The Jaundice. Take as much as will lie on a Shilling
of Calcined eggshell, three mornings fasting, and walk
till you sweat. — Or, half a pint of strong decoction of
Nettles.
For an Ordinary Headache. Take a shovel full of
clean wood ashes; put them into clear cold water.
When it has settled drink the water. It may cause
vomiting; if it does the headache will be relieved the
sooner.
For Sickness at the Stomach. Drink Spearmint tea
and it will soon check it.
A Good Quantity of old cheese is the best thing to
eat when distressed by eating too much fruit or op-
pressed with any kind of food.
I^For Humors in the Blood. Make a paste of sulphur,
cream of tartar and molasses. Take a teaspoonfuj
three mornings, skip three, take three.
42
For the Flying Rheumatism. Prince's pine tops,
horseradish roots, elecampane roots, prickly ash bark,
bittersweet bark oflF the roots, wild cherry bark and
mustard seed, a small handftd of each; one gill of tar
water into one pint of brandy, or in that proportion.
Drink a small glass before eating three times a day.
To prevent Wounds from Mortifying, sprinkle sugar
on them and it will prevent it.
For Hydrophobia. Wash oyster shells, put them on
a bed of live coals and btim. Powder and sift fine.
Take three tablespoons of this powder, add a suffi-
ciency of egg to make a soft dough, and fry in a little
butter. Let the patient eat this cake in the morning,
and abstain from food and drink for six hours. This
dose repeated for three mornings is in all cases sufficient.
For the King's Evil. Take as much cream of tartar
as will lie on a Sixpence, every morning and Evening.
For Earache. Soak the feet in warm water; roast
an onion and put the heart of it into the ear as hot as
can be borne and bind roasted onions on the feet.
For Deafness. Take a strong glass bottle, nearly
fill it with clarified honey. Insert the bottle into the
center of an unbaked loaf of bread and bake thor-
oughly. Pour a little of the honey into your ears and
protect them from air with cotton.
Syrup for the Spring of the Year. Boil together,
dock root, thoroughwort, yarrow, mullein, sarsaparilla,
coltsfoot, spearmint, May weed, dandelion root, and
any other herbs you like. Boil down the water and
add molasses to make a syrup. Put in brandy to keep.
Make a good deal of this, and give all the family a
tablespoonful before breakfast as a preventive of
Spring fevers.
43
Elixir Pro. is a tiseftd family medicine for digestive
disorders. Pulverise one ounce of saffron, one oimce
of Myrrh, one ounce aloes. Steep the m3rrrh in a half
pint of brandy or N. E. rum for four days. Add the
saffron and aloes; let it stand in the sunshine or a
warm place for a fortnight, shaking it twice a day.
Then fill up the bottle with brandy or N. E. rum. The
longer it stands the better.
fiot Drops. This almost universal remedy is made
by adding three-fourths of a pound of best gtmi Mjrrrh,
pulverized, and one ounce of African cayenne, to one
gallon of Alcohol, or fourth proof brandy.
An Ointment made of ground worms simmered in
lard, and rubbed on with the hand is excellent when
sinews are drawn up.
For a Bruise, apply a plaister of Chopped Parsley
mixed with Butter.
A Supply of Simples should be in every attic. Most
Roots shotild be collected late in the fall. Herbs should
be gathered while in blossom, dried in the shade and
packeid at once in paper. Herb tea to do any good,
shotdd be made very strong.
Catnip promotes perspiration.
Saffron makes a valuable tea for children afflicted
with measles, chicken pox, and all eruptive diseases.
Motherwort is very quieting to the nerves. Students
and wakeful people find it useful.
Penny royal is good for the cholic.
Elderblow Tea is peculiarly efficacious for babes or
for grown people in digestive disorders.
Skunk Cabbage promotes exx)ectoration, quiets the
nerves» is very useful in asthma.
Page 15
Presented as published in 1906. 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
The Jaundice. Take as much as will lie on a Shilling of Calcined eggshell, three mornings fasting, and walk till you sweat. — Or, half a pint of strong decoction of Nettles.
For an Ordinary Headache. Take a shovel full of clean wood ashes; put them into clear cold water. When it has settled drink the water. It may cause vomiting; if it does the headache will be relieved the sooner.
For Sickness at the Stomach. Drink Spearmint tea and it will soon check it.
A Good Quantity of old cheese is the best thing to eat when distressed by eating too much fruit or oppressed with any kind of food.
For Humors in the Blood. Make a paste of sulphur, cream of tartar and molasses. Take a teaspoonfuj three mornings, skip three, take three.
For the Flying Rheumatism. Prince's pine tops, horseradish roots, elecampane roots, prickly ash bark, bittersweet bark off the roots, wild cherry bark and mustard seed, a small handftd of each; one gill of tar water into one pint of brandy, or in that proportion. Drink a small glass before eating three times a day.
To prevent Wounds from Mortifying, sprinkle sugar on them and it will prevent it.
For Hydrophobia. Wash oyster shells, put them on a bed of live coals and btim. Powder and sift fine.
Take three tablespoons of this powder, add a sufficiency of egg to make a soft dough, and fry in a little butter. Let the patient eat this cake in the morning, and abstain from food and drink for six hours. This dose repeated for three mornings is in all cases sufficient.
For the King's Evil. Take as much cream of tartar as will lie on a Sixpence, every morning and Evening.
For Earache. Soak the feet in warm water; roast an onion and put the heart of it into the ear as hot as can be borne and bind roasted onions on the feet.
For Deafness. Take a strong glass bottle, nearly fill it with clarified honey. Insert the bottle into the center of an unbaked loaf of bread and bake thoroughly. Pour a little of the honey into your ears and protect them from air with cotton.
Syrup for the Spring of the Year. Boil together, dock root, thoroughwort, yarrow, mullein, sarsaparilla, coltsfoot, spearmint, May weed, dandelion root, and any other herbs you like. Boil down the water and add molasses to make a syrup. Put in brandy to keep. Make a good deal of this, and give all the family a tablespoonful before breakfast as a preventive of Spring fevers.
Elixir Pro. is a useful family medicine for digestive disorders. Pulverise one ounce of saffron, one oimce of Myrrh, one ounce aloes. Steep the myrrh in a half pint of brandy or N. E. rum for four days. Add the saffron and aloes; let it stand in the sunshine or a warm place for a fortnight, shaking it twice a day. Then fill up the bottle with brandy or N. E. rum. The longer it stands the better.
Hot Drops. This almost universal remedy is made by adding three-fourths of a pound of best gum Myrrh, pulverized, and one ounce of African cayenne, to one gallon of Alcohol, or fourth proof brandy.
An Ointment made of ground worms simmered in lard, and rubbed on with the hand is excellent when sinews are drawn up.
For a Bruise, apply a plaister of Chopped Parsley mixed with Butter.
A Supply of Simples should be in every attic. Most Roots should be collected late in the fall. Herbs should be gathered while in blossom, dried in the shade and packeid at once in paper. Herb tea to do any good, should be made very strong.
Catnip promotes perspiration.
Saffron makes a valuable tea for children afflicted with measles, chicken pox, and all eruptive diseases.
Motherwort is very quieting to the nerves. Students and wakeful people find it useful.
Penny royal is good for the cholic.
Elderblow Tea is peculiarly efficacious for babes or for grown people in digestive disorders.
Skunk Cabbage promotes expectoration, quiets the nerves, is very useful in asthma.