452 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
(2.) 
Cyanide of Potassium ............ Four drachms. 
GSIVCGTING 555 sree ss a5 hisicieaeas EWo-drachime: 
Simple Ointment .......... ....+. Lwo drachms. 
Rub together and smear. Apply on a cloth. 
(3.) 
Botax Powdered .4 s2.44 20s4+0ed0s ees 1 WO. PEIN. 
Hot Water ...... sinh i lol Rigs eto- t § na eH Half pint. 
COHESIVE SUbUM Ate 1.9 4.555 saatee ue 14S Ten grains. 
Rub till dissolved. Bathe the parts frequently. Great care 
must be taken with these remedies, as they contain poison. 
The tar and rosewater recommended in eczema may also be 
used. 
ITCHING OF THE ANUS 
May be treated in the same way, except when it is internal, 
then suppositories made as directed on page 379, should be 
used, containing— 
BLOT EN Ay s te 09-0 6 ie ee Ng wD Alea hy et eee TL 
CAT ROMO AGIG. <5 i¢s ached we sesr e308 Ata itd Two grains. 
Omitting the worm powders if you are certain that worms are 
not one of the causes. 
PUERPERAL, OR CHILD-BED FEVER. 
This disease is one which has desolated many homes, 
depriving children of that most sacred and precious treasure— 
a mother’s love, and the father—of his helpmate. It is now 
fully established that the disease is contagious, but at the 
Same time it often arises where it is impossible to trace 
infection. It is often communicated from one to another 
by mid-wives and doctors. Dr. Young, Professor of Mid- 
wifery in the Edinburgh University, gives it as his opinion 
that in every instance it is communicated. He says that for 
many years the disease was unknown in the lying-in ward of 
the Royal Infirmary, but after it was introduced into it, almost 
evety woman was attacked after her confinement. He further 
