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Precipitate Ointment.
Take one ounce of Venice turpentine, half an ounce of powdered precipitate, half
a pound of lard, and two table-spoonsful of cold water; mix the turpentine and
precipitate together with a knife; then add the lard and water, a little at a
time, till it is well mixed; then put it in little boxes. This is useful to dry
up a breaking out on the face or hands; care should be taken while using it, not
to take cold.
Camphor dissolved in alcohol, or any white spirits, is very good to use on
pimples on the face.
Blister Ointment.
Sometimes after a blister has been drawn with cabbage leaves, it becomes very
sore and inflamed; a salve may be made of the leaves of evergreen, (a plant
which grows in gardens with a thick leaf;) pound the leaves, and stew them in
cream or sweet lard; spread it on a fine linen rag, and apply it to the blister
after it has been washed with milk and water.
Another salve for blisters is to bruise the leaves of the English mallows with a
little southern wood; stew them in sweet lard until they are crisp, and strain
it; apply it three times a day. This is good to heal a burn.
Lily Ointment.
Gather the flowers of the sweet white lily, while they are fresh, and stew them
in sweet lard. This is good for a swelling or sore.
Elder Ointment for Burns.
After peeling off the outside bark of the elder, scrape off the green bark that
is under, and stew it in lard till
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