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affected Ammonia applied arm-pit bandage becomes beef tea beef-tea belly bleeding blister blood body boiling bone bowels brandy breathing Calomel Castor Oil cause chest cold Copaiba diet disease dislocation dose Dover's Powder drachm drink drops of Laudanum Emetic Epsom Salts Erysipelas fever finger five grains fluid four hours fracture frequently give given Goulard's Extract gruel half inflammation injection injury Jalap keep Laudanum leeches lemon juice limb lime or lemon lint Liquid Ammonia lungs matter medicines Mustard Mustard Plaster occur Ointment Opium Opium Pills ounce pain passed patient piece pint plaster poison poultice Powder pressure prevent pulse purging quantity Quinine relieve rubbed Salts Seamen's Act ship side skin sometimes sore Spirit splint stimulants Stomach Pump sugar surface swelling symptoms taken Tartar Tartaric Acid tea-spoonful throat tongue treatment twenty drops urine usually vinegar vomiting warm water wound