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 2 balsam apples, put into ½ gallon of good fourth proof whiskey in a
jug and let it stand for a week or ten days, shaking occasionally. Dose,
one wine glassful three times a day. Keep from exposure while using and
eat nothing greasy or that disagrees with the stomach. This has cured
where other remedies have failed, and should the first ½ gallon not
entirely cure, use the second immediately.
EFFECTUAL CURE FOR RHEUMATISM.
The following receipt, given by an Englishman to a respectable tradesman
of Limerick, (Ireland,) who had for a considerable time labored under the
most violent rheumatic pains in all his limbs and joints, having been
used by him as directed but 5 or 6 times, as he states, eradicated the
disease completely. Anxious that so effectual a remedy should be made
publicly known we publish the recipe:
Take 1 ounce of sulphur, 1¼ ounces of saltpetre, 1½ ounces gum guscomb,
2 nutmegs; the whole to be finely powdered in a mortar and 12 ounces of
molasses. A tea spoonful to be taken every night on going to bed; should
it operate too much on the bowels, a smaller quantity is to be taken.
PLASTER FOR RHEUMATISM.
Or Pains in the Back, &c. It is said to be a certain cure. Take 1 pound
of rosin and melt it over a slow fire, then add ½ pint of tar pouring in
slowly, stirring all the time; when it is well mixed pour all into cold
water, and work it well with your hands. As soon as it is cool and stiff
enough, spread it on a linen rag and apply it to the affected part. The
plaster should be a little larger than the pain extends--if you put the
plaster on sheep skin it will be better. This is sure to give relief.
TO MAKE HONEY WITHOUT BEES.
Take 8 pounds best brown sugar, 1½ pounds rendered honey, 1 ounce cream
of tartar, 4 drops essence of wintergreen, 2 drops essence of peppermint,
2 ounces best molasses, 3 parts of a pint pure cold water, dissolve the
cream of tartar, then put all in a tin or bell metal vessel, let boil
gently 6 or 8 minutes, stirring and mixing occasionally; then beat up the
white of 2 eggs into a foam, and stir them in, and when nearly cool stir
in 2 pounds more of bees honey; skim off whatever may rise to the top.
If you want it nice and clean, strain it through a coarse cloth as soon
as you have the eggs stirred in.--If you strain it put in the 2 lbs. of
honey after it is strained. This makes an excellent honey. The addition
of the eggs is simply to give it the appearance of having combs in it,
but can be left out if you wish. The same honey may be used for the
second making.
JUDKIN’S OINTMENT.
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