Carbolic acid crystals, pure, half a drachm; tincture kino, one
drachm; chlorate potash, two drachms; simple syrup, half an ounce.
Water sufficient to make an eight-ounce mixture. Gargle the throat
every few hours.--_Dr. T. L. W._
_For Sore-Throat._
Rub the throat well with camphorated oil, and gargle frequently with a
strong solution chlorate of potash.--_Mrs. S. T._
_For Sore-Throat._
Carbolic acid, fifteen grains; chlorate potash, thirty grains;
rose-water, one and a half ounces; glycerine, one-half ounce. Use as a
gargle, three or four times daily.--_Mr. E. C._
A CURE FOR EPILEPSY (_one I have known to succeed in many cases_).
Procure the fresh root of a white peony. Scrape and cut in pieces an
inch square. Eat one three times a day, never taking any food after
four P.M. Use a month, stop two weeks and begin again. The best way to
keep the root is to string it on a cord. The red peony will do, if you
cannot get the white.--_Mrs. R. C._
CURE FOR CRAMP.
Wet a cloth in spirits turpentine and lay it over the place where the
pain is felt. If the pain moves, move the cloth. Take five drops
spirits turpentine at a time on white sugar till relieved.--_Mrs. R._
FOR CRAMP-COLIC, OR PAIN RESULTING FROM DISORDERED BOWELS.
One teaspoonful paregoric, one teaspoonful Jamaica ginger, one
teaspoonful spirits camphor, one-half teaspoonful carbonate soda, two
tablespoonfuls water, two tablespoonfuls whiskey. This is for one
dose. If it does not relieve in an hour, repeat.--_Dr. J. T. W._
FOR CHILBLAINS.
Take common furniture glue from the pot, spread it on a linen rag or
piece of brown paper, and apply hot to the chilblain, letting it
remain till the glue wears off.
FOR FRESH CUTS.
Varnish them with common furniture varnish. This remedy has been known
to prove very efficacious.--_Mr. W._
THE OCEAN SALT.
Is now much used by those who cannot go to the seaside. Seventy-five
cents for half a bushel. Dissolve a large handful in a pitcher of
water. Use a sponge to rub the flesh.--_Mrs. A._
BREAST SALVE.
Linseed oil (raw), four ounces; mutton tallow, four ounces; yellow
wax, two ounces; Burgundy pitch, one ounce; Venice turpentine, one
ounce; oil lavender, one-half ounce; rosin, one-half ounce.
Melt together and strain through flannel. Spread lightly on a soft
linen rag, apply to the breast, and the relief is almost
instantaneous.--_Dr. E. A. C._
AN EXCELLENT WASH FOR INFLAMED EYES.
Sulph. zinc, two grains; wine of opium, ten drops; distilled water,
one ounce. Mix. Drop two or three drops in the outer corner of the eye
several times a day.--_Dr. E. A. C._
EYE-WATER FOR WEAK EYES.
One teaspoonful laudanum, two teaspoonfuls Madeira wine, twelve
teaspoonfuls rose-water.--_Mrs. E. I._
FOR EARACHE.
Equal parts of laudanum and tincture of arnica. Mix, saturate a piece
of wool in the mixture, and insert in the ear.--_Dr. E. A. C._
TOOTHACHE DROPS. (_Sure cure._)
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