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Mother's Remedies

PARRY'S COMPOUND SARSAPARILLA BLOOD PURIFIER.

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Turkey Corn Root 1/4 lb. Stillingia Root 1/4 lb. Sarsaparilla Root 1/4 lb. Yellow Dock Root. 1/4 lb. Sassafras Bark 2 ounces Simple Syrup 1 qt. Diluted Alcohol 4 ounces. Iodide of Potassa 1/4 lb. Water sufficient

Percolate roots and bark with diluted alcohol, add syrup, then iodide of potassa. Dissolve in water to make 6 gallons. The above amount, six gallons, would cost about $2.00.

TOOTHACHE.

Gum Camphor 1 grain Chloral Hydrate 1 grain Oil of Cloves 2 drams Chloroform to make 1 ounce

Mix. Put on some cotton and put around the tooth. No physician can give a better prescription for toothache than this.

The above amount would cost about 25 cents.

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PERRY DAVIS'S PAIN KILLER.

Gum Myrrh 7-1/5 ounces Cayenne Pepper 2 ounces Gum Opium 1-3/5 ounces Gum Benzoin 1-1/5 ounces Gum Guaiac 3/5 ounce Gum Camphor 2 ounces Alcohol enough to make 1 gallon

The above amount would cost about $3.50 or 45 cents per pint.

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