We don't tax them too much either-a supper when they're poor-a dollar for a mirror or a bottle of elixir, which it must be confessed most of them have no possible use for.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss
Yes, I have recovered a lot of things; and when I have taken the rest of my elixir, you'll have a husband of twenty-five!
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock
"Dear Gretchen," said Fabian, balancing the cup in his hand with as much anxious care, as if it had contained the most precious life-elixir.
"Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel"
E. Werner