1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

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No. 496. A Remedy for Wieumatism, ^c. No. 4. Take 1 raw egg well beaten, | pint vinegar, 1 ounce spirits of turpentine, J ounce camphor. These ingTeclients to be beaten well together, then [)nt in a bottle and shaken for 10 minutes, after which, to be corked down tightly to exclude the In half an hour it is fit for use. Directions.— To be well rubbed in, 2, 3, or 4 times a day. For rheumatism in the head, to be rubbed at the back of the neck and behind the ears. air. No. 1. Take J ounce nitre, J ouuce sulphur, J ounce flour of mustard, J- ounce Turkey rhubarb, and 2 drachms powdered gum guaiacum. Mix. A tea- spoonful to be taken every other night for three nights, and omit three nights, in a wineglassful of cold water, — water which has been well boiled. No. 497. Cure for Bheuraatic Gout.

No. 498. Ointment for Files.

No. 2.

camphor, 2 drachms ;

Take of hog's lard, 4 ounces ;

powdered galls, 1 ounce ; and make an ointment.

laudanum, J ounce. Mix. To be applied every night,

at bedtime.

No. 499. How to make Tomato Catsup. No. 1. Take 1 bushel tomatoes, and boil them until they 20