98 DR., CHASE'S RECIPES. 



the glycerine and oil of rose, and put up in small jars or wide-mouthed bottlesi 

 In cold weather it must be warmed to apply. Keep covered or corked. 



QI4, Balm of Gilead Ointment or Oil.— Take any quantity of Balm 

 of Gilead Buds, place them in a suitable dish for stewing, pour over them suffi- 

 cient melted lard to cover them— or to make the Balm of Qilead Oil, pour the 

 same quantity of sweet oil — stew thoroughly, then press out all of the oil from 

 the buds, and bottle ready for use. 



This will be found to be a very excellent ointment for cuts, bruises, etc., 

 and the oil will also be found to be very healing. 



7. Salve, or Balsam, for Wounds, Cracks, or Internal Pains. 

 —Rosin, 23^ lbs.; spirits of turpentine, 1 qt.; balsam of fir, 4 ozs.; oil of hem- 

 tock, 3 ozs. DiRECTiOKS — Melt the rosin, and remove from the fire; then, when 

 a little cool, stir in the fir, turpentine, and last, the oil of hemlock, continuing 

 to stir until cool enough to remain permanently mixed. 



Remarks. — I saw this salve on the hands of a Mr. E. B. Mason, a farmer 

 of Ann Arbor, Mich., upon cracks and a wound of considerable extent. 

 Noticing its white appearance and adhesiveness, I inquired about it; he told me 

 he had used it for several years, and thought it had no equal for wounds, sores, 

 cracks from husking, etc., and also as a "plaster" over any internal pains 

 whatever. He spoke of it so highly that I was induced to obtain it for my 

 Third Book. I know it must be valuable; but I think it will prove too soft 

 <or hot weather. Then to use only half of the spirits of turpentine and possibly 

 Yi lb. more rosin is all the modification needed to adapt it as a plaster to be 

 applied to other parts of the body. It would be very valuable to wear over a 

 sore breast, whether from strain or soreness of the lungs. See also the Centen- 

 nial Recipes from " Poor Will's" Almanac, at the close of this department, for 

 an ointment for these purposes. 



8. Salve for Inflamed Wounds, From Taking Cold in Them. 

 '—Lard, 8 ozs. , melted 3 or 4 times, and cooled each time in cold water (vaseline 

 or cosmoline is now used without the purification, and will do as well, and pos- 

 sibly better,); then stew in it 2 fair sized onions sliced, and strain. This 

 is an excellent salve for inflamed wounds. Apply twice or thrice daily, as 

 needed. Twice is enough unless excessive ulceration, or running of consider- 

 able matter 



9. Salve, Carbolic, for Burns, Sores, etc. — Lard, 10 ozs.; white 

 wax, 5 ozs. ; balsam of fir and carbolic acid, each 1 oz. Directions — Melt 

 the lard and wax together, then add the fir, and when it begins to thicken, by 

 cooling, stir in the carbolic acid, and put up in tin boxes, or a suitable jar, 

 covered tightly for use. 



Remarks.— TYiQ, balsam of fir is very soothing and healing, and makes the 

 salve stick better to burns or other open sores, at the same time it hides the dis- 

 agreeable odor of the carbolic acid Many persons think there is no salve equal 

 to those made with the carbolic acid. I think vaseline, 10 ozs., would be better 

 than the lard as above giveu. 



