For Spasms, or Any Internal Pains

Ingredients

• 0.25 pound mixed cloves and allspice
• ginger
• cinnamon
• 1 quart brandy

Instructions

1. Put a quarter pound of mixed cloves and allspice, along with some ginger and cinnamon, into a quart bottle of the best brandy.
2. Let it stand in the sun or by the fire for a few days until all the goodness is drawn out of the spices.
3. For an adult, take one teaspoonful as a dose.
4. For a child, administer ten drops in a wineglass of water, or drop the mixture on hot flannel and apply externally.