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amber, cedar and Barbadoes tar, and British oil, 

 of each 2 oz.; oil of wormwood, 1 oz.; spirits of 

 turpentine, 4 oz. ; lard, three lb. Melt the lard 

 slowly, add the acids, stir well, and add the 

 others, stirring till cool ; clip oil* the hair and 

 apply by rubbing and heating in. In about three 

 -days, or when done running, ^\ ash off with suds 

 and apply again. In recent cases two or three 

 applications will cure, old cases require more 

 time. 



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Common potash, 1— i oz.; extract of belladonna 

 12 drm.: gum Ai'abic 1 — 4 oz. Dissolve the gum 

 in as little water as possible, then, having 

 pulyerized the potash, unless it is moist, mix the 

 gumVater with it, and it will soon dissolve ; then 

 mix in the extract, and it is ready to use. The 

 best method for getting this into the pipes, is by 

 the means of a small syringe. After having 



