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Cordial Water 1 pint- Brandy 1 Spoonful-Lavender drops 2 Tea Ditto; D:J No 64 Nutritum & the gold of an egg - Nutritum is made thus- rub well together 2 Drams of white lead,half an ounce Vinegar & 3o three of Common oil,.for a Burn',- or…

Persons suffering from intense coldshould never approach a fire but plunge their extremitiesinto cold┌ or ice ┐water or ap--ply snow to the parts affected- Chilblains may be washed withwater or flower of Mustard, whichwill contribute to cleanse &…

Compound Tinture of SenaSena, one ounce, rhubarb, coriander seeds & Cream of Tartar, each half anounce- infused in a pint & a half of Brandy for a week strain it &add 4 ounces z of fine Sugar- the doseis from one to 2 or 3 oz- it…

flower-de luce- rubbe’d upon thetooth or abcesse’d-it seldom fails-or a piece of sticking plaster thebigness of a Shilling with a bit of opium in the middle of it may belaid on the Temporal Artery where thepulsation is most visible-WormsFlowers of…

ItchRub the parts affected with an oint--ment made of 2 oz flowers of Brimstone,crude sal ammoniac finely powde’d, 2 drams - hogs lard or butter 2 oz & a half a dram of essenceof lemon- about the bulk of a nutmegmay be rubbe’d on the…