Freese's combined system of practice for physicians and families.

  • Freese, Jacob R., 1826-1885.
Date:
[1856]
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Credit: Freese's combined system of practice for physicians and families. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. 35.—Dr. Neuman's Cephalgic Mixture. This recipe is taken from the works of the learned Prof. Neuman ; and has been adopted as a cure for headache, sick-headache, and like ailments, by all the leading mem- bers of the profession. Dose.—A tablespoonful every two hours, more or less, according to circumstances. No. 36.—Dr. Dewees's Colic Mixture. It is enough to say of this preparation that it was first given to the profession by the late Prof. Dewecs, and that he used it in his practice successfully for over thirty-five years. Dose.—A teaspoonful every two hours, more or less, according to the urgency of the case. No. 37.—Dr. Tweedie's Compound Iron Tonic. For more than a century different preparations of iron have been prescribed and used as tonics. Its superior efficacy in certain cases, is unquestionable, and so considered by all medical writers. This combination, by Prof. Tweedie, is the very best that can be made. Dose.—A tablespoonful three times a day. No. 38.—Dr. Barlow's Periodic Fever Mixture. This mixture is made up of seven ingredients, all of which are recommended by Wattson, Mayne, Dunglison, Drake, Bartlett, Billing, and others, as the most efficacious in intermittent and remittent Fevers. I have used it in my own practice extensively, and always with success. Dose.—A dessert-spoonful every two hours, more or less, according to the nature of the case. No. 39.—Dr. Pierquin's Anti-Otetic Mixture. This recipe was first presented to the profession by the great French physician, Pierquin, as the very best remedy for diseases of the ear; and, since his time, has been repeated and recommended by every prominent medical writer, Directions.—Syringe the ear out well each morning and