Source
State Archives of Florida, Collection M81-24
Description
Dr. John Davidson's volume of remedies and recipes to cure various illnesses and to treat diseases. The book, dated August 3, 1843, covers treatments for such sicknesses as pneumonia and consumption to recipes for laxatives and expurgants.
Page 33
periodical Colic.
[Recipe]. Sulph. Quinine gr. [1 and a half]
57. Sacch Alb. [1 dram and a half]
Aq. font. [1 ounce and a half]. sol.
Tea spoonful every ho. In absence of pan[sp??]
Duvres on Children [sp??]
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Painful Diarrhea.
[Recipe]. Pulv. Camph. gr. XXIV.
58. Submur. Hyd. gr. XXXVI.
Sulph. Morph. gr. II.
Conserv. rosa. q. s. -- M.
Divide in 12. Pil. One
taken every hour. ------
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Dysmenorrhea.
[Recipe]. Pulv. Camph. [half dram]
59. P. Nit. Potass [1 dram]. M.
D. in 6 equal parts. I every hour.
palliative in after pains.
Chicago Manual of Style
Davidson, John M. W. Periodical Colic, Painful Diarrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Typhoid Fever with Delirium. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275284>, accessed 28 December 2024.
MLA
Davidson, John M. W. Periodical Colic, Painful Diarrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Typhoid Fever with Delirium. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275284>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Davidson)
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