The Farmers Own Book 16

The Farmers Own Book 16

RED INK.

 

Take of spirits of hartshorn 1 pint, pure carmine ½ drachm, put into a

bottle and shake well and it is fit for use.

 

 

INDELLIBLE INK.

 

Take of lunar caustic 100 grains, gum arabic 100 grains, make both fine

and pour water enough over to dissolve it, put into a phial and stop

tightly.

 

To make the preparation to be used before writing on the linen, take 2

drachms of salts of tartar; 2 drachms gum arabic, dissolve these in 1

ounce of rain water. Before using the ink, wet whatever article you wish

to mark with this last preparation and dry with a smooth iron, then wash

the gum out and you have the name indellibly fixed.

 

 

ANOTHER BLACK INK.

 

Take 1 pound logwood, 1 gallon soft water, boil it 1 hour and add 25

grains of bycromate of pot ash, 12 grains of prusiate of pot ash, stir a

few minutes over the fire, take it off, and when settled strain it.

 

 

WASHING FLUID.

 

Take 1 gallon of soft soap, 4 ounces of sal soda, ½ gallon soft water,

and ½ gill of spirits of turpentine, place them all into a pot over a

fire and allow the mixture to boil a few minutes, it is then ready for

use and can be kept in an earthen or stone vessel. In using this fluid

the clothes intended to be washed should be soaked in water 10 or 12

hours, say over night, and then to a 10 or 12 gallon boiler or kettle

full of clothes, covered with water, add 1 pint of fluid, boil briskly

for fifteen minutes, and then wring them out in fresh water. It will be

found that little or no rubbing will be necessary.--This preparation will

save a great deal of hard rubbing and labor--it is truly worth trying.

 

 

TRANSPARENT SOAP.

 

Take 3 pounds of best rosin soap, 1 quart of best alcohol, 1 ounce of

venice turpentine, 1 ounce of oil of sassafras, or you may use bergamot

or the oil of lemon, or cinnamon, either of which will answer. Cut the

soap into thin shavings, put into a pan the alcohol and soap, melt over

a slow fire so as just to keep from boiling; when all is dissolved let

it boil a minute or two, you must be careful not to let the blaze of

the fire get to it or it will catch on fire; it is best to put it on

a stove where there will be no danger, keep stirring slowly until all

is melted, then add your venice turpentine, stirring and mixing for a

minute or so, then take your pan off the fire and put in your oil of

sassafras immediately, or whatever oil you intend using, the oil of

sassafras is however the best. This soap cannot be surpassed for shaving,

washing, and is excellent for sore or rough hands. Try it and you will be

surprised--the rosin soap used must be clear.

 

 

PROF. BIDDLE’S CELEBRATED PREPARATION FOR THE HAIR AND HEAD.

 

To make 1 quart, take nearly one half a pint of cold pressed castor oil

and fill it nearly full of 95 per cent. alcohol, then add ½ ounce of

spirits of hartshorn, ½ ounce of tincture of cantharides, 40 drops oil of

bergamot, which gives it an elegant perfume--shake well and it is ready

for use.

 

 

DIRECTIONS FOR USE.

 

Wash your head first with whiskey, then apply the hair oil freely, pour

it on the head gently and rub with the hand or stiff brush. For children

only use the hair oil. To remove the dandruff, comb the head well with a

fine comb, do this every time you use the preparation. This oil should be

applied twice a week, which will loosen the dandruff so that it may be

easily removed. A great and valuable discovery for the hair and head, two

or three applications of which will remove every particle of dandruff,

purify the skin and prevent the hair from coming out, giving new life

and vigor to every hair on the head, and changing light or sandy hair to

a beautiful dark lustre; also curing dizzy or nervous headache. No one

should be without this valuable preparation, especially those who are

subject to dandruff eruptions of the skin, falling off of the hair, dizzy

or nervous headache. If it should make the head tender, only use half the

tincture of cantharides. The alcohol must be strictly 95 per cent.--you

can add hartshorn if not strong enough, also bergamot for perfume to

suit. It is good for tetter on the head. Every ingredient can be had at

almost any of the drug stores.

