Oils, lemon, bergamot, lavender, orange flower water, each V2 ounce, extract voilette 1 ounce, oil neroli i/4 ounce, oil citronella Ys ounce, cologne spirits 1 gallon. Oils with 3 ounces cologne spirits. Shake occasionally for a few days and add to alcohol. Lime Water. Take 4 heaping tablespoons of unslacked lime and put in a quart jar. Fill with cold water ; stir until thoroughly dissolved. Stir occa- sionally for 12 hours, then pour in a bottle. Be careful not to put in the sediment from the bottom of the jar. It is then ready for use. Croup. Beat 1 teacup of molasses and 1 teaspoon soda till it foams, then give 1 teaspoon every few minutes. For the Gums. Use 2 parts of listerine and 1 part tincture of myrrh. Mix and put in a bottle, apply with a cloth. It hardens the gums and pre- vents bleeding. Use occasionally. For Headache. Take 1 teaspoon essence of peppermint, 1 teaspoon soda, dis- solve in a tumbler of cold water and drink. Smallpox Cure. One grain solid extract digitalis, 1 grain sulphate of zinc, % teaspoon sugar, 4 ounces of water. Dissolve the digitalis and the zinc separately, then compound the prescription. The Dose for an Adult — One teaspoon every hour for 12 con- secutive hours. The Dose for an Infant — Ten drops for same length of time. For children under 10 years of age, ^/^ teaspoon. This is a powerful medicine and should only be given by a phy- sician. It can be used for any eruptive disease. For Malaria. Cut 1 lemon into a pint of water, also the peel; boil until re- duced to % pint of liquid. Take 1 teaspoon before each meal. Full deep breathing is excellent for indigestion or a bilious at- tack. Cough Syrup. Simmer together a handful each of mullein leaves and hoar- KENTUCKY RllCEIPT BOOK. 359 hound in 1 quart of water, strain and add 1 quart of molasses. Cook slowly until syrup is of good consistency. For Cold. Two ounces of flaxseed with 1 quart of water, 2 ounces of rock candy, 1 pint of honey, juice of 3 lemons. Boil together until con- sistency of cream. Take 1 teacup of the mixture very hot upon re- * tiring. For Bums. Apply linseed oil immediately and cover burn with absorbent cotton to exclude the air. For Slight Burns or Scalds — Use fresh butter at once on bums or scalds. For Corns. Apply linseed oil on a cloth morning and night. This will soften the corn so that it is easily removed. For Burns or Scalds. Use Resinol ointment, and it is also excellent for eczema or any cutaneous trouble. Hoarseness. Use a little grated horseradish, and if not obtainable, a roasted lemon; put it in a piece of wet batting, cover with hot ashes and cook until roasted, then squeeze out the juice and mix with honey. Take 1 teaspoon of mixture every hour. For a Gargle. Take 15 drops of carbolic acid and put in a glass of cold water and gargle the throat once every hour. For Toothache. Apply essence of peppermint above the tooth. For Gum Boils. Paint the gum three times a day with tincture of iodine. For Dew Poison. Apply zinc ointment to part affected twice a day. For Itching. Twenty drops of carbolic acid in tumbler of water. Apply ex; ternally for itching. For Headache. Rub slices of lemon on the temple. It is excellent. 360 KEKTUCKY RECEIPT BOOK. For Asthma. Slice 1 fresh pineapple and put in quart jar, cover with brandy and take teaspoonful occasionally. To Cure Sore Tbroat. One teaspoon of powdered borax, 1 teaspoon of powdered alum, 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar. Put in a pint of cold water ; boil till reduced to %. pint, then gargle the throat. Always have it luke- warm when using. Barley Water for a Cough.

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Oils, lemon, bergamot, lavender, orange flower water, each V2 ounce, extract violette 1 ounce, oil neroli ¼ ounce, oil citronella ⅛ ounce, cologne spirits 1 gallon. Oils with 3 ounces cologne spirits. Shake occasionally for a few days and add to alcohol. Lime Water. Take 4 heaping tablespoons of unslacked lime and put in a quart jar. Fill with cold water ; stir until thoroughly dissolved. Stir occasionally for 12 hours, then pour in a bottle. Be careful not to put in the sediment from the bottom of the jar. It is then ready for use. Croup. Beat 1 teacup of molasses and 1 teaspoon soda till it foams, then give 1 teaspoon every few minutes. For the Gums. Use 2 parts of listerine and 1 part tincture of myrrh. Mix and put in a bottle, apply with a cloth. It hardens the gums and prevents bleeding. Use occasionally. For Headache. Take 1 teaspoon essence of peppermint, 1 teaspoon soda, dissolve in a tumbler of cold water and drink. Smallpox Cure. One grain solid extract digitalis, 1 grain sulphate of zinc, ½ teaspoon sugar, 4 ounces of water. Dissolve the digitalis and the zinc separately, then compound the prescription. The Dose for an Adult — One teaspoon every hour for 12 consecutive hours. The Dose for an Infant — Ten drops for same length of time. For children under 10 years of age, ⅕ teaspoon. This is a powerful medicine and should only be given by a physician. It can be used for any eruptive disease. For Malaria. Cut 1 lemon into a pint of water, also the peel; boil until reduced to % pint of liquid. Take 1 teaspoon before each meal. Full deep breathing is excellent for indigestion or a bilious attack. Cough Syrup. Simmer together a handful each of mullein leaves and hoar- hound in 1 quart of water, strain and add 1 quart of molasses. Cook slowly until syrup is of good consistency. For Cold. Two ounces of flaxseed with 1 quart of water, 2 ounces of rock candy, 1 pint of honey, juice of 3 lemons. Boil together until consistency of cream. Take 1 teacup of the mixture very hot upon re- * tiring. For Bums. Apply linseed oil immediately and cover burn with absorbent cotton to exclude the air. For Slight Burns or Scalds — Use fresh butter at once on bums or scalds. For Corns. Apply linseed oil on a cloth morning and night. This will soften the corn so that it is easily removed. For Burns or Scalds. Use Resinol ointment, and it is also excellent for eczema or any cutaneous trouble. Hoarseness. Use a little grated horseradish, and if not obtainable, a roasted lemon; put it in a piece of wet batting, cover with hot ashes and cook until roasted, then squeeze out the juice and mix with honey. Take 1 teaspoon of mixture every hour. For a Gargle. Take 15 drops of carbolic acid and put in a glass of cold water and gargle the throat once every hour. For Toothache. Apply essence of peppermint above the tooth. For Gum Boils. Paint the gum three times a day with tincture of iodine. For Dew Poison. Apply zinc ointment to part affected twice a day. For Itching. Twenty drops of carbolic acid in tumbler of water. Apply ex; ternally for itching. For Headache. Rub slices of lemon on the temple. It is excellent. For Asthma. Slice 1 fresh pineapple and put in quart jar, cover with brandy and take teaspoonful occasionally. To Cure Sore Throat. One teaspoon of powdered borax, 1 teaspoon of powdered alum, 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar. Put in a pint of cold water ; boil till reduced to %. pint, then gargle the throat. Always have it lukewarm when using. Barley Water for a Cough.

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