GEE AT TANNING PREPARATION. 



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

 made known in his neighborhood. 



THE GREAT TANNING PREPARATION. 



THIS is THE GREAT SECRET SOLD A FEW 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 Ibs. alum; 2 qts. salt; 2 Ibs. 

 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.) 



FIG. 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, oz. sugar of lead, 

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



