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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
cation
for
recent
scalds
or
burns.
It
may
either
be
spread
upon
a
cloth,
or
the
parts
affected
may
be
anointed
with
it
two
or
three
times
a
day.
No.
35.
LocatelUs
Balsam,
Take
1
pint
olive-oil.
J
pound
Strasbourg
turpentine.
J
pound
yellow
wax.
6
drachms
red
saunders,
pulv.
Melt
the
wax
with
part
of
the
oil
over
a
gentle
fire
;
then
add
the
remaining
part
of
the
oil
and
the
turpentine
;
afterward
mix
in
the
saunders,
and
keep
stirring
them
together
till
the
balsam
is
cold.
This
balsam
is
recommended
in
erosions
of
the
intestines,
dysentery,
haemorrhages,
internal
bruises,
and
in
complaints
of
the
breast.
The
dose
when
taken
internally
is
from
2
scruples
to
2
drachms
foi
adults.
No.
36.
To
make
German
Bitters.
Take
J
pound
gentian-root.
2
ounces
bitter
orange-peel.
^
ounce
chamomile-flowers.
cinnamon
and
cloves
as
much
as
you
wish
1
quart
whiskey.
2
ounces
red
saunders.
Put
all
together
in
a
bottle,
and
distil
in
the
sun
or
near
a
warm
stove
for
one
week.
Dese.
—
1
table-
spoonful
in
the
evening
before
going
to
bed
;
take