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Dr. J. C. Smith family household and medical book, 1847

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Copied from the Times paper 11 Feb 1863
Cure for Burns
Take chalk and linseed or commen Olive oil, and mix them in such proportions as will produce a compound as thick as thin honey; then add vinegar [illegible] as to reduce it to the thicknefs of treacle; apply with a soft brush or feather; and renew the application from time to time, Each renewal brings fresh relief, and a most grateful [chalnefs?]. I the injury is sever, especially if it involve the chest, give ten drop of laudanum to an adult and repeat it in an hour, and again a third time, To a child of ten years give in like manner only three drops; and beware of giving any to an infant. This plan with an internal stimulant according to age as brands or sal volatile or beth, should be at once adopted, and there need be no impatience for arrival of the often [dident?] docter; neither [illegible] I advise submission to any charge in the plan as regards the chalk [paint?] when he may arrive, for I am quite sure that the College of Surgeons cannot improve it
your obedient
A [Retired?] [F.R.C.P.?]

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Copied from the Times paper 11 Feb 1863 Cure for Burns Take chalk and linseed or commen Olive oil, and mix them in such proportions as will produce a compound as thick as thin honey; then add vinegar [illegible] as to reduce it to the thicknefs of treacle; apply with a soft brush or feather; and renew the application from time to time, Each renewal brings fresh relief, and a most grateful [chalnefs?]. I the injury is sever, especially if it involve the chest, give ten drop of laudanum to an adult and repeat it in an hour, and again a third time, To a child of ten years give in like manner only three drops; and beware of giving any to an infant. This plan with an internal stimulant according to age as brands or sal volatile or beth, should be at once adopted, and there need be no impatience for arrival of the often [dident?] docter; neither [illegible] I advise submission to any charge in the plan as regards the chalk [paint?] when he may arrive, for I am quite sure that the College of Surgeons cannot improve it your obedient A [Retired?] [F.R.C.P.?]