306 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
exciting causes in fevers. Therefore, we say begin with a 
course of medicine, Let the room be well ventilated with a 
current of airin it, so as it does not come in immediate contact 
with the patient. If the weather is cold, let a fire be kindled, 
as this will help the ventilation ; a hot stone or brick to the 
feet, and small dosesof fever powder, tokeep up the perspiration 
for fourto six hours ; the digestive food to be given at intervals 
as the stomach can bear it. As a medicine to give in 
alternation with the fever powders (which ought to be 
discontinued when the fever abates), take— 
Wild Indigo Root ........ itty ips sie Mone -Ounee: 
Peruvian Bark....... 9 URE Saas AERO, 
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ASD ILCAVES 55s 64's ans Sale So SedtyNe ..». One ounce. 
Simmer the root and bark in three pints of water for 30 
minutes; stir in the herbs and leaves; let it stand covered 
till cold; strain, and give a wineglassful three times a day, 
and a dose of the fever powder three times a day; every two 
hours give the one or the other; to relieve the bowels give 
an injection of— 
slippery Bim: 2.055 seeeesvescess» One teaspoonful. 
Gum Myrrh ........... veeeeeese+. Half a teaspooful. 
Raspberry Leaf Tea i, ccsiiescnes Half a pint. 
Pron Supae si ha.4 baa tee. wes Two teaspoonfuls. 
Blend the elm and the sugar together with the powdered 
mytth, add a little at a time till itissmooth and blood-warm; 
inject it into the bowels gently and keep it inas long as 
possible. Let the patient drink freely of raspberry leaf and 
slippery elm tea, or if not, cold water. Change the sheets, 
and clothing daily ; see that they are warm and dry 
when put on. Let the passages of the bowels be removed at 
once. Keep young children out of the room. It is well to 
get a practical nurse, if not, an elderly person who has been 
accustomed to the care of the sick. If there is a black crust 
on the teeth and tongue, wash with an infusion of gum 
