ol instead of brandy and by
boiling all in a stone jug, uncorked, by placing the jug in a vessel
of boiling water, shaking or stirring frequently.

PILE OINTMENT.

Take say a teacupful of hog's lard, put in a flat or pewter dish, and
take two bars of lead, flattened a little, and rub the lard with the
flat ends and between them till it becomes black or of a dark lead
color. Then burn equal parts of cavendish tobacco and old shoeleather
in an iron vessel till charred. Powder these and mix into the lard
till it becomes a thick ointment. Use once or twice a day as an
ointment for the piles. An infallible cure.

WARTS AND CORNS.

The bark of the common willow burnt to ashes, mixed with strong
vinegar and applied to the parts, will remove all warts, corns, and
other excrescences.

DEAFNESS.

It is seldom that the power of hearing once entirely lost can ever be
restored, and not always that even partial deafness can be cured,
though it may often be relieved. Partial deafness is frequently owing
to the accumulation and hardening in the ear of the ear wax, which may
generally be remedied by dropping into the ear such articles as are
calculated to soften, relax, and stimulate. For this purpose the
following preparations are recommended as the best:

Take sulphuric ether, one ounce, and add to it one dram pulverized
carbonate of ammonia. Let it stand a few days to form a solution. If
it does not all dissolve, pour off carefully the liquid from the
dregs, and of this liquid drop into the ear once a day from three to
six drops. The patient should lay his head upon the opposite side at
the time, and remain in that position a few minutes to allow the
liquid to penetrate. This preparation is highly recommended, and if
persevered in will, it is said, overcome almost any partial deafness
or greatly relieve it.

ANOTHER.

Take pure olive oil, say one ounce, and half an ounce each of the
tincture of lobelia and tincture of cayenne. Mix; and from a warm
teaspoon drop into the ear four to six drops of this twice a day,
shaking the vial well always before using it. This is relaxing,
softening, and stimulating, and in all ordinary cases will answer the
purpose. Turkey oil (or grease) is said to be still better than olive
oil and may be used instead of it in this preparation. The following
remedy, long kept a