1. Oil of cloves, % dr. ; laudanum,
2 drs. ; powdered alum, 1 dr. ; spirits of
nitre, 2 drs. ; chloroform, % dr. Mix.
Apply with lint.
2. A mixture of 2 parts of the liquid
ammonia of commerce, with 1 of some
simple tincture, (tincture of Benjamin.
&c.) is a good remedy for toothache,
A piece of Unt dropped into this mixture
and introduced into the carious tooth,
when the nerve is immediately cauterised
and the pain stopped.
3. Saturate a httle cotton wool with
oil of cloves, and put it to the tooth. —
The oil of cloves might be kept ready in
a bottle. It would be more efficacious
if mixed with camphor, and 2 or 3 drops
of chloroform. — Or creosote, one part ;
spirits of wine, 10 parts ; mix, and
apply.
4. Sometimes diluted ammonia re-
lieves the toothache. Also a mixture of
camphor, laudanum, oil of cloves, and
chloroform. Mix well. — Or keep in the
mouth warm water and salt, with one-
fourth of laudanum.
5. Take of alum, in powder, 2 drs. ;
spirits of nitre, 7 drs. Mix, and apply
it to the teeth.
6. Take 3 spoonfuls of brandy, add-
ing to it 1 dr. of camphor, with 30 or 40
drops of laudanum. Drop a httle on
some lint. Apply it to the affected
tooth and gum. A httle tincture of
cayenne would be an improvement.
7. Be electrified through the teeth.
. Or apply to the aching tooth an
artificial magnet. Or lay roasted par-
ings of turnips, as hot as may be, be-
hind the ear. Or lay a clove of garhc
on the tooth. Or keep the feet in
warm water, and rub them well with
bran just before bed time.
8. Alum reduced to an impalpable
powder, 3 drs. ; nitrous spirit of ether,
1 scruple ; mix ; and apply to the tooth.
Or, take of compound tincture of
Benjamin, and Batley’s solution of opi-
um, of each, 1 dr. Mix. A httle drop-
ped on cotton, and applied to the hol-
low, and the gum of a decayed tooth,
will afford effectual relief.
9. Take of tincture of cayenne, oil of
cloves, and oil of summer savory, equal
parts; put into 3 table-spoonfuls of
spirit of wine. Add 6 drops of chloro-
form. Apply to the affected tooth and
gums. Apply to the face at the same
time a flannel bag of hops and camomile
flowers saturated with hot vinegar, and
30 drops of laudanum.
10. Warm water and salt kept in the
mouth for some time, and renewed is a
good remedy.
TOOTHACHE, to Prevent.—
Wash the mouth with cold water every
morning, and rince them after every
meal. Or, rub the teeth often with
tobacco ashes.
TOOTHACHE. — The Lancet
says toothache can be cured by one
drachm of collodion added to two
drachms of Calvert’s carbolic acid. A
gelatinous mass is precipitated, a small
portion of which, inserted in the cavity
of an aching tooth, invariably gives
Immediate relief.
TOOTH POWDERS. — The
following are recommended : —
1. Take % oz. of powdered gum
myrrh, 1 oz., of powdered bark, 3
drachms of cream of tartar, 1 drachm
of bole ammoniac, mix in a mortar. A
constant use of this powder will cause
the teeth to obtain a beautiful whiteness,
and preserve them from decaying, and
prevent the toothache.
2. Peruvian bark, charcoal, armenian
bole, of each, A oz. : powdered cinna-
mon, and bicarbonate of soda, of each,
% oz. ; oil of cinnamon, 4 drops. Mix.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
1. Oil of cloves, % dr. ; laudanum, 2 drs. ; powdered alum, 1 dr. ; spirits of nitre, 2 drs. ; chloroform, % dr. Mix. Apply with lint.
2. A mixture of 2 parts of the liquid ammonia of commerce, with 1 of some simple tincture, (tincture of Benjamin. &c.) is a good remedy for toothache, A piece of lint dropped into this mixture and introduced into the carious tooth, when the nerve is immediately cauterised and the pain stopped.
3. Saturate a little cotton wool with oil of cloves, and put it to the tooth. — The oil of cloves might be kept ready in a bottle. It would be more efficacious if mixed with camphor, and 2 or 3 drops of chloroform. — Or creosote, one part ; spirits of wine, 10 parts ; mix, and apply.
4. Sometimes diluted ammonia relieves the toothache. Also a mixture of camphor, laudanum, oil of cloves, and chloroform. Mix well. — Or keep in the mouth warm water and salt, with onefourth of laudanum.
5. Take of alum, in powder, 2 drs. ; spirits of nitre, 7 drs. Mix, and apply it to the teeth.
6. Take 3 spoonfuls of brandy, adding to it 1 dr. of camphor, with 30 or 40 drops of laudanum. Drop a little on some lint. Apply it to the affected tooth and gum. A little tincture of cayenne would be an improvement.
7. Be electrified through the teeth.
. Or apply to the aching tooth an artificial magnet. Or lay roasted parings of turnips, as hot as may be, behind the ear. Or lay a clove of garhc
on the tooth. Or keep the feet in
warm water, and rub them well with bran just before bed time.
8. Alum reduced to an impalpable powder, 3 drs. ; nitrous spirit of ether, 1 scruple ; mix ; and apply to the tooth.
Or, take of compound tincture of Benjamin, and Batley's solution of opium, of each, 1 dr. Mix. A little dropped on cotton,, and applied to the hollow, and the gum of a decayed tooth, will afford effectual relief.
9. Take of tincture of cayenne, oil of cloves, and oil of summer savory, equal parts; put into 3 table-spoonfuls of
spirit of wine. Add 6 drops of chloroform. Apply to the affected tooth and gums. Apply to the face at the same time a flannel bag of hops and camomile flowers saturated with hot vinegar, and 30 drops of laudanum.
10. Warm water and salt kept in the mouth for some time, and renewed is a good remedy.
TOOTHACHE, to Prevent.— Wash the mouth with cold water every morning, and rince them after every
meal. Or, rub the teeth often with
tobacco ashes.
TOOTHACHE. — The Lancet says toothache can be cured by one drachm of collodion added to two drachms of Calvert’s carbolic acid. A gelatinous mass is precipitated, a small portion of which, inserted in the cavity of an aching tooth, invariably gives Immediate relief.
TOOTH POWDERS. — The
following are recommended : —
1. Take % oz. of powdered gum myrrh, 1 oz., of powdered bark, 3 drachms of cream of tartar, 1 drachm of bole ammoniac, mix in a mortar. A constant use of this powder will cause the teeth to obtain a beautiful whiteness, and preserve them from decaying, and prevent the toothache.
2. Peruvian bark, charcoal, armenian bole, of each, A oz. : powdered cinnamon, and bicarbonate of soda, of each, % oz. ; oil of cinnamon, 4 drops. Mix.