Dr. M'Millan's formulas and domestic guide

Two quarts of small white onions, 2 quarts of gherkins, 2 quarts of string beans, 2 small cauliflowers, half a dozen ripe red peppers, half pound mustard seed, half pound whole pepper, i pound ground mustard, and, as there is nothing so adulterated as ground mustard, it is better to get it at the druggists ; 20 or 30 bay leaves, and 2 quarts of good cider or wine vinegar. Peel the onions, halve the cucumbers, string the beans, and cut in pieces the cauliflower. Put all into a wooden tray and sprinkle well with salt. In the morning wash and drain thoroughly, and put all into the cold vinegar except the red peppers. Let it boil 20 minutes slowly, frequently turning over. Have wax melted in a deep dish, and as you fill and cork up dip into the wax. The peppers you can put in to show to the best advantage. VERMIFUGE FOR CHILDREN. Turpentine and essence of anise each half an ounce, castor oil and worm seed oil each i ounce. Mix — Dose for child i to 2 years 10 to 20 drops every 3 hours through the day for 2 or 3 days, and then a brisk cathartic. NO. 2. Santonine half an ounce. From I to 3 grains given in a little syrup, followed by a dose of castor oil in 2 or 3 days, is good. NO. 3. PIN WORMS. Salt 2 drams, tincture iron i dram, water 4 ounces. Mix — Use as an injection twice daily. NO. 4. Aloes half ounce, rhue 3 drams, water half a pint. Mix — Use as an injection 2 or 3 times daily. NO. 5. Tint. mur. ferri i dram, tannin 10 grains, water I pint. Mix and use as an injection 2 or 3 times daily. TAPE WORM. Pumpkin seeds i quart, water 2 quarts. Take the skins of the seeds and steep them 4 hours, and strain. Take a wine-glassful before breakfast each morning for 3 or 4 mornings, and then follow with a cathartic. NO 2. Take sage half pound, steep in 2 pints water,, and take a wine-glassful every 3 hours. It will often be found to be effective. BEE STINGS AND BITES OF INSECTS. Borax pulverized i ounce, water i yi pints. Boil down to I pint, and then touch the parts every 2 or 3 hours with a swab dipped in the above, as long as there is any itching or irritation. NO. 2. Aqua ammonia i ounce, water half pint. Mix and use as in the above. NO. 3. Sugar of lead 2 drams, laudanum half ounce, tincture golden seal 2 ounces, water half pint. Mix — Use as in the above. GINGER BEER. Water 10 gallons, ginger root pulverized twothirds pound, sugar, lump, 1 2^4 pounds, whites of 6 eggs, yeast 2 ounces, lemons sliced 10, isinglass one-half ounce. Mix the ginger with a little water to get out the flavor, and then strain into the balance of the water, in which the sugar has been dissolved. Soak the isinglass over night, and dissolve with the aid of a little heat. Add the lemon well squeezed, and yeast and singlass. Let stand for 6 hours, and then skim off the lemon and bottle for use. NO. 2. Water 2 gallons, ginger root pulverized 2 ounces, sugar 2 pounds, cream tartar one-half ounce, yeast 8 ounces, lemon sliced i. Put the water, ginger and sugar into a kettle and boil for half an hour. Then skim and pour into a jar with the sliced lemon and yeast and cream of tartar. Let stand 24 or 36 hours, and then bottle and cork well. ROOT BEER.