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would shoemakers' wax: grease papers and put the plaster on them for use; you
may then pour out the rest and treat it in the same way.
A Valuable Salve for Burns and other Sores.
Take of high mallows, heal-all, night shade, and elder bark, a large handful,
and about half the quantity of Jamestown weed; boil them for several hours;
strain off the liquid, and add to it one pound of beeswax, one pound of mutton
tallow, one pound of resin, half a pound of lard; boil them slowly for about two
hours, and let it cool on the liquid. This salve will do to apply immediately to
a burn or scald, or after other remedies have been used; it is also good to heal
old sores or gatherings.
Deshler's Salve for Gatherings or Sores.
Take half a pound of sheep's suet, the same of resin and beeswax, a quarter of a
pound of thick turpentine, and half a pint of linseed oil; pound the resin, and
cut the beeswax and suet; put them over the fire with the other ingredients, and
keep stirring till they are mixed, but do not let them boil; put it in a jar,
and tie it up. It is good for burns, biles, gathered breasts.
Salve for Corns, or Bunions.
Take a pint of sweet oil, half a pound of red lead, two ounces of Venice
turpentine, two of beeswax, and one of white turpentine; boil the oil and red
lead in brass or bell-metal till they turn brown, stirring it constantly; have
the wax and white turpentine sliced, and put them in by degrees; take it off the
fire, and stir till all is melted; then add the Venice turpentine, and continue
to stir till it is cold; when dip your hands in
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