Mrs. Winslow's family almanac and domestic receipt book for 1874.

Date:
1874
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Mrs. Winslow's family almanac and domestic receipt book for 1874. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RECIPES. A Strong* Paste for Paper. To two large spoonfuls of fine flour put as much pounded rosin as will lie on a shilling; mix with as much strong beer as will make it of a due consistence, and boil half-an-hour. Let it be cold before it is used. To Tell Good Eggs. If you desire to be certain that your eggs are good and fresh, put them in water; if the butts turn up they are not fresh. This is an infallible rule to distinguish a good egg from a bad one. To Remove Ink Stains. Ink stains may easily be removed from cotton or linen, by washing the spot that is stained in salt and water. This should be done previous to its being washed with soap, for soap sets the colour. Colours Taken Out by Acid. Sal-volatile of hartshorn will restore colours taken out by acid. Coughs, Hoarseness, And the various Throat Affections to which Public Speakers, Military Officers, and Singers are liable, relieved by “ Brown’s Bronchial Tro¬ ches.” Having a direct influence on the affected parts, they allay Pulmonary Irritation. The freedom from all deleterious ingredients renders “Brown’s Bronchial Troches” a safe remedy for the most delicate female or youngest child ; and has caused them to be held in the highest esteem by Clergymen, Singers, and Public Speakers generally. To take Ink out of Mahogany. Dilute half a teaspoonful of oil of vitriol with a large spoonful of water, and touch the part with a feather; watch it, for if it stays too long it will leave a white mark. It is therefore better to rub it quick, and repeat if not quite removed. Stains of Wine, Fruit, &c., after they have been long in the Linen. .Rub the part on each side with yellow Eoap. Then lay on a mixture of 3tarch in cold water very thick; rub it well in, and expose the linen to the sun and air till the stain comes out, If not removed in three or four days, rub that off, and renew the process. When dry, it may be sprinkled with a little water. “ Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup,” For complaints incident to children, such as Griping in the Bowels, Wind- colic, Dysentery, or Diarrhoea, is the best remedy in the world, and may be had of any medicine dealer in the vicinity where these hooka are dis¬ tributed. Full directions for using will accompany each bottle. None genuine unless the fae-simile of Curtis and Perkins is on the outside wrapper.