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Symptoms: May arise from many causes; but a simple cough, the result of some irritation of the larynx caused by cold, is of a common occurrence during the winter and spring when the winds are cold.

Treatment: Give following mixture:—

Recipe:

Liquor Morphia,	2 drachms.
Syrup of Squills,	1 ounce.
Syrup of Lemon,	1 ounce.
Water to	3 ounces.

Dose: From half a teaspoonful to a dessertspoonful three or four times a day.[1] When it is difficult to give a mixture, the following pills may be tried:—

Recipe:

Hydrochlorate of Morphia,	¼ to 1 grain.[1]
Powdered Ipecacuanha,	1 to 6 grains.
Powdered Rhubarb,	2 to 12 grains.
Compound Squill Pill,	6 to 20 grains.

Mix and divide into twelve pills, one to be given night and morning. A dose of aperient medicine should occasionally be given.