Recipes for a cure for Rheumitism pains and Consumption

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Recipes for a cure for Rheumatism pains and Consumption It is assumed this was written by Selden Osborn. It lists ingredients and instructions on how to make and use the remedies. Transcribe: A cure for Rhumatism pains Oil of opiom ------------------------------ Six cents Worth Oil of camphire -------------------------- Six cents Dto Oil of Hartshorn* ------------------------- Six cents Dto And Soaplinnement -------------------- Six cents Dto Equal quanties of each to Be put in a Vial Bottle then rub the petient three Times a day then the petient will Yet present Remedy A cure for a consumption One quart of pure white wine vinegar Eggs one pint of mullasses and a quarter Of a pound of muskevedie Sugar Then Put the vinegar in a tin dish then take The eggs up one by one and break them Up shells and all then the vinegar Will eat up the Shells it is in The Cure then put all in a jar then cork tis tight then Berry it for 24 hours 1 foot under the ground then it Will Be fit for use then take a wine Glass in the morning one at Noon one At Night until all is finished then the Petient will get present Remedy *Oil of hartshorn is a crude chemical product obtained from the destructive distillation of deer antlers. *Muscovado is a type of partially refined to unrefined sugar with a strong molasses content and flavor, and dark brown in color.

Recipes for a cure for Rheumitism pains and Consumption

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