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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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Ungt. [UNGUENTUM] Opthalmia take Fresh butter [??1?] Carrify [CLARIFY?] it with washing it in plaintain water orver [OVER] a chafin [CHAFING] dish of coales [COALS]. Cera Alba {?4?] Gum Camphor [?1?] melt these over a gentle fire then stir in Lap. Tutia pp't. [TUTIA PRAEPARATA] [?7?] Keep stiring [STIRRING] till could [COLD] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ungt. [UNGUENTUM] Rub. Desicative take Olivar [??1??] Cera Alba. [?8?] Lapis Callimin [PRAEPARATA] [?4?] Bol. Armon. [?4?] [Lythargr?] Auri [?4?] Cerus [?4?] Gum Camphor desolvd [DISSOLVED] with ol [OIL?] Almonds by rubing [RUBBING] in a morter [MORTAR] [?i?] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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19th x R [RECIPE] for Unguentum Nicotiana take [Luceus. Nicotian?] [??1?] Hogs Lard [??1?] venus terebinth [??4?] melt the these than ad [THEN ADD] Rad't. Arist. Rotunda Pulv. [PULVUS] [??7?] mix and filter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x R [RECIPE] for Ung't; [UNGUENTUM]; [Basilecon?], [Nigrum?] take refin [REFINED] Cera Flava Tarr [Pix?] Burgunda aa [ANA] [??7?] Gum [Clemi?] [??7?] melt and strain. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x R [RECIPE] for Unguent. [UNGUENTUM] Tutia melt Hogs lard [??7?] then stir in finely Pulv. [PULVUS] Lapis Cabminaris [???] Tutia [??4?] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x R [RECIPE] for Unguent. [UNGUENTUM] Egypt. [EGYPTIAN?] take mel [??3?] . . Acetum optimum [?8?] melt and stirr [STIR] in Pulv. [PULVUS] Arugo Aris. M. F. U. [S?]. A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ung't. de Lapis Calliminaris take Cera Flava [?18?] Hogs Lard. [??7?] melt then stir in Pulv. [PULVUS] Lap. Callimin [?10?] and keep stiring [STIRRING] till could [COLD]

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R to puble beef: take sal nitre nulo: [?] Brown sugar [?] fine table salt [?] water 4 gallons. Simmer the[?] to gather: set by and [?] and when could: pour it on your beef: it being first rubed with salt and [?]: it must [?] beef be [?] under Brine. this for a small quarter

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