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Green Stick Salve

According to taking white gum turpentine, bayberry wax, the American Dispensatory, this is prepared by of each 2 ounces; melt together, strain, and stir till cold ; adding olive oil will give it the Melt and mix, and add 14 drachms camphor dissolved in olive oil. This ointment is good Olive oil, 1 pint; common resin, 1/2 ounce; 4971. Black, or Healing Salve . for ringworm, all cutaneous eruptions, for bees'-wax, ounce; Venice turpentine, ulcers, sore lips, itch, chronic ophthalmia, &c. 4960.

Tar Ointment. Tar and mutton suet, equal parts; melt together, and stir till cold. cold. This is an excellent remedy for scaldhead and ringworm.

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