 

 

TO RESTORE THE HAIR IN BALDNESS.

 

Take of cold pressed castor oil 2 ounces, tincture of cantharides ½

ounce, acetic acid ½ ounce, strong water of amonia 1½ ounces, oil of

nutmegs ½ drachm, oil of lavender ½ drachm, put this in a bottle, make

into a lotion, when it will be ready for use.

 

 

DIRECTIONS FOR USE.

 

The head should be perfectly cleaned of all dirt and dandruff, with

castile soap and warm water, and the lotion applied freely and rubbed in

with a stiff hair brush once a day; in a week or two its good effects

will be manifested. This is the best preparation for baldness yet

introduced--give it a fair trial and you will not be disappointed. The

drugs of this preparation can be had at any of the drug stores.

 

 

TOOTHACHE BALSAM.

 

Take of creosote 1 drachm, oil of cloves 1 drachm, tincture of camphor 2

drachms, oil of petroleum 2 drachms, mix them thoroughly and cork tight

for use. A few drops of this mixture on cotton and applied to the nerve

of the tooth will relieve the pain.

 

 

TOOTH POWDER.

 

Take of supercarbonate of soda 1 ounce, pulverized orris root ½ an ounce,

cream of tartar ½ ounce, oil of roses 10 drops, mix them properly. This

may be used with the finger, rag or soft tooth brush.

 

 

ANOTHER TOOTH POWDER.

 

Carbonate of magnesia any quantity, perfumed with the oil of cinnamon

or neroli. This is the best tooth powder for children--the teeth should

always be cleaned after eating, if you wish to keep the breath sweet.

 

 

COLOGNE WATER No. 1.

 

Take of oil of bergamot 1 ounce, oil of lavender ½ ounce, oil of neroli 1

drachm, oil of roses 15 drops, oil of cloves 30 drops, new milk 1 pint,

pure alcohol 1 gallon, digest 1 day and filter through close flannel

several times.

 

 

COLOGNE WATER No. 2.

 

Take of oil of bergamot 1 ounce, oil of lemon 1 ounce, oil of lavender

3 ounces, tincture of muck 1 drachm, pure alcohol 7 pints, rose water 1

pint, gum camphor 20 grains, mix and digest 1 day and filter--cork up

tight for use.

 

 

COLOGNE WATER No. 3.

 

Take oil of roses 5 drops, oil of bergamot 1 ounce, oil of lemon 1 ounce,

oil of lavender 2½ ounces, oil of rosemary ½ ounce, oil of cinnamon

10 drops, pure alcohol 7 pints, new milk 1 pint. Let the mixture stand

one day and filter. All preparations of cologne should be kept closely

stopped, otherwise they will lose their fine flavor.

 

 

TOOTHACHE DROPS.

 

Take of 95 per cent. alcohol 1 pint, oil of origanum 2 ounces, gum

camphor 2 ounces, tartaric acid ½ ounce. Digest 1 day and mix well, when

it will be ready for use--cork up tight.--A few drops of this mixture on

cotton applied to the nerve, and the gums well rubbed with it will soon

relieve the pain. This is harmless and pleasant. If you cannot get any

cotton to the nerve, bathe the tooth and gums well with it.

 

 

FOR DYSPEPSIA.

 

Take of 1½ pounds of white mustard seed from 1 tea spoonful to 1 table

spoonful, between meals--the whole seeds in cold water.

 

 

TO PRESERVE BUTTER No. 1.

 

Take saltpetre and loaf sugar of an equal proportion and make a liquid.

After packing the butter in a jar or sweet keg, pour over enough of the

liquid to cover the butter an inch or two. If you should wish to re-pack

the butter, pour off the liquid, which if sweet, may be used again when

you have done packing.

 

 

TO PRESERVE BUTTER No. 2.

 

Reduce separately to a fine powder, in a dry mortar, 2 pounds of the best

common salt, 1 pound of saltpetre and 1 pound of loaf sugar; sift one of

them over the other on a sheet of paper, then mix them well together and

they are ready for use. 1 ounce of the preparation is enough, to a pound

of butter, and if well worked in will preserve it sweet for three years.

This is worth giving a trial.