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OINTMENTS AND CERATES

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Ingredients

  • one ounce of lard
  • two ounces of lard
  • one ounce of lard together
  • an ounce of camphor
  • four drachms of sublimed sulphur
  • two drachms of sulphuric acid together
  • one drachm of ioduret of zinc

Directions

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3080. These remedies are used as topical applications to parts, generally ulcers, and are usually spread upon linen or other materials.

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3081. _Camphorated._--Mix half an ounce of camphor with one ounce of lard, having, of course, previously powdered the camphor.

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3082. Used as a discutient and stimulant in indolent tumors.

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3083. _Chalk._--Mix as much prepared chalk as you can into some lard, so as to form a thick ointment.

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3084. Use as an application to burns and scalds.

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3085. _For Itch._--Mix four drachms of sublimed sulphur, two ounces of lard, and two drachms of sulphuric acid together. This is to be rubbed into the body.

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3086. _For Scrofulous Ulcerations._--Mix one drachm of ioduret of zinc and one ounce of lard together.

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3087. Use twice a day in the ulcerations.

By Sarah Josepha Buell Hale · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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