stains.
To take Ink Stains out of Mahogany.
PUT a few drops of spirits of sea salt or oil of vitriol in a teaspoonful of water, and touch the stain or spot with a feather; and on the ink's disappearing, rub it over with a rag wetted in cold water, or there will be a white mark not easily effaced.
starch, how made.
TO make starch from wheat the grain is steeped in cold water, till it becomes soft and yields a milky juice on pressure; it is then put into sacks of linen, and pressed in a vat filled with water: as long as any milky juice exudes the pressure is continued; the fluid gradually becomes clear, and a white powder subsides, which is starch.—Davy' Elements of Agricultural Chemistry. [See likewise "potatoe starch."
stifle in a horse.
APPLY Oil of Spike to the part affected.
st. anthony's fire—cure for.
TAKE equal parts of fine spirit or oil of turpentine, and highly rectified spirits of wine, mix them well together, and anoint the face gently with a feather dipped in it immediately after shaking the bottle. Do this often, always first shaking the bottle, and taking care never to approach the eyes, and it will generally effect a cure in a day or two; for though it seems at first to inflame, it actually softens and heals.
