RATAFIA. — Bruise one pound of bitter almonds, and three
quarters of an ounce of nutmegs, and put them into a mortar with three-
quarters of a pound of white sugar and one grain of ambergris ; pound the
whole together, and infuse them for three days in a gallon of proof spirits✪ Ratafia,
then filter for use.
RATS, Phosphor Paste for.— Put one pound of hog’s lard into a
pot, plunge it in water, and heat it to 150 degrees Fahrenheit ; add half
an ounce of phosphorus and a pint of proof spirit ; pour the mixture into
bottles, cork firmly, and shake well together. When cold, pour off the
spirit (which may be saved for further use), and when required for use,
warm it very gently and mix it with wheat, or it may be spread upon bread
and laid near their runs. It may be made still more attractive by flavouring
it with oil of rhodium.
RATS, Poison for. — Take equal parts of ox-gall and oil of amber,
and add thereto sufficient flour to form a paste ; divide it into small balls,
and place them near the runs of the vermin. Put plenty of water near the
poison. After partaking of their meal, the rats, becoming intensely thirsty,
will drink till they die on the spot.
RAZORS, Paste for Sharpening. — Coke, ground to impalpable
powder constitutes the true “diamond paste" for sharpening razors.
RAZOR STROP. — Take a piece of buff leather about two inches
wide and twelve inches long, fasten it on to a strip of wood, and rub on to
it a good thick layer of mutton tallow previously mixed with a quarter of
an ounce of emery powder.
RENNET (LIQUID). — Cut into small pieces a pound of fresh
rennet and well mix it with a quarter of a pound of salt. Let it stand five
or six weeks in a cool place, then add a pint and a half of water and half
a quartern of spirits of wine. Digest for a day, filter, and bottle off. Two
or three teaspoonfuls will be sufficient to curdle a quart of milk.
RHEUMATICS, Cures for. — Take a gill of the best vinegar, half
an ounce of cayenne pepper, and two teaspoonfuls of table salt. Mix, and
rub into the affected parts until a good glow is produced.
Or, mix together half a dram of colchicum wine, ten grains of iodide of
potassium, two drams of sulphate of magnesia, and six ounces of water.
One-sixth part to be taken every four hours.
RHEUMATISM, Liniment for. — A liniment made of equal parts
of oil of winter-green and olive oil, or soap liniment, is said to afford almost
instant relief from this painful affliction.
See also LUMBAGO.
RHEUMATISM, Plaster for. — Take one part of ammonia or
“volatile salt” and three parts of extract of belladonna ; mix, spread it
on leather, and apply to the affected joints.
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RATAFIA. — Bruise one pound of bitter almonds, and three quarters of an ounce of nutmegs, and put them into a mortar with threequarters of a pound of white sugar and one grain of ambergris ; pound the whole together, and infuse them for three days in a gallon of proof spirits, then filter for use.
RATS, Phosphor Paste for.— Put one pound of hog’s lard into a pot, plunge it in water, and heat it to 150 degrees Fahrenheit ; add half an ounce of phosphorus and a pint of proof spirit ; pour the mixture into bottles, cork firmly, and shake well together. When cold, pour off the spirit (which may be saved for further use), and when required for use, warm it very gently and mix it with wheat, or it may be spread upon bread and laid near their runs. It may be made still more attractive by flavouring it with oil of rhodium.
RATS, Poison for. — Take equal parts of ox-gall and oil of amber, and add thereto sufficient flour to form a paste ; divide it into small balls, and place them near the runs of the vermin. Put plenty of water near the poison. After partaking of their meal, the rats, becoming intensely thirsty, will drink till they die on the spot.
RAZORS, Paste for Sharpening. — Coke, ground to impalpable powder constitutes the true “diamond paste" for sharpening razors.
RAZOR STROP. — Take a piece of buff leather about two inches wide and twelve inches long, fasten it on to a strip of wood, and rub on to it a good thick layer of mutton tallow previously mixed with a quarter of an ounce of emery powder.
RENNET (LIQUID). — Cut into small pieces a pound of fresh rennet and well mix it with a quarter of a pound of salt. Let it stand five or six weeks in a cool place, then add a pint and a half of water and half a quartern of spirits of wine. Digest for a day, filter, and bottle off. Two or three teaspoonfuls will be sufficient to curdle a quart of milk.
RHEUMATICS, Cures for. — Take a gill of the best vinegar, half an ounce of cayenne pepper, and two teaspoonfuls of table salt. Mix, and rub into the affected parts until a good glow is produced.
Or, mix together half a dram of colchicum wine, ten grains of iodide of potassium, two drams of sulphate of magnesia, and six ounces of water. One-sixth part to be taken every four hours.
RHEUMATISM, Liniment for. — A liniment made of equal parts of oil of winter-green and olive oil, or soap liniment, is said to afford almost instant relief from this painful affliction.
See also LUMBAGO.
RHEUMATISM, Plaster for. — Take one part of ammonia or “volatile salt” and three parts of extract of belladonna ; mix, spread it on leather, and apply to the affected joints.
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