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				State Archives of Florida, Collection M81-24            
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				Dr. John Davidson's volume of remedies and recipes to cure various illnesses and to treat diseases. The book, dated August 3, 1843, covers treatments for such sicknesses as pneumonia and consumption to recipes for laxatives and expurgants.            
          Date
									1843-08-03
								
							  Creator
        
        Page 83
In Recent Opethalmia
[Reciep]. Alum Curd, this is made
153. by rubbing a piece of it in
the white of an egg. It
should be spread on a fold
of linen & apply'd to the egg.
chapman.
in extreme dibility of
the stomach altereded [sic]
with vomiting and
spasms as in drunken-
ness Cardialgia, or as
in Pregnant women
[Recipe]. Aq Amon
154 Calc Magnes aa [1 dram]
        
   
          
In Recent Opethalmia
[Reciep]. Alum Curd, this is made
153. by rubbing a piece of it in
the white of an egg. It
should be spread on a fold
of linen & apply'd to the egg.
chapman.
in extreme dibility of
the stomach altereded [sic]
with vomiting and
spasms as in drunken-
ness Cardialgia, or as
in Pregnant women
[Recipe]. Aq Amon
154 Calc Magnes aa [1 dram]
Title
In Recent Opethalmia, Aq. Cinnamon, Gonorrhea
            Subject
Medicine -- History -- 19th century -- Florida
                    Pharmacology -- United States -- 19th century
                    Pharmaceutical Preparations -- History.
                    Plants, Medicinal -- United States.
                    Materia Medica -- United States -- History.
                    Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
            Description
Dr. John Davidson's volume of remedies and recipes to cure various illnesses and to treat diseases. The book, dated August 3, 1843, covers treatments for such sicknesses as pneumonia and consumption to recipes for laxatives and expurgants.
            Creator
Davidson, John M. W.
            Source
State Archives of Florida, Collection M81-24
            Date
1843-08-03
            Format
journals (accounts)
            Language
eng-US
            Type
Text
            Identifier
m81-24_43
            Coverage
Territorial Florida (1821-1845)
            Thumbnail
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            Transcript
Page 83
In Recent Opethalmia
[Reciep]. Alum Curd, this is made
153. by rubbing a piece of it in
the white of an egg. It
should be spread on a fold
of linen & apply'd to the egg.
chapman.
in extreme dibility of
the stomach altereded [sic]
with vomiting and
spasms as in drunken-
ness Cardialgia, or as
in Pregnant women
[Recipe]. Aq Amon
154 Calc Magnes aa [1 dram]
                    In Recent Opethalmia
[Reciep]. Alum Curd, this is made
153. by rubbing a piece of it in
the white of an egg. It
should be spread on a fold
of linen & apply'd to the egg.
chapman.
in extreme dibility of
the stomach altereded [sic]
with vomiting and
spasms as in drunken-
ness Cardialgia, or as
in Pregnant women
[Recipe]. Aq Amon
154 Calc Magnes aa [1 dram]
Page 84
Aq. Cinnamon
Aq. font. [4 ounces].
Of this a table spoon full
May be taken when unea-
seness is felt.
-----
Ginorrhoa. [sic]
[Recipe]. Balsam Copaiva [2 ounces]
155. Spt Nit Dulc. [1 ounce]
Tinct Opii Acel. [1 ounce]
Mix.
This is an excellent
preparation succeeded
so far in every case I
have tried
April 25th 1845. IMWlard [sp??]
            Aq. Cinnamon
Aq. font. [4 ounces].
Of this a table spoon full
May be taken when unea-
seness is felt.
-----
Ginorrhoa. [sic]
[Recipe]. Balsam Copaiva [2 ounces]
155. Spt Nit Dulc. [1 ounce]
Tinct Opii Acel. [1 ounce]
Mix.
This is an excellent
preparation succeeded
so far in every case I
have tried
April 25th 1845. IMWlard [sp??]
ImageID
journal83-84
            Geographic Term
Quincy (Fla.)
                    Gadsden County (Fla.)
            Chicago Manual of Style
Davidson, John M. W. In Recent Opethalmia, Aq. Cinnamon, Gonorrhea. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275309>, accessed 4 November 2025.
MLA
Davidson, John M. W. In Recent Opethalmia, Aq. Cinnamon, Gonorrhea. 1843-08-03. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/275309>
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(State Archives of Florida/Davidson)
  
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