A curious mind

[randyt]

Found some old handwritten recipes in the family archives for a liniment. One of the ingredients was laudanum.

That brought me to the following book. I found it a fascinating read. I love history.

 

[LadyLocust]

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Found some old handwritten recipes in the family archives for a liniment. One of the ingredients was laudanum.

That brought me to the following book. I found it a fascinating read. I love history.

Are the recipes something you would consider sharing? I also love history. In one of my “household management” books from the 1800’s it calls for opium as a treatment- can’t remember the ailment but the treatment sure surprised me.

 

[randyt]

Are the recipes something you would consider sharing? I also love history. In one of my “household management” books from the 1800’s it calls for opium as a treatment- can’t remember the ailment but the treatment sure surprised me.

I can. The recipes had to be photographed then editor lightened and darker to be able to read them clearly. I think 8 saved the in y photos. If not I'll photograph them again

 

[Amish Heart]

This reminds me of Gunsmoke, and Doc Adams using laudanum.

 

[Bacpacker]

This reminds me of Gunsmoke, and Doc Adams using laudanum.

First thing I thought of too

 

[Amish Heart]

He does some weird stuff but I always find it interesting.

 

[randyt]

Here they come. I don't really know how to do it but some freinds used editor in pictures and had the writing pop.out more

 

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[randyt]

The last I posted for fun. They are receipts that are in the same packet

 

[LadyLocust]

Those are treasures! Boy that last one - turpentine, alcohol and chloroform - wondering what they did with that 😳
ETA - thank you for letting me be a pest, but that is just so cool 😎

 

[randyt]

Those are treasures! Boy that last one - turpentine, alcohol and chloroform - wondering what they did with that 😳
ETA - thank you for letting me be a pest, but that is just so cool 😎

I noticed when I used editor in pictures they were easier to read

 

[randyt]

I didn't realize this is two different recipes

 

[Shawn Burkett]

Those are treasures! Boy that last one - turpentine, alcohol and chloroform - wondering what they did with that 😳
ETA - thank you for letting me be a pest, but that is just so cool 😎

Turpentine was used in balms for sores. Old timers swore by it. Not sure what the posted recipe was for. With alcohol in it, it still could be for sores.

 

[Morgan101]

Wyatt Earp's second common-law wife, Mattie Blaylock, was addicted to laudanum. I guess she started using due to severe headaches, but it did not end well. She O'Ded at 38 years old.

 

[randyt]

The laudenum crisis pales in comparison to the opiate crisis of today, in my opinion. I thought there was some talk that edger allen.poe was a user of laidenum too.

 

[Morgan101]

The laudenum crisis pales in comparison to the opiate crisis of today, in my opinion. I thought there was some talk that edger allen.poe was a user of laidenum too.

Edgar Allan Poe had used laudanum probably as a pain killer, which was common at the time, but it seems his vice of choice was alcohol.

 

[LadyLocust]

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I printed these off back when you originally posted them and am cleaning off my desk & found them 😂 So sitting and trying to decipher them.
What I am coming up with on this one~ with alternate spellings
Horses Sore Neck (I would assume this would be collar sores)
Tanning
Glycerin
Oil Arganium (Argan)
Alcohol
5 cents worth of each

Uncle Dann

Wondering what they meant by "taning." An old school method of tanning was to use alum, but I don't know if that was what it was. Without going through a lot of trouble, is there any other easy reference to it?

Onto the next.

 

[randyt]

I printed these off back when you originally posted them and am cleaning off my desk & found them 😂 So sitting and trying to decipher them.
What I am coming up with on this one~ with alternate spellings
Horses Sore Neck (I would assume this would be collar sores)
Tanning
Glycerin
Oil Arganium (Argan)
Alcohol
5 cents worth of each

Uncle Dann

Wondering what they meant by "taning." An old school method of tanning was to use alum, but I don't know if that was what it was. Without going through a lot of trouble, is there any other easy reference to it?

Onto the next.

We had a uncle Dann furguson back in the day. He was long gone before I ever showed up.

I wonder if tanning could be tannic acid from hemlock or oak bark

 

[LadyLocust]

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1st one:
Aunt Nain(?)
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
30 drops oil Amber
30 drops oil Juniper
30 drops oil Anice (Anise)
30 drops oil Sassafras
1/2 oz Laudalum (Laudanum which was 10% opium by weight)
1/2 gil. Alchohol (Alcohol) (1 gil + 4 oz)
2 lbs. Loaf Sugar
1 pint Rain Water
Soothing Syrup

2nd One:
White Liniment
Tincture of Chlorform 4 oz. (chloroform)
Tincture of Arnica 2 oz.
Tincture of Capsicum 1 oz.
Hartshorn 2 oz. (aqueous ammonia)
Alchole 4 oz. (alcohol)

Not sure what kinda hurt you have to be in but bet that would burn. Capsicum is what makes peppers hot + ammonia and alcohol - wowza!

 

[LadyLocust]

We had a uncle Dann furguson back in the day. He was long gone before I ever showed up.

I wonder if tanning could be tannic acid from hemlock or oak bark

Oh good thought!

 

[randyt]

Those recipes came straight from the family archives. It really takes me back

 

[LadyLocust]

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The first one is quite legible.
The second one I am struggling with.
Maybe you can help me fill in the blanks.
What I have so far:
1 oz. of the ___?____ camphor
1 oz. of ?ach?????
1 oz. of (looks like SorrelXXXX something)
1 oz. of tincture Sh???
1 oz. of cayen pepper (cayenne)

Those recipes came straight from the family archives. It really takes me back

This still amazes me! Please don't ever get rid of it. What a treasure.
Even with ingredients like opium, I like to see what they used. Sometimes some of the other things worked together to cure whatever the ailment was.
I just love it.

 

[Neb]

We had a uncle Dann furguson back in the day. He was long gone before I ever showed up.

I wonder if tanning could be tannic acid from hemlock or oak bark

That would be my guess.

Ben