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 Freiherr lay upon the lounge, his eyes wide open and fixed, while the housekeeper and one of the younger servants were rubbing his forehead and his hands with hartshorn.

From The Eichhofs A Romance by Reichenbach, Moritz von

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

By diluting it with water it becomes the spirits of hartshorn, or ammonia water.

From Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 by Various