oa2 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR, 
will last three or four days, but in subsiding will leave the eyes 
ina better condition Dr. Coffin’s plan, 50 years ago, was 
similar, but more barbarous, namely, to blow a little cayenne 
into them : it did good inthe same way as the other. As a 
simple astringent wash, the sulphate of zinc, two to four 
grains to the ounce, will make a very good one. As the eye 
is subject to various diseases, it is next to impossible to deal 
with them all in a work like ours. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE THROAT (Qutnsy). 
This is a complaint to which some young people are 
subject. The causes are colds brought on by damp feet or 
exposure of some kind. The symptoms are manifest; pain, 
swelling of the throat, which appears congested It usually 
leads to suppuration and breaks, discharging a quantity of 
matter. When the trouble 1s detected, or symptoms point to 
it, no time should be lost in taking a course of medicine. 
After the course put on the | 
Quitnsv EMRBROCATION. 
Carbonate of Ammonia .......... Quarter ounce. 
Potato water ....... ea ae »..+» One ounce. 
punarotLedd. .+se.a ess +seeee. One ounce. 
Camphor ..sccseeeeeeeveeeeeess Quarter ounce. 
SAffrON wi sseeeseeesceeseceeeees Thirty grains. 
Spirits of Wine ...........se.e++6 One ounce. 
_ Dissolve the camphor in the spirits. 
Mix the others, warm a little, dip a piece of flannel in it, and 
put it in front of the throat; cover it, and renew when dry. 
Use the anti-febrile and inflamm=>tory gargle (page 211), and 
drink a decoction of bitters. 
PUTRID SORE THROAT (CynancHe Matiecna). 
Putrid sore throat comes on with cold, shivering, nausea, 
vomiting, restlessness, thirst, debility, fever, Oppression of the 
chest, flushed flace, red eyes, hoarseness of the voice, hurried 
breathing, soreness of the throat, swelling of the tonsils, &c. 
The treatment of this affection is similarto that recommended 
