Any absorbent will give relief from bee stings, but per-
haps nothing is more effectual than raw meat. The sting
of a bee or wasp may be almost instantly relieved by it.
CURE FOR FELON, OR RUN-ROUND.
If a felon, or run-round, appears to be coming on the
finger, soak the finger thoroughly in strong lye. It will be
painful, but it will cure a disorder much more painful.
TO CURE CORNS.
Take one tea-spoonful of tar, one tea-spoonful of coarse
brown sugar, and one tea-spoonful of saltpeter, the whole to
be warmed together. Spread on kid leather the size of the
corn, and in two days the corn will be drawn out.
TO CURE BUNIONS.
These terrible torments can be easily removed by using a
weak solution of carbolic acid on them for a month. They
will entirely disappear.
CURE FOR COLDS.
Take one table-spoonful of flax-seed and soak in one pint
of cold water until it softens. Pour off the water and heat
it on the stove, then stir into it two table-spoonfuls of honey.
To be taken when cold.
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SALVE FOR A STRAIN.
The yelk of egg and salt.
EXCELLENT FOR A COUGH.
One table-spoonful of molasses, two tea-spoonfuls of cas-
tor-oil, one tea-spoonful of paregoric, and one tea-spoonful
of spirits of camphor. Mix, and take often.
CURE FOR HOARSENESS.
Hoarseness is relieved by using the white of an egg thor-
oughly beaten with lemon juice and sugar. Take one tea-
spoonful occasionally.
SURE CURE FOR DYSENTERY.
Take newly churned butter before it is washed or salted;
clarify over the fire and skim off all milky particles. Add
one-fourth brandy to preserve it, and loaf sugar to sweeten
it. Dose for an adult, two table-spoonfuls twice a day.
CURE FOR INFLAMED EYES.
Take one-half ounce of golden seal, pour one-half pint of
boiling water on it, and let it cool. Bathe the eye with a
linen rag dipped into this each night on going to bed, and it
will soon effect a cure.
RELIEF FOR NERVOUS HEADACHE.
Wash the head thoroughly with soda-water. This will
also relieve severe colds.
CURE FOR WEAK EYES.
Bathe them in a solution of salt and tepid water night
and morning.
THE TOILET.
Tooth-powder: Mix equal parts of powdered chalk and
charcoal, adding a small quantity of curd soap. This sim-
ple receipt not only cleans the teeth, but is a preservative
against decay.
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To remove freckles: A very simple aud harmless remedy
for freckles is equal parts of pure glycerine and rose-water
applied every night and allowed to dry.
Cleaning the head : Take alcohol eight ounces, water six-
teen ounces, ammonia one ounce, cologne one ounce. Rub
on the head until the liquid evaporates. No subsequent
rinsing is necessary.
To arrest the hair from falling out : Take strong hop tea
and dilute with whisky. Shake well before washing the
head.
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Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Any absorbent will give relief from bee stings, but perhaps nothing is more effectual than raw meat. The sting of a bee or wasp may be almost instantly relieved by it.
CURE FOR FELON, OR RUN-ROUND.
If a felon, or run-round, appears to be coming on the finger, soak the finger thoroughly in strong lye. It will be painful, but it will cure a disorder much more painful.
TO CURE CORNS.
Take one tea-spoonful of tar, one tea-spoonful of coarse brown sugar, and one tea-spoonful of saltpeter, the whole to be warmed together. Spread on kid leather the size of the corn, and in two days the corn will be drawn out.
TO CURE BUNIONS.
These terrible torments can be easily removed by using a weak solution of carbolic acid on them for a month. They will entirely disappear.
CURE FOR COLDS.
Take one table-spoonful of flax-seed and soak in one pint of cold water until it softens. Pour off the water and heat it on the stove, then stir into it two table-spoonfuls of honey. To be taken when cold.
374 The New Kentucky Home Cook Book.
SALVE FOR A STRAIN.
The yelk of egg and salt.
EXCELLENT FOR A COUGH.
One table-spoonful of molasses, two tea-spoonfuls of castor-oil, one tea-spoonful of paregoric, and one tea-spoonful of spirits of camphor. Mix, and take often.
CURE FOR HOARSENESS.
Hoarseness is relieved by using the white of an egg thoroughly beaten with lemon juice and sugar. Take one teaspoonful occasionally.
SURE CURE FOR DYSENTERY.
Take newly churned butter before it is washed or salted; clarify over the fire and skim off all milky particles. Add one-fourth brandy to preserve it, and loaf sugar to sweeten it. Dose for an adult, two table-spoonfuls twice a day.
CURE FOR INFLAMED EYES.
Take one-half ounce of golden seal, pour one-half pint of boiling water on it, and let it cool. Bathe the eye with a linen rag dipped into this each night on going to bed, and it will soon effect a cure.
RELIEF FOR NERVOUS HEADACHE.
Wash the head thoroughly with soda-water. This will also relieve severe colds.
CURE FOR WEAK EYES.
Bathe them in a solution of salt and tepid water night and morning.
THE TOILET.
Tooth-powder: Mix equal parts of powdered chalk and charcoal, adding a small quantity of curd soap. This simple receipt not only cleans the teeth, but is a preservative against decay.
The New Kentucky Home Cook Book.
To remove freckles: A very simple aud harmless remedy for freckles is equal parts of pure glycerine and rose-water applied every night and allowed to dry.
Cleaning the head : Take alcohol eight ounces, water sixteen ounces, ammonia one ounce, cologne one ounce. Rub on the head until the liquid evaporates. No subsequent rinsing is necessary.
To arrest the hair from falling out : Take strong hop tea and dilute with whisky. Shake well before washing the head.