Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 28
tant the dose was swallowed, and took us to her attenuated bosomto comfort us, until the taste was out of our mouths. AUTON NURSERY. 23 Oh ! that dreadful castor oil and ipecacuanha period ! Shall Iever forget thee ? She brought forth the lukewarm draught.There it was smoking and cooling in the… … prayed us to just go and swallow it like little men. But notuntil we had struck her, and kicked her, and she had finally threat-ened to call in Mother Auton, with that legendary medicinespoon which either strangled the boy or lodged the dose safely inhis stomach, did we break furiously away from…
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