A NEW OR IMPROVED COMPOUND FOR CURING PHTHISIS AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES AND CHEST COMPLAINTS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, ALEXANDER MºGUFFIE, of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North Britain,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "A NEW OR
IMPROVED COMPOUND FOR CURING PHTHISIS AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES
AND CHEST COMPLAINTS" to be as follows:-
This Invention which relates to a new or improved Compound for Curing
Phthisis and other pulmonary diseases and Chest Complaints is composed of what
is known as East Indian Oil of Mustard and Oil of Cloves together with Alkanet
Root.
The Compound is prepared by taking about 1 Gallon of the finest quality of East
Indian Oil of Mustard sometimes known as Mustard Oil and adding thereto from
1 oz to 1/2 oz of the Oil of Cloves-When well mixed together the Compound
is filtered until bright after which it is coloured to any required degree by adding
a little more Mustard Oil in which Alkanet Root has been steeped.
In place of filtering the Oil of Mustard and Oil of Cloves when mixed together
they may be filtered separately and mixed when bright,-it being explained that
the essence of this Invention consists of the Compound Composed of Oil of Mustard
and Oil of Cloves with or without Alkanet Root, the Alkanet Root being added
for the purpose merely of colouring the Compound.
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page_text: I, ALEXANDER M°GUFFIE, of Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North Britain,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED
COMPOUND FOR CURING PHTHISIS AND OTHER PULMONARY DISEASES AND CHEST
COMPLAINTS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention, which relates to a new or improved Compound for curing
Phthisis and other pulmonary diseases and Chest Complaints is composed of what
is known as East Indian Oil of Mustard and Oil of Cloves together with Alkanet
Root.
The Compound is prepared by taking about 1 Gallon of the finest quality of East
Indian Oil of Mustard sometimes known as Mustard Oil and adding thereto from
1 oz to 1 oz of the Oil of Cloves. When well mixed together the Compound
is filtered until bright after which it is coloured to any required degree by adding
a little more Mustard Oil in which Alkanet Root has been steeped.
In place of filtering the Oil of Mustard and Oil of Cloves when mixed together
they may be filtered separately and mixed when bright,-it being explained that
the essence of this Invention consists of the Compound composed of Oil of Mustard
and Oil of Cloves with or without Alkanet Root, the Alkanet Root being added for
the purpose merely of colouring the Compound.-The compound is used inwardly
as a medicine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
The Compound for curing Phthisis and other pulmonary diseases and Chest
Complaints, consisting of East Indian Oil of Mustard and Oil of Cloves with or
without Alkanet Root prepared substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this Eleventh day of November 1884
J. H. JOHNSON, DAY & JOHNSON,
Applicant's Agents.