RECIPES, ; ; 175 
TO TAKE OFF FRECKLES, SUNBURNS, AND TO OURE 
oe CORNS AND WARTS. 
Take the juice of sun-dew and mix it with milk, and ap- 
plyed to the skin, removes freckles and sunburns, The clear 
juice put on a cloth and laid on a few times, cures corns and 
warts. This plant grows in meadows or wet, springy places. 
Tt never grows more than one inch high, has a‘small leaf 
standing edgeways, the shape of parsnip seed—on the end of 
the leaf is many redish ee and on the fibres is a little 
slick bunch, : ~ 
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OINTMENT FOR SWELLINGS. 
Make an ointment of alder tags, sugar of lead, hog’s lard, 
mellilot and saffron, and simmer them all together. Then 
strain it and annoint the part afflicted. If taken in time will 
scatter the swelling. Give a little physic while annointing, 
either the mandric and blood root or the Reformed Botanic 
' and Indian Physic. ; 
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A POULTICE FOR OLD INFLAMED SORES. 
Serape and wilt yellow carrots very soft and put iton. It 
takes out the inflammation and ——— and is good for 
swelled breasts. 
_TO TAKE THE COLD OR SWELLING OUT OF WOUNDS. 
Take ragweed and onions, equal parts, cut them up and 
-boil them together twenty minutes, and then thicken with 
Indian meal. Apply this as a poultice as warm as you can 
bear it. This has taken the swelling and cold out in twelve 
-hours. 
