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600
MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS
day
for
a
week.
This
preparation
does
not
dye
the
hair,
but
restores
its
original
colour.
No.
544.
A
Cure
for
Salt
Rheum
or
Scurvy,
Take
of
the
pokeweed,
any
time
in
summer;
pound
it,
press
out
the
juice,
and
strain
it
into
a
pewter
di^h.
Set
it
in
the
sun
till
it
becomes
a
salve,
then
put
it
into
an
earthen
mug.
Add
to
it
fresh
water
and
beeswax
sufficient
to
make
an
oint-
ment
of
common
consistence.
Simmer
the
whole
over
a
fire
till
thoroughly mixed.
When
cold,
rub
the
parts
affected.
The
patient
will
almost
imme-
diately
experience
its
good
effects,
and
the
most
obstinate
cases
will
be
cured
in
three
or
four
months.
^.B.
—
The
juice
of
the
ripe
berries
may
be
pre-
pared
in
the
same
way.
No.
545.
Cough-Syrup.
Put
1
quart
of
hoarhound
to
1
quart
of
water,
and
boil
it
down
to
a pint
;
add
2
or 3
sticks
of
liquorice
and
a
tablespoonful
of
essence
of
lemon.
Dose.
—
Take
a tablespoonful
of
the
syrup
three
times
a
day,
or
as
often
as
the
cough
may
be
trouble-
some.
No.
546.
Toothache-Drops.
Two
or
three
drops
of
essential
oil
of
cloves,
put
upon
a
small
piece
of
lint
or
cotton-wool
and
placed