calomel 12 grs., mix and divide into pills; two or three to be taken
at bed time; emetrics, purges, fomentations about the stomach and
liver, and exercise will seldom fail to cure jaundice when it is a
simple disease; and when complicated with dropsy, a scirrous liver,
or other chronic complaints, it is hardly to be cured by any means.
Castile soap has been looked upon as a kind of specific.
437. ASTHMA
Take of powdered squills 2 drms., powdered assafoetida 1 drachm, mix
and divide into 30 pills, two to be taken twice or thrice a day.
Useful in chronic asthma.
438. DR. DEWEES' ANTI-COLIC MIXTURE
Take of carbonate of magnesia 1/2 drm., tincture of assafoetida 60
drops, tincture of opium 20 drops, white sugar 1 drm., and distilled
water 1 oz.; mix and shake; twenty-five drops to be given to an
infant of two to four weeks old, in flatulent colic, diarrhoea, &c.
439. DR. HUN'S ANTI-DIARRHOEAL MIXTURE
Take of oil of cajeput 1 oz., oil of cloves 1 oz., oil of peppermint
1 oz., oil of anise 1 oz., alcohol 4 oz.; mix and shake; dose, from
one to two drachms in hot brandy and water or syrup. This will
afford the most speedy relief in diarrhoea accompanied with pain.
440. HOPE'S MIXTURE
Take of camphor water 4 oz., nitric acid 4 drops, tincture of opium
40 to 60 drops; mix cork, and shake; dose, a tablespoonful every two
hours in diarrhoea and dysentery.
441. ANTI-CHOLERA MIXTURE
Take of tincture of opium 1 drm., liquor ammonia 1/2 drm., tincture
of the oil of peppermint 1/2 drm., ether 25 drops, tincture of
camphor 1 drm., tincture of capsicum, 1 drachm; mix, cork and shake.
In real cholera give this all immediately; if the patient throws it
up, repeat at once. This is an excellent prescription in extreme
cases when the patient is cramped.
442. FOR HYSTERIC FITS
Take of tincture assafoetida 2 drms., aromatic spirits of ammonia
2 drms., camphor water 7 ozs., mix and cork; give two tablespoonsful
every three or four hours.
443. ANTI-ASTHMATIC MIXTURE
Take of mixture of ammoniacum 4 oz., syrup of squill 3 drms.,
antimonial wine 60 drops, wine 1/2 oz., mix and cork. Give two
tablespoonsful often, or when either the cough or shortness of
breath is troublesome.
444. ANTI-RHEUMATIC MIXTURE
Take of ammoniated tinc. of quack 1/2 oz., honey 1/2 oz., camphor
water 6 oz., mix and cork. Take two tablespoonsful three or four
times a day in chronic rheumatism; rub well the affected part with
anti-rheumatic liniment.
445. ANTI-RHEUMATIC LINIMENT
Take of tinc. of opium 2 oz., tinc. of belladonna 2 oz., powdered
camphor 2 oz., oil of turpentine 2 oz., oil of sassafras 2 oz., oil
of origanum 2 oz., and tinc. of capsicum 1 pint; mix all together.
446. DIURETIC MIXTURE
Take of peppermint water 5 oz., wine 6 drachms, sweet spirits of
nitre 1/2 oz.; mix. Two tablespoonsful to be taken three times a-day
in obstruction of urinary passages.
447. SWEATING MIXTURE
Take of acetated liquor of ammonia 3 oz., ipecacuanha 10 gr.,
tincture of oil of peppermint 15 drops, distilled water 5 oz.; mix.
Three tablespoonsful to be taken every two hours, until it produces
the desired effects.
448. FOR CRAMP IN THE STOMACH
Take of ether 2 drms, white sugar 1-1/2 drms., tinc. of opium 60
drops, cinnamon water 2 oz.; mix. Give a teaspoonful every hour in
cramp of the stomach.
449. FOR HOOPING COUGH
Take of tinc. of assafoetida 1 drm, ipecacuanha 10 gr., tinc. of
opium 10 drops, distilled water 2 ozs.; mix. Give to a child two
years old a teaspoonful every four hours, increasing ten drops for
every additional year.
450. FOR WINTER COUGH, &c.
Take of powered extract of liquorice 2 drms, gum acacia 2 drms, hot
water 4 oz.; mix. Let all dissolve, and add tinc. of opium 40 drops,
spirits of nitric ether 1 drm., wine of antimony 2 drms. Dose, one
tablespoonful in catarrh and common winter cough.
