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THE LANCASTER FARMER 



[August, 



sore thriat, attended with foul breath. Take 2 

 grains ol ^he crystals to 1 ounce of water. 



Gargle fok Ulcerated Sore Throat.— Water 

 34 pint ; decoction of Peruvian bark U' Pift ; sul- 

 phate of zinc, 1 drachm. Mix. 



Orange Tonic— Orange peel, 1 ounce; chamo- 

 mile flowers, ll{ ounces, and a little ginger. Put in 



1 pint of boiling water. Add }i a wineglassful of 

 brandy. Take a wineglassful at a time. 



Balm Tea.— Balm leaves, 1 ounce ; flne sugar, 1 

 spoonful ; lemon juice, 1 ounce ; inlubud in a pint of 

 boiling water for 20 minutes. This forms a useful 

 drink in colds or fevers. Or it may be made just 

 1 ike common tea, without the lemon. Let the 

 patient drink it frequently, especially the last thing 

 at night, and keep himself warm during the per 

 spiration. 



Infusion to Produce Sweating.— Infuse 1 

 ounce of pleurisy root for 30 minutes in l\i pints 

 water. A teaspoonful taken warm as often as the 

 stomach will bear it. 



Dandelion Alterative.— Especially useful in 

 cases where the function of the liver is at fault. 

 Dose, fluid extract of dandelion, a dessertspoonful, 

 twice daily, with or without a little water. 



Atlee'b Nipple Wash.— U drachm powdered 

 gum arable, 10 grains borate of soda, and 1 drachm 

 tincture of myrrh. 



Beach's Remedy for Ulcers.— Take sweet 

 clover tops and stalks, burdock leaves, and parsley, 

 a handful of each ; get the strength out by boiling ; 

 strain, and add 1 pound of resin and >i pound of 

 fresh butter ; simmer until of a proper consistence. 

 A cold water cloth constantly applied is a good 

 remedy. Put a little cerate on the ulcer previously. 

 Attend to the general health by cleansing the 

 stomach and bowels, and then giving tonics. 



To Mend Crockery Ware.— Take enough of the 

 white of an egg to mend one piece. Shave off a 

 quantity of lime sufficient to make a paste, mix 

 thoroughly and apply quickly to the edges, placing 

 them firmly together. It will very soon become set 

 and strong. Mix but a small quantity at once as it 

 hardens very soon and cannot then be used. Calcined 

 Plaster of Paris will answer the same purpose. This 

 Is one of the strongest as well as most easily applied 

 cements. 



Fine Paste. — A solution of 2>/2 ounces gum 

 arable in 2 quarts warm water is thickened to a paste 

 with wheat flour. Add a solution of 1}4 ounces each 

 of alum and sugar in water. Heat the mixture, stir 

 it about until it boils, then cool it. It may be thinned 

 if necessary with a gum solution. 



Strong Glue. — Dissolve an ounce of the best isin- 

 glass, by the application of a moderate heat, in a 

 pint of water. Strain through & cloth, and add to it 

 a proportionate quantity of the best glue, which has 

 been previously soaked in water for 24 hours, and a 

 gill of vinegar. After the materials have been 

 brought into a solution, let it once boil up, and strain 

 off the impurities. 



Magic Liniment.— Alcohol, 1 quart ; gum cam- 

 phor, 4 ounces; turpentine, 2 ounces ; oil of organum, 



2 ounces; sweet oil, 1 ounce. For cuts or calks in 

 horses or cattle in winter it has no equal ; but it must 

 be applied often. For human flesh use twice the 

 amount of alcohol, and no liniment will be found 

 superior to it. 



Itch Ointment. — Washed sulphur, l\i ounces; 

 chloride of lime, 2 drachms; hog's lard, 4 ounces. 

 Mix and make into an ointment. 



Emetic. — Half a glass of water, one heaping tea- 

 spoonful of salt and another of mustard. 



Carbuncle.— A carbuncle is a species of boil, but 

 larger, and much more painful ; it shows debility in 

 the constitution. Carbuncles are very dangerous 

 and medical aid should be obtained at once. 



