Dix, Elijah, 1747-1809. Formulary of Elijah Dix, 1768. B MS b61, Countway Library of Medicine.

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Contains medicinal formulas recorded by Dr. Elijah Dix in 1768 while he studied medicine with Dr. William Greenleaf, a druggist in Boston, Massachusetts. Included are recipes for pills, electuaries, elixirs, ointments, and powders, using ingredients such as camphor, opium, oyxmel (honey and vinegar), and vitriol (sulphuric acid). There is also an index to the compounds at the end of the volume.

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4 [Top Left] R for. Balfm Luiallus take cera filava cbi hogs lard uifs serebinth common lbif mett thefe with aqi fontis S.L. to prevent burning then. simmer in lanquis dragonis pulverif. Lii then strain for youle

R for baffon fonicut take aqua fontis fu soli farter Jg li fonieulazi ruit the water a sal tar ter to giather often shaking them: or when they are well miscl add the ol honelt

R for balfon arodyne tha take gumi opium zf gum; camphor zbi crou angla zi sp sini rei; [?] Digest the [?] in a land heat two days then ad sapo castile zi shen: digest two days longer often shaking

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R for Confection Alkermes take Agua Rofarum [elij] Luieus Alkermes Ely Laiearum Album [Eli] al Pinnemoil [G?] R for Coluk Drops take Balfm; Capun of Juniper of Alfornth Equal partes [v] mix and give 30 drops R for Convultion Fits take Castor [??n] Rod glychiziln genfionzi Rad pyreth [zi] [eolts] foot zij gambouge Zilan gum [ajafobdo] ziln grifh [seate] maiefi cloves fij Sutmegs fij crouiang [Fij] Flovi Sulphi [Fij] orriu root [Fij] ol Suiun Enough to Lofte [????] strong of it mix with honey R for Ceratum Turna take beeswax [???] Hogs Lord [elij] melt them then stir in Lopes Calininami pulverizo keep stiring till could

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R for Cmp Diai Cum Gum take Cmp Diai Pump [??] Deminio [??] [???? birth] common [????] melt thefe with water a [L?l?] to prevent burning then add finely pulverize gum ammon [??] Gum opoponaze gum golb [????] Rad Arist Rolund [???] Lopi Colliminaris Boil them till they form into a plasterwhich make leunoum artem R for Cmp [D?rain] [C??] take Argent oioum [??] kill it with balfon Abretis about [??] or Balf Copivi if that is two think then melt Cmpe Diai Limpi [Us?] and when almost cold stir in the argentum and mix them well together then make into roles [L?] artem Some ad cmp Diar Cum Gum instead of the simple Diaeulum and I think it is preferrable in most cafes although it is the dearest.

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R for Cmp Duninio take Hogs Lard [ely?] minium [ely?] [???] boil these to geather till they form into a plaster and ad water to prevent burning

R for Stomatii: Olivarum take Cera Flava lbs: Pitch: & [Re?] [?] lbs Gum Thus: lbs melt the [?] to geather: then ad finely Pulverisd: Sanders: [??] [Corte?] [?] [?] ol: Mynth [?] Cuphorbium [?] Pemento: [?] Gum Camphor Desolvd with ol: Almonds: by Rubing in a morter [?]: make into a [???] N.B. a little aqua fontis: to prevent burning

R. for [?] Oxycrotia: take Resin [?] Sarr: [?] Cera Flavo. [?] Serebinth Common. [?] Gum Ammon: [?] melt these with water Then ad finely Pulvierizd Crou: Nova; Ang: [?]: Radt. Curium [?]: Gum Galbonum: [?] [?] make into a Paste

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