451. TONIC MIXTURE
Take of calomba 2 ozs., tinc. of muriate of iron 1-1/2 oz., sulphate
of quinine 20 grs., brandy 6 ozs., water 1-1/2 pint, bruise the
calumba and pour the water on it boiling hot, cover tightly for
two hours, then strain, bottle, and add all the other ingredients,
when the quinine is dissolved it is ready for use. This forms an
excellent tonic in cases of debility. Dose, one tablespoonful
three times a-day half an hour before meals.
452. ANTI-PERIODIC MIXTURE
Take of sulphate of quinine 20 grs., sulphuric acid 1 drop, white
sugar 1 drm., cinnamon water 2-1/2 oz.; put the quinine, acid and
water into a vial together, when dissolved add the sugar. Dose,
a teaspoonful every hour, between the paroxysms of intermittent
fevers, fever and ague, &c.
453. EMMENAGOGUE MIXTURE
Take of tinc. of aloes 1/2 oz., tinc. of chloride of iron 1/2 drm.,
tinc. of valerian 1/2 oz.; mix. Take a teaspoonful in chamomile tea
two or three times a-day in cases of amenorrhoea.
454. ANTI-GOUT MIXTURE
Take of ammoniated tinc. of guaiac 6 drms., camphor water 6 ozs.,
tinc. of rhubarb 1/2 oz., and honey 1/2 oz.; mix, by rubbing the
honey and the guaiac up in a glass mortar, and then add the other
articles by degrees. Give two tablespoonsful every four or six
hours, and rub with the anti-rheumatic liniment.
455. ANTI-GONORRHOEAL MIXTURE
Take of copaibe 1/2 oz., spirts of nitric ether 1/2 oz., powdered
acacia 1 drm., powered white sugar 1 drm., compound spts. of
lavender 2 drms., tinc. of opium 1 drm., distilled water 4 oz.;
mix. Dose, a tablespoonful three times a-day. Shake before using.
456. ANOTHER
Take of copaibe 1 oz., sweet spirits of nitre 1 oz., gum acacia
powdered white sugar 1 drm., peppermint water 4 oz.; mix, and let
all dissolve. Dose, a tablespoonful three times a-day. Shake
before using.
457. ASTRINGENT EYE-WATER
Take of solution of acetate of lead 12 drops, wine of opium 11
drops, rose water 4 ozs.; mix, and let dissolve. This should be
applied with a linen rag four or five times a-day.
458. EYE-WATER
Take of distilled vinegar 1 oz., diluted spirits of wine 1/2 oz.,
rose water 8 ozs., mix. An excellent application to weak eyes after
depletion.
459. ALUM EYE-WATER
Take of rose water 2 ozs., distilled water 2 oz., and alum 1
scruple; mix and let dissolve. Excellent in chronic inflamations.
460. GARGLE OF BORAX
Take of borax 1 drm., tinc. of myrrh 1/2 oz., clarified honey 1 oz.,
rose or distilled water, 4 oz.; mix. To be used as a gargle or
mouth wash in sore mouth or affection of the gums. Omit the myrrh
and water, and there is nothing better for the thrush in children;
clean rain water answers about the same purpose, in all cases, as
distilled water.
461. GARGLE FOR SORE THROAT
Take of sulphate of quinine 15 grains, sulphate of copper 16 grains,
aramotic sulphuric acid 1 drm., water 8 ozs.; mix and dissolve. To
be used frequently in chronic and obstinate sore throats.
462. OINTMENT FOR PILES
Take of lard 1 oz., solution of subacetate of lead 25 drops, tinc.
of opium 1 drm.; mix well. Anoint the parts twice a day.
463. OINTMENT FOR ITCH
Take of sublimed sulphur 2 ozs., lard 4 ozs., oil of lavender 1 drm.
Make into an ointment. To be rubbed on the parts affected every
night, till the eruption disappears. The internal use of sulphur
will, in all cases, assist its external application.
464. BLISTERING OINTMENT
Take of lard 32 parts, oil of almonds 2 parts, strong liquor of
ammonia 17 parts; melt the lard, add the oil, then the ammonia,
must be strong, and keep the contents of the bottle well mixed
by shaking them until cold. This will blister in half an hour.
