one in the morning
By this time I knew exactly what to do when I needed medical treatment . I hung my hat on the back of a chair , and said rapidly : `` Doctor , I have cirrhosis of the heart , indurated arteries , neurasthenia , neuritis , acute indigestion , and convalescence . I am going to live on a strict diet . I shall also take a tepid bath at night and a cold one in the morning . I shall endeavour to be cheerful , and fix my mind on pleasant subjects . In the way of drugs I intend to take a phosphorous pill three times a day , preferably after meals , and a tonic composed of the tinctures of gentian , cinchona , calisaya , and cardamon compound . Into each teaspoonful of this I shall mix tincture of nux vomica , beginning with one drop and increasing it a drop each day until the maximum dose is reached .