Advice. — Immediately on rising ' in the morning, rinse the mouth, and wash the teeth with cold water, then drink two or three glasses of spring water, after this, the whole body especi- ally the head, must be washed. If a thickness in the throat be felt, gargle well, and rub the outside of the throat three or four times a-day, with a cold wet hand ; keep the water in the mouth until it becomes warm, then repeat it. This method is recommended for clear- ing and strengthening the throat. COLD CREAM. — Take the juice of house-leek, a few drops of cam- phorated spirit : melt spermaceti, white wax, and olive oil✪ Cold Cream ; then beat in the spirit and juice. Excellent for sore lips. COLD PUNCH, or COOL CUP. — Loaf sugar, 9 ozs. ; rub each lump over a lemon to collect the flavour of the lemon rind ; then squeeze the lemon juice over it, and add half a pint of rum or gin, and grated nutmeg. In- fuse twenty minutes, and add 3 pints of cold spring water. Add a lump of ice✪ Cold Punch or Cool Cup. COLIC. — This is a spasmodic affection of the bowels, especially of the colon. It begins with great pain in the bowels, especially just under the navel, nausea, retching, and vomiting. The pain is of a sharp twisting character, very distressing. This affection is caused by wind, disagreeing food, acrid bile, obstinate costiveness, worms, nox- ious metallic vapours, &c. COLIC. — Drink strong camomile and ginger tea. — Or, from 30 to 40 drops of oil of aniseed. — Or, apply out- wardly a bag of hot oats, or bran. — Or, steep the legs in hot water. — Or, take as much Daffy's Elixir as will purge. Very effectual. COLIC, Bilious. — Drink warm lemonade. I know nothing like it. Or, give a spoonful of sweet oil every hour. This cured one at the point of death. Flatulent Colic.— Give a teacup- ful of the Anti-Spasmodic Tincture, in a cupful of peppermint tea ; or a tea- spoonful of Turkey rhubarb, and one of magnesia, with a pinch of cayenne pepper ; this will often afford relief. Apply fomentations or friction to the abdomen. If the bowels are not oper- ated upon, give castor oil, from half an ounce ; add also a simple injection. COL *33 COM The Bilious Colic is more severe. It is known from the former by a bitter taste in the mouth, great thirst, fever, vomiting of bilious matter, headache, and great costiveness. The remedies must be the same, but stronger and brisker. The Neutralizing Mixture p. 375, must not be forgotten ; give also the Stimulating Injection, p. 378. COLIC Ball for Horses. — Pow- dered opium, half a drachm ; Castile soap and camphor, of each 3 drachms ; of cayenne pepper, 1 drachm ; ginger, 1 drachm. Make into a ball with liquorice powder and treacle. If the horse is constipated as well, add to the ball s or 6 drops of croton oil. COLLEGE PUDDING.— Grate the crumb of a two-penny loaf ; shred suet, 8 ozs. ; and mix with 8 ozs. of currants, one of citron mixed fine, one of orange, sugar, 4 ozs. ; half a nut- meg, three eggs beaten, yolk and white separately. Mix and make into the shape and size of a goose-egg. Put % lb. of butter into a frying-pan ; and, when melted and quiet hot, stew gently in it over a stove ; turn them two or three times till of a fine light brown. Mix a glass of brandy✪ College Pudding with the batter. Serve with pudding-sauce.

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Advice. — Immediately on rising ' in the morning, rinse the mouth, and wash the teeth with cold water, then drink two or three glasses of spring water, after this, the whole body especially the head, must be washed. If a thickness in the throat be felt, gargle well, and rub the outside of the throat three or four times a-day, with a cold wet hand ; keep the water in the mouth until it becomes warm, then repeat it. This method is recommended for clearing and strengthening the throat. COLD CREAM. — Take the juice of house-leek, a few drops of camphorated spirit : melt spermaceti, white wax, and olive oil ; then beat in the spirit and juice. Excellent for sore lips. COLD PUNCH, or COOL CUP. — Loaf sugar, 9 ozs. ; rub each lump over a lemon to collect the flavour of the lemon rind ; then squeeze the lemon juice over it, and add half a pint of rum or gin, and grated nutmeg. Infuse twenty minutes, and add 3 pints of cold spring water. Add a lump of ice. COLIC. — This is a spasmodic affection of the bowels, especially of the colon. It begins with great pain in the bowels, especially just under the navel, nausea, retching, and vomiting. The pain is of a sharp twisting character, very distressing. This affection is caused by wind, disagreeing food, acrid bile, obstinate costiveness, worms, noxious metallic vapours, &c. COLIC. — Drink strong camomile and ginger tea. — Or, from 30 to 40 drops of oil of aniseed. — Or, apply outwardly a bag of hot oats, or bran. — Or, steep the legs in hot water. — Or, take as much Daffy's Elixir as will purge. Very effectual. COLIC, Bilious. — Drink warm lemonade. I know nothing like it. Or, give a spoonful of sweet oil every hour. This cured one at the point of death. Flatulent Colic.— Give a teacupful of the Anti-Spasmodic Tincture, in a cupful of peppermint tea ; or a teaspoonful of Turkey rhubarb, and one of magnesia, with a pinch of cayenne pepper ; this will often afford relief. Apply fomentations or friction to the abdomen. If the bowels are not operated upon, give castor oil, from half an ounce ; add also a simple injection. COL *33 COM The Bilious Colic is more severe. It is known from the former by a bitter taste in the mouth, great thirst, fever, vomiting of bilious matter, headache, and great costiveness. The remedies must be the same, but stronger and brisker. The Neutralizing Mixture p. 375, must not be forgotten ; give also the Stimulating Injection, p. 378. COLIC Ball for Horses. — Powdered opium, half a drachm ; Castile soap and camphor, of each 3 drachms ; of cayenne pepper, 1 drachm ; ginger, 1 drachm. Make into a ball with liquorice powder and treacle. If the horse is constipated as well, add to the ball s or 6 drops of croton oil. COLLEGE PUDDING.— Grate the crumb of a two-penny loaf ; shred suet, 8 ozs. ; and mix with 8 ozs. of currants, one of citron mixed fine, one of orange, sugar, 4 ozs. ; half a nutmeg, three eggs beaten, yolk and white separately. Mix and make into the shape and size of a goose-egg. Put % lb. of butter into a frying-pan ; and, when melted and quiet hot, stew gently in it over a stove ; turn them two or three times till of a fine light brown. Mix a glass of brandy with the batter. Serve with pudding-sauce.

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