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574. Antispasmodic. Mix four grains of subnitrate of bismuth, forty-eight grains of carbonate of magnesia, and the same quantity of white sugar, and then divide in four equal parts. Dose, one-fourth part. Use in obstinate pain in the stomach with cramps, unattended by inflammation. 575. Antipertussal, or against Whooping-Cough. Mix one drachm of powdered belladonna root, and two ounces of white sugar, together. Dose, six grains morning and evening for children under one year; nine grains for those under two and three years of age; fifteen grains for those between five and ten; and thirty grains for adults. Caution, this should be prepared by a chemist, as the belladonna is a poison, and occasional doses of castor oil should be given while it is being taken. 576. Purgative (Common). Mix ten grains of calomel, with one drachm of powdered jalap, and twenty grains of sugar. Dose, one-half of the whole for adults. 577. Sudorific. Mix six grains of compound antimonial powder, two grains of ipecacuanha, and two grains of sugar together. Dose, as mixed, to be taken at bed-time. Use in catarrh and fever. 578. Miscellaneous. 579. Anthelmintic, or Vermifuge. For ridding the bowels of tape-worms, an excellent medicine exists in the male fern--Aspidium felix mas. A decoction may be made of the fresh roots, or the root may be dried and powdered. Dose, of the powdered root, from ten to thirty grains; of the decoction, from a tablespoonful to a wineglassful, according to age. Use to kill tape-worm. 580. Another Anthelmintic.