To Stop Bleeding.— In all wounds the blood 

 flows either regularly or by jets and spurts. If it 

 flows regularly a vein has been wounded, and a string 

 should be bound tightly around beyond the wound 



from the heart. If the blood comes by leaps or jets 

 an artery has been severed, and the person may bleed 

 to death in a few minutes, immediately apply a cord 

 between the wound and heart, drawing tight. If a 

 string or cord is not at hand tie the opposite corners 

 of a handkerchief around the limb, put a stick be- 

 tween and turn'it round until the handkerchief is 

 twisted sufficiently to stop the bleeding. This appli 

 ance is called a tourniquet, it must be kept on until 

 a physician can be had. 



Mumps.— This is a specific contagious inflamma- 

 tory affection of the salivary glands, especially the 

 largest, situated below the ear. It begins with 

 slight feverish symptoms, with pain and swelling, 

 extending from beneath the ear along the neck to 

 the chin. The attack generally reaches its height in 

 four days and then declines. The treatment is very 

 simple, a mild diet, gentle laxatives, occasional hot 

 fomentations, and wearing a piece of flannel around 

 the throat. 



Cure for Neuralgia.- Apply a blister of Spanish 

 flies, let it remain until it draws the skin red (no 

 longer); remove and apply a morphine powder. 



Quinsy.— Keep the patient in a warm room, the 

 diet being chiefly milk and good broths. Some cool- 

 ing laxative and diaphoretic medicine, such as gruel, 

 tea, or barley water may be given. But the greatest 

 relief will be found in the frequent inhalation of the 

 steam of hot water through an inhaler, or in the 

 old fashioned way through the spout of a teapot. The 

 following treatment will frequently give great relief; 

 roast three or four large onions, peel them quickly, 

 and beat them flat with a rolling pin. Immediately 

 place them in a thin muslin bag that will reach from 

 ear to ear, in a layer about three inches deep. Ap- 

 ply it speedily as warm as possible, keep it on day 

 and night, changing when the strength of the onions 

 appears to be exhausted. Flannel must be worn 

 around the neck after the poultice has been removed. 



Atlee's Cure for Whooping Cough.— Mix 1 

 drachm each powdered cochineal, and strong aqua 

 ammonia, and 1 ounce rectified spirits of wine. Dose 

 for a child 1 year old, 10 drops in sweetened water 

 three times a day. 



Remedy for Worms. — Mix 1>^ fluid drachms, oil 

 of worm seed, 3 ounces castor oil, 10 drops oil of 

 anise ; add 1 fluid ounce of aromatic syrup of rhu 

 barb ; shake well before using. Dose for a child of 

 2 years, 1 teaspoonful night and morning. 



Diarrhcea in Infants.— Tincture of opium, 8 

 minims ; castor oil, 1 drachm ; syrup of ginger, and 

 mucilage of acacia, each 1 ounce. Dose, a teaspoon 

 ful three times a day, if the bowels are loose, with 

 dark slimy offensive stools. 



Simple Remedy for Dysentery.- Mix 1 gill of 

 hot water, and '.^ pint of vinegar ; add common salt 

 as long as it will be dissolved, stirring it freely and 

 frequently. Dose for an adult 1 tablespoonful every 

 hour until the bloody discharges cease, or until it 

 operates freely on the bowels. The patient must re- 

 main in bed. This simple remedy has been known 

 to cure the most obstinate and malignant cases. 



Fits.— If a person falls in a fit, let him remain on 

 the ground, provided his face be pale ; for should it 

 be fainting or temporary suspension of the heart's 

 action, you may cause death by raising him upright, 

 or by bleeding. If the face be red or dark colored, 

 raise him on hie seat, throw cold water on his head 

 immediately, and send for a physician, and get a 

 vein opened, or fatal pressure on the brain may 

 ensue. 



Sick Headache. — It is stated that 2 teaspoonfuls 

 of finely powdered charcoal, drank in half a tumbler 

 of water, will give immediate relief to the sick 

 headache, when caused, as in most cases it is, by too 

 mush acid on the stomach. This remedy has been 

 highly recommended. 



