Take one pint of train-oil, halfa-pound of stone-pitch, half-a-pound of resin, half-a-pound of bees wax, and half-a-pound of stale tallow or in like proportion. Boil them together for about half-an-hour skim off the scum, and pour the iquid int.

cups, and when cold it will be ready for use. When needed, it must be spread as thick, but not thicker, than blister-salve, upon a piece of coarse flaxen cloth. Apply it to the part sprained or bruised, and let it remain for a day or more; it will give almost immediate relief, and one or two plaisters will be sufficient for a perfect cure.