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Ckolera Morba*.— (1) The following is the recipe for the celcbratetl 

 "Snn Cholera Mixture": Take equal parts of tincture of opium, tincture 

 of capsicum, rhubarb, peppermuit, and camphor, and mix. Doee from fifteen 

 to twenty drops in four tablespoonfuls of water. Ecpeat the dose every half 

 hour till relieved. This is also an excellent remedy for any ordinary laxity 

 of the bowels, or summer complaint. In tliat case one dose, as above pre- 

 Bcribod, twice in every 2\ hours, will suffice for a cure, if taken in time. 



(2) For cholera morbus, take black pepper and grind it tolerably fine. 

 Tlien put in a glass a tablcspoonfnl of this and a tablespoonful of salt, and 

 fill about half full with warm water, then fill np the glass with good cider 

 Yinegar, and stir it np. Now take one tablespoonful, and tlien wait a little 

 and take another, and keep on stirring and nsing it while the vomiting lasts. 

 If one glass d(X*s not cure, try another. 



(3) (.Said to l>e a certain cnre).— The ingredients are: One glassful of 

 West India mm, one glassful of molasses, one glassful of spring water, and 

 three tablespoonfuls of ginger. Mix them altogether and take it. It is said 

 to afford immetliate relief. 



To Restore the Drowning. — ^The rules that ought to be observed in 

 treating a person rescued from the water are few and simple. Dr. H. R. 

 Silvesters methods of restoring the apparently dead or drowned— which 

 have been approved by the royal medical and chimrgical society — are prac- 

 tical, easily nnderstood, and are in accordance with common sense. The 

 one important point to \>c aimed at is, of course, the restorati.m of breathing, 

 and the efforts to accomplish this should l>c persevered in. until tlie arrival 

 of medical assistance, or until the pulse and breath have ceased for at least 

 an hour. Cleanse the mouth and nostrils; open the mouth; draw forward 

 the patient's tongue with a handkercliicl, and keep it forwartl; remove all 

 tight clothing from abont the neck and chest As to the patient's p<ieition, 

 place him on his back on a flat surface, inclined a little from the feet up- 

 ward; raise and support the head and shoulders on a small, firm cushion or 

 folded article of dress placed under the shoulder bladf-s. Tlien grasp tho 

 arms just alx>ve the elbows, and draw the arms gently ami steadily upward, 

 until they meet above the head (this is for the puqiosc of drawing air into 

 the lungs); and keep the arms in that position f<ir two socomls. Then turn 

 dotm the patient's arms, and press them gently and firmly for two seconds 

 against the sides of the chest (with the object of pressing air out of the lungs: 

 prcsstirc on the breast bone will aid tliis). Repeat these measures alter- 

 nately, deliberately and perseveringly, fifteen times in a minute, until a 

 spontaneous effort to rejpire is perceived, upon which cease to imitate th« 

 movements of breathing, and proceed to induce circulation and warmth. 

 Tliis may be done by wrapping the patient in dry blankets and rubbing the 

 limbs upward, firmly and energetically. Promote the warmth of the body 

 by the application of hot flannels, bottles of hot water, etc., to the pit of the 

 stomach, the arm-pits, and to the soles of the feet. Warm clotliing may 

 generally be obtained from a bystander. On the restoration of life, stjnra- 

 lants should be given, and a disposition to sleep encouraged. • 



Bright's I>i9e«se_Dr. Alex. De Borra, of Crystal Springs, N. Y., writes 

 that, after years of practical test of the milk tliet for Bright'.s disease, he has 

 a long list of cases in which he has made perfect cures. Gre.it care is taken 

 to get absolutely pure skimmed milk, from healthy and well-fed cows, an^ 

 no other food of any kind is given after the patient can bear five pints of milk 



