On Diseases and Accidents of Farmers. 223 



moval of the rag, the water may be applied without tciking 

 it off. A much neater apj)lication is i^old- beaters' skin 

 with which the lips should be covered, after using the 

 lead water, and permitted to remain on.* 



Infiamed Eyes. — The remedies for a slight complai'it, 

 are opening the bowels by any of the medicines just men- 

 tioned, bathing the eyes frequently with clear lead water ; 

 living on a vegetable or milk diet, weariaj^ a light hat, 

 and avoiding exposure to strong light. When th':r com-, 

 plaint is severe, in addition to the foregoi'ig, tvvelve or six- 

 teen ounces of blood should be taken away from the arm ; 

 very low vegetable diet strictly adhered to, aided by con- 

 finement in a dark room, and purges every third day. 

 If the disease be obstinate, or attended with pain, blood 

 should be drawn from the head and temples by cups and 

 leeches. This local depletion seldom fails to relieve. 

 The jelly of the pith of sassafras applied to the eye, will 

 give ease. After the inflammation is reduced, wash the 

 eyes three or four times a day, with a solution of white vi- 

 triol in soft water. The proportions are ten grains to 

 half a pint of water. Watery eyes may be cured by the 

 same remedy, and the return of the weakness prevented, 

 by washing the eyes with strong brandy and water twice 

 a day. 



The exposure of the eyes to the light must be gradual, 

 after the inflammation has subsided, and two or three 

 days must be employed in accommodating them to broad 

 day-light. Persons with weak eyes, when reading, should 

 sit with their backs to the light, and when exposed to 

 a blazing sun, goggles must be worn. 



* The gold-beaters' skin, must be applied dry; if moistened, 

 it crumples and cannot be made to lie smooth. The part to 

 which it is applied, is first to be wetted, and the skin then laid 

 on, having previously slit the edges to accommodate it to the 



