ready for use. Anoint the parts affected 3 times
daily.
ASTHMA.
Fid. ext. lobelia 2 ounces.
Iodide of potash 3 drams.
Tinct. of capsicum 2 drams.
J/^'.^-— Tea-spoonful every 4 hours. This is a
good one.
NO. 2.
Lobelia seed one-half ounce.
Skunk cabbage balls one-half ounce.
Cranberry bark i ounce.
Stramonium seed y^ ounce.
Capsicum ^ ounce.
Alcohol I quart.
Mix, and in two weeks is ready for use. It
should be shaken daily. Tea-spoonful 3 or 4 times
daily to cure, and every 20 or 30 minutes for relief
MEDICAL DIVISION. 7 1
NO. 3.
Prussiate of potash i ounce.
Water 2 ounces.
Simple syrup 6 ounces. '
Sul. ether i dram.
Mix — Dose, tea-spoonful 5 times daily will com-
pletely cure even the worst cases almost to a cer-
tainty. Try it
NO. 4.
Prussiate of pot. i ounce.
Ext. hyoscyamus i dram.
Water 2 ounces.
Syr. simple 3 ounces.
Mix — Dose, tea-spoonful 5 times -b day.
NOSE BLEEDING.
Tannic acid 2 drams.
Sulphate of zinc 10 grains.
Mix by the use of the mortar and pestle, and a
very fine powder is obtained, which maybe snuffed
up the nose, and is good.
NO. 2.
Copperas i ounce.
Alum one-half ounce.
Mix, and when reduced to a fine powder then
heat to a red heat, and the red mixture is formed ;
then pulverize again, and then it can be used as a
snuff in nose-bleeding, or made into an ointment
with the addition of a little lard, and used in bleed-
ing piles or any other case where it can be applied
to stop blood.
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NO. 3.
Tannic acid 2 drams.
Arom. sulph. acid i dram.
Alcohol 2 drams.
Water 2 ounces.
Mix — Use with syringe for nose-bleeding ; for
bleeding from lungs or stomach a tea-spoonful may
be taken internally every half hour until relief is
obtained.
NO. 4.
Tannic acid 2 drams.
Use by snuffing up the nose ; will be found a
quick and reliable remedy.
FOR CORNS.
Pulv. potash 2 ounces.
Pulv. salt of lemon i ounce.
Mix — Bind on about 15 grains of the powder on
the corn for 4 or 5 nights. Will effect a cure.
NO. 2.
Sheep sorrel juice 4 ounces, simmered down to
a thick salve.
Add potash pulv. i dram.
Bind a little on the corn for 2 or 3 nights, until
it turns black. Then leave to drop out itself It
will make a sore to pull it out.
FOR BURNS.
Sweet oil one-half pint.
Laudanum one-half ounce.
Beeswax one-half ounce.
Mix by the aid of gentle heat and dress daily.
MEDICAL DIAISION. 73
NO. 2.
Lime water 2 ounces.
Linseed oil 2 ounces.
Mix — Spread all over the parts burned. Then
cover with cotton batting, and then wet that with
same. Re-dress daily.
NO. 3.
Laudanum one-half dram.
Oil savin 2 ounces.
Oil turpentine i ounce.
Lard 6 ounces.
Mix and dress the burned surface once a day.
NO. 4.
Glycerine 2 ounces.
Pulv. opium I dram.
Sweet oil 4 ounces.
Mix — Dress the burn with it once a day.
BRONCHOCELE.
Fid. ext. sarsaparilla 4 ounces.
Fid. ext. gentian 4 ounces.
Iodide of potash one-half ounce.
Iodide of ammonia one-half ounce✪ Bronchocele Treatment.
Mix — Tea-spoonful after each meal.
OINTMENT FOR BRONCHOCELE.
Iodide of potash Y^ ounce.
Iodine ^ ounce.
Sal ammoniac Y ounce.
Lard one-half pound✪ Ointment for Bronchocele.
Mix — Rub on with some frictio7t twice daily.
74 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
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ready for use. Anoint the parts affected 3 times
daily.
ASTHMA.
Fid. ext. lobelia 2 ounces.
Iodide of potash 3 drams.
Tinct. of capsicum 2 drams.
Dose.— Tea-spoonful every 4 hours. This is a good one.
NO. 2.
Lobelia seed one-half ounce.
Skunk cabbage balls one-half ounce.
Cranberry bark i ounce.
Stramonium seed y^ ounce.
Capsicum ^ ounce.
Alcohol I quart.
Mix, and in two weeks is ready for use. It should be shaken daily. Tea-spoonful 3 or 4 times daily to cure, and every 20 or 30 minutes for relief
NO. 3.
Prussiate of potash i ounce.
Water 2 ounces.
Simple syrup 6 ounces. '
Sul. ether i dram.
Mix — Dose, tea-spoonful 5 times daily will completely cure even the worst cases almost to a certainty. Try it
NO. 4.
Prussiate of pot. i ounce.
Ext. hyoscyamus i dram.
Water 2 ounces.
Syr. simple 3 ounces.
Mix — Dose, tea-spoonful 5 times a day.
NOSE BLEEDING.
Tannic acid 2 drams.
Sulphate of zinc 10 grains.
Mix by the use of the mortar and pestle, and a very fine powder is obtained, which maybe snuffed up the nose, and is good.
NO. 2.
Copperas i ounce.
Alum one-half ounce.
Mix, and when reduced to a fine powder then heat to a red heat, and the red mixture is formed ; then pulverize again, and then it can be used as a snuff in nose-bleeding, or made into an ointment with the addition of a little lard, and used in bleeding piles or any other case where it can be applied to stop blood.
NO. 3.
Tannic acid 2 drams.
Arom. sulph. acid i dram.
Alcohol 2 drams.
Water 2 ounces.
Mix — Use with syringe for nose-bleeding ; for bleeding from lungs or stomach a tea-spoonful may be taken internally every half hour until relief is obtained.
NO. 4.
Tannic acid 2 drams.
Use by snuffing up the nose ; will be found a quick and reliable remedy.
FOR CORNS.
Pulv. potash 2 ounces.
Pulv. salt of lemon i ounce.
Mix — Bind on about 15 grains of the powder on the corn for 4 or 5 nights. Will effect a cure.
NO. 2.
Sheep sorrel juice 4 ounces, simmered down to a thick salve.
Add potash pulv. i dram.
Bind a little on the corn for 2 or 3 nights, until it turns black. Then leave to drop out itself It will make a sore to pull it out.
FOR BURNS. Sweet oil one-half pint. Laudanum one-half ounce. Beeswax one-half ounce. Mix by the aid of gentle heat and dress daily.
NO. 2.
Lime water 2 ounces.
Linseed oil 2 ounces.
Mix — Spread all over the parts burned. Then cover with cotton batting, and then wet that with same. Re-dress daily.
NO. 3.
Laudanum one-half dram.
Oil savin 2 ounces.
Oil turpentine i ounce.
Lard 6 ounces.
Mix and dress the burned surface once a day.
NO. 4. Glycerine 2 ounces. Pulv. opium I dram. Sweet oil 4 ounces. Mix — Dress the burn with it once a day.
BRONCHOCELE.
Fid. ext. sarsaparilla 4 ounces. Fid. ext. gentian 4 ounces. Iodide of potash one-half ounce. Iodide of ammonia one-half ounce. Mix — Tea-spoonful after each meal.
OINTMENT FOR BRONCHOCELE.
Iodide of potash Y^ ounce.
Iodine ^ ounce.
Sal ammoniac Y ounce.
Lard one-half pound.
Mix — Rub on with some friction twice daily.
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