465. IODINE OINTMENT
Take of iodine 3 grs., lard 2 drms.; make into an ointment; applied
to scrofulous swellings when the skin is unbroken. It is the only
cure for what is popularly termed thick neck.
466. OINTMENT OF IODINE OF ZINC
Take of iodide of zinc 1 drm., lard 1 oz.; make onto an ointment.
A drm. to be rubbed on twice a day in tumors.
467. OINTMENT FOR CHILBLAINS
Take of lard 7-1/2 drms., creosote 10 drops, solution of subacetate
of lead 10 drops, watery extract of opium 1 grain; mix. Apply to the
affected parts.
468. OINTMENT FOR DISEASES OF THE SKIN
Take of citrine ointment 1-1/2 drm., sublimed sulphur 1 drm., lard
3 ozs.; make an ointment. This is a good application for almost all
affections of the skin.
469. EMOLLIENT OINTMENT
Take of palm oil 2 lbs., olive oil 1 pint, turpentine 4 oz.,
red beeswax 6 ozs.; melt the wax in the oils, and then add the
turpentine and strain the ointment. This is a most excellent
application for inflamed parts, &c.
470. POKE ROOT OINTMENT
Take of poke root 3 ozs., lard 1 lb., boil for a quarter of an hour
and strain. This ointment has quite a reputation in Virginia, with
the old ladies, for all kinds of old sores and ulcers, and it is an
excellent application to indolent and purulent ulcers and sores.
471. OINTMENT FOR HYDROCEPHALUS
Take of iodide of mercury 2 parts, iodide of potassium 3 parts,
camphor 2 parts, lard 32 parts; mix and keep well corked. To be
rubbed on the head in hydrocephalus or water on the brain in doses
of half a drachm to a drachm.
472. LINAMENT FOR BURNS
Take of olive oil 1 oz., linseed oil 1 oz., lime water 1 oz.; mix
well. This forms an excellent application for recent scalds and
burns.
473. VOLATILE LINAMENT
Take of olive oil 1 oz., aqua ammonia 1 oz.; mix. To be applied to
bruises, rheumatic parts, &c., and to the neck in inflammation of
the throat.
474. ALKALINE CATAPLASM
Take of lye, rather weak, warm it and stir in of slippery elm bark
or flaxseed, or meal sufficient to form a poultice. This is a most
excellent poultice, and should be used more than it is. It is useful
in inflammation of the breast and other parts, felons, wounds,
fistula, &c.
475. ANODYNE FOMENTATION
Take of laudanum 4 ozs., water 1 pint; mix. For painful affections
of the joints, as chronic rheumatism, &c., hops dipped in hot
vinegar will answer as well.
476. COMMON CLYSTER
Take of flaxseed tea or cornmeal gruel, from one to two pints, sweet
oil 2 or 3 ounces, common salt one teaspoonful, brown sugar two
tablespoonsful; mix.
477. ANODYNE CLYSTER
Take of a solution of starch in water, of jelly, or water half a
pint, laudanum forty drops; mix. The whole to be injected in cases
of dysentery, violent purging and pain in the bowels.
478. INJECTION FOR LEUCORRHOEA
Take of sulphate of zinc 10 grs., tinc. of opium 1/2 drm., rose
water 4 oz.; mix and dissolve. To be injected several times a day.
479. ANOTHER
Take of alum 10 grs., rose water 4 oz.; mix and dissolve. To be used
frequently.
480. ESSENCE OF BEEF
Take of lean beef sliced 1 lb., put it into a bottle or jar closely
corked; place this in a vessel of cold water and boil for an hour
or more; then decant and skim the liquid. Chicken tea may be made
in the same way. For more nourishing and palatable than beef tea,
season it to suit the taste.
481. IMPERIAL DRINK
Take of cream of tartar one drm., the outer rind of fresh lemon or
orange peel half a drm., loaf sugar one ounce, boiling water two
pints. When they have stood in a pitcher about ten minutes, strain
off the liquor. This makes a beautiful cooling drink, and is an
excellent article in fevers.
482. RINGWORM LOTION
Take of sublimate of mercury, 5 grains; spirits of wine, 2 oz.;
tinc. of musk, 1 drachm; rose water, 6 oz.; mix well, and rub well
in.
483. WHISKERS AND MOUSTACHES
The best method of promoting the growth of whiskers and moustaches,
is to shave the parts frequently, and use as a stimulant the ashes
of burned tobacco macerated in bay water.
