FAMILY PHYSICIAN. 133 
A botanic friend informs us that lon has seen 
Plaster of Paris applied to inflammations with 
decided excellent effects, the affected part being 
eee ‘encased with it, in the form of cata- 
plas 
Rheumatic or Gout Poultice. 
The following poultice for the rheumatism was 
recommended to us by a gentleman of Lowell, 
and has been repeatedly tried init Riagpcet satis- 
factory succe: , 
Take the nes of buticrnut root, 
oot of crowfoot or yellow weed, one part. {, root - 
of ground toy or gill go by the ground, one e part 
Pulverize the whole as fine as possible; add to 
each application the size of a filbert of borax, 
nded fine, moisten the whole with water to 
the consistence of a thick ae Pag 
it on going to bed. 
Dry Stimutating Poultice. 
Take bayberry bark and white lily root, one 
part each; musta d er, one : 
with a strong tea of bay ie: 
A of wheat or rye bran, and et, 
very soon takes down the inflammation cal 
by a sprain. 
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