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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Boil half a pound of spotted cardis bark in a quart of water for fifteen minutes. Hold a teapot containing the hot liquid so as to inhale the steam for fifteen minutes, repeating the operation three or four times, when the swelling will disappear. Apply a piece of flannel dipped in liniment to your throat, and keep it bound on three or four days.

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