s are
above detailed, have _immediate_ recourse to a doctor, where possible.

2625. TO CURE A COLD.--Put a large teacupful of linseed, with 1/4 lb. of
sun raisins and 2 oz. of stick liquorice, into 2 quarts of soft water,
and let it simmer over a slow fire till reduced to one quart; add to it
1/4 lb. of pounded sugar-candy, a tablespoonful of old rum, and a
tablespoonful of the best white-wine vinegar, or lemon-juice. The rum
and vinegar should be added as the decoction is taken; for, if they are
put in at first, the whole soon becomes flat and less efficacious. The
dose is half a pint, made warm, on going to bed; and a little may be
taken whenever the cough is troublesome. The worst cold is generally
cured by this remedy in two or three days; and, if taken in time, is
considered infallible.

2626. COLD ON THE CHEST.--A flannel dipped in boiling water, and
sprinkled with turpentine, laid on the chest as quickly as possible,
will relieve the most severe cold or hoarseness.

2627. SUBSTANCES IN THE EYE.--To remove fine particles of gravel, lime,
&c., the eye should be syringed with lukewarm water till free from them.
Be particular not to worry the eye, under the impression that the
substance is still there, which the enlargement of some of the minute
vessels makes the patient believe is actually the case.

2628. SORE EYES.--Incorporate thoroughly, in a glass mortar or vessel,
one part of strong citron ointment with three parts of spermaceti
ointment. Use the mixture night and morning, by placing a piece of the
size of a pea in the corner of the eye affected, only to be used in
cases of chronic or long-standing inflammation of the organ, or its
lids.

2629. LIME IN THE EYE.--Bathe the eye with a little weak
vinegar-and-water, and carefully remove any little piece of lime which
may be seen, with a feather. If any lime has got entangled in the
eyelashes, carefully clear it away with a bit of soft linen soaked in
vinegar-and-water. Violent inflammation is sure to follow; a smart purge
must be therefore administered, and in all probability a blister must be
applied on the temple, behind the ear, or nape of the neck.

2630. STYE IN THE EYE.--Styes are little abscesses which form between
the roots of the eyelashes, and are rarely larger than a small pea. The
best way to manage them is to bathe them frequently with warm water, or
in warm poppy-water, if very painful. When they have burst, use an
ointment composed of one