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Good Old Samaritan Liniment
Mix together 2 gallons alcohol, 12 ounces oil until cold. Apply spread upon linen or soft kid skin. 5291. Allison's Acetated Ointment of Tobacco. Tobacco leaves, sliced, 10 ounces; cider vinegar (or officinal dilute acetic acid), 4 pints; basilicon ointment (sce No. 4064), 13 ounces. Boil the tobacco in vinegar to 1 pint, strain, reduce in a water-bath to 6 fluid ounces, and add this fluid extract to the melted ointment, stirring constantly till it is cool.
A fine remedy for gathered breasts. 5292. Parrish's Compound Ointment of Tobacco. Basilicon ointment (see No. 4964), 13 ounces troy; powdered camphor, 29 drachms; extract of belladonna, 2 ounces; fluid extract of tobacco (made as in the above formula), 6 ounces. Dissolve the extract of ces each of oil of cedar, balsam of fir, spear- add to the melted ointment, in which the mint, balsam of life (see No. 5112), oil of camphor should be previously dissolved. Stir sassafras, oil of wintergreen, spirits of turpen- constantly till cool. Dr. Parrish has stated, tine, and sulphuric ether. Mix. origanum, 4 ounces oil hemlock, and 2 oun- belladonna in the fluid extract of tobacco and