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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
KECEIPTS.
No.
14.
A
simple
cure
for
Chilblain^
{Frost-bitten.)
Take
alum,
and
dissolve
in
warm
water,
and
apply
it
to
the
affected
part.
No.
15.
A
cure
for
Burning
or
Scalding.
Take
sweet
oil,
mix
into
it
pulverized
red
chalk
and
white
lead.
Then
take
a
feather
and
anoint
the
affected
part.
With
children
you
must
be
careful
that
they
do
not
scratch
at
the
sore,
or
else
it
will
leave
a
mark.
No.
16.
A
cure
for
Scabby
Heads
on
Children.
Take
1
pound
pickled
pork.
1
pound
cabbage.
J3oil
the
above
the
same
as
you
would
for
eating;
then
skim
it off,
and
wash
the
head
with
the
liquid.
No.
17.
How
to
make
a
Tea
for
a
Sleepless
person
to
Sleep.
Make
a
tea
of
Jerusalem
oak,
which
grows
in
the
woods,
and
drink
it,
as
you
would
any
other
tea,
before
going
to
bed.
No.
18.
How
to
make
Lime
-
Water.
•Take
-J
pound
of
unslaked
lime
;
put
it
in
an
earthen
pot;
pour
2
or
3
quarts of
pure
water
on
it;
cover
the
pot;
let
it
stand
one
da}^
;
skim
off
the
top,
and
take
the
clear
water
for
use.
To
keep
it
any
length
of
time,
put
it
in
bottles
and
seal
them.