1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE EECEIPTS.

164

squeeze the mixture well

it well ;

days, stirring

with the hands through a hop-sieve ; then measure the liquor, and to every gallon put 3i pounds loaf sugar ; mix it well in the tub, and let it stand 1 day; put a quart good brandy into the cask, and leave it open 5 or 6 weeks, taking off the scum as it rises ; then make it up, and let it stand 1 year in the barrel before it is bottled. The proportion of brandy to be used for this liquor is 1 pint to 7 gallons.

FARRIERY. No. 352. To cure Wounds in Cattle.

When horses, cattle, or any of our domestic animals are wounded, the treatment may be very simple, and much the same as with the human race. It is extremely improper to follow a practice that is common in many parts of the country among far- riers, cow-doctors, and even shepherds, — that of ap- plying to the wound, or putting into the sore part, common salt, powder of blue vitriol, or tar, or cloths dipped in spirits, as brandy, rum, &c., or turpentine, or any other stimulant articles ; for all such very much increase the pain, and by irritating the sore may increase the inflammation even to the length of inducing mortification. Though the treatment may be varied according to circumstances, yet, in most cases, it may be sufficient to take notice of the following particulars : — It will be proper to wash away any foulness or dirt about the part, and to examine particularly its condition.