iis THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
removed, by a mustard plaster, not kept on too long; if this 
ig done it may leave behind a worse pain than it takes away. 
There is an oil expressed from the crushed seeds which. is. 
seldom seen or used now, but.the distilled oilis one of the most. 
pungent in existence ; the smell of it is sufficient to knock a 
man down, and rubbed on the skin it will blister quickly. As 
a liniment for rheumatism and neuralgia, one fourth of it to 
three fourths of olive oil is highly recommended. The white 
mustard seeds are milder than the other. A teaspoonful 
swallowed is, it is confidently affirmed by some of our 
customers, a cure for rheumatism. ‘There is no question but 
that it will raise the inward heat, and act as a good stimulant. 
BLACK PEPPER (Prrrer Nicrum). 
Another good stimulant, can be used as a substitute for 
cayenne. Double the dose. Thisarticle, in combination with 
elecampane, liquorice, fennel seeds, and senna, all in powder, 
made into a paste with treacle, and a teaspoonful taken in the 
morning, is good for piles. At one time it was used for 
intermittent fevers, but it is not much in favour as a febri- 
fuge now. The dose is five to thirty grains in warm water, 
sweetened. As a carminative it is also good. 
We will close the division with the great, but we must say 
much misused, alcohol. The evil which this inflammable liquor 
has wrought is beyond the power of mortal man to describe. 
Some temperance orators have affirmed that war, pestilence, 
famine, fever, accidents, all combined, have not destroyed more 
of the human race than this agent of destruction. We think 
the man that first found out the process of abstracting alcohol 
from fermented liquor, had he even dreamed of the evil 
consequencesof the discovery, would havedestroyed hisstill, and 
kept the secret hid in his bosom forever. Itis not our purpose 
to speak of the sufferings of starving wives and children, and 
the myriads of souls that have found at last a drunkard’s 
grave. This, we all admit, springs from the abuse of spirits. 
That there is a use for it few will deny, but one thing 18 
eertain, that there are fearful odds against its use on the side of 
