Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-05-18
CURE FOR CANCER.

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ne following cure for the Cancer has bee
found among the old papers ola friend. VIII
mas kindly furnished it TO us for pubIica,;o,
IN The hope that il may prove of some bene6
10 NOSE who are afflicted with this dreadfi,
complaint
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26
me editor having received from frep,
we ioiiowIng recipe Cor the cure of the Can.
Ger, IS induced, from the veracity of the writer
anu the Importance of such remedy tn MAJ,
aiiicted individuals, to lay it before the nnb
I lie. INC Puo-
n SVe anu eGicacious remedy for DE CANCER
lake the narrow leafed dock root and bo;,
IN water I'LL 1t is quite soft, then ba.be ,be
part afflicted IN the decoction ms hot "a ca, Lo
! norhe' three or four times day; the root n,us,
'ne EN-, ne mashed aud applied as pouI,ice.
ms root has proved an ellectual cnre :,
many instances it was first introduced Nv, a.,
ihdian woman, who came TO the house IF ;,
person III the country who was much afflicted
WIN lancer IN her mouth the Indian nor
ceVihg something was the matter, enouired
VIVA, IL was, and, on being informed. said She
would cure her. The woman consented 70
uai' though with little hope of success. bov-
my previously used many things without re-
living any benefit. The Indian went ont and
'ooh returned with a root. which she boiIoJ
VIZ" 'PPhea as above, and, in short time
cu'c was ehected. The Indian was very caro-
c.I "''"i what theSe roots were, and re- !
i"u si'ihg any information respecting them |
= ""PPehihg one day 10 lay some of them
"'u s'eP OUT, the woman concealed one |
VI 'iie ROOFS which she planted, and soon dis
~ &c l..
being afflicted will Tho sn, -.
complaint in her face, she informed her oT ,,i;
remedy, and in two or three wooks sho ~
cured.-Somc time after n man NO., -, ""'
confirmed cancer upon the back ncL;. L. w."
ai'er suffering much, and unable TO oet apv roe,
oeing told OF this root. it was procured orJ
for him he kept his hand in the
water as hot as he could bear it for some t;mo.
ne root was then applied MS poultcc. and
nat tIgnt he slept comfortably and in two
weeks ms hand was entirely cured.
i'anlel Browns father having had y C,a,cor
u ms mead, had 1t cut out and apparently heal
~, o"t' some OF the roots remaIninG. il aga;n
''oMe OUT his doctor then informed him that
'o''iis more could be done except burnInr il
'u' WIN hot irons. This being too harsh
io,'ieuy 10 submit TO, he was much discour-
se", ne dock root was soon after recon-
hended, and it cured him in a short time
III the beginning of the winter 1875. hard
unP appeared in the middle of NV under lin
no. III short time, became painful I then
y III a ri III
increased rapidly.
Lot Trip, having heard my complaint, men
Toned this root. called on him to know the
of 1.-THE root was procured, and
sed IN the manner above Misunderstanding
mouthful of the water, in which the root was
oIled, and let it drip overmy lips as hot as ]
ould bear 1t; this ] did three or four times a
lay, and then kept the root 10 it day and
light, and in two days the pain entirely left it.
md IN two weeks it was cured
This remedy is simple, safe, and not attend
ID with anything unpleasant.