484. COUGH SYRUP
Take of hoarhound, 1 quart; water 1 quart; mix and boil down to a
pint; then add two or three sticks of liquorice and a tablespoonful
of essence of lemon; dose, a tablespoonful three times a day, or as
often as the cough is troublesome.
485. BLACK SALVE
Take of sweet oil 1 oz., linseed oil 1 oz., pulverized red lead
1 oz.; put all into an iron dish over a moderate fire, constantly
stirring until you can draw your finger over a drop of it on a
board, when a little cool, without sticking; when it is done,
spread on a cloth and apply as other salves.
486. SEIDLITZ POWDERS
Take of rochelle salts, 2 drachms; bicarbonate of soda, 2 scruples;
put these into a blue paper, and put 35 grains of tartaric acid into
a white paper. To use, put each into different tumblers, half fill
each with water, and put a little loaf sugar in with the acid, then
pour them together and drink; this makes a very pleasant cathartic.
Effervescing draught is made by leaving out the rochelle salts.
487. CAMPHOR ICE
Take of spermaceti, 1-1/2 oz.; gum camphor, 3/4 oz.; oil of sweet
almonds, 4 teaspoonsful; mix, and apply heat just enough to melt
all together. Whilst warm, pour into small moulds, then paper, and
put up in tin-foil. This, for chaps on hands or lips, cannot be
equalled.
488. FOR SALT RHEUM
Take a quantity of the pokeweed, any time in summer, pound it, press
out the juice, strain it into a pewter dish, and set it in the sun
until it acquires the consistency of salve; then put it into an
earthen mug, add to it water and beeswax sufficient to make an
ointment of common consistency. Simmer the whole over a fire till
thoroughly mixed; when cold, it is ready for use. To be rubbed on
the part affected. The most obstinate cases have yielded to this in
three or four months. Try it.
489. ARTIFICIAL SKIN
Dissolve gun cotton in sulphuric ether, and thicken it with gum
mucilage. This article touched upon a cut or bruise, forms,
immediately, an artificial skin, which cannot be washed off. It is
very useful as it obviates the necessity of finger cots or bandages.
It is excellent for sore nipples.
490. HAIR RESTORATIVE
Take of sugar of lead, 1 oz.; lack sulphur, 1 oz.; essence of
bergamot, 1/2.; bay rum, 1 gill; alcohol, 1 gill; and half a
teaspoonful of salt; dissolve, first, the sugar of lead and sulphur
in the alcohol, then the other ingredients; and add the whole to a
gallon of warm soft water, then bottle it tightly, and it is fit for
use. To be applied several times a day. This is a most excellent
article, give it a trail.
491. TO REMOVE WARTS AND CORNS
This is very often done by means of nitrate of silver, or some of
the mineral acids; but the best caustic for this purpose is that
recommended for cancer in the skin.
492. CANCER IN THE SKIN
No one but an impostor will presume to cure a true cancer,
containing the cancer cell, and situated in the muscles. Many times
hard tumors, not containing the cancer cell, are called cancers, and
are removed by different methods, which is very easily accomplished,
without a danger of their returning; by which means base quacks
become lauded by the illiterate, for their superior skill in
banishing this dreadful malady, and the orphan, and finally,
in consequence thereof, plunge themselves headlong over yonder
precipice of eternal misery. Cancer which are situated in the skin,
and are sometimes called spider cancers, &c., may be cured by the
following caustic: take of sulphate of iron, 1 part; and acetate of
lead, 1 part; pulverize each separately, as fine as possible, and
mix well together; then, by means of a probe or knitting-needle,
touch the cancer with it every morning for three or four times, and
you will be able to draw it all out; after which apply adhesive
straps that it may heal. It is used in the same way to destroy corns
and warts. In the case of cancer, physic well before applying it.
493. FOR WORMS
Give a child one year old 15 drops of spirits of turpentine on
sugar, fasting, for three mornings in succession; follow the last
dose with a good dose of castor oil; this forms an excellent
vermifuge. The dose of spirits of turpentine for a child two years
old is 20 drops, three years old 25 drops, four years old 30 drops,
&c.
494. SPASMODIC CROUP
Genuine croup is indeed of very rare occurrence, and is a fearfully
dangerous disease, the only chances are to call in a physician at
once. In genuine croup, the child seems to have a cold and is hoarse
for a few days previous to the attack; but the fit generally comes
on suddenly in spasmodic croup, which may be treated as follows.
