262 THE FARMER'S AND 



ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE. 



Jalap ; one pound. 

 Senna, two do. 

 Clored, two ounces. 



A tea-spoonful is a dose, given in warm water. It is 

 a capital medicine. 



NERVOUS PILL. 



Extract of valerian and chamomile, equal parts; 

 made into three-grain pills. Take three or four a day. 



COMMON POULTICE. 



Pulverized slippery. elm bark, stirred into hot milk or 

 water, till of the right thickness. This is the best poul- 

 tice that can be had. 



STRENGTHENING PLASTER. 



Hemlock gum, three parts ; white turpentine, one part ; 

 dissolve and strain. 



CURE FOR SCROFULA. 



Yellow dock root, two pounds. 

 Bark of bitter-sweet root, two pounds. 

 Boil thoroughly, and sweeten. Give a wine-glassful be- 

 fore each meal. 



HEALING SALVE. 



Sweet oil, three quarts. 



Resin, three ounces. 



Beeswax, three ounces. 



Melt together ; then add powdered red lead two pounds, 

 heat all these together, and when nearly cold add a pieo? 

 of camphor as large as a nutmeg. 



Good for burns, etc. etc. etc. 



