156 LINIMENT FOR RHEUMATISM. 



LINIMENT FOR RHEUMATISM 



Take 2 ounces of saltpetre, 2 ounces spirits of 

 hartshorn, 8 ounces of sweet oil. Pulverize the 

 saltpetre as fine as possible, and mix with the 

 spirits of hartshorn, letting it dissolve, then add 

 the sweet oil. Bathe and rub in with the palm 

 of the hand for 15 minutes, at the fire or stove, 

 wrap with flannel if possible. If not strong 

 enough you may add hartshorn, if too strong 

 add sweet oil. This is considered the best lini- 

 ment ever introduced for the purpose. Use 

 freely. 



LINIMENT FOR RHEUMATISM OR NEU- 

 RALGIA. 



Take 8 cayenne pepper pods, and 1 pint of 

 whiskey, boil over a fire until it is reduced to 

 one-half the quantity, when it will be ready for 

 use. Bathe the parts affected with the liniment 

 three times a day. This liniment has often 

 relieved where other remedies have failed. 



