The housekeeper's instructor; or, general receipt book, for the use of families.

Date:
1843
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The housekeeper's instructor; or, general receipt book, for the use of families. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    th« tooth; feat this relief, though certain, k only temporary; for if the be decayed, it must, if possible, be extracted. Ointment for Burns. This ointment has sever yet failed to give relief,. Yellow bisilican three ounces, turpentine, an ounce and a half. Corns. T his plaister will always give relief, and frequently remove them - One ounce of Venice turpentine, the yokes of two eggs, two drachms of* mercurial plaister, and half an ounce of yellow wax. The turpentine and wax must be melted together, and the other ingredients mixed when #uid. Or take equal quantities of roasted onicn and soft soap, beat them up together, and apply them as a poultice. This application will instantly eppease the pain of the corn. For a Cough. Mix vinegar and treacle in equal quantities, and let a teaspoonful. ha taken occasionally, when the cough is troublesome. This is a receipt of $b® lata excellent Dr. James of Carlisle. Gargle for a sore Throat,. Take a handful of red sage leaves, simmer them two minutes in a third of a pint of water, strain the liquor off when cold , add an equal quantity of vinegar, and sweeten with honey. Ihese receipts are best for general purposes, aud may be used with perfect safety, and generally with the happiest effects. To Kill Cockroaches. Giv® them th« root of black hellibore, which grows in marshes, and may b* had of country people; strew it over the floor at n «bf, and next morning you will imd all the f amily of cockroaches dead or dying, from having eaten ol it, which they will do with great avidity. Or strew (toinmcn salt over the room er place where they frequents and they will speedily disappear.