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Use.

This elixir cures many diseases of the mouth
; among oth-
ers, the beginning of scurvy, apthos, spongy gums, which
it
prevents from bleeding.
From 15 to 20 drops of this elixir may be put in a glass
of water one third full, held for some time in the mouth, and
the teeth and gums rubbed with a brush. If this wash is re-
peated two or three times a day, the ulcers soon deterge, and
cicatrize, the swelling and the dropping ceases ; the bad smell
of the mouth, and the teeth that are not very firm, are
tightened, or if they not sheltered, as well as those which re-
quire a certain treatment, that give much disorder to the
mouth.

Calming Drops.*

Take Alcohol of 40 degrees, - 3iij.
Sulphuric Ether, }
Liquid Laudanum, > - a gi.
Turlington's Balsam,
)
Essence of Cloves, - 3iij.
This liquor must be kept in flasks hermetically sealed.

Use.

I believe I can give the calming drops as one of the most
efficacious remedies against the mischief produced by caries,
or any other affections of the mouth. When the carious
part has been cleaned as much as possible with cotton, ano-
ther piece of cotton is introduced into it, wetted with one

Maury, pages 86, 87, 88.