How To Restore Color To Ivory-Handled Knives

When they become yellow rub them with nice emery or sand paper. It will effectually restore their whiteness and take out the spots.

Essence Of Verbena (Cologne)

Take rectified spirits of wine, half drachm otto of verbena, one drachm otto bergamot, quarter ounce tincture tolu. Mix all together and it is ready for use.

Croup Mixture

One and a half drachms chlorate of potash, two ounces syrup of squills, one drachm pulverized ipecac, two ounces spring water. Mix all together. Dose - Two teaspoonsful every half hour.

How To Cure Freckles

Two drachms of Sal-ammoniac, with an ounce of German Cologne; the solution mixed with a pint of distilled water. Apply two or three times a day.

Cure For Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Etc

Half ounce sweet oil, half ounce alcohol, half ounce oil of turpentine, half ounce oil of peppermint, half ounce opodeldoc, and half ounce of laudanum. Warm the mixture, and rub the part affected gently with the hand.

Remedy For Diphtheria

To inhale the fumes of slacked lime is an excellent remedy in diphtheria. Put some lime in a teacup, and with a funnel inhale it.

For Whooping Cough

Take about half an ounce chestnut leaves to one pint water. Let it come to a boil, then pour the whole into a teapot without straining. Drink occasionally - either cold or warm - as much as the patient will through the day and at bedtime. Children like it even without sugar, which it is best not to use. It may be given also to infants. Burn a cresoline lamp always at night.

Chalk Mixture

To half a pint arrow-root gruel put half an ounce prepared chalk, one teaspoonful powdered cinnamon, brandy and sugar enough to make it pleasant. The child should eat it frequently when the bowels are disordered.

For Ear Ache

Take a clove of garlic or onion and toast it till it is soft. Then dip it in sweet oil and insert it in the ear. In a short time the pain will cease. Then insert some cotton to keep out the cold.

Cure For A Cough

Take one package each of boneset, horehound, mullen, and yarrow; boil them in two quarts of water. Strain it, and add one pound brown sugar, and boil to a syrup. Dose. - One tablespoonful as often as required.

How To Cure A Consumptive Cough

One gill of gum turpentine, one quart of Holland gin, one-half pint of clear honey. Mix well, stand twenty-four hours. Dose. - Take six (or more if necessary) teaspoonsful a day. I have seen some wonderful cures from using this.

Sore Eyes

For inflamed or weak eyes bathe them in a weak solution of salt and water, just sufficiently strong to taste slightly saline, and to be sensible to the eye. If there is much pain add a few drops of laudanum or Pond's Extract.

Prickly Ash

Pour three pints boiling water on one ounce prickly ash, and boil it down to a quart. Let it cool, then strain it, and add a pint of the best whiskey. Commence with half a wineglass half an hour before each meal, and increase the dose to a wineglassful. Excellent remedy for cough.