1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 xMISCELLANECFS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

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No. 570. Green Wriiing-lnk. Take 1 ounce verdigris, and, having powdered instead of this, use the crystals of verdigris dissolved in water; then dissolve in 1 pint water either of the solutions, 5 drachms gum-arahic, and 2 drachma white sugar. — Dr. Barton's Remedy. Take of powdered cantharides, powdered cam- phor, of each 1 scruple, extract of bark 3 drachms. Kub them well together, and divide into powders of 8 grains each. Dose. — One every 3 or 4 hours. To be used only in advanced stages of the disease. pound good common bar soap; cut them up fine, so tha^ they will dissolve readily. Put the soap into a copper kettle, with 1 quart of soft w^ater: let it stand over the fire, and, when it is dissolved by boil- ing, add 1 pint alcohol, 1 gill beef's gall, i gill spirits of turpentine; boil all these together for five minutes, stir while boiling; while it is cooling, flavour it with oil of sassafras to suit, and colour it with fine vermilion. This soap makes a rich lather, «ioftens the face, and can be made cheap. it, put to it 1 quart vinegar. After it lias stood 2 or 3 days, strain oft' the liquid. Or, No. 571. Hoojmig- Cough. No. 572. How to make Shaving-Soap. Take 2 ponnds best white bar soap, and |

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