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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
259
ceipt
may
be
employed;
I
pound
sulphur,
|
pound
madder,
\
pound
saltpetre,
2
ounces
black
antimony
;
mix
these
together,
and
give a
table^
spoonful
night
and
morning
in
the
food.
No.
580.
Dr,
CuUen's
treatment
of
Epilejpsy^
or
Falling
Fits.
Take
of
ammoniate
of
copper
20
grains,
bread:
crumbs
and
mucilage
of
gum-arabic
a
sufficient
quantity
to
form
it
into
a
mass,
which
is
to
be
divided
into
40
pills.
In
the
beginning,
one
of
these
is
to
be
taken
three
times
a
day,
and
gradually
in-
creased
to
2
or 3
pills,
thrice
a
day.
No.
581.
German
Silver.
No.
1.
The
following
are
the
different
receipts
for
the
manufacture
of
German
silver
which
are
adopted
by
one
of
the
first
manufacturers
in
London
;
pre-
mising
that
the
metals
should
be
as
pure
as
possible.
Common
German
Silver.
—
Copper,
8
;
nickel,
2
;
zinc,
3i.
This
is
the
commonest
that
can
be
mtide
with
any
regard
to
the
quality
of
the
article
pro-
duced.
It
might
do
for
common
purposes.
If
the
quantity
of
nickel
be
reduced
much
below
this,
the
alloy
will
be
little
better
than
pale
brass,
and
will
tarnish
rapidly.
No.
582.
German
Silver.
No.
2.
Good
German
Silver.
—
Copper,
8
;
nickel,
3
;
zinc,
8j.
This
is
a very
beautiful
compound.
It
has
tho