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Remarks.— I think, in one case, a girl oi \yi years old, I continued its use 

 occasionally for nearly a year. The child being weak and feeble — puny, aa the 

 doctors say, — but care and perseverance overcame both difficulties, and at this 

 writing, she is nearl}' 8 years old and of very good health. Without these pow- 

 ders and the care, I believe she would years ago have been in her grave. 



5. Colic of Infants and Adults, Qmck Belief and Cure. — 

 I. For Infants. — Fl. ex. of dioicarea (wild yam, also called colic root), % dr.; 

 camphor water, 1 dr. ; simple syrup, 1 oz. Mix. Dose — For an infant of % 

 months or under, % tea-spoonful every half hour, or shorter time, if not relieved 

 "The mixture," says Dr. Harris, of Suwanee, Ga., "gives immediAte and per- 

 manent relief." 



II. For Adults. — Prof King, in his Dispensatory, speaking of the wild 

 yam, says: " It is a specific in bilious colic, having proved itself in\'ariably sue 

 cessful in doses of }^ pt. of the decoction (tea), repeated every half hour or hour. 

 No other medicine is required, as it gives prompt and permanent relief in the 

 most severe cases." The fl. ex. of this, which is now kept more generally than 

 heretofore, will no doubt prove equally effective, and be easier obtained 

 Decoctions arc made by steeping 1 oz. of the root to 1 pt. of water. 



6. Hernia, or Rupture of C?hildren, To Cure.— A Mrs. A. M, 

 Benson, of Loveland, Col., communicates the following cure for hernia of chil- 

 dren to the Blade, which I trust will give as good satisfaction to others as it did 

 to her boy of 11 years. The sooner applied after hernia is known, the more 

 likely it will be to effect a cure. She says: 



I. "I wish to give you a cure for ' Hernia,' or rupture, as used on my 

 little boy. He was ruptured when about 3 weeks old on one side, and had to 

 wear a truss. When 2 years old he had a second rupture on the opposite side, 

 and since then has had to wear a double truss. This he could not leave off 

 save when lying down. A woman once told me, when he was a baby, that oil of 

 eggs would cure rupture, but I did not know how to prepare it, and had no 

 faith in it. My boy is now 11 years old, and last summer I was told how to 

 prepare oil of egg, and that it would cure rupture. So I tried it, using it about 

 3 weeks. For 6 weeks he has not had on a truss. He oas pulled beuns, helped 

 to cut corn, and done a variety of chores around the farm, and seems perfectly 

 cured So now to the recipe for making oil of egg. I hope every one so 

 afflicted will try it. 



IT. OH of Eggs to Make, as Used in Hernia of Children. — " Boil 15 eggs 

 hard, take out the yolks and cut them up in a spider (skillet), put over a slow 

 fire and stir constantly, gradually increasing the heat. It will soon dissolve 

 into a creamy looking substance; then, as the fire grows hotter, it will rapidly 

 turn brown and look almost like coffee grounds. Now stir rapidly all the time; 

 it will smoke and smell terribly, and you will feel sure that it is all burned up, 

 but keep at it patiently, and after awhile it will dissolve into a black oil. Now 

 strain it off and bottle it. This quantity will make over an ounce of oil, and I 

 did not quite use up this quantity before my boy was cured, although I should 

 not have been discouraged if I had been compelled to make the second quantity. 



