THE HOME PHYSICIAX. HA 



injured in the following preparation: Put hot wood ashes into water as 

 warm as can be borne; if the injured part cannot be put into water, then wel 

 thick folded cloths in the water and apply them to the part as soon as possi- 

 ble, and at the same time bathe the backbone from the neck down with some 

 laxative stimulant — say cayenne pepper and water, or mtistard and water 

 (good vinegar is better than waters; it should be as hot as the patient can 

 bear it. Don't hesitate; go to work and do it, and don't stop until the jaws 

 will come open. No person need die of lockjaw if these directions are 

 followed. 



(2) The following is said to be a positive cure: Let any one who has an 

 attack of the lockjaw take a small quantity of spirits of turpentine, warm it 

 and pour it on the wound, no matter where the woimd is or what is its 

 nature. Rehef wiU follow in less than one minute. Turpentine is also a 

 sovereign remedy for croup. Saturate a piece of flannel with it and place on 

 to the throat, chest, and, in severe cases, three to five drops, on a Itunp of 

 sugar may be taken internally. 



Erysipelas— (1) We have found sour milk, buttermilk, or whey there* 

 from, an excellent remedy to apply for the erysipelas as a wash. Also to 

 apply glycerine twice or three times a day; it has a soothing effect. We 

 have many times appUed the milk hot, and found it allayed the inflamma- 

 tion better than cold apphcations, and far less troublesome than poultices. 



(2) Erysipelas is of two kinds — one affecting principally the skin, the 

 other the whole system. In mild cases, affecting the skin only, lemonade 

 made from the fresh fruit helps the patient very much, being, in addition, 

 verj- grateful to the palate. 



(3) As a local application, slippery elm has been found eflScacious. Make 

 a mucilage of it, and apply it warm on cloths to the face. Sometimes com- 

 mon flour, dusted on the inflamed parts, will afford relief. 



(4) One pint of swe«t milk and a handfiil of pokeberry roots. This is a 

 sure cure. 



(5) Make a poultioe of cranberries, and apply to the face. 



Hoarseness.— (1) Horseradish will afford instantaneous relief in most 

 obstinate cases of hoarseness. The root, of course, possesses the most 

 virtue, though the leaves are good till they dry, when they lose their 

 strength. The root is best when it is green. The person who will use it 

 freely just before beginning to speak, will not be troubled with hoarseness. 

 Boiled down and sweetened into a thick syrup, will give relief in the severest 

 cases. 



(2) Take a small quantity of dry, powdered borax, place it on ths 

 tongue, let it slowly dissolve and run down the throat. It is also good to 

 keep the throat moist at night and prevent coughing. 



(3) Hoarseness and tickling in the throat are best reheved by the gargle 

 of the white of au egg beaten to a froth in half a glass of warmed, sweetened 

 water. 



Chtlls and Fever i — (1) One-half ounce spirits nitre, one-half ounce 

 tincture pepper, thirty-five grains quinine, one pint of brandy. Take a wine- 

 glassful three times a day, one-half hour before meals. If for a child, give 

 only half the quantity. 



(2) If you have chiUs and fever, express the juice of three large lemons 

 and drink it down. Continue so to do every other day until the disease is 

 broken. We have known this treatment to cure when quinine had no effect. 



