is sometimes called, is an anodyne, narcotic, and
an excellent alterative. _Dose_--Of fluid extract, two to six drops; of
solid extract, one-fourth to one-half grain.

BELLADONNA (_Atropa Belladonna_) or Deadly Nightshade. The herb or
leaves are a valuable agent. In overdoses, it is an energetic, narcotic
poison. In medicinal doses it is anodyne, antispasmodic, diaphoretic,
and diuretic. It is excellent in neuralgia, epilepsy, mania, amaurosis,
whooping-cough, stricture, rigidity of the os uteri, and is supposed by
some to be a prophylactic or preventive of Scarlet Fever. Its influence
upon the nerve centers is remarkable. It relaxes the blood vessels on
the surface of the body and induces capillary congestion, redness of the
eye, scarlet appearance of the face, tongue, and body. _Dose_--Of fluid
extract, one-half to one drop; of tincture, one to two drops; of
concentrated principle, Atropin, one-thirtieth to one-sixteenth of a
grain; of the _Alkaloid, Atropia_, one-sixtieth of a grain. Even the
most skillful chemists are very cautious in compounding these latter
active principles, and the danger of an overdose is great.

CAMPHOR. This drug is an anodyne, stimulant, and diaphoretic, and, in
large doses, a narcotic and an irritant. It is an excellent stimulant
for liniments. _Dose_--Of the powder, one to five grains; of the
tincture, ten to twenty drops, given in simple syrup.

HOPS (_Humulus Lupulus_). This is an excellent remedy in wakefulness,
and may be used when opium is contra-indicated. A bag of the leaves,
moistened with whiskey and placed as a pillow under the head, acts as an
anodyne. _Dose_--Of the infusion of the leaves, from one to four ounces;
of the fluid extract, one-fourth to three-fourths of a teaspoonful; of
the concentrated principle, Humulin, one to three grains.

DR. PIERCE'S COMPOUND EXTRACT OF SMART-WEED. This anodyne compound is
made by uniting several of the most valuable agents of this class, and
its medicinal qualities are rendered still more efficacious by the
addition of certain stimulating articles. It is free from narcotic
properties which are liable to produce deleterious results, and has been
found to be not only harmless in its action, but very genial and
effectual withal, and most reliable as a stimulant and diaphoretic
remedy.

ANTHELMINTICS.

Anthelmintic means "against a worm," and is a term employed to designate
those medicines which destroy or expel worms. It means the s