Machias Cook Book

1 lb. fresh butter, (without salt), i lb. mutton suet, i lb. raisins, y^ lb. beeswax. Skin the suet. Stem the raisins, but do not seed them. Cut up the suet, butter and beeswax. Put all the ingredients together and let them remain on the back part of the stove till the virtue is all drawn out of them. If left all day, it will do no harm. If in too hot a place, the salve will be too dark colored. Strain through a cloth into small tins. It will soon harden into cakes. This salve is invaluable for chapped or cracked hands or lips. Mrs. Charles D. Crane. EXCELLENT WASH FOR THE HANDS. 2 oz. glycerine, 1 oz. bay rum, 1 tablespoonful carbolic acid solution, and few drops of ottar of roses, or any nice perfumery. Mrs. W. H. Allen. FOR CRICK IN THE BACK. Heat common salt in a spider very hot, and put into a bag of thin cloth, drop over the salt after placing in bag a tablespoonful of vinegar. Apply while hot to the affected part. REMEDY FOR PAINFUL WOUNDS. Take a pan or shovel with burning coals and sprinkle upon them common brown sugar and hold the wounded part in the smoke. In a few minutes the pain will be allayed, and recovery proceeds rapidly.. MEDICINES. 103 CURE FOR SICK HEADACHE. For sick headache 2 spoonfuls of finely powdered charcoal drank in half a tumbler of water will in less than 15 minutes give relief to the sick person. Sick headache is caused in most cases by too much acid in the stomach. CURD FOR WARTS. Oil of cinnamon will cause the disappearance of warts, however hard and large they may be TO CURE SNORING. The remedy consists of olive oil and mustard, 6 drops of the former to a pinch of the latter, taken just before going to bed. The function of the oil is that of a lubricant to the larynx, while the mustard is a counter-irritant. CURE FOR WARTS. Dissolve a quarter of an ounce of sal ammonia in 2 ounces of water and wet the warts frequently with the solution, when they will disappear in the course of a week or twb. CURE FOR NOSE BLEEDING. To stop the nose from bleeding, stick a wad of brown paper as far up under the uppet lip as possible. BURNS OR SCALDS. For burns or scalds cover the affected part with white of egg and dust soda over it. FOR CRAMPS. A cold application to the bare feet such as iron, water, rock, earth or ice, is an excellent remedy for cramp. Jf the patient be seized in the upper part of the body, apply the remedy to the hands. FOR CHILBLAINS. Sprinkle Indian meal over burning coals and hold the affected part in the smoke. It will give immediate relief for chilblains. REMEDY FOR BOILS. Shell a boiled egg and remove the tough skin, wet it and apply to the boil. It will draw out the pus and relieve the pain in a few hours. The best way to prepare flannels or cloths for a sick person is to steam them, which saves wringing. All kinds of burns, including scalds and sunburns are almost immediately relieved by application of a solution of soda to the burnt surface. It must be remembered that dry soda will not do unless surrounded with a wet cloth. GENERAL RECIPES. SUGAR PICKLE FOR HAMS. Pickle for 3 large sized hams, take 6 quarts rock salt, 3 pounds brown sugar, i^ oz. saltpetre. Dissolve in cold water just enough to cover them. They should remain in pickle 20 days, and then hang up for use. GOOD PICKLE FOR BUTTER. 2 quarts salt, i quart sugar, i tablespoonful saltpetre to 4 qts. of boiling water ; let it cool,and turn over the butter. TO REMOVE GREASE FROM CARPETS. Take equal parts of ammonia and alcohol and twice the amount of water. With a brush you can scrub out every appearance of oil in two minutes, i tablespoonful of ammonia, 1 tablespoonful of alcohol, 2 tablespoonfuls of water. TO REMOVE IRON RUST. Salt and lemon juice; then hold over steam of the tea kettle.