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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
No.
74.
To
cure
White
Swelling,
Take
1
handful
sarsaparilla-root.
1
liaudfal
sassafras-root.
1
handful
dittany.
3
quarts water.
Boil
down
to
one-half.
Dose.
—
Every
morning,
Bober,
1
gill
until
it
is
all
used.
While
taking
the
above
internally,
make
the
following
salve
:
Take
2
quarts
cider.
1
pound
beeswax.
1
pound
sheep
tallow,
(suet.)
1
pound
smoking-tobacco.
Boil
this
well,
and
then
put
it
on
the
sore
like
plaster
is
put
on,
and
renew
whenever
you
think
proper.
No.
75.
A
certain
Cure
for
Colds.
Take
1
teaspoon
flaxseed.
1
ounce
liquorice.
\
pound
raisins.
Put
the
above
articles
into
2
quarts
of
water,
and
boil
it
down
with
a
slow
fire
to
one-half;
then
add
\
pound
rock-candy
pounded
fine,
and
add
1
tablespoonful
lemon-juice.
Dose.
—
|
pint
on
going
to
bed,
and
take
a
little
when
the
cough
is
trouble
some.
This
receipt
generally
cures
the
worst
of
colds
in
2 or
3
days.
It
is
a
sovereign
balsamic
cordial
for
the
lungs.