for a pain in the Ear
Item
- Title
- for a pain in the Ear
- Description
- A remedy for ear pain that includes liquid laudanum (a solution of opium in alcohol). A roasted (hot) onion is also applied to the ear, presumably both for the comfort provided by its heat and to keep the liquid in the ear.
- Transcript
- 3 Drams of Liqued Lodanam as much of Salvilloti la Olyosom dropt in to the Ear then apply a Rosted Onion to it
- Contributor
- Ochsner, Elizabeth
- Le, Vincent
- Source
- Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
- Publisher
- George Mason University Libraries
- Rights
- Public domain. There are no known restrictions.
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