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early stages, but the most effectual medicine that I have tried is called by
some apothecaries, "red mixture," of which I will give a recipe.
Chicken water, slightly salted, is very good; make but a little at a time, and
have it fresh.
Rice gruel, sweetened with loaf-sugar, and a little nutmeg, is nourishing.
To make a drink of slippery-elm, shave the bark fine and put it in water; strain
it, mix it with milk, and sweeten it.
Elderberry and blackberry cordials are also good in cases where there is no
fever.
The stomach and back should be bathed with spirits; and a little bag of pounded
spices, wet with spirits, applied to the stomach, may be used with safety, when
not within reach of a physician.
A bark jacket has been used with success in many instances; cut it out of fine
muslin, to be double, spread it open, and cover one side with about two ounces
of the best Lima bark, and twelve pounded cloves; put on the other side, sew it
up, and quilt it across; put on shoulder straps and strings of soft ribbon;
sprinkle it with spirits twice a day.
The child should have the benefit of the morning and evening air. If it is not
convenient to ride it out, walking will answer, in the arms of a careful nurse,
carried on a pillow, with an umbrella to protect its eyes from the light.
When a child is taken sick in a city, removing it to the country often has a
beneficial effect.
Milk thickened with arrow root is good diet for children.
Flour dried in an oven for several hours, and used to thicken milk or water, is
also good, sweetened with loaf-sugar, and is nutritious. They should eat but a
small portion of any thing at a time.
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