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many cases of neuralgia, whether the case was accom- 

 panied with inflammation or not, General Clingman says, 

 have been cured by tobacco. In one case, the patient 

 said his eye was so much inflamed that it seemed about 

 to burst, and the application effected a complete cure. 

 Physicians in some parts of North Carolina aver that all 

 cases of orchitis are cured by tobacco, and usually in one 

 night. 



Tobacco is a very valuable insecticide for use against 

 vermin on domestic animals, and in the greenhouse, as 

 well as for other pests. It may be used in the form of a 

 decoction, in smoke, or dry. The refuse stems and 

 powders from the cigar factories are very valuable as 

 insecticides and fertilizers, and frequently, in the Mid- 

 dle Western States, they may be obtained for little, or 

 nothing. The decoction is made by boiling refuse to- 

 bacco stems or dust in water, or pouring water over 

 them. This gives a concentrated liquid, which is to be 

 diluted with cold water, until there are two gallons of 

 water for each pound of tobacco used. It is a good 

 remedy for plant lice. A stronger formula, recom- 

 mended b\ Mr. M. V. Slingerland, is to steep five 

 pounds of tobacco stems in three gallons of water for 

 three hours; then strain, and dilute with enough water 

 to make seven gallons, when the decoction is ready to 

 use. A cheap grade of tobacco is employed in making a 

 sheep wash. About 20 pounds of tobacco is steeped, or 

 boiled, in 40 gallons of water, and the sheep dipped in 

 the liquid. This is a sure remedy for ticks and other 

 vermin ; and is of frequent use by the flockmasters of 

 the West. 



No application to young fruit trees is so effective in 

 destroying grubs and other pests as tobacco. Tobacco 

 stalks may be used for the purpose. They are piled up 

 around the roots of the trees, about a large armful to 

 each tree. These stalks are also an excellent fertilizer 

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