GREAT TANNING PEBPAKATION. 



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a secret, but gave it to the writer on condition it should not be 

 made known in his neighboi'hood. 



The Great Tanning Preparation. 



This is the great secret sold a pew years ago for tanning all 

 kinds of skins with the hair on. The secret and right to use it 

 were sold through the country at large prices: — 



To two pails of water add 2 lbs. alum; 2 qts. salt; 2 lbs. 

 Epsom salts; 2 oz. oil vitriol. Wet and scrape the meat and oil 

 out; then put the skins into the liquid, and let stand from eighteen 

 to twenty-four hours. 



For Scratches, — a Valuable Remedy. 

 Sweet-oil, 6 oz.; borax, 2 oz.; sugar of lead, 2 oz. First wash 



Fig. 898.— Showing bronchial 

 tubes. (Belongs to Bron- 

 chitis, page 885.) 



Fiu. 899. — Showing parasites burrowing in the 

 skin, magnified. (This cut belongs to 

 the article on Mange, but could not 

 be found when making up.) 



clean with soft water and castile soap; when dry, apply once a day. 

 This is a good thing. 



For Inflamed Leg, Galled Shoulders or Back. 



Sal ammoniac, 1 oz.; vinegar, 4 oz.; spirits of wine, 2 oz.; tinct- 

 ure arnica, 2 drachms; water, J pint. Mix, and bathe with it often 

 and thoroughly. 



Wash for Reducing an Inflamed Wound. 



One oz. sulphate of zinc, 1 oz. crotus martes, J oz. sugar of lead, 

 1 pint water. A sore will not smell bad when this wash is used. 



