The House-Keeper's Guide and Indian Doctor

1851, and one small book promises ice creams, perfumery, soap, furniture polish, a complete system of doctoring — and model letters for every occasion.

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3 recipes in this part of The House-Keeper's Guide and Indian Doctor.

Directions

Vinegar for pickling should be good, but not of the sharpest kind. Brass utensils should be used for pickling. They should be thoroughly…

Dysentery

In diseases of this kind, the Indians use the roots and leaves of the blackberry bush-a decoction of which in hot water, well boiled down…

Diabetes

Put the bladder of a wether sheep in a bottle with a quart of Madeira wine, and let it soak two days. Drink half a gill at a dose, three…

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