During the fit put the child in a warm bath, apply hot water to the
throat, allow fresh air, and sprinkle the face and chest with cold
water.
495. FOR FLATULENCY
Make a tea of the seeds of anise, caraway, and coriander, and drink
freely of it.
496. FOR HICCOUGH
Take five drops of oil of anise on sugar when they commence to be
troublesome.
497. FOR HEARTBURN
This is a very disagreeable sensation, but may be banished by taking
a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda dissolved in half a tumbler full
of sweetened water.
498. ERYSIPELAS
This when very bad needs the attendance of a physician; when not so
bad, paint the inflamed part over with white lead, mixed with paint
oil, it is an excellent remedy.
499. FOR FELON
Poultice well with flaxseed meal until matter begins to form, then
at once have it well laid open with a lance, continue the poultice
for some time afterwards.
500. HAIR RESTORATIVE
Take of black mustard seed 1/2 oz., red pepper 15 grains, blood
root 1/2 oz., cantharides 15 grains, castile soap 1/2 oz., alcohol
one quart; mix all together in a bottle, let stand for a week,
occasionally shaking. Perfume with oil of bergamot, and apply
three or four times a day.
501. TO KILL RATS AND MICE WITHOUT POISON
Slice up a quantity of corks, grease, and scent them with oil of
anise; throw them in the way of the rats and mice; they will eat,
but cannot digest them; the result is they will die.
502. EYE WATER
One part of good brandy, to six of clean rain or distilled water,
makes an admirable eye water for most cases of sore eyes.
503. FOR CHRONIC GOUT AND RHEUMATISM
Take of bicarbonate of potash 1/2 drachm, tincture of orange 2
drachms, compound decoction of aloes 8 oz., mix. Dose, a wine
glass full whenever the fit is expected. This is Sir A. Cooper's
prescription.
504. FOR SICKNESS AND VOMITING
Take of creosote 16 drops, acetic acid 16 drops, compound spirit of
juniper 1 oz., syrup 1 oz., water 14 oz.; mix the creosote with the
acid, add gradually the water, and lastly the syrup and spirit. Dose
from two to four tablespoonsful.
505. LAXATIVE PILL
Take of powdered aloes 1 drachm, gamboge 10 grains, Castile soap and
water sufficient to make a pill mass; mix and divide into 34 pills.
Dose, one, two, or three, to be given when necessary, for torpid
bowels.
506. FOR HEADACHE
In case of a severe attack of headache the best remedy is,
generally, to take a good strong physic of salts and senna. If this
does not relieve it, or where the person is very frequently troubled
with headache, apply a blister to the back of the neck, you will
find it an excellent remedy.
507. FOR MAKING SIZE
This, with the following four, are currier's receipts.
Take of sizing 1 quart, soft soap 1 gill, stuffing 1 gill, sweet
milk 1/2 pint; boil the sizing in water to a proper consistence,
strain and add the other ingredients, and when thoroughly mixed
it is ready for use.
508. FOR PASTE
First coat.--Take of water 2 quarts; flour 1/2 pint, castile soap
1 oz.; make into paste. Second coat.--Take of the first paste 1/2
pint, gum tragacanth 1 gill, water 1 pint; mix all together. This
will finish eighteen sides of upper.
509. SKIRTING
This is for finishing skirting and the flesh of harness leather in
imitation of oak tanning. Take of chrome yellow 1/2 lb., yellow
ochre 1 lb., cream of tartar 1 oz., soda 1/2 oz., paste 5 quarts;
mix well. This will finish twelve sides.
510. SKIRTING
For the grain of skirting to imitate oak tan, take of chrome yellow
1/2 lb., yellow ochre 1/2 lb., cream of tartar 1 oz., soda 1 oz.,
paste 2 qts., spirits of turpentine 1 pint. Mix well; this will
finish twelve sides.
511. GRAIN BLACK
This is for the grain of harness leather. First, stain in tallow,
then take of spirits of turpentine 1 pint, cream of tartar 1 oz.,
soda 1 oz., gum shellac 1/2 oz., thick paste reduced thin 2 qts.
Mix well. This will finish 24 sides.
512. ANTIDOTES FOR POISONS
The antidotes for poisoning with the strong mineral acids, such as
nitric, muriatic, sulphuric, or oxalic acids are magnesia, chalk,
whiting, in milk or water; mucilaginous or soapy liquids. When
sulphuric acid has been taken, use very little water if any.
