The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse: with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattleKoogle, J. D.
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The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse: with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattle
Take 1 ounce of spirits of camphor, 1 ounce turpentine, 1 ounce sweet
oil, 1 drachm oil of juniper, 1 drachm carbonate of hartshorn, mix these
perfectly, and apply three times a day, rubbing it in by the stove or
fire with the palm of the hand for 15 minutes.
LINIMENT FOR RHEUMATISM
Take 2 ounces of saltpetre, 2 ounces spirits of hartshorn, 8 ounces of
sweet oil. Pulverize the saltpetre as fine as possible, and mix with
the spirits of hartshorn, letting it dissolve, then add the sweet oil.
Bathe and rub in with the palm of the hand for 15 minutes, at the fire
or stove, wrap with flannel if possible. If not strong enough you may
add hartshorn, if too strong add sweet oil. This is considered the best
liniment ever introduced for the purpose. Use freely.
LINIMENT FOR RHEUMATISM OR NEURALGIA.
Take 8 cayenne pepper pods, and 1 pint of whiskey, boil over a fire
until it is reduced to one-half the quantity, when it will be ready for
use. Bathe the parts affected with the liniment three times a day. This
liniment has often relieved where other remedies have failed.
NERVE AND BONE LINIMENT.
For Swellings, Bruises, Chapped Hands, Frosted Feet, Rheumatism, Cuts,
Burns, Mosquito Bites, Stings, Pains in the Limbs, Back, Chest, &c. Take
1 ounce spirits of hartshorn, 1 ounce spirits camphor, 1 ounce saltpetre,
1 tea spoonful sweet oil, 2 teaspoonsful laudanum; put all into a
bottle, shake and mix well and it is ready for use. Bathe in at a fire
3 tablespoonsful 3 times a day, rubbing with the hand for 15 minutes.
Put the liniment into a bottle, and keep it corked tight. Never pour out
more than one table spoonful at a time, being careful to keep the bottle
corked tight. This liniment is far superior to any other in use, and you
can make as much for 10 cents as you generally buy for 50 cents. Try the
experiment and see for yourself.
The spirits of camphor is made by mixing 1½ ounces of gum camphor with ½
pint of 95 per cent. alcohol. Put into a bottle and let them dissolve,
shake occasionally, after which it will be ready for use.
The spirits of saltpetre is made by taking 2 ounces pulverized saltpetre
put into a bottle, then add 2 ounces spirits of hartshorn, and let it
remain half a day, shaking frequently, then add scant ½ pint 95 per cent.
alcohol, shake and let it dissolve, when it will be fit for use. For
rheumatism add more hartshorn, and bathe the parts affected well.
OINTMENT FOR GOUT AND RHEUMATISM.
The chloride of gold made into an ointment with lard is said to speedily
relieve the pains of the gout or rheumatism. It stains the skin purple,
which can be easily removed by washing it with urine.
FOR RHEUMATISM.
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