flesh out, around the
bite, _instantly_; that the poison may not have time to circulate
in the blood. If caustic is at hand, put it upon the raw flesh; if
not, the next best thing is to fill the wound with salt--renewing it
occasionally. Take a dose of sweet oil and spirits of turpentine,
to defend the stomach. If the whole limb swell, bathe it in salt and
vinegar freely. It is well to physic the system thoroughly, before
returning to usual diet.

GRUEL.

Gruel is very easily made. Have a pint of water boiling in a skillet;
stir up three or four large spoonfuls of nicely sifted oat-meal, rye,
or Indian, in cold water. Pour it into the skillet while the water
boils. Let it boil eight or ten minutes. Throw in a large handful of
raisins to boil, if the patient is well enough to bear them. When put
in a bowl, add a little salt, white sugar, and nutmeg.

EGG GRUEL.

This is at once food and medicine. Some people have very great faith
in its efficacy in cases of chronic dysentery. It is made thus: Boil
a pint of new milk; beat four new-laid eggs to a light froth, and pour
in while the milk boils; stir them together thoroughly, but do not
let them boil; sweeten it with the best of loaf sugar, and grate in
a whole nutmeg; add a little salt, if you like it. Drink half of it
while it is warm, and the other half in two hours.

ARROW-ROOT JELLY.

Put about a pint of water in a skillet to boil; stir up a large
spoonful of arrow-root powder in a cup of water; pour it into the
skillet while the water is boiling; let them boil together three or
four minutes. Season it with nutmeg and loaf sugar. This is very
light food for an invalid. When the system is in a relaxed state, two
tea-spoonfuls of brandy may be put in. Milk and loaf sugar boiled, and
a spoonful of fine flour, well mixed with a little cold water, poured
in while the milk is boiling, is light food in cases of similar
diseases.

CALF'S FOOT JELLY.

Boil four feet in a gallon of water, till it is reduced to a quart.
Strain it, and let it stand, till it is quite cool. Skim off the fat,
and add to the jelly one pint of wine, half a pound of sugar, the
whites of six eggs, and the juice of four large lemons; boil all these
materials together eight or ten minutes. Then strain into the glasses,
or jars, in which you intend to keep it. Some lay a few bits of the
lemon-peel at the bottom, and let it be strained upon them.

TAPIOCA JELLY.

Wash it two or three