| SULPHURIC OINTMENT. | |
| Oil of turpentine | 6 oz. |
| Sulphuric acid | 2 oz. |
Mix cautiously in the open air, or in a chimney, in a vessel large enough to hold one pound and a half; stir the mixture, and, when they are perfectly combined, add one pound and half of hogs’ lard: continue stirring until cold. By the addition of cantharides, this ointment forms a strong blister, and with sulphur vivum, finely powdered, or flower of sulphur and train oil, it becomes a good mange ointment.
| DIGESTIVE OINTMENT. | |
| Hogs’ lard | 1 lb. |
| Common turpentine | 1 lb.—Melt, and add |
| Verdigris | 2 oz. |
Continue stirring until cold.
| HOOF OINTMENT. | |
| Tallow | 1 lb. |
| Tar | 1 lb. |
Melt; continue stirring until cold.
Ointments are not so generally applied to wounds or inflamed parts, as they were formerly; as powders, washes, and fomentations are often found more efficacious. Vide Astringents, Digestives, Detergents, Caustics, Emollients, Blisters, &c.—White.
Old, a. Past the middle of life; not young.
Olive, s. A plant producing oil; the emblem of peace; a colour.
To dye a fine Golden Olive.—Take as much of fine sappy green heath tops as will half fill a pot which holds eight gallons, put one pound and a half of strawall (wild French weed, dyer’s weed) in the bottom while dry; spread over that a little of the heath to cover it; put in half a pound of fur, or more if you like; cover that with the remainder of the heath, and put on your frame and lid; press it down and fill it with water, and boil it twelve or eighteen hours. Divide the time to make different shades in your drawings, and do not let your liquor boil away too much without adding fresh water to keep it up. If you have your shades to your wish, you will have the finest golden olives that ever were dyed, and in the simplest way. Wash them, and they are finished.