ISSUE OINTMENT. For dressing blisters, in order to keep them open, make
an ointment of half an ounce of Spanish flies finely powdered, mixed
with six ounces of yellow basilicon ointment.

ITALIAN BEEF STEAKS. Cut a fine large steak from a rump that has been
well kept, or from any tender part. Beat it, and season with pepper,
salt, and onion. Lay it in an iron stewpan that has a cover to fit it
quite close, and set it by the side of the fire without water. It must
have a strong heat, but care must be taken that it does not burn: in two
or three hours it will be quite tender, and then serve with its own
gravy.

ITCH. Rub the parts affected with the ointment of sulphur, and keep the
body gently open by taking every day a small dose of sulphur and
treacle. When the cure is effected, let the clothes be carefully
fumigated with sulphur, or the contagion will again be communicated. The
dry itch requires a vegetable diet, and the liberal use of
anti-scorbutics: the parts affected may be rubbed with a strong
decoction of tobacco.

IVORY. Bones and ivory may be turned to almost any use, by being
softened in the following manner. Boil some sage in strong vinegar,
strain the liquor through a piece of cloth, and put in the articles. In
proportion to the time they are steeped in the liquor, ivory or bones
will be capable of receiving any new impression.

J.

JAPAN BLACKING. Take three ounces of ivory black, two ounces of coarse
sugar, one ounce of sulphuric acid, one ounce of muriatic acid, a lemon,
a table-spoonful of sweet oil, and a pint of vinegar. First mix the
ivory black and sweet oil together, then the lemon and sugar, with a
little vinegar to qualify the blacking; then add both the acids, and mix
them all well together. The sugar, oil, and vinegar prevent the acids
from injuring the leather, and add to the lustre of the blacking.--A
cheap method is to take two ounces of ivory black, an ounce and a half
of brown sugar, and half a table-spoonful of sweet oil. Mix them well,
and then gradually add half a pint of small beer.--Or take a quarter of
a pound of ivory black, a quarter of a pound of moist sugar, a
table-spoonful of flour, a piece of tallow about the size of a walnut,
and a small piece of gum arabic. Make a paste of the flour, and whilst
hot, put in the tallow, then the sugar, and afterwards mix the whole
well together in a quart of water.

JARGANEL PEARS. These may be preserved in a fine state,