A Simple but Efficient Cough Mixture

Authors

Unknown

Files

Date Range

1880-1900

Materials/Description of item

A recipe for cough syrup, labeled as "Miss Mannings Cough Mixture, Atlanta, 1895" on the backside of the paper, which reads: "A a simple but efficient cough mixture - Nicholeou's or Hoff's Malt Extract, one pint; whiskey (best), six oz; Glycerine (chemically [?]), 6 oz; juice of six lemons; crushed sugar, 2 oz. Mix and Boil ten minutes. Dose, from 1 to 2 teaspoon [?] to 1 to 2 tablespoon [?], according to the age, every one, two or three hours as may be indicated."

Keywords

Cornell Collection, Medicine, Home Remedies

Disciplines

Cultural History | History | United States History

Notes on the item

Found in Cornell Diary 1890.

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "A Simple but Efficient Cough Mixture" (1895). The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera. 335.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/cornell_ephemera/335