Mrs. Balchens Compts. to Capt Hughes for a Cough

[ Mrs. Balchens Compts. to Capt Hughes for a Cough ]

Date: Recorded sometime in 1819. | 1819/01/01 to 1819/12/31

Publication Format
Manuscript

Source: Manuscript Notebook of Sarah Creighton Wilkins
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: MacDonald Family Fonds | Reference: MG 1 No. 1 / Microfilm Reel 10,618

Description

A cough remedy from one Mrs. Balchen.


Transcription

Mrs. Balchen Compts. to Capt Hughes
        for a Cough    1819

1 oz Elixir Paregoric
½ dit sweet Nitre
½ dit fine Balsam of Tolu
Mix them & Take a Tea Spoonful
3 times a day in a Glass of Cold
Water going to Bed is very serviceable.