External Remedy for Piles. — Boil some of the 

 inner bark of white oak in water and strain ; eyapo 

 rate to a thick extract. To 14 pint of this extract, 

 add 1^ pint of oil rendered from old, strong bacon. 

 Simmer together till mixed, and let it cool. Apply 



with the finger inside the rectum every night until 

 cured. 



Remedy for Suppressed Menstruation.- 

 Make into 12 pills, 12 prains sulphate of iron, 6 

 grains powdered aloes, and 12 grains white turpen- 

 tine. Dose, 1 at bed time. 



Fine Smelling Salts.— Take of carbonate of 

 ammonia (crushed small), 1 pound avoirdupois ; oil 

 of lavender (Mitcham), oil of bergamot, of each 1 

 Imperial fluid ounce ; oil of cloves, 2 fluid drachms, 

 oil of cassia, 1 fiuid drachm. Rub them thoroughly 

 together ; sublime at a very gentle heat into a well 

 cooled rceiver, and at once put into a well-stopped 

 bottle or bottles. 



Emamel Powder.— Mix equal parts of finely 

 scraped talc or French chalk, and pearl white, and 

 sufficient rouge or carmine to slightly tinge it. Used 

 to conceal discolorations, and without the coloring, 

 to whiten the skin. 



Cold Cream. — Take 1 ounce avoirdupois each of 

 spermaceti and pure white wax, and }4 Imperial 

 pint oil of almonds, melt, and then pour the mixture 

 into a marble or a porcelain basin, which has been 

 heated by being placed for some time in boiling 

 water ; add, very gradually, 4 fluid ounces of rose 

 water ; and stir the mixture until an emulsion Is 

 formed, and afterwards until the whole is nearly 

 cold, then place it in porcelain or earthenware pots. 



Rose Glycerine Cream.— V< ounce spermaceti ; 

 2 ounces oil of sweet almonds ; 1 ounce white wax ; 

 4 ounces glycerine ; mix the spermaceti, white wax, 

 and oil of almonds together first ; then add the gly- 

 cerine and stir until cool. Perfume with attar of 

 rose. 



To Remove Freckles.— Dissolve 3 grains of 

 borax in 5 drachms each of rose water, and orange 

 fiower water ; a very good remedy is equal parts of 

 pure glycerine and rose water, applied every night 

 and allowed to run. 



Live Stock. 



How to Milk. 

 A milker should learn to milk quickly. Slow 

 milking will ruin any cow, and there is little doubt 

 that many cows are made unprofitable by bad milk- 

 ing. As soon as the flow of milk begins it should 

 be drawn as rapidly as possible. Stripping with the 

 finger and tlmmb is a bad practice, and should be 

 unlearned at once, and the whole hand used to milk 

 with. By persevering one will soon be able to milk 

 very short teats if the hand is moderately small. 

 The best milkers have small hands ; strength of 

 wrist will come in time. 



Fallacy of Milk Escutcheons in Cows. 

 Some cows which do not show anything like so 

 large and well defined an escutcheon as the sticklers 

 for these say is necessary prove to be great in the 

 dairy. A recent writer on this subject tells us that 

 on examination of some half a dozen or more cows 

 which had made their twenty pounds or over of but- 

 ter per week, he finds no first-class escutcheon, or 

 scarcely a second or third, marked upon them. For 

 our own part we have never had much faith in 

 them, because it is so difficult to ascertain what an 

 escutcheon really is, as very few seem to be agreed 

 as to its width, length and other parts which it dis- 

 plays on the body. In selecting a good dairy cow 

 for ourselves, in doing so properly we pay attention 

 almost entirely to the shape of her body, the size 

 and form of the bag when full, and also empty, to- 

 gether with the size and zig-zag of the milk veins.— 

 A. B. Allen. ^ 



Kindness Profitable. 

 Some people dare not attempt to handle their 

 sows. This is their own fault. They get into the 

 pen, when they must, armed with a club or a 

 shovel. Such pens are seldom cleaned, and the 

 pigs which are forced to lie in them must needs be 

 filthy. This is not the way to bring up pigs, A 



