Satve.—The following is an excellent salve for burns, cuts, or sores of long: standing: Take equal parts of melted beeswax, mutton suet, pulverized resin, burnt alum, honey, Venice of turpentine, sweet-oil. Cook over a slow fire: all together. Stir till it commences to thicken; then strain through a cloth. and pour in earthen boxes. CaTARRH Coxp.—Ten drops carbolic acid, and seven and a half each of iodine and chloroform; heat a few drops over a spirit lamp in a test tube, holding the mouth of the tube to the nostrils as soon as volatization is ef- fected. Repeat every two minutes, until the patient sneezes a number of times, when the troublesome symptoms will disappear. NervuRALGIA.—One-half drachm sal-ammonia in one ounce of camphor- water. Take a tea-spoon several times, five minutes apart, until relieved. Another simple remedy is horseradish. Grate, and mix it in vinegar, the same as for table purposes, and apply to the temple when the face or head is affected, or the wrist, when the pain isin the arm or shoulder. W Hoopine CoucH.—Mix one lemon sliced, half pint flax-seed, two ounces. honey, and one quart water, and simmer, not boil, four hours; strain when; cool, and if there is less than a pint of the mixture, add water. Dose: one table-spoon four times a day, and one also, after each severe fit of cough- ing. Warranted to cure in four days if given when the child first ‘“whoops.”’ Worms.—A mother gives the following: ‘‘Once a week invariably—and generally when we had cold meat minced—I gave the children a dinner which is hailed with delight, and looked forward to; this is a dish of boiled onions, ‘The little things knew that they were taking the best of medicine for expel- ling what most children suffer from—worms. Mine were kept free by this. ~ remedy alone.’’ For Sore THROAT use aS a remedy one ounss vf camphorated oil and five cents worth of chlorate of potash. _Whenever any soreness appears in the throat, put the potash in half a tufbler of water, and with it gargle the. throat thoroughly, then rub the neck thoroughly with the camphorated oil at night before going to bed, and also pin around the throat a small strip of woolen, flannel. Eyr Wasu.—Sulphate of zinc two grains, sulphate of morphine one-half grain, distilled water one ounce; mix, and bottle. Drvp in the eye (a drop. _ or two at once,) then wink the eye several times, so that the wash may reach all the parts; and keep quiet and do not use the eyes for about an hour. This wash is for blood-shot eyes, and when used it will produce quite a smarting sensation. . | ConKLIN’s SALVE.—One pound of resin, two ounces mutton tallow, one of beeswax, one-half gill alcoholic spirits, add a little of the gum o* balsam; boil ail together slowly, until it has done rising or foaming, or until it begins: “ MEDICAL. 503 to appear clear. Pour the mixture into a pail of cold water, and when it gathers, take it out, roll on boards and cut it off. Care must be taken not to burn it. Moisten the hands in brandy while working. Mustarp PuasteR.—Mix with boiling water, vinegar, or white of an egg (the latter is best when a blister is not wanted) to consistency the same as if for the table. Some add a little flour when not wanted so strong. Spread on half a thin muslin cloth, cover with the other half, or put on cloth, and put over ita thin piece of gauze; apply, and when removed, wash the skin with a soft sponge, and apply a little sweet cream or oil.

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Salve.—The following is an excellent salve for burns, cuts, or sores of long standing: Take equal parts of melted beeswax, mutton suet, pulverized resin, burnt alum, honey, Venice turpentine, sweet-oil. Cook over a slow fire: all together. Stir till it commences to thicken; then strain through a cloth. and pour in earthen boxes. Catarrh Cough.—Ten drops carbolic acid, and seven and a half each of iodine and chloroform; heat a few drops over a spirit lamp in a test tube, holding the mouth of the tube to the nostrils as soon as volatization is effected. Repeat every two minutes, until the patient sneezes a number of times, when the troublesome symptoms will disappear. Neuralgia.—One-half drachm sal-ammonia in one ounce of camphorwater. Take a tea-spoon several times, five minutes apart, until relieved. Another simple remedy is horseradish. Grate, and mix it in vinegar, the same as for table purposes, and apply to the temple when the face or head is affected, or the wrist, when the pain isin the arm or shoulder. Whooping Cough.—Mix one lemon sliced, half pint flax-seed, two ounces. honey, and one quart water, and simmer, not boil, four hours; strain when; cool, and if there is less than a pint of the mixture, add water. Dose: one table-spoon four times a day, and one also, after each severe fit of coughing. Warranted to cure in four days if given when the child first ‘“whoops.”’ Worms.—A mother gives the following: ‘‘Once a week invariably—and generally when we had cold meat minced—I gave the children a dinner which is hailed with delight, and looked forward to; this is a dish of boiled onions, ‘The little things knew that they were taking the best of medicine for expel- ling what most children suffer from—worms. Mine were kept free by this. ~ remedy alone.’’ For Sore Throat use as a remedy one ounce of camphorated oil and five cents worth of chlorate of potash. _Whenever any soreness appears in the throat, put the potash in half a tumbler of water, and with it gargle the. throat thoroughly, then rub the neck thoroughly with the camphorated oil at night before going to bed, and also pin around the throat a small strip of woolen, flannel. Eye Wash.—Sulphate of zinc two grains, sulphate of morphine one-half grain, distilled water one ounce; mix, and bottle. Drop in the eye (a drop _ or two at once,) then wink the eye several times, so that the wash may reach all the parts; and keep quiet and do not use the eyes for about an hour. This wash is for blood-shot eyes, and when used it will produce quite a smarting sensation. . | ConKLIN’s SALVE.—One pound of resin, two ounces mutton tallow, one of beeswax, one-half gill alcoholic spirits, add a little of the gum of balsam; boil ail together slowly, until it has done rising or foaming, or until it begins “ to appear clear. Pour the mixture into a pail of cold water, and when it gathers, take it out, roll on boards and cut it off. Care must be taken not to burn it. Moisten the hands in brandy while working. Mustarp PuasteR.—Mix with boiling water, vinegar, or white of an egg (the latter is best when a blister is not wanted) to consistency the same as if for the table. Some add a little flour when not wanted so strong. Spread on half a thin muslin cloth, cover with the other half, or put on cloth, and put over ita thin piece of gauze; apply, and when removed, wash the skin with a soft sponge, and apply a little sweet cream or oil.

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