. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . tshorn, one part; sweet oil,or fresh butter, two parts ; mix, and shake in a viol. Sometimes a lit-tle landanum or camphor is added. Liniment of Oil and Lime. Take of linseed oif, lime water, ofeach equal parts; mix them. This liniment is extremely useful inburns and scalds; efficacious in preventing inflammation after such ac-cidents. Camphorated Oil. Take of olive
. A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings . tshorn, one part; sweet oil,or fresh butter, two parts ; mix, and shake in a viol. Sometimes a lit-tle landanum or camphor is added. Liniment of Oil and Lime. Take of linseed oif, lime water, ofeach equal parts; mix them. This liniment is extremely useful inburns and scalds; efficacious in preventing inflammation after such ac-cidents. Camphorated Oil. Take of olive oil, two ounces; camphor, halfan ounce; dissolve the camphor in the oil. Good, applied to localpains ; to glandular swellings, and to the bowels in tympany. Opodeldoc. Take of the best hard soap, two ounces ; camphor,one ounce ; very strong spirit, one pint: mix the soap with the spirit,and let them stand in a moderate heat, until the soap is dissolved, occa-sionally shaking the vial; then add the camphor, and continue to shakethe vessel frequently until the whole is dissolved. Useful in sprains,bruises, and in rheumatic pains. Good to disperse swellings, tumorsand the like. ENCYCLOPEDIA. 169 COTTON. PART IV. MANUFACTURES,. COTTON. The rearing of cotton, andthe manufacture of it into various fabrics,have of late years become objects of somuch attention, in several parts of theworld, that we shall devote the greaterspace to a notice of these two subjects,than our limits would otherwise seem tojustify. The plant which produces cotton is cul-tivated in the East and West Indies, inNorth and South America, of which it is anative, and in Egypt, and other parts ofthe world. It is an annual plant, propaga-ted from seeds. It grows to a considerableheight, and has leaves of a bright greencolor marked with brownish veins, andeach divided into five lobes. The podswhich contain the cotton, are triangular inshape, and have each three cells. These,on becoming ripe, burst, and disclose theirs
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