248 . THE FARMER'S AND 



PILES. 



SYMPTOMS. A pain in the fundament when going tc 

 stool ; on examination small tumors are perceived to pro- 

 ject beyond its verge. They are of two kinds, the blind 

 and bleeding. They may also be internal and external. 



BLIND PILES. 



TREATMENT. A diet of rye mush and milk, strictly ad- 

 hered to for a length of time, will very frequently cure 

 the disease. If they project, are swelled, and painful, 

 apply twenty or thirty leeches to them, and cold applica- 

 tions. The common gall ointment is a very soothing 

 application. Balsam copa via, in doses sufficiently large 

 to purge freely, is also highly recommended. A radical 

 cure, however, is only to be sought for in the knife or lig- 

 ature, for which apply to a surgeon. If the pain is very 

 great, laudanum may be taken to ease it. 



BLEEDING PILES. 



TREATMENT. If the bleeding is considerable, inject a 

 solution of alum or a decoction of oak bark. This evac- 

 uation is sometimes salutary, and it often requires much 

 judgment to know if it should be stopped or not. 



The following remedy is taken from that most excellent 

 work " The Family Nurse," by the accomplished Mrs. 

 Childs : 



An ounce of low mallows lotted in a pint of new milk till 

 reduced to three gills ; strain it, and add one gill of West 

 India molasses. To be uted about lloodwarm, injected 

 daily. 



TO DIMINISH INORDINATE INFLAMMATION. 

 Mix one drachm extract of lead, or solution of sugar of 