Irritate the throat with a feather to produce vomiting.
The antidote for poisoning with corrosive sublimate or any other
preparation of mercury, is albumen, as whites of eggs, in large
quantity, flour and water, and milk. The whites of eggs are best.
The antidotes for poisoning by opium, or any of its preparations,
as morphia, laudanum, &c., are the stomach pump if it can be had;
tartar emetic, 2 to 5 grains, or sulphate of zinc, 15 to 30
grains, or sulphate of copper, 12 to 15 grs., for an adult. The
sulphates of zinc or copper are best, because they act quicker.
External excitation, keep in motion, mechanical excitement of
respiration, cold effusion to the head and face, feet in hot water,
electro-magnetism, internal stimulants, as bicarbonate of ammonia,
5 to 25 grains in water, carbonate of ammonia, 5 to 15 grains in
water, coffee and vegetable acids. Some propose as an antidote for
every case of poisoning, half a pint of bland oil, as sweet oil,
fresh butter melted to oil, &c., to be drank at once, for an adult.
513. TREATMENT OF DROWNING
If respiration has ceased when the body is taken out of the water,
it should instantly be commenced artificially, by putting a pipe
into one nostril, and closing the mouth and the other nostril, and
very gently blowing through it about 15 times in a minute; but it
is a better plan to use a small pair of bellows, putting its muzzle
into the nostril, at the same time the body should be wiped dry,
and be assiduously rubbed with hot cloths; hot bricks and bottles
of hot water should be put into the armpit, between the thighs,
and to the feet; the head should be raised, the nostrils irritated
with a feather, or the fumes of hartshorn, and a warm injection of
turpentine, made as follows, may be thrown up--oil of turpentine,
3 drachms; gruel, 1/2 a pint; and the yolk of 1 egg. Incorporate the
turpentine with the egg, then add the gruel. Galvanism should be
resorted to, if respiration is not quickly restored. As soon as the
patient can swallow, he should have some weak wine and water; and
soon afterwards an emetic of a large tablespoonful of mustard, mixed
with 6 ozs. of water, to clear the stomach of the water which he
has swallowed, and to restore the circulation by the impetus of
vomiting. After some hours he will suffer from severe headache and
fever, which must be relieved by bleeding, purgatives, &c., which
will be attended to by a physician, who will be present by this
time. A case is related in which life was restored by the most
persevering friction, which was kept up for eight hours before the
humanity of the surgeon, Dr. Douglass, of Havre, was rewarded by a
return of respiration.
514. ELASTIC CEMENT FOR BELTS
Take of white glue, 1 lb., dry white lead, 1 lb., alcohol, 1/2 pint,
rain water, 3 pints, and proceed as directed in receipt No. 417.
When ready for use apply to the ends of the belt, lay them together
and place upon them a heavy weight until perfectly dry, then use the
belt as you please.
515. GOOD SAMARITAN OR PAIN-KILLER
Take of 95 percent alcohol 2 quarts, and add to it the following
articles: oils of sarsafras and hemlock, spirits of turpentine,
balsam of fir, chloriform, tincture of catechu and guaiacum, of
each 1 oz., oil of origanum 2 oz., oil of wintergreen 1/2 oz., and
gum of camphor 1/2 oz. Let it all be well incorporated and you
have the most excellent pain killer that was ever made. It is good
for rheumatism, headache, neuralgia, cuts, sprains, burns, bruises,
spinal affections, ear-ache, tooth-ache, sore throat, &c. This is
used internally and externally, the dose internally is 10 drops;
take on sugar.
516. DIAMOND PASTE FOR RAZORS
By rubbing a little of this paste on your razor-strap, it is
astonishing how speedily you will be able to sharpen a razor. It
is made simply by mixing flour of emery and sweet oil, to the
consistence of paste.
517. FOR STAGGERS IN SHEEP
Dissolve assafoetida in warm water, and put half a tablespoonful in
each ear of the sheep. It is a speedy remedy.
518. WATER-PROOF FOR LEATHER
Take of linseed oil, 1 pint; yellow wax and white turpentine, of
each, 2 oz.; burgundy pitch, 1 oz.; melt all together, and colour
with lampblack. This being applied to boots, you may stand in water
all day, and your feet will be dry at night.
519. TO BROWN GUN-BARRELS