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all dangerous symptoms disappear. Edward Comfort, of German- 

 town, Pa., a Quaker, sixty years of age, of much intelligence and 

 experience, gave me the above and the following statement in 

 relation to this herb. He stated first that he knew by undoubted 

 statements of neighbors and personally, of its being used in various 

 cases with entire success, both on man and beast. A young wo- 

 man living at Mahomeny Creek, Jeff. Co., Pa., was bitten by a 

 snake in the morning. Her father rode 20 miles to Red Bank for 

 a physician, but returning toward evening met a neighbor, Win. 

 Neil, who told him he knew how to cure her, and went home with 

 him. Proceeding on a run across the meadow, gathering some 

 boneset as he went along ; and, to save time, as he neared the 

 house he chewed some of the leaves in his mouth to a pulp, and 

 the moment he reached the girl, put the mass, as a poultice, on the 

 wound. He then immediately made a milk decoction, as first ex- 

 plained, and gave a spoonful at a time, as she was able to take it. 

 At the time of his arrival, her tongue was so swollen as to pro- 

 trude out of her mouth, and bleeding from the mouth and ears. 

 He remained all night, frequently changing the poultice, and giv- 

 ing a few tablespoonfuls at a time. By morning she was able to 

 close her mouth, and ceased bleeding at the nose and ears, and by 

 evening was quite comfortable, and was soon entirely restored. 

 Mr. C. also stated that the father of his aunt, Mr. Brady, exten- 

 sively employed in surveying different counties in Pennsylvania, 

 spending much time in the woods, related to him various cases 

 where the above remedy had been applied with entire success. 



FOR CURE OF DIPHTHERIA. 



Given by Mrs. J. Ogden Dorcenous, the eminent chemist of New 

 York City. * 



Lime-water and carbolic acid. Spray the throat with it once 

 an hour. 



To STOP HAIR FALLING OUT. 



The following has proved so valuable a remedy for preventing 

 nair falling out, as well as growing in new hair, that it is given a 

 place here: 



Fill a bottle with lobelia roots and stems, and cover well with 

 good whisky, and let stand until digested ; then strain off the liq- 

 uor and add any scent desirable. Wet the hair, rubbing well into 

 the scalp with the fingers once a day for a week or two, repeating 

 afterward as may be found necessary. 



Years ago the writer's hair was falling out rapidly; being no- 

 ticed by a stranger, he advised the above dressing, saying his hair 

 was falling out rapidly, and was not only stopped falling out, but 

 had grown in thick by this remedy, and would warrant it to do 



