40 THE srcK man's co:»rAMON 



i-y scrvlcable. An injectinn of tLis tea with a 

 little No- 2. is good for piles, and many other 



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complaijils common to females; and in bearin 

 dawn pains it will alTord imcnediate relief, if 

 properly administered. Tliese leaves may be 

 oted in No. 3, as a substitute fur either of the 

 other articles, or alone for the same purpose. 



Med Uaspberrij. This superb shrub is very 



much esteemed and often cultivated in gardens; 

 the leaves are large, and the flowers of a deep 

 ro^e red and large. The leaves are used for 

 raedicine, and are good for canker, and other 

 complaints; particularly the relax and bowel 

 complaints common to children. This when giv- 

 en as a tea, or as a component part of injections, 

 never fails to give immediate relief. For wo- 

 men in travail, it is the best thing known. Give 

 a strong tea v^ith a Itttle No. 2, sweetened, and 

 it will regulate all things that nature requires. 

 If the pains arc untimely it will make all thing4 

 quiet; if timely and lingering, give more No 2, 

 il' umbil in the tea. When the child is born give 

 it.^ome of the tea with sugar and milk in it; this 

 prevents sore mouth, and the tea is good to wash 

 (he nipples with. A poultice made of this tea. 

 and cracker, or slippery-elm bark is Miry good 

 ffir burns and scalds; if the skin is off, this poul- 

 tice will harden and stop the smarting; wash 

 with the tea. It may be used in No. 8, as a 



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