At
the end of the fortnight, fill up the bottle (a common sized one) with
brandy, or N.E. rum, and let it stand a month. It costs six times as
much to buy it in small quantities, as it does to make it.
The constant use of malt beer, or malt in any way, is said to be a
preservative against fevers.
Black cherry-tree bark, barberry bark, mustard-seed, petty
morrel-root, and horseradish, well steeped in cider, are excellent for
the jaundice.
Cotton wool and oil are the best things for a burn. When children are
burned, it is difficult to make them endure the application of cotton
wool. I have known the inflammation of a very bad burn extracted in
one night, by the constant application of brandy, vinegar, and water,
mixed together. This feels cool and pleasant, and a few drops of
paregoric will soon put the little sufferer to sleep. The bathing
should be continued till the pain is gone.
A few drops of the oil of Cajput on cotton wool is said to be a great
relief to the tooth-ache. It occasions a smart pain for a few seconds,
when laid upon the defective tooth. Any apothecary will furnish it
ready dropped on cotton wool, for a few cents.
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