VINES, The Treatment of. — Although grapes may be grown in the
open when indulged with a warm situation, they flourish best when
sheltered under glass. They may be pruned at the end of September.
The method known as spur-pruning is generally employed. This consists
in carrying up one leading shoot to the whole extent of the wall, either at
one, two, or three years’ growth, leaving spurs or lateral shoots to develop
themselves at regular intervals on the stem. The subsequent pruning is
confined to cutting each of the spurs back to the last eye at the base of the
shoot.
VIOLET COLOUR, To Restore. — Brush the injured portion of
the fabric with tincture of iodine, then after a few seconds well saturate the
spot with a solution of hyposulphite of soda, and dry gradually. This
will perfectly restore the colour removed from silk, &c., by acid juices.
VIOLET (DOG’S-TOOTH). — Thisexceedinglypretty littleplant,
with its pinkish flowers and handsome mottled leaves, deserves to be very
generally cultivated. It simply requires to be set in a light soil, and to be
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taken up every two or three years for division of the off-sets. The American
species, bearing a yellow flower, has a tendency to run to off-sets instead of
to flower. This is best obviated by planting in light peat soil, such as is
used for rhododendrons. It requires the same culture as the pink
species.
VIOLETS, To Cultivate. — Continual crops of these hibernal
flowers may be obtained by planting them in frames on soil composed of
calcareous earth, leaf-mould and alluvial loam. They are plentifully in-
creased by runners and root-division.
VITRIOL, Burns from. — See Burns from Vitriol or other
Acids.
VOICE, To Improve the. — A hoarse, husky voice maybe greatly
improved by taking twice a day five or six drops of nitric acid in a glassful
of sugared water. If from constant use the acid loses its efficacy, increase
the dose to ten drops.
VOICE (WEAK), To Strengthen a. — To eight ounces of water
add one dram ot tincture of cayenne. Gargle the throat frequently,
especially before speaking or singing.
The following is also good: — Beeswax, two drams; copaiba balsam,
three drams ; powdered liquorice root, four drams. Melt the balsam with
the wax in an earthen pipkin, remove it from the fire and mix in the
powder. Make pills of three grains each. Two of the pills to be taken
occasionally, three or four times a day.
VOLATILE LINIMENT, for Painful Swellings.— Olive oil,
one ounce and a half ; spirits of hartshorn, one ounce ; cayenne pepper,
two drams ; laudanum, two drams ; brandy, two tablespoonfuls ; and salt,
one tablespoonful. Shake well together ; rub it into the affected part, and
afterwards dip a rag in it and apply.
VOLATILE SOAP, for Removing Paint, Grease, &c. — Spirits of
hartshorn, four tablespoonfuls ; alcohol, four tablespoonfuls ; salt, one
tablespoonful. Shake the whole well together in a bottle and apply with a
sponge or a brush.
VULCANITE, To Restore. — To a teacupful of sweet oil add two
tablespoonfuls of black ink. Let the vulcanite steep in the mixture for a
week, stirring the liquid every day ; then remove it and rub it well with the
palm of the hand till a good polish is obtained.
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Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
VINES, The Treatment of. — Although grapes may be grown in the open when indulged with a warm situation, they flourish best when sheltered under glass. They may be pruned at the end of September. The method known as spur-pruning is generally employed. This consists in carrying up one leading shoot to the whole extent of the wall, either at one, two, or three years’ growth, leaving spurs or lateral shoots to develop themselves at regular intervals on the stem. The subsequent pruning is confined to cutting each of the spurs back to the last eye at the base of the shoot.
VIOLET COLOUR, To Restore. — Brush the injured portion of the fabric with tincture of iodine, then after a few seconds well saturate the spot with a solution of hyposulphite of soda, and dry gradually. This will perfectly restore the colour removed from silk, &c., by acid juices.
VIOLET (DOG'S-TOOTH). — This exceedingly pretty little plant, with its pinkish flowers and handsome mottled leaves, deserves to be very generally cultivated. It simply requires to be set in a light soil, and to be
taken up every two or three years for division of the off-sets. The American species, bearing a yellow flower, has a tendency to run to off-sets instead of to flower. This is best obviated by planting in light peat soil, such as is used for rhododendrons. It requires the same culture as the pink species.
VIOLETS, To Cultivate. — Continual crops of these hibernal flowers may be obtained by planting them in frames on soil composed of calcareous earth, leaf-mould and alluvial loam. They are plentifully increased by runners and root-division.
VITRIOL, Burns from. — See Burns from Vitriol or other Acids.
VOICE, To Improve the. — A hoarse, husky voice maybe greatly improved by taking twice a day five or six drops of nitric acid in a glassful of sugared water. If from constant use the acid loses its efficacy, increase the dose to ten drops.
VOICE (WEAK), To Strengthen a. — To eight ounces of water add one dram of tincture of cayenne. Gargle the throat frequently, especially before speaking or singing.
The following is also good: — Beeswax, two drams; copaiba balsam, three drams ; powdered liquorice root, four drams. Melt the balsam with the wax in an earthen pipkin, remove it from the fire and mix in the powder. Make pills of three grains each. Two of the pills to be taken occasionally, three or four times a day.
VOLATILE LINIMENT, for Painful Swellings.— Olive oil, one ounce and a half ; spirits of hartshorn, one ounce ; cayenne pepper, two drams ; laudanum, two drams ; brandy, two tablespoonfuls ; and salt, one tablespoonful. Shake well together ; rub it into the affected part, and afterwards dip a rag in it and apply.
VOLATILE SOAP, for Removing Paint, Grease, &c. — Spirits of hartshorn, four tablespoonfuls ; alcohol, four tablespoonfuls ; salt, one tablespoonful. Shake the whole well together in a bottle and apply with a sponge or a brush.
VULCANITE, To Restore. — To a teacupful of sweet oil add two tablespoonfuls of black ink. Let the vulcanite steep in the mixture for a week, stirring the liquid every day ; then remove it and rub it well with the palm of the hand till a good polish is obtained.