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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Take a quarter of a pound of hog's lard, two ounces of turpentine, one ounce of flour of sulphur, and mix them together thoroughly. Apply it to the wrists, knees, ancles, and elbows, and rub it on the palms of the hands, if there are any raw spots. Continue it three or four nights, and a cure is accomplished.

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