Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-06-26
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Rteuma,ism. m.-Put one gill Of gymson
seed in bottle, and parcel of shavings
of rich turpen;ine yellow pine board or
knot, and fill up the bottle with strong al
cohol, and let it stand for three days, in
which time it will assume greenish color,
and be fit for use. Bathing the part affect
ed with this liquor, few times, will, it is
said, infalibly remove all rheumatic pain.
Two or three applications of 4 cabbage leaf
to the affected part, will sometimes cure
Erysipslus poultice made Of cram
berries, is said to be certain cure.
Grarel.-A free use of honey in sweet.
ening tea and the like often cures gravel
Frozen Feet, G;c.-Soak the frozen foot
or other part of the body for three or four
nights before you go to bed in hot water
having goodsizcd piece Of alum dissolved
in it-or put on it every night on going to
bed poultice (-prcad on raw cottou) Of
hogs lard and little -four mixed-or a
ppul,lce of Indian meal covered with young
Hysou tea-leaves softened with hot water,
and as hot a, it can be borne, and as soon
as you dud your limb injured By frost, aud
it will speedily cure you. The latter cure
is equally good for burns.
Fccer and Ayuc.-After taking dose
of msgnesia to cleanse the stomach, take
at night on going to bel (if free from fever
or chill, il not, sometime thr u.h the d vi a
table spoonful Of pint of rye whiskey
containing three cents worth Of garlic pre-
viOusly prepared in bottle. A few such
spoonsful will effect cure.
LRImed or Sore Tiroat-Apply finely
powdered alum with the ingcr to the part
affected, or gargle the throat with some Of
the liquid of quart Of water containing
half pound of H. boiled down to 4 plat,
t,e f.- being then "p-uel and strained
oIr. aui rwI tsoie -pg,n,iu # honey aud
as of yeast b-iu5 rheu a,iiei 10 the mix
tIre. aud the cure i, certain
.Screj;oa.-Pdt two copper cents and
rwo ounces of aqua-fortis on plate, and
after letting it stand for some eighteen or
tweu'y-four holrs, add four Ouncss of
clean strouy vinegar, aud tueu put the
whole Of the p ate's contents into a large
mouthei an1 closely csrked bottle, aud it
will be ready for use Nov put four DR. Ips
Of this mixture into teasp I0uful of raiu
water snd apply 1t 70 the scrotuirus sores
three times 4 day, with soft hlr pencil, or one
made of rags. If the liquid is very pain
ful, put in more water, and if not too pain
ful put in less, but it is entirely too burn
ing In its nature to be used without water
This is n. Longworth's remedy (of Ohi3,)
and is very highly recommended as cure
for this ugly disease.
Consumption.-Incipient consumption is
durable BY living temporarily, avoiding
spirituous liquors, wearing flannel next the
skin, gentle exercise, and drinking every
half pint of new milk mixed
with glassful of the expressed juice of
green hoarhound. The Camomie plant is
said to be equally eficacious.
Cancer Break an egg, and after pour
ing out It's white portion, put in salt, and
mix it up with the yOlk or yellow portion
of the egg, as long as it will receive silt,
and then stirring it until it has formed
salve, pu, some of this salve on sticking
plaster and apply it to the cancer about
twice day. This cured two of Col Ussey's
family, Ga southern planter, )of cancer Or
cover the cancer with strong potash made
out of the lye Of the ashes Of red oak bark
boiled down to the thickness of molasses,
and after the potash has been on the sore
about an hour, cover the plaster with tar,
which must be removed after few DAYS;
and SO proceed with new applications of
potash and tar, as long as any protuber-
ances appear on the sore, and then heal it
with common salve. Thomas Tyrell, of
Missouri, cured himself in this way of a
cancer on his nose, after all other remedies
had failed Or, put on through the day
time plaster of the common wood sorrel's
Juice, placed on dish in the sun until it
has drIed to the consistency of tar-aud a
slippery elm bark poultice at night Itis
said that this Will cure any cancer that has
liberated, or that has not live skin over il,
Or where skin is broken for the purpose Of
making such application.
Cr0ap.-As soon as your child is attack
ed with croup,remove all its clothing from
its neck and breast, bashe or sponge
the same freely with cold water, put its /
Ieet also as soon as possible into warm .
water, and give it dose of Cox's hive .
syrup, or some other n.usea,ing emetic I
Or, apply to its throat mustard poultice,
Or strip of flannel dipped in the oil of
iurpentlne or spirits of hartshorn, and give /
it nau,ea'ing doses of hive syrup as long
As i's cough remains. Or, give it every
lfteen minutes teaspo1nful Of the Juice