Kislak Center Recipe Books

181 [?] with 3 Cohobabeans upon fresh [?] & [?] trying each [?] with the Candle if it will burn if not it is incombustible & you may use it with the foll. [Mixture?] Rx. Amianthus, wch being poison ous, take Care not to inhale the Vapour & make Matches of it for the above [?] You may also use Pith of Elder. wch must be renewed every 24 hours

187. Curious Experiment Put into a clean earthen Pipkin Red [?] [?] with 1/2 Pint of [?] boil them doe [?] Then add [?] [?] & [?] [?] of shavings of Goats horn in [?] boil [?] add a quart of [?] boil 12 minutes. Add Lamp or Ivory Black [?] boil till the whole is thick. Dip an [?] nail into this composition if it sticks draw it out of

182 not continue boiling & you will have [?] good [a.s. gold].

188 Rose Pomatum Mr Perkins of Lymington

Put 6, 8, 10 or 12 [?] of good Pork Lard into a large earthen Pan. Beat in as many fresh Rose leaves as you can procure every day for 10 or 12 days with the [?], put in the 1st day of common salt [?]. after standing 12 days, put the Pan in a large kettle or Copper of Water & let it simmer for 5 or 6 Hours. then strain the Liquid thro a Cloth squeezing it from the Leaves into a large Pan - when Cold take out the Pomatum & thro away any Liquid that remains, & warm that as nefore repeating it till no more liquid remains - Let it stand 5 or 6 [?] before you use it.

183 189. To preserve Dogs, Horses, & other Animals of the same size they were born One Abraham Lazarus, a Jew Dealer in Horses in Livenia made a Present of [?] a very small Horse to his Lawyer who had gained an important Cause for him for his young son to ride on, but told him at the same time the secret to keep all Animals in their original Size when born from their Mother - This Horse was not only a Proof of this Experiment but he gave also a very small Dog to the same Person - The Secret is as follows Give a Dog or any other Animal during the Time of its Sucking its Mother just as its Eyes begin to open [?] of powdered Coral mixed up with a little

184 Brandy & Flour & make it swallow it & it will never grow larger. which must be allowed as a current experiment.

190. To prevent a Person sweating or being tired in Running This Secret will be of great advantage to many People who are obliged to run on Foot frequently such as Running Footmen & pre vent Stitchesn& Pains in their Sides as well as prevent their Sweatingin hot weather, & also their Feet from being sore. Gather on St. Bartholomews Day Cabbage & root of Southernwood or Abrotanum & fasten it upon your Body under your Shirt so as to touch the Skin & you will neither sweat not feel any Fatigue in Running Or put Poplar Leaves at the Bottom of your Feet, between the Stocking &

185 procees on the Journey, & you will feel no Fatigue the whole Day - as has been proved on many occasions.

191. [Illegible strike through] To give a fine Smell to a rose

Plan an onion near a Rose Bush and the Roses will have an excellent Smell, & the Water distilled from them will be much better than the Common.

192 To send a Letter in an Egg: not to be discovered

This is useful in War. Write upon the Outside of the Shell with Ink made of Gall Nuts - Alleum & Vinegar. Then lay the Egg, when dry, for 3 of 4 Days in strong [alchemy symbol] dry it again & then send it by your messenger, with a letter of no Consequence if interrupted. When

186 He arrives at his Journey's end & when the Egg is carefully opened the writing will appear upon the white of the Egg. Or. Write upon an Egg as before with the same Ink, seeth it in Salt [alchemy symbol water] for [?] till the Writing disappears. Then send away the Egg & the Writing will appear upon the White when the Shell is carefully broken. Or, Lay a new Egg in strong [alchemy symbol] till the Shell is soft, then cut a long slit with a lancet, & put a letter into the Egg & it will be as hard as ever when laid again into [alchemy symbol]. The slit must be covered with Chalk or Wax - but it will always be seen, there for the first method is the best.

187 193 Red Ink [in red ink!] to make Dissolve [?] of Gum Arabic in [?] of Rose Water [in red ink]. add Cinnabar [in red] [?.?.] to make proper Ink.

194 Expert 194 upon [alchemy symbol: silver]

Rx [alchemy symbol: copper] Filings [measurement] [alchemy symbol:iron] [?] [?] put them in a [alchemy symbol: crucible] on the [a.s.:fire] When red, project [a.s.: sulphur] & melt well - When it is a Paste, project [a.s.: antimony] in [a.s.?], & stir well with [a.s.: iron] Rod to incorperate, Let it fuse for [a.s.:hour] 5 or 7- Stirring now & then. Take out the [a.s.: crucible] & let it cool - Break it & you will have a small [keg?] Rx the yellow lump at the Top & [a.s.: ?] Melt [a.s.: silver] [?] [?] project of the [a.s.: ?] [?] Stir with an [a.s.: iron] Rod & fuse for [a.s.: hour] [?]

188 or X - [?] & seperate by [alchemy symbol: aqua fortis] & you will have fine [a.s.: gold] -

196. Magic [a.s.: gold} Rx fine [copelled?] [a.s.: silver] [?] [a.s.: dissolve] in [a.s.: aqua fortis] evaporate to Dryness & keep the [?] stopped. Rx [a.s.: gold] [?] [?] [a.s.: dissolve] in [a.s.: aqua regia] evaporate & dry the [?] Then Rx [a.s.: mercury] [?] mix the Whole & make an [a.s.: oil]. Digest in a Red Heat for [a.s.: ?] & the [a.s.: silver] & [a.s.: copper] will seperate [sic].

197. To produce excellent Melons

Infuse a good Melon Seed for 2 days in Syrrup [sic] made of Raspberries Cinnamon Cardamoms & Musk & Ambergries each [?] The Syrrop [sic] must neither be too thick or hot when you put in the Seeds, wch must be sown in a hot Bed, & you will have excellent Melons [?] sand is good to mix with Earth for seed

189 198. [Linnen?] to mark Dr [?] Receipt As much Vermillion as will lay on 1/2 a Crown. Salt of Steel the size of a Nutmeg. Grind them together with Linseed Oil as thick or thin as you choose Use this with a Pen or [?]

199. True Sympathetic Ink. {sidebar: Given by Mr Canergue a French [Seargent?] Gibraltor Mar: 15 1795}

Rx [?] [?] [Experiment?] aa [?] put them in a large [?] & pour on Spring Water 3 fingers above the Powders. stop the Mouth with Parchment or Bladder & prick Holes in it - Digest in hot Ashes [inching?] the Vessel sideways Change the Ashes every 5 or 6 Hours without shaking the Glass - in 24

190 Hours it will be sufficiently done. When cold pour off the Liquor gently, [?] small [?] well closed & marked to distinguish them as the Liquor is very poisonous & you must not [?] the Vapours in your Nose

Use Write first with Ink made of a Solution of Salt of Lead in [alchemy symbol ?] & write with this upon Paper.