An Excellent Cough Remedy
Twenty grains tartar emetic;
Forty grains pulverised opium;
Four ounces sweet spirits of nitre;
Two ounces of liquorice;
Twelve tablespoons of honey and one pint of whiskey.
For an adult one dessert-spoonful three times a day, at night, when the cough is troublesome, take the same proportions; for children a teaspoonful and so on according to the age.
Source: Household Recipes, Constance Hatton Hart
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Apply essence of peppermint to a burn or a scald; it seems to drive out the heat and causes a cool sensation immediately.
Source: Flint Hills Cook Book
For Sore Throats
Cut slices of salt pork and simmer a few moments in hot vinegar, and apply to the throat as hot as possible. When this is taken off, as the throat is better, put a bandage of flannel around. A gargle of borax and alum dissolved in soft water is excellent to be used frequently.
Source: Tried and True Recipes, F.D.P. Jermain
An Excellent Recipe for Hoarseness
At night before going to bed, have ready a pint bowl, into which you have squeezed the juice of half a lemon, add to this one teaspoonful of glycerine, and one or two tablespoons of good whisky or best brandy, pour over boiling water, sweeten well with loaf sugar and drink very hot.
Source: Tried and True Recipes, F.D.P. Jermain
Liniment for Rheumatism, Sprains and Bruises
One ounce spirits of ammonia, one ounce spirits of turpentine, one ounce tincture of opium, one pint rain water, add a little soap. Shake well before using. Bathe affected part well with hot water before applying.
Source: The New Galt Cook Book, M. Taylor & F. McNaught
An Ingrowing Toe Nail
Put a small piece of tallow in a spoon and heat it very hot and pour it over the granulations. This acts like magic.
Source: The New Galt Cook Book, M. Taylor & F. McNaught
Slippery-Elm Bark Tea
Break the bark into bits, pour boiling water over it, cover, and let it infuse until cold. Sweeten, ice, and take for summer disorders, or add lemon juice and drink for a bad cold.
Source: The Canadian Family Cookbook, Grace E. Denison
Cure for a Cold
Boil two ounces flaxseed in one quart of water, strain and add two ounces of rock candy, one-half pint of honey, juice of three lemons ; mix and let all boil well, let cool and bottle. Dose, one cupful on going to bed one-half cupful before meals, the hotter you drink it the better.
Source: The New Galt Cook Book, M. Taylor & F. McNaught
Blotched Face, Wash for a
Mix three ounces of rose-water with one dram of sulphate of zinc. Wet the face with it, dry gently, and rub on some cold cream, which also wipe gently off.
Source: Recipes for the Million