S8 DR. CHASE'S RECIPES. 



5. Inflammatory Rheumatism Remedy. — A mixture of pulver* 

 (zed saltpeter, 3^ oz.; and sweet oil, 3^ pt., is a certain cure for inflammatory 

 rheumatism. This mixture must be applied externally, to the part affected, 

 and as it can do no harm and costs so little, we advise those afflicted with in- 

 flammatorj^ rheumatism to try it, 



6. Rheumatic Alterative.— Colchicum seed, anise seed, black cohosh 

 root, poke root, blue flag root, bitter root, gum guaiac, prickly ash bark and 

 jimiper berries, of each ]4. oz. ; mandrake root, 1 dr. ; wintergreen leaves, spear- 

 mint leaves, of each 1 oz. ; iodide of potash, 3 drs. ; good gin, 1 pt. Direc- 

 tions. — Bruise or grind coarsely all except the iodide, and put into the gin; 

 keep corked, and shake daily for 10 or 12 days, strain and press out, put in the 

 iodide, or if in a hurry, let it stand 3 or 4 days, then have a druggist to perco- 

 late it (straining it drop by drop through a sponge pressed into the small end of 

 a funnel-shaped percolator), adding sufficient gin to obtain 1 pt of the fluid. 

 Good whiskey will dc, but it is not so good, as gin is more diuretic; add the 

 iodide of potash last, dissolved in a little of the liquor. Dose — For a medium 

 sized adult, 1 tea-spoonful 3 or 4 times daily in a little syrup, or molasses, Tvath 

 a small amount of water. While taking the above use a good liniment exter- 

 nally, and the improvement will be more quickly realized. 



7. Rheumatism, Successful Alterative For— The Crutches 

 Thrown Away by the Use of Half a Bottle.— Tincts. of sarsapa- 

 rilla and quassia, of each 3 ozs.; iodide of potash, 1 oz.; quinine, 20 grs.; 

 water, 1 pt. Directions — Put all into a quart bottle, and shake when taken, 

 Dose— 1 table-spoonful just before each meal. 



Remarks. — The person communicating this recipe, " W. W.," of Inde- 

 pendence, Ohio, says: " I was 3 months on crutches, before I took half of it I 

 threw the crutches away." It is probable that this amount of the iodide of 

 potash may be more than some persons can take, as there are those who can 

 not take it in large doses— this will be known by a stiffness of the nose, throat, 

 etc. , as though they had taken a bad cold. In such cases lessen the dose to a 

 teaspoonful, and next time double the amount of tinctures, else use half the 

 amount of the iodide. 



8. Rheumatism, an Alterative Tincture For.— Tinct. of black 

 cohosh, 2 parts; and tinct. of colchicum, 1 part (say the cohosh ^ oz. ; colchi- 

 cum. }4 oz.) Dose— Take 20 to 40 drops three times a day in a little syrup. — 

 Mrs. E. L. Mills, of Romeo, Mich., in Detroit Tribune. 



Remarks. — Twenty drops for a weak and feeble woman is plenty; 40 for a 

 robust man, or even a tea-spoonful would be safe for him to take for a dose. 

 While using this alterative internally, apply also any good liniment externally. 



9. Acute or Inflammatory Rheumatism — A New and Suc- 

 cessful Remedy. — After a fair trial of the salicylate of soda, in acute 

 rheumatism, i. e., in a rheumatism with pain and often swelling of joints, etc., 

 from having taken a cold, the profession and doctors have come to a very 

 favorable opinion of its use for rheumatism, as well as in tonsilitis and sick 

 Jieadaches, which see. 



