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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
No.
561.
LinimeM
for
RhewTiatism.
Take
1
ounce
soap
liniment,
\
ounce
tincture
of
opium,
2
drachms
oil
of
cajeput,
2
drachms
hartshorn.
Mix,
and
rub
the
parts
affected
night
and
morning.
Flannel,
or
chamois
leather,
should
be
worn
in
winter.
No.
562.
A
Simple
Cure
for
Rheumatism.
Take
1
drachm
hydriodate
of
potash,
distilled
water
2
ounces;
mix,
and
give
a
teaspoonful
in
a
wineglass
of
water,
morning,
noon,
and
night.
This
seldom
fails
to
afford
relief.
No.
563.
To
Silver
Co-pper.
Take
a
small
quantity
of
pure
silver,
and
pour
over
it
twice
its
weight
of
nitric
acid,
and
twice
as
much
water
as
acid.
The
silver
will
be
quickly
dis-
solved.
The
solution,
if
the
metal
and
acid
be
both
pure,
will
be
transparent
and
colourless.
Then
pre-
cipitate
the
silver
by
the
immersion
of
polished
plates
of
copper.
Take
of
the
silver
20
grains,
cream
of
tartar
2
drachms,
2
drachms
common
salt,
and
^
drachm
alum
;
mix
the
whole
together.
Take
then
the
article
-to
be
silvered,
clean
it
well,
and
rub
some
of
the
mixture,
previously
a
little
moistened,
upon
its
surface.
The
silvered
surface
may
be
polished
with
a
piece
of
soft
leather.
The
dial-
plates
of
clocks,
scales
of
barometers,
etc.
are
all
plated
thus.