982 DISEASES AND THEIE TREATMENT. 



For a healing ointment, the following is unrivaled : 



2^ pounds palm oil, 



2 pounds lard, 



v* pound gum turpentine, 



pound beeswax, 



1 pound calamine. 



Simmer all together over a slow fire, and it will be fit for use. Put a 

 little in the wound once a day. Wash the wound with warm water and cas- 

 tile soap before applying the ointment. 



This is the favorite prescription of one of the best practitioners 

 in the country, and is among the very best for the cure of cuts, 

 pricks, and incised wounds in the feet, etc. It sets the wound to 

 running yellow matter quickly, and produces a healthy, granulat- 

 ing process. 



Turpentine and hog's lard, equal parts, simmered together, 

 with a small quantity of powdered verdigris stirred in, is also a 

 fine healing preparation for cuts and wounds. 



The following is also a fine healing preparation, good for old 

 sores or injuries in the feet, etc. : 



1 oz. tincture of myrrh, 



2 oz. tincture of aloes, 

 1 pint water. 



To be applied once a day. 



Healing ointment for cuts, galls, etc: 



4 drachms oxide of zinc, pulverized fine, 



6 grains carbolic acid, 



1 ounce lard. 



Melt the lard and stir in the zinc. Add the carbolic acid and mix thor- 

 oughly. Apply once a day. Will cause a healthy discharge from a foul 

 ulcer. 



Magic healing powder: 



\ oz. burnt alum, 

 1 oz. prepared chalk, 



1 drachm pulverized gum camphor, 



2 drachms calamine, pulverized. 

 Mix, sprinkle on the sore. 



When a wound will not heal, or there is not skin enough to 

 cover it, dust on a little of this powder, and it will cicatrize it 

 quickly. It is good for galls, saddle wounds, or other parts where 

 the skin is thin or broken, providing there is no inflammation and 

 condition requiring healing astringents. This is the original recipe 



