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tableapoonlnla of water. When thorongbly mixed add ft ur onncea of water. 

 Take a spoonful every Lour. Either disease will disappear in twelve 

 hoars. For a child, smaller doses, according to the age. If countriea 

 would compel their physicians to use this there would te no need of a pest 

 house. 



(3; " I am willing to risk my reputation as a pubUc man," wrote Edward 

 Hine to the Lice>i'^>ol Mej-ciiry, '* if the worst case of small pox cannot bo 

 cured in three days, simply by the use of cream of tartar. One ounce of 

 cream of tartar, dissolved in a pint of water, drank at intersals when cold, 

 is a certain never-failing i-emedy. It has cured thousands, never leaves a 

 mark, never causes blindness, and avoids tedious lingering." 



Sleeplessness. — (1) NervouB persons, who are troubled with wakeful- 

 ness and excitabihty, usually have a strong tendency of blood to the brain, 

 with cold extremities. The pressure of tlie blood on the brain keeps it in a 

 stimulated, or wakeful state, and the pulsations in the head are often pain- 

 ful. Let such rise and chafe the lx)dy and extremities with a brush or 

 towel, or rub smartly with the hands, to promote circulation, and withdraw 

 the excessive amount of blood from the brain, and they will fall asleep in a 

 lew moments. A cold bath, or a sponge bath and rubbing, or a good run, or 

 rapid walk in the open air, or going up or down stairs a few times just before 

 retiring, will aid in equalizing circulation and promoting sleep. These rules 

 are simple and easy of application, in castle or cabin. 



(2) A little English work, " Sleep and How to obtain it," says that iti- 

 Bomnia is not so dangerous as is commonly supposed, for the atithor knows 

 an eminent man of letters who has suffered from it for many years without 

 injurj'. When a man begins to dream of his work he may know that he is 

 under too groat a mental strain. The author's plan of inducing sleep is to 

 reckon itp friends and acquaintances whose name begins with a certain 

 letter. 



(3) If troubled with wakefulness on retiring to bed, eat three or four 

 small onions; they will act as a gentle and soothing narcotic. Onions are 

 also excellent to eat when one is much exposed to cold. 



Ringwoi-m — (1) Oil of paper made by burning a sheet of ordinary 

 writing paper upon a plate, will cure a ringworm, which is caused by con- 

 tagion or some impurity in the blood; the oil will be seen after the paper is 

 burned in the form of a yellow spot; this applied with the finger twice a day 

 will in a very short time cure the worst of ringworms. 



(2) Tincture of iodine, painted over a ringworm, for three or four days in 

 succession, \n\\ entirely cure it in a few days. It stains the skin considerably 

 whenever it Is applied, and this is the only objection to it. Those who 

 object to this need not use it; they may keep the riugwonu. The etain goes 

 off in a few days. 



(3) Heat a shovel to a bright red, cover it with grains of Indian com, 

 press them with a cold flat iron. They will bum to a coal and exude an oil 

 on the surface of the flat iron, with which rub the ring, and after one or two 

 appUcations it will gradually disappear. 



(4) Make a curd by mixing alum and the white of an egg over a nre until 

 it is the consistency of pomatum; spread over the ringworm. One or two . 

 applications should effect a cure. 



(5) Simple cerate, one pound; diluted arjpbnriff acid, one-quarter of a 

 pound. Mix and apply. 



