48 DR. CEASE'S RECIPES. 



strychnine (which is made from it), twitching of the muscles wHl be the firs* 

 sign, then convulsions, no time should be lost in getting down oils of any char- 

 acter, sweet oil is considered best, but lard oil, or melted lard, in doses of from 

 ] cup to 1^ pint for an adult answers very well, and strong coffee, and then 

 producing vomiting in the quickest way, by mustard, or thrusting the finger 

 down the throat after the oils or coffee has been given. A pint of strong coffee 

 saved a dog, after it appeared he was nearly dead; four grains of camphor 

 gum has done the same thing — then they are good for persons. It is better, 

 however, to put such things out of the reach of children. See, also, ' ' Poi- 

 sons, Quick Emetics, Antidotes, etc." 



1. GKAVEL — Kemedy.— A strong decoction, made with a handful 

 of smart-weed in 3^ pt. of water, taken with a gill of gin, is said to have dis- 

 charged a table-spoonful of gravel at a time in 12 hours from the time it was 

 taken. Keep on taking it daily as long as any gravel is discharged. 



1. HEMORRHAGE OR BLEEDING FROM THE LUNGS, 

 WOMB, RECTUM, ETC. — Witchhazel and Other Specifics, or 

 Positive Remedies for. — Hemorrhage, or bleeding from the uterus (womb) 

 after child-birth, from the lungs and from the rectum, in some cases of piles, 

 are of such frequent occurrence that I deem it of great importance to give the 

 latest and most successful prescriptions for hemorrage in these cases. 



Of late the homeopathists claim that the valuable properties of the witch- 

 hazel is a discovery of theirs, and they make ado over it in the form of " Pond's 

 Extract of Hamamelis." If this is used, give it in doses of 10 to 15 drops, 

 repeated every 3 or 4 hours. 



Among eclectics, for many years past, the common witchhazel (hamamelis) 

 has been considered a very valuable remedy for hemorrhages or bleeding from 

 the internal organs. Prominent among these are Professors John M. Scudder 

 and A. S. Howe, of the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, who consider 

 it a specific (positive cure) in all cases of debility of the nervous system — a weak 

 and flabby condition that allows the blood to ooze through the membrane. 



Prof. Howe has used this about 30 years, or long before homeopathy had 

 become at all prominent in the United States. 



Prof. John King, of the same institute named above, and also an extensive 

 medical writer, thinks that in hemorrhages immediately following " delivery at 

 full term " hamamelis is not equal to ergot, but in cases arising from debility, 

 he agrees with the remarks above — that witchhazel is vastly superior. 



A decoction or tea, made from the bark or from the dried leaves, will be as 

 effectual as " Pond's Extract." which is kept by druggists. 



The strenj.th of a decoction will be 1 oz. of dried bark or leaves to 1 pt. of 

 water. Dose— A wine-glassful 3 or 4 times daily. 



3, Uterine Hemorrhage — Specifics in. — C. J. Pitzer, M. D., of 

 Be .r'':\ HI., a practitioner of over 16 years experience, in a communication to 

 tlie ^ >('(",; Medical Journal, asks for practical items from the experience of 

 other piiv,; , ;,^, and in giving his own, says: "Cinnamon and erigeron 

 are specifics (positive cure) in uterine hemorrhage; I know it by actual 



