The housekeeper's guide, or, Every man his own doctor : Containing many valuable receipts and prescriptions (approved of by the most eminent physicians), for the cure of the human body, &c. to which is added a description of different kinds of baths, bathing, electricity, &c. also a treatment of the cholera.

Date:
1837
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Credit: The housekeeper's guide, or, Every man his own doctor : Containing many valuable receipts and prescriptions (approved of by the most eminent physicians), for the cure of the human body, &c. to which is added a description of different kinds of baths, bathing, electricity, &c. also a treatment of the cholera. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    or nerves as vertigos, catarrhs, megrims and head- deafnesl Mix one drop wuh o, of Mionds and put into the ear every morning. 1 Ise is six. seven, eight, or ten drops, m any conve nient liquor, you mav anoint oulwardh with it, y Sng Hhf the olf of almonds. You may always get lliein at the chemists. 24 For sprains, f Oil of swallows, the oil of peeteu, and the oil of turpentine, of each an equal quantity, mix them well together and anoint the painful paits. 2o 7o remove sickness. Two drachms of salt of uriar, in three ounces of fresh lemon juice, strained, add of common water, two ounces of each, and of simple svrup one ounce. 26 Hoiv to make salve for all wounds. One pound of hog’s lard, three ounces of white lead, three ounces of red lead, three ounces of bees wax, two ounces of black resin, and four ounces of common turpentine, all these ingredients must he put together in a pan, and boiled three quarter s of an hour, the turpentine to be put in before it is done enough, and give it a gentle boil afterwards ; this is an excellent salve for burns, old sores, or ulcers, as it first draws then heals afterwai'ds; it is excellent for all wounds, and ought always to be kept in yoftr house. 27 Cure for corns. Cut your corns at the decline of the moon, take diaclon plaster, or a bit of wool, and place » bit of good soft soap in the middle of it. Apply it once or twice a day; this will, with perseverance, destroy corns of every description. 28 To rub swelled cheeks. Of spirits of hartshorn two drachms, olive oil four