RECIPES, 235 
TO CURE BURNS. 
Take linseed oil and white lead, pulverized, mix together, 
_and apply it immediately as you would. paint all over the 
afflicted part. It can be applied any time after. It is safe 
and easy. Or take one ounce of wood soot well pulverized 
and four ounces of hog’s lard—spread this salve on cloth or 
leather, or paper, large enough to cover the burn, bind it on 
tight, and keep it on several days. It needs no other medi- 
cine. Renewit every two or three days. Neither of the 
above ee fail. 
FOR TOOTH-ACHE AND REEUMATISM. oe 
Take poplar (bark of the root) one pound, boil it in one 
quart of water till thick, add a little alcohol, and put it in 
your tooth. ‘It performs a cure in a short time. Apply itas 
a plaster will cure the rheumatism. 
FOR SORE THROAT, COUGH, OR CONSUMPTION, 
Take the bark of the root or berries of sumach, makes 
tea of them, and sweeten with honey. Wash the mouth and 
throat with it. Take a tea-spoonful three times a a 
cure a cough or consumption. 
OINTMENT FOR STIFF JOINTS AND SHRUNK SINEWS. 
Take one-half pound of hog’s lard and two ounces melli- 
lot, (green,) stew them well and strain it—then add one 
 ounee rattlesnake grease, one ounce olive oil, ten drops oil of 
lavender, mix well together, and annoint with it three times 
a day. Rub it well with the hand. 
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