Powder of Cassius
From The United States practical receipt book, or, complete book of reference, for the manufacture, tradesman, agriculturist (1845).
Source and licence
From The United States practical receipt book, or, complete book of reference, for the manufacture, tradesman, agriculturist (1845), printed page 4, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/101662773.nlm.nih.gov
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Ingredients
- 4 ounces of castor oil
- 30 drops oil
Method
- By adding a little nitro-muriate of gold, to a fresh solution of muriate of tin, both being much diluted with water, the gold will be precipitated of a purple colour, forming that beautiful pigment called powder of Cassius.
- Ring Worm, May be, in most cases, simply cured by scratching around the outer surface with the point of a sharp pin.
- The disease will not pass the line, if the skin is thus cut.
- Growth of Hair increased and Baldness prevented.
- Take 4 ounces of castor oil, 8 do.
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- oil of rose, anoint occasionally the head, shaking well the bottle previously.