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if I felt like it, would devour a well-cooked chicken for 
dinner. If I had aslight dyspepsia, I would take a few drops 
of nux and hydrastis. 
I have known many cases of consumption to have been 
cured by this treatment. 
Regarding the creosote treatment in consumption, I repeat 
it has solid merit, and is deserving of further and more 
extensive trial. 
In our treatment of consumption we gave the latest alleged 
renedy as the inhalation of hot air. Some of our readers 
would doubtless like to have the directions as to how it is done. 
The directions are not explicitly given. It seems, however, 
that the inhalations are usually taken in a hot air room, similar 
to the Turkish bath. A box may be formed for this purpose, 
or some other contrivance, which will enable the sufferer to 
get the hot air into the lungs. We would suggest a pipe, 
taken out of an oven, at the end of which is a kind of mask 
to cover the nose and mouth. The object is to get air, the 
temperature of 160 deg. Fahr. into the lungs. 
IsINGLASS JELLY.— 
Dissolve an ounce of isinglass in a half pint of water, add 
two tablespoonfuls of apple jelly, a pint anda half of water, 
and a quarter of a pound of lump sugar. Gently simmer 
until the whole are well incorporated, let it cool, and use at 
any time. 
There is much nutrition in this, and in all cachectic and 
consumptive cases it may be taken with very great advantage. 
CARAGEEN Moss.— 
Take a quarter of an ounce of the above moss, steep it for 
15 or 20 minutes in cold water, rinse, put it into a pint and a 
half of new milk, with a few. bits of cinnamon stick, a bit of 
lemon peel, and Jump sugar sufficient to suit the taste; gently 
simmer until the carageen is dissolved, strain through a muslin 
bag, and let it stand untilcold. A small quantity may then be 
warmed and taken at any time. 
