Or, wash the body well in warm water, and rub it with the following pre- paration : — Lime, 2 ozs. ; sulphur-vivum, 3 ozs. Mix in 1 quart of water. Pour off, and use it when clear. A decoction of white hellebore, with a little lavender water, has been recom- mended. IVORY, to Polish.— Ivory L) polished with putty and water, by means of a rubber' made of hat which in a short time produces a fine gloss. IVORY and BONE, to Stain. — Black ; — Rub over with diluted oil of vitriol ; wash, and then steep in nitrate of silver and good ink. — Blue ; steep in a strong solution of extract of indigo and a little potash. — Green; dissolve copper in nitric acid, and steep the ivory in it. — Steep in oxalic tin, and then in a strong decoction of Brazil wood, or lac dye, and alum. — Purple ; nitric acid, a parts ; sal ammoniac, 1 part ; mix, and steep the ivory in it. J‘ JALAP. — It is the resin of a Mexican plant. It is one of our com- mon and most valuable purgatives ; it acts upon the whole alimentary canal, chiefly on the small intestines, increasing the peristaltic action, the secretions, and exhalations ; and it is useful in Bilious and Dropsical Complaints; in low spirits, melancholy, worms, &c. It is given in doses of ten to thirty grains. For worms it is combined with calomel ; and for dropsy, with cream of tartar. Mixed with sugar in small doses, it is a safe purge for children. JAPANNER’S COPAL VAR- NISH.— Copal, picked, 5 pounds; linseed oil, 20 ounces. Melt and digest until dissolved, then withdraw it from the fire and add oil of turpentine, 6 pounds. Well mix. JAPANNER’S GOLD SIZE. — Gum ammoniac, 1 pound ; boiled oil, 8 ounces ; spirits of turpentine, 13 ounces. Melt the gum, then add the oil, and lastly the spirits of turpentine. JARGONEL PEARS, to Pre- serve.— Pare the fruit very thin, simmer them in a thin syrup✪ Jargonel Pears Preserve. In two days make the syrup richer ; simmer again, and repeat till they are clear ; drain, and dry in the sun, or in a cool oven a very little time. They may be kept in a syrup, and dried as wanted. JAUNDICE. — From the French word, jaune, yellow. This disease is known by the yellow colour of the eyes, skin, and urine. The stools are either white or grey, caused by the absence of bile ; and there is often pain in the JAU 224 JEL right side, arising from the state of the liver ; also, mental depression, consti- pation, headache, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting. Jaundice is caused by ob- structed secretion, or by a reabsorption of the bile. Hence it appears that the yellowness of the skin is produced by bile taken up into the circulation, the effect of those causes. When large gall-stones get into the gall-ducts, they cause jaundice, and very severe pain. When they pass away, a cure soon takes place. Should the colour of the skin become very dark-coloured, it is an indication of some incurable organic disease of the liver. Treatment. — Those means must be used which will promote the secre- tions, and the regular flow of bile. Give an Aperient composed of senna, camomile flowers, ginger, and powder- ed jalap, of each 1 oz. Mix. Take half a teaspoonful in a litde warm tea. After it has operated, give the common Emetic, page 172. Keep the bowels always gently open ; and give the Liver Pill, page 24s.

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Or, wash the body well in warm water, and rub it with the following preparation : — Lime, 2 ozs. ; sulphur-vivum, 3 ozs. Mix in 1 quart of water. Pour off, and use it when clear. A decoction of white hellebore, with a little lavender water, has been recommended. IVORY, to Polish.— IVORY polished with putty and water, by means of a rubber made of lint which in a short time produces a fine gloss. IVORY and BONE, to Stain. — Black ; — Rub over with diluted oil of vitriol ; wash, and then steep in nitrate of silver and good ink. — Blue ; steep in a strong solution of extract of indigo and a little potash. — Green; dissolve copper in nitric acid, and steep the ivory in it. — Steep in oxalic tin, and then in a strong decoction of Brazil wood, or lac dye, and alum. — Purple ; nitric acid, a parts ; sal ammoniac, 1 part ; mix, and steep the ivory in it. J‘ JALAP. — It is the resin of a Mexican plant. It is one of our common and most valuable purgatives ; it acts upon the whole alimentary canal, chiefly on the small intestines, increasing the peristaltic action, the secretions, and exhalations ; and it is useful in Bilious and Dropsical Complaints; in low spirits, melancholy, worms, &c. It is given in doses of ten to thirty grains. For worms it is combined with calomel ; and for dropsy, with cream of tartar. Mixed with sugar in small doses, it is a safe purge for children. JAPANNER’S COPAL VAR- NISH.— Copal, picked, 5 pounds; linseed oil, 20 ounces. Melt and digest until dissolved, then withdraw it from the fire and add oil of turpentine, 6 pounds. Well mix. JAPANNER’S GOLD SIZE. — Gum ammoniac, 1 pound ; boiled oil, 8 ounces ; spirits of turpentine, 13 ounces. Melt the gum, then add the oil, and lastly the spirits of turpentine. JARGONEL PEARS, to Preserve.— Pare the fruit very thin, simmer them in a thin syrup. In two days make the syrup richer ; simmer again, and repeat till they are clear ; drain, and dry in the sun, or in a cool oven a very little time. They may be kept in a syrup, and dried as wanted. JAUNDICE. — From the French word, jaune, yellow. This disease is known by the yellow colour of the eyes, skin, and urine. The stools are either white or grey, caused by the absence of bile ; and there is often pain in the JAU JEL right side, arising from the state of the liver ; also, mental depression, constipation, headache, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting. Jaundice is caused by obstructed secretion, or by a reabsorption of the bile. Hence it appears that the yellowness of the skin is produced by bile taken up into the circulation, the effect of those causes. When large gall-stones get into the gall-ducts, they cause jaundice, and very severe pain. When they pass away, a cure soon takes place. Should the colour of the skin become very dark-coloured, it is an indication of some incurable organic disease of the liver. Treatment. — Those means must be used which will promote the secretions, and the regular flow of bile. Give an Aperient composed of senna, camomile flowers, ginger, and powdered jalap, of each 1 oz. Mix. Take half a teaspoonful in a litde warm tea. After it has operated, give the common Emetic, page 172. Keep the bowels always gently open ; and give the Liver Pill, page 24s.

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