Take of sweet oil 1 oz., linseed oil 1 oz., pulverized red lead
1 oz.; put all into an iron dish over a moderate fire, constantly
stirring until you can draw your finger over a drop of it on a
board, when a little cool, without sticking; when it is done,
spread on a cloth and apply as other salves.


486. SEIDLITZ POWDERS

Take of rochelle salts, 2 drachms; bicarbonate of soda, 2 scruples;
put these into a blue paper, and put 35 grains of tartaric acid into
a white paper. To use, put each into different tumblers, half fill
each with water, and put a little loaf sugar in with the acid, then
pour them together and drink; this makes a very pleasant cathartic.
Effervescing draught is made by leaving out the rochelle salts.


487. CAMPHOR ICE

Take of spermaceti, 1-1/2 oz.; gum camphor, 3/4 oz.; oil of sweet
almonds, 4 teaspoonsful; mix, and apply heat just enough to melt
all together. Whilst warm, pour into small moulds, then paper, and
put up in tin-foil. This, for chaps on hands or lips, cannot be
equalled.


488. FOR SALT RHEUM

Take a quantity of the pokeweed, any time in summer, pound it, press