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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
35
it
clear,
or
in
water.
It
strengthens
the
stomach
and
gives
vigor
to
the
system,
and
is
an
excellent
remedy
for
dyspeptic
people.
I
received
the
above
recipe
thirty
years
ago.
No.
37.
A
cure
for
Summer
Complaint.
Take
f
teaspoonful
pulverized
rhubarb.
1
teaspoonful
magnesia.
Put
it
into
a
teacupful
of
boiling
water;
let
it
stand
until
it is
cold
;
stir
it
well.
Then
add
2
tea-
spoonfuls
of
good
brandy,
and
sweeten
it
with
loaf
sugar.
Dose.
—
For
a
child
1
to
3
years
old,
1
teaspoonful
five
or
six
times
a day.
How
to
prepare
food
:
Take
a
handful
of
flour
tie
it
into
a
clean
cloth
;
boil
it
three
hours
;
after
it
is
cold,
take
off
the
crust,
and
take
the
hard
white
substance
and
pulverize
it;
put
into
it
a
sufficient
quantity
of
milk
to
make
it
thin
;
let
it
boil
one
or
two
minutes
;
stir
it
well
with
a
piece
of
cinnamou-
etick,
and
sweeten
it
with
sugar.
No.
38.
To
make
Blue
Ink.
No.
1.
Take
1
ounce
best
Prussian
blue.
•
If
ounce
oxalic
acid.
1
pint
water.
Let
it
dissolve,
when
it
will
be
ready
for
ase.