APPENDIX. 225 



FEVER MEDICINE ON PAGE 152, 



This is all that is given for the cure of Pneumonia, and no other is 

 necessary. It is invaluable not only for acute inflammations in the 

 chest, but it is one of the best of remedies for acute rheumatism. It 

 possesses also some remarkable properties as a local application ex- 

 ternally. 



Twice the writer has been relieved by it when, by exposure and 

 wet, he was entirely disabled by rheumatism, by taking 6 to 8 drops 

 on the tongue three times a day, and in three days each time a cure 

 was effected. When you feel indications of rheumatism, take from 

 6 to 8 drops on the tongue, three times a day until well. 



Years ago, the writer, on two occasions, was kicked on the shin, 

 causing serious ulceration, which was most difficult to cure ; at another 

 time, from the same cause, the skin was barely broken, but in spite of 

 the best medical care, ulceration followed and annoyed for several 

 weeks to cure. In 1873, had the same part of the shin most seriously 

 cut, causing much pain and inflammation. As a mere matter of chance 

 experiment, or want of anything else, about 40 drops of this medicine 

 was put into a half tumbler of soft water, a piece of cotton cloth was 

 saturated with it and tied around the part at 7 P. M. ; at 9 the cloth was 

 again saturated, before going to bed. The inflammation and soreness 

 had about all subsided by morning. But I wet the cloth again when 

 getting up, and again at noon. The inflammation and soreness all 

 disappeared, the injury, in a word, healed by first intention, and had 

 no trouble afterwards. I have used it in acute inflammation of the 

 eye from injury, in several bad cases with the most marked success. 

 The simple facts are stated and the reader is simply offered the bene- 

 fit. Medical men know the great difficulty of controlling inflamma- 

 tion of the periosteum when badly cut or bruised at the point named, 

 and keep on the feet. I had previously used the best cooling astrin- 

 gents without avail, yet in this case, a bad injury at that, the effect was 

 most marked, though on my feet as usual. 



WORTH TRYING. 



An experienced physician, who has himself been afflicted with rheu- 

 matism, informs one of our exchanges that the disease is almost certain 

 to give way to a remedy he has discovered. As it can now not only 

 be procured at the drug store, but in the fields, we give it publicity. 

 It is the berry of the common smoke-weed, or scoke-root — more com- 

 monly called " poke-root." These berries are put into spirits — gin is 

 the best — at the rate of two ounces to the pint. Of the tincture thus 

 made a tablespoonful is given three times a day. We are told that 

 this simple remedy, persisted in for a week or more, has effected some 

 remarkable cures of this common and distressing complaint. This 

 has been extensively published in press, and is included for what it is 

 worth. 



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