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chestnut leaves in a pint of boiling water; sweeten, cool, and give as a coia- 

 nion drink five or six times a day. 



Neuralgia. - (1) A very simple relief for neuralgia is to boil a small 

 handful of lobelia in half a pint of water till the strength is out of the herb, 

 then strain it ofl' and add a teaspoouful of fine salt. Wring cloths out of the 

 liquid as hot as possible, and spread over the part atl'eeted. It acts like a 

 charm. Change the cloths as soon as cold till the pain is all gone; then 

 cover the place with a soft dry covering till perspiration is over, to prevent 

 taking cold, liheumatism can often be relieved by apiJlication to the painful 

 parts, of cloths wet in a weak solution of sal soda water. If there is inHam- 

 matiou in the joints the cure is very quick. The wash should be lukewarm. 



(2) Procure a half-ounce of the oil of peppermint, and, with a camels' 

 hair brush, paint the parts of the face where the pain is felt. We have 

 found it an excellent application in all forms of pain in the face. A drop 

 applied to the cavity of an aching tooth, and confined there with a pellet of 

 cotton, will arrest the pain. 



(3) A noted cure for neuralgia is hot vinegar vaporized. Heat a flatiron 

 Bufticiently hot to vaporize the vinegar, cover tliis with some woolen material, 

 which is moistened with vinegar, and tlic apparatus is then applied at once 

 to the painful spot. The application may bo repeated until the pain dis- 

 ai)pears. 



(4) Have a flannel cap made to fasten under the chin; wear three nights; 

 let three nights pass, then put on again if necessary. For neuralgia in eye- 

 brows, bind a strip of flannel aroitnd the head; rub the teeth with equal 

 parts of salt and alum, pulverized, on a soft, wet bit of linen. 



(5) Squeeze the juice of a good-sized lemon into a tumbler of water, and 

 every half hour take two or three mouthfuls ol this liquid. If relief is not 

 experienced within twenty-four hours, continue the remedy. In slight cases 

 the above lias often jiroved an effectual cure. ^ 



(6) Many cases of neuralgia have been cured by the common Geld thistle. 

 The leaves are macerated and used on the parts affected as a poultice, while 

 a small quantity of the leaves are made a tea of, and a small wine of the 

 decoction is taken as a drink before each meal. 



(7) A simple remedy for neuralgia is horseradish. Grat« and mix it in 

 vinegar, the same as for table purposes, and apply to the temple when the 

 face or the head is affected, or the wrist when the pain is in the arm or 

 shoxilder. 



(8) Haifa drachm of sal-ammoniac in one ounce of camphor water, to be 

 taken a teaspoonful at a dose, and the dose repeated several times, at 

 intervals of five minutes, if the pain be not relieved at once. 



(9) Persons troubled with neuralgia will find this a cure, if they try it. 

 Two drops of laudanum in lialf teaspoonful of warm water and dropped int« 

 the eara; it will give immediate relief. 



(10) It is said that the fumes of sugar snuffed uj) the nose will cure 

 ordinary cases of neuralgia. Put a small quantity of sugar on a hot shovel 

 and try it as directed. 



Earache. — (1) As soon as any aojreness is felt in the ear — wliich feeling 

 always precedes the regular ache — let three or four drops of tincture of 

 arnica be poured in, and then the orifice filled with a little cotton to exclude 

 the air, and in a short time the uneasiness is forgotten. If the arnica is not 

 resorted to until there is actual pain, the cure may not bo so speedy, but it 



