Ingredients
- one pound of anvil dust
- a piece of wax
- a piece of gauze
- half gal- lon of strong vinegar
Directions
The sting of a bee or wasp may be almost instantly relieved by applying lean raw meat. It is said to cure the bite of a rattlesnake, and to relieve erysipelas. 138
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JLTi EXCEIil^E^T SAIiTE.
Take a piece of wax, yellow or wliite, size of walnut; same of resin, and same of fresh butter (before it has been salted) and melt in a tin cup; set in a pot of water ; stir until cold.
A SURE CURE FOR CJRAVEI..
Take one pound of anvil dust, pound it up fine, sift it through a piece of gauze, then take half as much horseradish, scrax)e it line; then put both in half gal- lon of strong vinegar; put in a stone jug. Shake well before using; dose teaspoonful every three or four hours. — George Frazier. Aug. 13, I8J4O.