BOARDS, to Scour.— Brush well with soft soap, and soda, adding a small quantity of washing salts. To kill vermin wash again with salt, or alum, or borax, or with chloride of lime. BOARDS, to remove Stains and Grease from. — Make a ley of pearl ashes, unslacked lime, and soft water. Let it settle and bottle it. When used, dilute it with water, and wash it very quickly, that it may not discolour the boards. Should the first application not succeed, the operation must be repeated two or three times, or as often as may be necessary for its removal. To remove Ink spots apply strong muriatic acid, or spirits of salts. BOILS. — Poultice the boil, and paint it with aqueous extract of opium, or tincture of iodine, or the Rheumatic Liquid, (which see) frequently. Renew the process every two or three hours. A piece of lint soaked in olive oil may be strapped over the boil, if the person is necessitated to do business. An aperient may be proper, except in weakness, when it is best to give weak elixir of vitriol and quinine. Or, give two of the Alterative Pills night and morning, and the compound decoction of sarsaparilla. If a boil breaks, apply the Black Salve. BOILS. — Apply a little Venice turpentine. Or, an equal quantity of soap and brown sugar well mixed. Or, a plaster of honey and flour. Or, of figs. Or, a little saffron in a white bread poultice. Or, a table- spoonful of yeast in a glass of water twice a day. Take an aperient. The celebrated Hunter said, ‘‘I was always troubled with boils until I took thirty drops of liquid solution of potass, in milk, night and morning, for two months when the boils disappeared. BOILS on the GUMS. — A Gum boil sometimes arises from ex- posure to cold, but in the majority of cases is caused by the irritation of a spoiled tooth, and will often continue until it is extracted. Warm fomenta- tions and poultices applied externally appear to be of little service. The treat- ment consists in cutting into the abscess as soon as the smallest quantity of mat- ter has formed. Afterwards the mouth may be washed occasionally with an astringent lotion composed of Tincture of galls and water ; or of 25 grains of sulphate of zinc (white vitriol) dissolved in half a pint of rose-water. Quinine is useful in ‘his compliant. A little mild BON 72 BOW opening medicine taken every other day will be found useful. BONESET. — An American plant, and in America it Is a regular family medicine. It possesses emetic, expectorant, and sudorific properties. As a laxative it acts gently without irri- tating the bowels. In fevers it is very valuable, relaxing the bowels and sub- duing the febrile symptoms. In rheu- matism and influenza it has a good effect. The cold infusion is an excellent tonic. To produce a vomit, take one ounce of the powdered leavesc and in- fuse in a pint of Lot water. Drink a cupful every fifteen minutes until it takes effect. To promote perspiration, take small doses frequently. The root of the purple Boneset in- fused is most excellent for gravel, stone in the bladder, and all obstructions in the kidneys, &c. BORAGE. See Robinson's

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BOARDS, to Scour.— Brush well with soft soap, and soda, adding a small quantity of washing salts. To kill vermin wash again with salt, or alum, or borax, or with chloride of lime. BOARDS, to remove Stains and Grease from. — Make a ley of pearl ashes, unslacked lime, and soft water. Let it settle and bottle it. When used, dilute it with water, and wash it very quickly, that it may not discolour the boards. Should the first application not succeed, the operation must be repeated two or three times, or as often as may be necessary for its removal. To remove Ink spots apply strong muriatic acid, or spirits of salts. BOILS. — Poultice the boil, and paint it with aqueous extract of opium, or tincture of iodine, or the Rheumatic Liquid, (which see) frequently. Renew the process every two or three hours. A piece of lint soaked in olive oil may be strapped over the boil, if the person is necessitated to do business. An aperient may be proper, except in weakness, when it is best to give weak elixir of vitriol and quinine. Or, give two of the Alterative Pills night and morning, and the compound decoction of sarsaparilla. If a boil breaks, apply the Black Salve. BOILS. — Apply a little Venice turpentine. Or, an equal quantity of soap and brown sugar well mixed. Or, a plaster of honey and flour. Or, of figs. Or, a little saffron in a white bread poultice. Or, a tablespoonful of yeast in a glass of water twice a day. Take an aperient. The celebrated Hunter said, ‘‘I was always troubled with boils until I took thirty drops of liquid solution of potass, in milk, night and morning, for two months when the boils disappeared. BOILS on the GUMS. — A Gum boil sometimes arises from exposure to cold, but in the majority of cases is caused by the irritation of a spoiled tooth, and will often continue until it is extracted. Warm fomentations and poultices applied externally appear to be of little service. The treatment consists in cutting into the abscess as soon as the smallest quantity of matter has formed. Afterwards the mouth may be washed occasionally with an astringent lotion composed of Tincture of galls and water ; or of 25 grains of sulphate of zinc (white vitriol) dissolved in half a pint of rose-water. Quinine is useful in this complaint. A little mild BON BOW opening medicine taken every other day will be found useful. BONESET. — An American plant, and in America it Is a regular family medicine. It possesses emetic, expectorant, and sudorific properties. As a laxative it acts gently without irritating the bowels. In fevers it is very valuable, relaxing the bowels and subduing the febrile symptoms. In rheumatism and influenza it has a good effect. The cold infusion is an excellent tonic. To produce a vomit, take one ounce of the powdered leaves and infuse in a pint of hot water. Drink a cupful every fifteen minutes until it takes effect. To promote perspiration, take small doses frequently. The root of the purple Boneset infused is most excellent for gravel, stone in the bladder, and all obstructions in the kidneys, &c. BORAGE. See Robinson's

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