1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

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No. 76. A Cure for ingroiowg Nails on Toes. Take a little tallow and put it into a spoon, and heat it over a lamp until it becomes very hot ; then pour it on the sore or granulation ; the effect will be almost magical. The pain and tenderness will at once be relieved. The operation causes very little pain if the tallow is properly heated ; perhaps a repetition may in some cases be necessary. No. 77. To make a very superior Hair- Oil. Take half an ounce of alkanet-root, which may be bought for a few cents at the druggist's. Divide this quantity into four portions, and tie up each portion in a separate bit of new bobinet or clean thin mus- lin. The strings must be white : for instance, coarse white thread or fine cotton cord. Take care to omit any powder or dust that may be found about tl alkanet, as if put in it will render the oil cloudy and muddy. Put these little bags into a large tumbler or a straight-sided white-ware jar, and pour on half a pint of the best fresh olive-oiL Cover the vessel, and leave it untouched for three or four days or a week, being careful not to shake or stir it ; do not press or squeeze the bags. Have ready some small clear glass vial?, or a large one that will hold half a pint. Take out carefully the bags of alkanet and lay them in a saucer. You will find that they have coloured the oil to a beautiful crimson. Put into the w