PATENT MEDICINES. 



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ing. The clothes are to be immersed 

 in this, well wrung out and placed in the 

 open air to dry. 



Japanese Cleansing Cream for 

 Clothing Castile soap, three ounces ; 

 ammonia, four ounces; ether, one 

 ounce; spirits of wine, one ounce; 

 glycerine, one ounce. Cut the soap 

 fine and dissolve in one quart of water; 

 then add all the other ingredients and 

 bottle for use. This preparation will 

 thoroughly clean and renovate kid 

 gloves and the finest articles of wear- 

 ing apparel and brighten their colors 

 without the least injury to their tex- 

 ture, removing grease from clothing, 

 etc. 



To Keep Plies Away No fly it 

 is said will enter a room where wreaths 

 of walnut leaves are hung. The ex- 

 periment is worth trying. 



How to Make Baking Pow- 

 derTake cream Tartar, five ounces ; 

 baking soda, two ounces; common 

 starch, two ounces ; mix. This is the 

 composition of baking-powder sold by 

 grocers. 



Hair-Eestorative Castor-oil, five 

 ounces ; aqua ammonia, one ounce ; 

 tincture Spanish flies, one half ounce : 

 alcohol, one quart; oil of lemon, oil 

 of bergamot and oil of lavender, of each 

 two ounces. Mix and shake well be- 

 fore using, every morning when the 

 hair is falling. Keep the bottle well 

 corked. If the hair seems dry and 

 harsh and full of dandruff, wash the 

 head with egg and rain-water before 

 using the restorative. This will be 

 found an excellent means of restoring 

 the hair, as its use will attest 



PATENT MEDICINES. 



Magnetic Fain Killer Lauda- 

 num, 1 dr. ; gum camphor, 4 drs. ; oil 

 of cloves, i dr. ; oil of lavender, I dr. ; 

 add them to 1 oz. alcohol, 6 drs. sul- 

 phuric ether, and 5 fluid drs. chloro- 

 form. Apply with lint, or, for tooth- 

 ache, rub on the gums and upon the face 

 against the teeth. 



Bay Rum French proof spirit, 1 

 gal.; ext. bay, 6 ozs. Mix, and color 

 with caramel ; needs no filtering. 



Balm of a Thousand Flowers- 

 Deodorized alcohol, 1 pt. ; nice white 

 bar soap, 4 oz. ; shave the soap when 

 put in ; stand in a warm place until dis- 

 solved ; then add oil of citronella, 1 dr. ; 

 and oils of neroli and rosemary, of 

 each % dr- 



Barrell's Indian Liniment Al- 

 cohol, one qt. ; tincture of capsicum, 1 

 oz. ; oil of origanum, sassafras, penny- 

 royal, and hemlock, of each, half oz. 

 Mix. 



Cod Liver Oil As usually pre- 

 pared, is nothing more or less than cod 

 oil clarified, by which process it is in 

 fact deprived in a great measure 

 of its virtue. Cod oil can be pur- 

 chased from any wholesale oil deal- 

 er for one thirtieth part of the 

 price of cod liver oil as usually 

 sold, and it is easy to clarify it. Deal- 

 ers might turn this information to good 

 account. To make it more palatable 



and digestible, put 1 oz. of table salt to 

 each quart bottle. 



Seidlitz Powders Rochelle salts, 

 2 drs. ; bicarb, soda, 2 scr. ; put these 

 into a blue paper, and 35 grs. tartaric 

 acid into a white paper. To use, put 

 each into different tumblers, fill one- 

 half with water, adding a little loaf 

 sugar to the acid ; then pour together 

 and drink quick. 



Camphor Ice Spermaceti,!^ ozs. ; 

 gum camphor, % oz. ; oil sweet al- 

 monds, 4 teaspoonf uls ; set on the stove 

 in an earthen dish until dissolved ; heat 

 just enough to dissolve it. While warm, 

 pour into small moulds, if desired to 

 sell ; then paper, and put into tinfoil ; 

 used for chaps on hands or lips. 



Nerve and Bone Liniment- 

 Beefs gall, 1 qt. ; alcohol, 1 pt. ; volatile 

 liniment, 1 Ib. ; spirits of turpentine, 1 

 Ib. ; oil of origanum, 5 ozs. ; aqua am- 

 monia, 4 ozs. ; tincture of cayenne, % 

 pt. ; oil of amber, 8 ozs. ; tincture Span- 

 ish flies, 6 ozs. Mix well. 



Green Mountain Salve For 



rheumatism, burns, pains in the back or 

 side, etc. Take 2 Ibs. resin ; Burgundy 

 pitch, i Ib. ; beeswax, i Ib. ; mutton tal- 

 low, j Ib. : melt slowly ; when not too 

 warm, add oil hemlock, 1 oz. ; balsam 

 fir, 1 oz. ; oil of origanum, 1 oz. ; oil of red 

 cedar, 1 oz.; Venice turpentine, 1 OZ M 

 oil of wormwood, 1 oz. ; vedigris, | or 



