recipe for a good vomit
Take two ounces of the finest white alum, beat it small, put it into better than half a pint of new milk, set it on a slow fire till the milk is turned clear; let it stand a quarter of an hour; strain it off, and drink it just warm; it will give three or four vomits, and is very safe.
this and other amusing remedies from the compleat housewife by eliza smith (1730).
