FAMILY PHYSICIAN. 101 
_one pound of fresh butter or lard. Simmer them 
over a slow fire, four hours; strain it off into an 
earthen vessel for use. Previous to ceplving 
the ointment, the hair on the ¢ d 
should be wholly cut off. The oin 
rubbed on every night and morning. — 
ease be of long standing, the head must first be 
pach cl and rubbed over with a little soft oil 
r, to cree the scales, which by wash- 
will come off, Atter 
ng ith plaster Sapo ee ecommende ee 
_ salt rheum, during several days b 
the other ointment.. In the mean tir 
vaiens should make free use of the er yoipelas*. 
ed. 
Salt Rheum. 
Spread a plaster large enough to cover the 
ffected pa de of rosin and white turpen- 
tine, of the consistence of shoe ’s — 
On the plaster sprinkle some powders made of 
equal parts of burnt alum and rosin, made fine 
mixed well together. After t 
been on one or a 
ee eae es “pitch an : 
keep it on one day. After ie io a it once 
‘ day, for two or three days, let the ore 
on as 
fectual cure. This SEP Ie: it is oni 
ve most cutaneous eruptions. sats, 
Scrofula, or King’s Evil, 
Frostweed, or seabious, drank daily, in de. 
coction, and applied e, has cured 
