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DRAUGHTS.

This is a proper form for exhibiting such medicines as are intendedlo operate immediately, and which do not need to be frequently repeated,as purees, vomits, and a few others, which are to be taken at one dose.Where'a medicine requires to be used for any length of time, it is betterto make up a larger quantity of it at once, which saves both trouble and

expense. . ,

Anodyne Draught.—Take of tincture of opium, twenty-five drops;simple cinnamon-water, an ounce ; common syrup, two drachms. Mixthem.—In excessive pain, where bleeding is not necessary, and in greatrestlessness, this composing draught may be taken and repeated oc-casionally.

Diuretic Draught.__Take of the acetated kali, two scruples; syrup of

poppies, two drachms; simple cinnamon water, and common water, ofeach one ounce.—This draught is of service in an obstruction or defi-ciency of urine.

Purgin" Draughts.—Take of manna, an ounce; tartansed kali, orRochelle "salt, from three to four drachms. Dissolve in three ounces ofboiling water'; to which add Jamaica pepper-water, half an ounce.—Asmanna sometimes will not sit upon the stomach, an ounce or ten drachmsof the vitriolated magnesia, dissolved in four ounces of water, may betaken instead of the above.—Those who cannot take salts, may use thefollowing draught; Take of jalap in powder, a scruple; common water,an ounce; aromatic tincture, six drachms. Rub the jalap with twice itsweight of sugar, and add to it the other ingredients.

Sweating Draughts.—Take water of acetated ammonia, two ouncessalt of hartshorn, five grains ; simple cinnamon-water, and syrup of pop-pies, of each half an ounce. Make them into a draught.—In recent coldsand'rheumatic complaints, this draught is of service. To promote its ef-fects, however, the patient ought to drink freely of warm water-gruel, orof some other weak diluting liquor, in bed.

Vomiting Draughts.—Take of ipecacuanha, in powder, a scruple,water, an ounce; simple syrup, a drachm. Mix them.—Persons whorequire a stronger vomit may add t» the above half a grain, or a grain,of tartarised antimony.—Those who do not choose the powder, may taketen drachms of the ipecacuanha wine; or half an ounce of the wine, andan equal quantity of the syrup of squills.

ELECTUARIES.

Electuaries are generally composed of the lighter powders, mixedwith syrup, honey, conserve, or mucilage, into such a consistence, thatthe powders may neither separate by keeping, nor the mass prove too«tiff for swallowing. They receive chiefly the milder alterative medi-cines, and such as are not ungrateful to the palate. Astringent electuaries and such as have pulps of fruit in them, should be preparedontyin small quantities,; as astringent medicines lose their virtues by beinglept in this form, and the pulps of fruits are apt to ferment.

For the extraction of pulps it will be necessary to boil unripe traitstad rioe ones, if they are dried, in a small quantity of water till they