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ing. Also the sliop water of a blacksmith's trough as a sure cure for jjoisoll 

 ivy, and dogwood and strong salt and water as an antidote for the poisoning 

 of sumach. 



Nose Bleed — (1) Snuffing up powdered alum will generally control 

 troublesome bleeding from the nose. It will also almost always stop 

 excessive hemorrhage from a cavity caused by the extraction of a tooth, by 

 being placed in it. 



(2) The best remedy for bleeding at the nose, as given by Dr. Gleason in 

 one of his lectures, is in the vigorous motion of the jaws, as if in the act of 

 mastication. In the case of a child, a wad of paper should be placed in its 

 mouth, and the child should be instructed to chew it hard. It is the motion 

 of the jaws that stops the flow of blood. This remedy is so very simple that 

 many will feel inclined to laugli at it, btit it has never been known to fail in 

 a single instance, even in very severe cases. 



(3) Lint, dipped in the nettle juice and put up the nostril, has been 

 knoM'n to stay the bleeding of the nose when all other remedies' have failed; 

 fourteen or fifteen of the seeds, ground into powder and taken daily, will 

 oure the swelling of the neck, known by the name of yoilre, without in any 

 way injuring the general health. 



(4) Bleeding from the nose may be stopped by pressing the nostrils to- 

 gether for some minutes. Ice applied to the bridge of the nose or nape of 

 the neck; snuffing up into the nostrils ice-water, vinegar, or gum-arabic 

 powder, are all of them available means to check the effusion. 



Baldness. — (1) A gentleman who had lost nearly all his hair after a very 

 severe attack of fever, consulted a French physician of great reputed suc- 

 cess as a hair restorer. The prescription given him was a drachm of homeo- 

 pathic tincture of phosphorus to one ounce of castor oil; the bare spot he 

 rubbed two times weekly, for half an hovir each time, after the skin of the 

 head had been thoroughly cleansed with warm water without soai^. The 

 treatment was faithfully carried out about six months; the hair soon began 

 to grow, and, in a year from the time of following the doctor's advice, his 

 head was as thoroughly covered as ever, the new hair being about two 

 shades darker than tlje old. 



(2) In two ounces of spirits of wine steep two drachms of cantharidea 

 (pulverized) for a fortnight or three weeks, shaking it repeatedly during 

 that time. Then filter it, and rub up one-tenth of the tincture so procured, 

 with nine-tenths of cold hog's lard. Scent it with a few drops of any kind of 

 perfume, and rub it well into the head every morning and evening. 



(3) Hair, removed by fevers and other sickness, is made to grow by 

 washing the scalp with a strong decoction of sage leaves once or t\vice a day. 



Small Pox. — (1) The followingremedy for this loathsome disease is veiy 

 simple, and on the authority of a surgeon of the British army of China, it is 

 said to Vje a thorotigh cure, even in extreme cases: When the preceding 

 fever is at its height, and just before the eruption appears, the chest is 

 rubbed with croton oil and tartaric ointment. This causes the whole erup- 

 tion to appear on that part of the body, to the relief of the rest. It also se- 

 cures a full and complete eruption, and thus prevents the disease from 

 attacking the internal organs. 



(2) The following will cure not only small pox, but also scarlet fever. It 

 is harmleea when taken by a person in health: Sulphate of zuic, one grain; 

 foxgloTo (digitalis), one grain; half a, tcaBpoouful of sugar;, mix with two 



