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Mother's Remedies

GREEN MOUNTAIN SALVE.

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Resin 1 pound Burgundy Pitch 1 ounce Beeswax 1 ounce Mutton Tallow 1 ounce Oil of Hemlock 2 drams Balsam Fir 2 drams Oil Origanum 2 drams Oil of Red Cedar 2 drams Venice Turpentine, 2 drams Oil Wormwood 1/2 dram Copper Acetate 2 drams

Melt the first articles together, and add the oils; having rubbed up the copper acetate with a little oil, put it in with the other articles, stirring well; then put into cold water and work until cold enough to roll.

The above amount, over thirty-six ounces, would cost about 50 cents.

IRON TONIC BITTERS.

Elixir Calisay and Iron 4 ounces Alcohol 1 ounce Pure Water 2 ounces Syrup Simple 1 ounce

Mix. Dose: One teaspoonful four times a day.

The above amount would cost about 35 cents.

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GUNN'S RHEUMATIC LINIMENT.

Oleum Olivi 1 ounce Oil Cedar 1 ounce Oil Amber 1 ounce

Take camphor gum one-half ounce; rub in a mortar with alcohol or sulphuric ether till pulverized, and while damp add

Oleum Olivi 1/2 ounce Turpentine 1/2 ounce Laudanum 1/2 ounce

After which add the first three articles. The above amount would cost about 40 cents.

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