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ONE HUNDRED POUNDS OF GOOD SOAP FOR $1.30
take potash, 61 pounds @ 75 cents 4 pounds of lard @ 50 cents quarter-pound of resin @ 5 cents Beat up the resin, mix all together and set aside for 5 days. Place the mixture in a 10 gallon cask of warm water. Stir twice a day for 10 days, at which time you will have 100 pounds of excellent soap.



LINIMENT FOR EXTERNAL USE
One pint of cider vinegar Three egg whites half-pint of turpentine spirits ten cens worth of oil spike



FOR BRONCHITIS
4 ounces of gum myrrh 1 ounce of hemlock oil 1 ounce of gum guasac 1 pint of best alcohol Dose 10 to 15 drops on sugar.



COUGH CURE
half-pint of whiskey 2 ounces of glycerine half-ounce of virgin oil of pine two cents worth of rock candy



COUGH REMEDY
half-pint of brandy half-pint of raw linseed oil half-pint of honey



COUGH SYRUP
pint of whiskey 1 ounce of glycerine quarter-pound of rock candy 1 pint of sunflower seeds Cook the sunflower seeds in a quart of water and strain out the seeds. Then, add the rock candy to the syrup and then when cool, add the whiskey and glycerine.







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