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WHOOPING COUGH.
tation. I advise the following when the assafoetida
fails or cannot be taken:
1. Liquid succinate of ammonia,
Elixir of liquorice, aa. iii.
Wine of opium,
Syrup of ipecac., aa. 3i.
Mix. Give from twenty drops to half tea-spoonful
every three hours. Or,
Dissolve carbonate of potash, twenty grains, in a gill
of water, add ten grains of powdered cochineal, sweeten
with loaf sugar, and give an infant a tea-spoonful,
increasing the dose according to the age of the child.
This preparation is much improved by adding ten or
fifteen drops of the tincture of belladonna.
The following anti-spasmodic linament is highly
extolled:
I. Oil of amber, 5ii.
olives, 5ss.
Laudanum, 3ii.
Brandy, ciii.
Mix, and rub well between the shoulders.
There are other anti-spasmodics which have considera-
ble reputation, such as musk, valerian, castor, and cam-
phor.
It is necessary that we should allude to tonics, some
of which have proved highly efficient remedies, and are
strongly recommended; a very distinguised physician
says they are undoubtedly occasionally useful, and the
practitioner may know where to resort when he has
ineffectually exhausted the usual round of remedies.
Where there is much debility I have no doubt it might,432
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Massie, J. Cam. A Treatise on the Eclectic Southern Practice of Medicine, book, 1854; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143817/m1/432/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.