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LYDIA PINKHAM'S COMPOUND

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High Cranberry Bark 1/2 pound

Partridge Berry Vine 1/2 pound

Poplar Bark 1/4 pound

Unicorn Root 1/4 pound

Cassia 1/4 pound

Beth Root 3 ounces

Sugar 3 pounds

Alcohol 1 pint

Water, sufficient quantity.



Reduce the six first named ingredients to Number Forty powder, add boiling

water enough to cover, let stand till cold, and then percolate with water

until two and one-half gallons of liquid are obtained. To this add the

sugar, bring to a boil, remove from the fire, strain, and when cold add

the alcohol.



The above amount would cost about $2.70 or about 40 cents per pint.



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