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

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

It is well, also, to have Eau de Cologne, hartshorn, and salts, in case of sudden faintness.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence

Menie fainted at the grim spectacle, and the mother ran for hartshorn, to recover her daughter.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

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