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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
47
No.
70.
Another
Cure
for
Cancer,
No.
2.
Take
alum,
vinegar,
and
honey,
equal
quantities,
and wheat
flour,
and
make
a
plaster
by
mixing
it
all
together
;
renew
every
twelve
hours.
No.
71.
Another
for
Cancer.
No.
3.
Take
pulverized
alum
and
fish-worms
smashed,
and
a
salve
made
like
a
plaster
and
put
on
the
sore.
No.
72.
To
polish
Brass.
Take
6
cents'
worth
sour
salts,
and
pumice-stone
pulverized,
soft
water,
and
olive-oil,
mix
all
together,
and
strain
the
liquor.
No.
73.
To
cure
Rheumatism.
No.
3.
Take
1
quart
spirits
of
wine.
2
ounces
camphor.
2
ounces
cloves.
3
handfuls
salt.
6
heads
red
pepper.
Infuse
for
3
or
4
days
in
the
sun
or
warm
stove,
and
bathe
with
it.