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xMISCELLANECFS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
No.
570.
Green
Wriiing-lnk.
Take
1
ounce
verdigris,
and,
having
powdered
it,
put
to
it
1
quart
vinegar.
After
it
lias
stood
2
or
3
days,
strain
oft'
the
liquid.
Or,
instead
of
this,
use
the
crystals
of
verdigris
dissolved
in
water;
then
dissolve
in
1
pint
water
either
of
the
solutions,
5
drachms
gum-arahic,
and
2
drachma
white
sugar.
No.
571.
Hoojmig-
Cough.
—
Dr.
Barton's
Remedy.
Take
of
powdered
cantharides,
powdered
cam-
phor,
of
each
1
scruple,
extract
of
bark
3
drachms.
Kub
them
well
together,
and
divide
into
powders
of
8
grains
each.
Dose.
—
One
every
3
or
4
hours.
To
be
used
only
in
advanced
stages
of
the
disease.
No.
572.
How
to
make
Shaving-Soap.
Take
2
ponnds
best
white
bar
soap,
and
|
pound
good
common
bar
soap;
cut
them
up
fine,
so
tha^
they
will
dissolve
readily.
Put
the
soap
into
a
copper
kettle,
with
1
quart
of
soft
w^ater:
let
it
stand
over
the
fire,
and,
when
it
is
dissolved
by
boil-
ing,
add
1
pint
alcohol,
1
gill
beef's
gall,
i
gill
spirits
of
turpentine;
boil
all
these
together
for
five
minutes,
stir
while
boiling;
while
it is
cooling,
flavour
it
with
oil
of
sassafras
to
suit,
and
colour
it
with
fine
vermilion.
This
soap
makes
a
rich
lather,
«ioftens
the
face,
and
can
be
made
cheap.
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