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A Cure for the PilesThe Root of the white Lilly roasted till it is soft - pounded & mixe’d with an equal quantity of Hog Lard - Miss BarkerA cooling openerAn ounce and a half of lemna- withthe juice- of half a lemonFor the Gout or RheumatismPure,…

For DeafnessFill an ounce Phial with Bay Saltand spring water, equal quantities, whendissolved drop 4 into a teaspoon, conveythese 4 drops into the Ear going tobed lying on the contrary side; repeatit 4 Nights-To make hair water30 handfulls of…

thin as you can and boil it in the oilover a slow fire till melted- thereafterletting it stand to cool- put in theHoney keeping it stirring over the fire for 10 Minutes then put in the Gum, sliced as the wax/ after letting itstand to cool & keep…

Vomiting Draught{Curran} ten Drams of Ipecacuanha Wine Lenitive ElectuarySena in fine Powder, eight ounces;coriander weed also in powder fourOunces; pulp of Tamarinds and frenchPrunes, of each a Pound. Boil upthe pulps to the consistence of…

Raisin wine C J CTo each gallon of water add 5 lbs of raisins[when th] with the stalkspulled off- when they have steepe'dfor a fortnight, let the liquor besqueeze'd into a barrel thathas been aired with brimstoneburnt in a rag- when it hasdone…