s. ad 3 ss

M. Give three times a day.

- Dr. S. Weir Mitchell.

4266

℞ Zinci phosphatis........gr. xx

Acidi phosphorici diluti, Tincturae ferri chloridi.........................āā 3 jss Aquae menthae piperitae......................ad ℥ vj M. S. Two tablespoonfuls thrice daily.

- Thomas Hawkes Tanner.

4267

℞ Tincturae cimicifugae, Tincturae hyoscyami,

Syrupi............āā ℥ ij

M. S. One teaspoonful every six hours. Also:

4268

℞ Ferri redacti.......... Э iij

Zinci sulphatis......... Э jss

Quiniae sulphatis.........Э j

M. Make into 20 pills. S. One thrice daily. - Dr. T. Curtis Smith.

4269

℞ Chloroformi,

Olei amygdalae dulcis.....āā ℥ j

M. S. Apply as a liniment to the spine.

- M. Gassier.

4270

℞ Argenti nitratis........ gr. iv

Pilulae aloes et myrrhae...... Э ij

M. Make into 12 pills. S. One thrice daily.

- Copland.

4271

℞ Conii succi...........gr x

Take this amount three times a day.

- Dr. James Andrews.

4272

℞ Eserinae sulphatis........gr. j

Aquae destillatae......... 3 vj

M. Six minims hypodermically twice daily; with tonics. - Riess.

4273

℞ Lobelinae hydrobromatis...................gr. j

Aquae..............3 v

S. Three to fifteen minims hypodermically.

When AnÆmic.

4274

℞ Ferri citratis...........3 ij

Syrupi simplicis.........3 iv

Aquae aurantii floriorum......................℥ jss M. S. One teaspoonful before or after meals.

- Hartshorne.

4275

℞ Zinci valerianatis,

Extracti hyoscyami,

Bismuthi subnitratis.....................āā.gr. xv M. Make into 30 pills. S. Three to six pills daily. - Descroizilles.