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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
KECEIPTS.
and
sugar
are
prepared
for
the
dressing
of
pud-
dings,
divided
into
three
parts,
and
given
at
inter-
vals
of
twenty
minutes,
will
relieve
any
case
of
croup
which
is
not
ah-eady
allowed
to
progress
to
the
fatal
point.
No.
67.
Said
to
be
a
certain
Cure
for
a
Felon,
"
Take
a
pint
of
common
soft
soap,
and
stir
in
it
air-slaked
lime
till
it
is
of
the
consistency
of
gla-
ziers'
putty.
Make
a
leather
thimble,
fill
it
with
this
composition
and
insert
the
finger
therein,
and
change
the
composition
once
in
twenty
minutes,
and
a
cure
is
certain."
Buffalo
{N,
Y.)
Cora.
Adva^tiser,
*'
We
happen
to
know
that
the
above
is
a
certain
remedy,
and
recommend
it
to
any
who
may
be
troubled
with
that
disagreeable
ailment."
Public
Ledger,
No.
68.
A
sure
and
simple
Cure
for
Dysentery.
No.
1.
Drink
a
gill
(or
teacupful)
of
West
India
(or
Trinidad)
molasses.
This
is
a
dose
for
adults;
children
in
proportion.
No.
69.
To
cure
the
Cancer.
No.
1.
Take
bread
dough
the
size
of
an
Qgg^
old
hog's
lard
the
same
quantity,
mix
it
well,
and
spread
it
on
white
leather,
and
apply
it
to
the
sore.