clear tallow, half a
pound of unslaked lime, one tablespoonful of salt, three quarts of
water. Put the soda and lime in a large dish, and pour over the water,
boiling hot; stir until dissolved; let it stand until clear, then pour
off the clear liquid, add the grease and salt; boil four hours, then
pour into pans to cool. If it should be inclined to curdle or
separate, indicating the lime to be too strong, pour in a little more
water, and boil again. Perfume as you please, and pour into molds or a
shallow dish, and, when cold, cut into bars to dry.

ANTIDOTES FOR POISONS.

The following list gives some of the more common poisons and the
remedies most likely to be on hand in case of need:--

_Acids:_--These cause great heat and sensation of burning pain from
the mouth down to the stomach. The remedies are-: Magnesia, soda,
pearl ash, or soap dissolved in water, every two minutes; then use the
stomach pump, or an emetic.

_Alkali:_--Drink freely of water with vinegar or lemon juice in it,
made very strong of the sour.

_Ammonia:_--Remedy is lemon juice or vinegar.

_Arsenic Remedies:_--Give prompt emetic of mustard and salt, a
tablespoonful of each, in a coffeecup of _warm_ water; then follow
with sweet oil, butter made warm, or milk. Also may use the white of
an egg in half a cupful of milk or lime water. Chalk and water is
good, and the preparation of iron, ten drops in water every half hour:
hydrated magnesia.

_Alcohol:_--First cleanse out the stomach by an emetic, then dash
cold water on the head, and give ammonia (spirits of hartshorn).

_Laudanum, Morphine, Opium:_--First give a strong emetic of mustard
and water, then very strong coffee and acid drinks; dash cold water on
the head, then keep in motion.

_Belladonna:_--Give an emetic of mustard, salt and water; then drink
plenty of vinegar and water or lemonade.

_Charcoal:_--In poisons, by carbonic gas, remove the patient to the
open air, dash cold water on the head and body, and stimulate the
nostrils and lungs with hartshorn, at the same time rubbing the chest
briskly.

_Corrosive Sublimate, Saltpetre, Blue Vitriol, Bed-bug Poison:_--Give
white of egg, freshly mixed with water, in large quantities; or give
wheat flour and water, or soap and water freely, or salt and water, or
large draughts of milk.

_Lead:_--White lead and sugar of lead. Give an emetic, then follow
with cathartics, such as castor oil, and epsom salts especially.

_Nux Vomica: