Morphia, six grains; half on ounce each of tincture aconite root,
chloroform, laudanum, creosote, oil cloves, cajuput. Add as much gum
camphor as the chloroform will dissolve. Saturate with the above
mixture a piece of wool and put it in the hollow tooth, being certain
that the cavity is cleaned out.--_Dr. E. A. C._
PREVENTIVE OF SCARLET FEVER.
Extract belladonna (pure), three grains; cinnamon-water, one drachm;
distilled water, seven drachms. Mix, label poison, and give the child
for a dose as many drops as the years of his age.--_Dr. E. A. C._
FOR PREVENTING SCARLET FEVER.
Extract belladonna, six grains; cinnamon-water, one drachm; white
sugar, two drachms; alcohol, two drachms; pure water, thirteen
drachms. Mix thoroughly and label belladonna, _poison_. Dose, one drop
for each year of the child's age, repeated twice a day.--_Dr. E. A.
C._
TO RELIEVE "PRICKLY HEAT."
Sulphate of copper, grains ten; pure water, f. ounce i. Mix sol. Apply
with camel-hair brush daily or oftener.--_Dr. E. A. C._
FOR SNAKE BITES.
Apply ammonia or hartshorn immediately to the bite, and swallow ten
drops, dissolved in a wine-glass of water. Said to be a certain
remedy.--_Mrs. T._
REMEDY FOR CHICKEN CHOLERA.
Dip a small feather or brush into tincture of iodine, hold the
chicken's mouth open, and mop the inside of the throat thoroughly with
the iodine. This treatment has proved successful whenever
tried.--_Mrs. N. G._
MASHED FINGER.
Bind up with old linen and keep constantly wet with cold water. If
there is much pain, add laudanum or tincture of arnica. If
discoloration and swelling remain, after the pain subsides, use
stimulating liniment to encourage a flow of pure blood and the washing
away of the injured blood.
BURNS AND SCALDS.
If the burn or scald is serious, send immediately for a physician. In
the meantime, cover with wet linen cloths, pouring on more water
without removing them, till the pain is alleviated, when pure hog's
lard may be applied, which is one of the best and most easily procured
dressings. If the scald or burn is trifling, this is all that is
needed. Lather of soap from the shaving-cup applied by the brush
often produces relief. White of egg applied in the same way is a
simple and useful dressing. Never tamper with a bad burn. This
requires the skilful treatment of a physician. If the shock is great,
and there is no reaction, administer frequently aromatic spirits of
ammonia or a little brandy and water till the patient rallies.
LINIMENT FOR RECENT BURNS AND SCALDS.
Take equal parts of lime-water, linseed-oil, and laudanum. Mix and
apply on a soft linen rag. Some add about one-quarter quantity
commercial sol. carbolic acid.--_Dr. E. A. C._
COMPOUND CHALK MIXTURE FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN.
Prepared chalk, powdered white sugar, gum arabic, two drachms each.
Tincture kino, paregoric, each six drachms. Lime-water, one ounce;
peppermint water, sufficient for four ounces.
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