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Cmup. — ^There are variona remedies for this enemy in the nursery. Aa 

 in other diseases, prevention is better than cure. Children liable to cronp 

 shoold not play out of doors after three o'clock in the aftc-nnxjn. If a woolen 

 shawl is closely pinned around the neck of the patient when the first symp- 

 toms of croup appear the attack may be dinuniehed in power. The child 

 struggling for breath naturally throws its arms out of bed to breathe through 

 its pores, and thus takes more cold and increases its trouble. Bi-chromate 

 of potassa iu minute doses — as much as will rest on the x>oint of a penknife — 

 given every half hour till rehef is obtained, is the best remedy we have ever 

 tried. Mustard plasters on the ankles, >vri8t and chest will draw the blood 

 from the throat and relieve it; cloths wrung from hot water and placed about 

 the chest and throat and wrapped with llaunel, give rehef. A teaspoonful of 

 alum pulverized and mixed with twice its quantitj- of sugar, to make it 

 palatable, will give almost instant help. Another remedy is the following: 

 Take equal parts of soda or saleratus and sjTup or molasses; mix and give 

 a tea8p<x>nful for a cliild two years, larger doses for older children, smaller 

 for nursing babies. Kcpeat the doses at short iuter^•al3 until the phlegm ia 

 all thro^vn up, and upon each recurrence of the symptoms. Or, grate a raw 

 onion, strain out the juice, and to two parts of the juice put one par^^of castor 

 oil; keep it well corked in a bottle, shako well, give one teaspoonful once in 

 two or three hotirs. Or, take t»vo parts sweet lard and six parts pulverized 

 sugar, mix thoroughly, and give a teaspoonful every fifteen minutes until 

 relief is obtained. Among the many remedies given we hope that one or 

 more may be available to every mother who needs aid in this matter. 



DIa.rrhcea. — (1) It is said the small plant commonly known by the name 

 rupturewort, made into tea, and drank frequently, is a sure cure for diar- 

 rhcea. Rupturewort grows in nearly every open lot, and along the roads. 

 It is a small plant, throwing out a number of shoots in a horizontal direction, 

 and lying close to the ground, something similar to the manner of the pus- 

 leyweed, and bears a small, dark green leaf, with an oblong, purple spot m 

 the center. When the stem is broken, a white mUky subetance will ooze 

 from the wound. It ia very palatable, and infanta take it as readily as any 

 drink. This is an old Indian cure, and may b« relied on. The bot&nieal 

 name of this plant is Euphro>>ia Mnahtta. 



(2) Blackberry cordial ia said to be almost a specific for summer com- 

 plaint or tUarrhoea. From a teaspoonful to a wineglass ia to be taken, ac- 

 cording to the age of the patient, until reheve<l. Following is a recipe for 

 making blackberry cordial: To two quarts of juice add one pound of white 

 sugar; half ounce nutmeg, half ounce cinnamon, pulverized; half ounce 

 cloves, pulverized. Boil all together for a short time, and when cold add a 

 pint of brandy. 



(3) Take Indian com, roasted and ground in the manner of coffee, or 

 coatso meal browned, and boil in a sufticient quantity of water to produce a 

 Htrong hqnid, like coflfee, and drink a teacupful warm, two or three times a 

 day. One day's practice, it is said, will ordiinarily efifect a cure. 



(4) The ingredients are: Sulphate of morphia, one grain; Glauber salts, 

 quarter of an ounce; water, two ounces. Dose: A teaspoonful twice a day. 

 If attended with much pain and looseness, administer this medicine every 

 two hours. 



(5) A strong solution of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) taken fre- 

 quently is a reliable remedy for diarrhoea troubles, particularly those ariB- 

 ing from aciditj- of the stomach. 



