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with a soft towel, and then rubbed with flannel and dressed; their clothes being
warmed to prevent a chill.
Elderberry Jam for Colds.
A quart of nicely picked elderberries, to a pound of loaf-sugar and a tea-cup of
water; let them boil slowly for an hour. If you prefer it without seeds, strain
the berries after boiling them for a few minutes, before you add the sugar. This
is useful and agreeable for colds, taken through the day, or at night, when the
cough is troublesome. It is said also to purify the blood, and is taken to
prevent erysipelas.
Black Currant Jelly, a Remedy for Sore Throat.
Take ripe black currants, mash and strain them, and to every pint of the juice,
add a pound of loaf-sugar; boil it until it becomes a jelly. It is valuable for
sore throats.
Quince seeds dried, and boiling water poured on them, make a useful gargle for
sore throat.
Lavender Compound.
Pick the lavender blossoms, and put them in a bottle, with a few blades of mace,
and some cloves; fill up the bottle with good spirits, and let it stand corked
up, till all the strength is extracted; when strain it off, and color it with a
little cochineal.
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