Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-04-26

Monsieur EhaIbeT!'s g7niidOtes we were
present At Mr. Chauberf's last nights exit
bifion. II was a singular and amusing at
Inr There was much less chGrlctunism than
copid have been expected from the bills OF
;he dsy. There were in truth some new
phenomena presented with very ordinary
agents, and very plain explanations gwen OF
them The thing most in fault was the Ian.
guage in which they were expressed. Mr..
&. has not yet acquired such command oil
our mother tongue as to make himself alto
gether intelligent to 1.-THE meanest," or even
to the best in capacity"
II struck US, while ne was exhibiting the
effects of the andidotes he had provided
against such uncommon phenomena as the
swallowing Of PHOSPHORUS and ne taking OF
prussic acid, that the "Fire King" must
have discovered or adopted an antidote
against the very common occurrence oil
burn by fire. We supposed that for has own
safety, and cousfort, we should have such a
remedy at hand. and We therefore took the
liberty of applying to him for information
npon the subject MIR. G. was so obhsing as
to furnish US with the following prescrip.
tions-not confinipg himself, as the reader
will see, to an antdote against a burn, but
recommending some plan for beauuiying
the human facet He takes jurisdiction also
not only of the tooth ache, but oil the bite oil
mad dog, and Of the venom of the rattle
snake His advertising premium for mad
dog is quite new ideal
Mr. wishes ii also to be stated, that he in
tends writing his Life, in the course of which
he willgve ALL his antidotes TO the public.
Rich Com
The prescriptions TO all utoDl IL may concern
"f, AErIDoTE FOR OxALlc AoID-Use
two or three ounces of Carbonate OF Soda;
one ounce at time in a tumbler oil water,
instead of the stomach pump and white
ming, now used by the medical faculty-So
soon as the Soda reaches the acid, the pa
tent immediately vomits, and the stomach
is relieved
go RECIPE FOR THE FAIR SEx--Instead
of using paint, use Cochneal powdered, We
ry small quantity; tic it in piece of linen,
wet it, aud rub it 90 the face; afterwards
then wipe the face dry with a handkerchief
This will preserve the face from any-kind OF
Iimpie and wrinkle, and produce beautl
ful rosy colour.
"3. CURE ron THE BITE OF A MAD
DoG-Mr. G. has also found cure for the
bite of a Mad dog. To prove the eff
ficacy of the antidote, he will rive ten
doI!arr ~, ii,-,.; Jog 10 bite six other dogs;
he will let three of the dogs die, and the
other three he will restore, to convince the
faculty Of his skill in Chemistry lie will al
so cure the bite of rattle, snake, but by a
different process
"What he uses for one kind Of poison will
not counteract the effect Of another; all bis
antidotes are entirely diiierent
"TooTH AcHE-No one has yet discover
cd remedy for the tooth-ache except Mr.
c. Experience has convinced him of its cf
| hcacy; ii has been tried all over the world
and has met with great success; nothing has
! been discovered till the present to super.
cede the necessity Of tooth drawers.
81 CURE FOR BURN. Scrape the in,
side of an Irisi. potatoe: nix sweet oil and
tnrpeniine so as to make a pouI,ice of the
mixture, and apply it TO The burn immedi.
atelv, and it will extract the heat.
"Mr G. has also discovered aD infalllble
cure for the Rheumatism y
II Mr. &. will take our advice, he will not at
tempt to do too much This gives man the
air OF one who pTetends to toe much. A
,c0rd to The lcisa,S.c