THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN. 



V-/ONTAi\iNG a mimbcr of most useful known and prov- 

 ed receipts and prescriptions which I have constantly used 

 iti my extensive and constant practice for some years past, 

 for the beuefit of my patients, with the greatest success. 

 I now make the same a present unto you, and when 

 cither you or your family have duly received the benefits 

 of the same, then remember me, 



Dr. PARKINS. 



How to make Eye-wafer. 

 Take a quarter of a pint of Lisbon wine, and a quarter 

 of an ounce of lapis calaniiuavis in powder, put theni toge- 

 ther and shiike the bottle now and then ; make use of this to 

 your eyes with a bit of rag, and it will presently heal and 

 strengthen weak and sore eyes. 



How to make Salve for all wounds. 

 Take one pound of hog's lard, three ounces of white lead, 

 three ounces of red lead, three ounces of bees wax, two 

 ounces of black rosin, and four ounces of common turpen- 

 tine ; all these ingredients must be put together in a pan, 

 and boil three quarters of an hour ; the turpt-'ntine to be put 

 in just before it is done enough, and give it a gentle boil af- 

 terwards. This is an excellent salve for burns, old sores or 

 ulcers, as it first draws then heals afterwards; it is excellent 

 for all wounds, and ought to be always kept in your 

 house. 



The essential uses of the Oil of Carazsays. 

 It is good against plague, poison and melancholy ;— ' 

 causeth rest, helps difficulty of uvi:ie, jaundice, dropsy; it 

 breaks the stone and expels it, stops fluxes, and expel* wind; 

 it comforts all the inward parts; it provokes the terms, and 

 is powerful in removing all obstructions of the liver, spleea 

 and lungs, causing a sweet breath, taking away asthmas, help- 

 ing ulcers of the lungs, and giveth a good appetite ; it is good 

 in all diseases proceeding from colds, and any way afflicting 



