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8. Eyes, Granulation of.— For granulations (small grain -like eleva- 

 tions inside of the lids) of the eye, Dr. King puts corroscive sublimate, }/^ gr., 

 into the reddish codliver oil, 1 oz., dissolves and applies 2 or 3 times daily, vrith 

 great success. 



9. Films o." the Eye — One Case of Five and One of Nine- 

 teen Years Blindness Cured. — I. Dr. M. P. Greensword, of Pough- 

 keepsie, N. Y., reporting through the Medical Summary, in Dec. No. for 1882, 

 says: "I took a patient that had been blind five years from opacity (thickening 

 of the cornea membrane covering the front of the eye, •which prevents seeing 

 through it) and gave him tlie nitrate of silver in doses as follows: Nitrate of 

 silver, 5 grs. ; tannin, 2 grs. ; rain water, 6 ozs. Dose — A tea-spoonful 15 min- 

 utes before each meal. In 10 days he began to receive sight, and in one year 

 his sight was nearly perfect. 



"After this I took a man aged 82, and blind nineteen j^ears from opacity of 

 the cornea: I gave him the same remedy, in the same way, and in 6 months his 

 sight was restored nearly perfect. I have since cured a great many cases from 

 opacity by the same remedy, It is far superior to mercury in any shape. 

 Another advantage in using this remedy is that the patient continues to grow bet- 

 ter for a year after discontinuing its use, if he lets all other medicines alone dur- 

 ing that time." 



Remarks. — The Doctor admits having failed to cure some cases of females, 

 who were troubled with leucorrhcea, until he cured that difficulty by ap- 

 plying a sponge to the parts wet with a strong solution of cadmium, for 24 

 hours; then alternate with a sponge pessary, saturated with pure glycerine, for 

 the same length of time. The words, "a strong solution," may do very well for 

 a physician, but for the people it is not as well as to say how many grs. to 1 oz. 

 of water — from % to 4 grs to the oz. are used as an eye-water, and double this 

 strength is used in ulcerations of the ear; then 5 or 6 grs. to 1 oz of soft water 

 would be as strong as I would recommend. It is much like the sulphate of 

 zinc in its action. I trust the nitrate of silver, as above, Mill continue to give 

 satisfaction in blindness. 



If nitrate of silver is taken very long in any case, I should fear it might 

 give a dark color to the skin and whites of the eyes, that could never be removed. 

 Look out for that, by consulting with your physician, and stop its use if these 

 conditions show at all, but even this is better than blindness. 



II. The old plan of removing films from the eyes, by rubbing a piece of 

 "blue stone" (blue ntrol — sulphate of copper), made very smooth, over them, 

 once daily, which lias been done also for gi-anulations, is a quicker way, and no 

 danger of discoloring the skin. But this would have to be done by a physician 

 or some one a little skilled in turning up the lids out of the way, then simply 

 passing it carefully over the film or granulations, as the case may be. It is 

 pretty severe but effectual, if properly done. The eye-lid should be held open 

 2 or 3 minutes before allowing it to close. 



III. Films are also removed with corrosive sublimate, J^ gr. dissolved in 

 }4. o7. of sub acetate of lead water, then J^ oz. of white cod liver oU, added 



