English Remedy for Cancer. — Take chloride of zinc, blood
root pulverized, and flour, equal quantities of each,worked into a
paste and applied. First spread a common sticking-plaster,
much larger than the cancer, cutting a circular piece from the
centre of it a little larger than the cancer, applying it, which
exposes a narrow rim of healthy skin; then apply the cancer
plaster, and keep it on 24 hours. On removing it, the cancer
will be found to have been burned into, and appears the color
of an old shoe sole, and the rim outside will appear white and
parboiled, as if burned by steam. Dress with slippery-elm
poultice until suppuration takes place, then heal with any com-
mon salve.
Charcoal, a Cure for Sick Headache. — It is stated that two
teaspoonf uls of finely powdered charcoal, drank in half a tumbler
of water will, in less than fifteen minutes, give relief to the sick
headache, when caused, as in most cases it is, by superabund-
ance of acid on the stomach.
Felons. — If Recent, to Cure in Six Hours. — Venice
turpentine, i ounce; and put it into half a teaspoonf ul of water,
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and stir with a rough stick until the mass looks Kke a candied
honey; then spread a good coat on a cloth, and wrap
around the finger. If the case is only recent it will remove the
pain in 6 hours.
Felon Salve. — A salve made by burning one tablespoonful
of copperas, then pulverizing it and mixing with the yolk of an
egg, is said to relieve the pain, and cure the felon in 24 hours;
then heal with cream two parts, and soft soap one part✪ Felon Salve. Apply
the healing salve daily after soaking the part in warm water.
Felon Ointment. — Take sweet oil, 1-2 pint, and stew a
three-cent plug of tobacco in it until the tobacco is crisped;
then squeeze it out and add red lead, i ounce✪ Felon Ointment; and boil until
black; when a little cool add pulverized camphor gum, i
ounce.
Warts and Corns. — To Cure in Ten Minutes.— -Take »-
small piece of potash, and let it stand in the open air until it
slacks, then thicken it to a paste with pulverized gum arable,
which prevents it from spreading where it is not wanted.
Liniment for Old Sores. — ^Alcohol, i quart; aqua ammonia,
4 ounces; oil of origanum, 2 ounces; camphor gum, 2 ounces;
opium, 2 ounces; gum myrch, 2 ounces; common salt, 2 table*
spoonfuls. Mix, and shake occasionally for a week.
Liniment. — Good Samaritan. — Take 98 per cent, alcohol,
2 quarts, and add to it the following articles: Oil of sassafras,
hemlock, spirits of turpentine, tincture of cayenne, catechu,
guaiac, (guac) and laudanum, of each i ounce; tincture of
myrrh, 4 ounces; oil of origanum, 2 ounces; oil of wintergreen,
1-2 ounce; gum camphor, 2 ounces; and chloroform, i 1-2
ounces. This is one of the best applications for internal pains
known; it is superior to any other enumerated in this work.
Electro-Magnetic Liniment. — Best alcohol, i gallon; oil of
amber, 8 ounces^; gum camphor, 8 ounces; Castile soap, shaved
fine, 2 ounces; beef's gall, 4 ounces; ammonia, 3 F's strong, 12
ounces. Mix, and shake occasionally for 1 2 hours, and it is fit
for use. This will be found a strong and valuable liniment.
Great London Liniment. — ^Take chloroform, olive oil, and
aqua ammonia, of each i ounce; acetate of morphia, 10 grains.
Mix and use as other liniments. Very valuable.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
English Remedy for Cancer. — Take chloride of zinc, blood root pulverized, and flour, equal quantities of each,worked into a paste and applied. First spread a common sticking-plaster, much larger than the cancer, cutting a circular piece from the centre of it a little larger than the cancer, applying it, which exposes a narrow rim of healthy skin; then apply the cancer plaster, and keep it on 24 hours. On removing it, the cancer will be found to have been burned into, and appears the color of an old shoe sole, and the rim outside will appear white and parboiled, as if burned by steam. Dress with slippery-elm poultice until suppuration takes place, then heal with any common salve.
Charcoal, a Cure for Sick Headache. — It is stated that two teaspoonfuls of finely powdered charcoal, drank in half a tumbler of water will, in less than fifteen minutes, give relief to the sick headache, when caused, as in most cases it is, by superabundance of acid on the stomach.
Felons. — If Recent, to Cure in Six Hours. — Venice turpentine, 1 ounce; and put it into half a teaspoonful of water,
and stir with a rough stick until the mass looks Kke a candied honey; then spread a good coat on a cloth, and wrap around the finger. If the case is only recent it will remove the pain in 6 hours.
Felon Salve. — A salve made by burning one tablespoonful of copperas, then pulverizing it and mixing with the yolk of an egg, is said to relieve the pain, and cure the felon in 24 hours; then heal with cream two parts, and soft soap one part. Apply the healing salve daily after soaking the part in warm water.
Felon Ointment. — Take sweet oil, 1-2 pint, and stew a three-cent plug of tobacco in it until the tobacco is crisped; then squeeze it out and add red lead, i ounce; and boil until black; when a little cool add pulverized camphor gum, i ounce.
Warts and Corns. — To Cure in Ten Minutes. — Take a small piece of potash, and let it stand in the open air until it slacks, then thicken it to a paste with pulverized gum arable, which prevents it from spreading where it is not wanted.
Liniment for Old Sores. — ^Alcohol, i quart; aqua ammonia, 4 ounces; oil of origanum, 2 ounces; camphor gum, 2 ounces; opium, 2 ounces; gum myrrh, 2 ounces; common salt, 2 tablespoonfuls. Mix, and shake occasionally for a week.
Liniment. — Good Samaritan. — Take 98 per cent, alcohol, 2 quarts, and add to it the following articles: Oil of sassafras, hemlock, spirits of turpentine, tincture of cayenne, catechu, guaiac, (guac) and laudanum, of each i ounce; tincture of myrrh, 4 ounces; oil of origanum, 2 ounces; oil of wintergreen, 1-2 ounce; gum camphor, 2 ounces; and chloroform, i 1-2 ounces. This is one of the best applications for internal pains known; it is superior to any other enumerated in this work.
Electro-Magnetic Liniment. — Best alcohol, i gallon; oil of amber, 8 ounces; gum camphor, 8 ounces; Castile soap, shaved fine, 2 ounces; beef's gall, 4 ounces; ammonia, 3 ounces strong, 12 ounces. Mix, and shake occasionally for 1 2 hours, and it is fit for use. This will be found a strong and valuable liniment.
Great London Liniment. — Take chloroform, olive oil, and aqua ammonia, of each i ounce; acetate of morphia, 10 grains. Mix and use as other liniments. Very valuable.
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