hartshorn
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The second night, I applied a liberal dose of white liniment—Uncle Holt’s own concoction of hartshorn, arnica, witch hazel, camphor gum, eggs, and cider vinegar.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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Two women, our nearest neighbours, were standing by her side, bathing her wrists and temples with hartshorn.
From Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. by Moodie, Susanna
Bees, or snakes, may be relieved by immediate external application of strong spirits of hartshorn: salt and vinegar are also good.
Fetch them,—'tis the only hope—if you have any hartshorn too, bring a little of that.
From The Dramatist; or Stop Him Who Can! A Comedy, in Five Acts by Reynolds, Frederick
By diluting it with water it becomes the spirits of hartshorn, or ammonia water.
From Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 by Various