Buckeye Cookery

Tried and approved: the great American housekeeping bible of 1880.

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CASTOR-OIL FOR SHOES

Take a tea-spoon of it and rub in thoroughly by a fire. Do this when the shoes are new, and several times afterwards, and they will last twice as long.

DANDRUFF. One ounce flour of sulphur to one quart of water. Shake well at intervals, for a few hours, and, when settled, saturate the head with the clear liquid every morning.

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