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

The following is Mr Grantham’s formula:—Two ounces of strong hartshorn in two gallons of water, used in a hip bath.

From Turkish and Other Baths A Guide to Good Health and Longevity by Stables, Gordon

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

I'll tear the furbelow off your clothes, and when you swoon for vexation, you shan't have a penny, to buy a bottle of hartshorn.

From The Inconstant by Farquhar, George

Jews with faces white from exhaustion sat in the anteroom resting and refreshing themselves with a pinch of snuff, or a drop of hartshorn, and a few words of conversation.

From Yiddish Tales by Various