216 DR. CHASE'S RECIPES. 



2. For Coughs and Sore Lungs.— Mix equal parts of honey with 

 the tincture and take 1 or 2 tea-spoonfuls 3 or 4 times a day. It is considered 

 expectorant, diuretic and somewhat stimulant and tonic. 



TUMORS, POISONED WOUNDS, AND WILD VINE POIS- 

 ONINGS— Earth Cure for.— Take the stratum of clay used for making the 

 best red brick, which lies immediately below the soil, Dry in the sun so it can 

 be put through a sieve; keep in air-tight jars; mix with hot water until of the 

 consistency of putty, and apply warm, with a knife, over tlie tumor, half an inch 

 thick; cover with light brown paper, then bandage with a good strong bandage, 

 and keep it on 24 to 48 hours. This has caused some wonderful cures, I am 

 told. It is also good for some forms of rheumatism, dropsy and poisoned 

 Wounds. — Housekeeper. 



Remarks. — I have no knowledge, only my judgment, as to the value of this 

 for tumors, but knowing the clay cure to be positive in drawing out the poison- 

 ous effects, swelling, soreness, etc., when poisoned by ivy, I know it will be 

 valuable in poisoned wounds and, I believe, even good for mad dog bites, if 

 applied quickly after cauterizing; and, therefore, I judge it good for tumors. 

 The clay is very absorbing. I should, however, change it as often as the cov- 

 ering gets dry. (See also Poisoning by Poison Ivy, etc.) 



PIURETICS, VALUABLE.— I. Buchu and uva ursi, leaves of each, 

 loz.; pareira brava root, 1 oz. Mix and divide into 3 powders or parcels, 

 evenly. Directions and Dose — Pour upon one of these parts a quart of boil- 

 ing water, in a covered tin pail or fruit jar. When cool enough to drink, take 

 1 to 3 moderate swallows every 2 or 3 hours, so as to increase the flow of urine, 

 which will use up the quart in about 2 days. If to be kept longer, 6 ozs of 

 good gin will prevent its sburing, if strained from the dregs. Used in catarrh 

 of the bladder, irritation of the kidneys, uretha, etc. 



II. Take buchu leaves, 2 ozs., and treat as in I.; when cool add 1 tea- 

 spoonful of bi-carbonate of soda, and 30 drops of fl. ex. of hyoscyamus, and 

 drink all in 2 days. Use more than the above in cases where there is mucus of a 

 stringy character passed in the urine. After a day or two, repeat the same until 

 relieved. If much irritation of the uretha, get 1 oz. of sub-nitrate of bismuth 

 and put into 8 ozs. of soft water, and inject i^ oz. into the urethra 3 times daily. 

 shaking before pouring out; else, obtain "Humphrey's j\Iarvel of Healing," 

 and add 3 times 'as much water as of the "Marvel," and inject in its place. 

 Either is excellent. Retain them 2 or 3 minutes, whichever is used. These are 

 good for any case requiring diuretics. 



HOT WATER CURE— Directions for Using.— The following 

 Instructions as to the manner of using hot watei as a means of restoring health 

 to a generally debilitated or exhausted system, I take from the Medical Brief, 

 thinking the explanation and directions here given will enable many of our 

 readers to obtain additional helps, over and above what are given under the 

 head of Hot Water in Consumption, Dyspepsia, etc. I have been unable to 

 find where Dr. Salisbury's institute is located, or anything further than given 

 in this quotation, and the different items referred to in this book, as above indi- 



