18 BEES-WAX AND ITS ECONOMICAL USES. 



use : Scoop out the core of a quince, fill it with, hot 

 wax, and let it roast gently and for a long time by the fire. 

 This is eaten fasting for three consecutive mornings. 



(e.) Salve for Wounds after Removal of Warts. 



Prepare a salve of white wax and fresh unsalted butter 

 in equal parts, and mix a little white wine with it. 



(/.) Salve for Burns. 



A. mixture of wax and linseed oil makes an excellent 

 plaster for burns. Stahl's burn-salve is made of equal 

 parts of butter and yellow wax. 



(g.) Corn Plaster. 



For corns a good plaster is made of wax, tallow, and 

 a little verdigris. 



(k.) Tooth-stopping. 



Tooth-stopping is prepared by melting 3 parts of pure 

 white wax with 3% parts of mastic, adding a few drops 

 of oil of peppermint, and making it into pills on a 

 marble slab. The hollow teeth are filled with these so 

 that food may not lodge in them and irritate the 

 nerves. 



(i.) Wax Salve for Skin Diseases. 



5 parts of white wax, o parts of spermaceti, 5 parts 

 of sweet almond oil, are melted together in an enamelled 

 saucepan, poured out into little paper boxes, and when 

 cold are cut up into small tablets. 



COSMETIC SPECIALTIES. 



(.) Glycerine Wax Balsam. 



2 parts of white wax, 2 parts of spermaceti, 8 parts 

 of sweet almond oil, 4 parts of glycerine, part of attar 



