Mix, and add one pint of rectified spirit of wine, in which there has been previously dissolved—
| Camphor | 2 oz. |
| Oil of rosemary | 1 oz. |
| STEERS’S OPODELDOC. | |
| Hard soap | ½ oz. |
| Rectified spirit of wine | 8 oz. |
| Camphor | ½ oz. |
| Oil of rosemary | 2 dr. |
| Oil of lavender, or oil of origanum | 2 dr. |
| Compound spirit of ammonia | 4 oz. |
Digest in a moderate heat, so as to dissolve the soap, which should be cut up in thin shavings. For these expensive preparations, the following may be substituted:—
| VETERINARY OPODELDOC. | |
| Soft soap | 4 oz. |
| Water | 8 oz. |
Mix over the fire; when cold, add—
| Rectified spirit | 1 pint. |
| Oil of rosemary | 2 oz. |
| Strong liquid ammonia | 4 oz.—Mix. |
Orange, s. The orange tree; the fruit of the tree.
Orange, a. Belonging to an orange, of the colour of an orange.
To dye a fine Orange.—If you have half a pound of stuff to dye, you must get an ounce and a half of black grain (cochineal), and pound it fine; put down the stuff in six or eight quarts of water, with turmeric, to bring it to the finest highest yellow that is possible; take it out, and put in the black grain; stir it about well, boil it half an hour. Then put in the stuff for ten minutes, and draw half for the first shade; keep the remainder of the stuff for thirty minutes, then take it out, put two teaspoonfuls of Brazil dust into the pot, and let it boil up. Throw in the light shade, and be watchful lest it get too dark; lift out the stuff, and put in two more spoonfuls of dust, and watch as before, and boil on for a blood orange. This is certainly the best way for oranges in the world.
Should you make your shades too dark, infuse six drops of spirit into the liquor while hot, and any shade you want to brighten throw it in, press it well, and lift out in an instant; and if not to your wish, put in three drops more, and throw the other shades into it, and it will enliven the colour exceedingly. The same may be done with gold colours, and it will brighten them also.