Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-07-03
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i9r solne time, Will stop DieeuiuS at tne
nose, according to DR.. Negrier, French
surgeon.
Hiceups.-Hold up high above your
head two fingers of your hand, lean back
in your seat, and, opening your mouth and
throat SO as to give free passage to your
lungs, breathe very long and softly and
look very steadily at your fingers, and i.
will cure your hiccups in less than two
minutes. A traveller on the railroad from
Cumberland to Baltimore, who was nearly
sworn out with suffering" from hiccups,
and could get no relief from physician
to whom he applied, was cured in this way,
by stranger in the cars, in less than two
minutes by the watch.
Cough.-Whenever coughing spell
comes on you, take spoonful of the syrup
Of quart Of molasscs, containg a lump of
alum of the size of hens egg and sim
mered over the fire in an earthen vessel
till the alum is dead.
Cold-Abstain from all food for day
Or two, and drink cold water freely, and
your cold will be gone. This is the sim
plest aud most efFectual remedy yet known.
Mfammations "A snow ball wrapped
in piece of cloth, or rag dipped.in cold
water and applied to any inflammation or
swelling arising from fall, cut, bruise, or
cold settled in Tho part, will reduce the
Inflammation quicker than all the camphor,
spirits, and other ho: stuffs you can apply.
Headache, Vomiting, and Pain of the
Jopels-Into tumbler two-thirds full of
hot water, put one teaspoonfu! of ground
ginger, one of brown sugar, piece Of but
ter about the size of a walnut, and half a
tea spoonful! of soda, and drink it warm.
This is sure and rapid cure. A cloth
dipped in cold water and applied to the
head, will also cure the headache when the
stomach is not disorderel So an occa-
sional table spoonful of strong hot coffee,
without sugar and milk, will also relieve
the vomiting peculiar to cholera morbus
and cholera infantum.
Spraia.-A poultice of wheat or rye
bran and vinegar will soon reduce the in
fammation produced by sprain.
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of New England rum in which balm of
Gilead buds have been soaked in bottle,
is said to be the best cure in the world for
fresh cuts and wounds. The buds must
be gathered when in their most gummy or
sticky state, which continues only for q
few days in spring. If q finger, &c. be
cut off with scythc, &c, take the piecO
cut of and Gf it is already pale and eold)
wash it in warm water-this done, put it
to its place by sewing and bandages, and
it will grow fast aud become sound again.
This has often been dono-.hen be sure
in such cases to "save the pieces"
Tooth Ache.-A few drops of hsrtshorne,
or equal parts of alum or salt, applied to
the cavity of the tooth in bit of cotton
or lint, will. often afford relief. Aud so
will freshly Stacked lime water, and warm
and strong saltod water when held to the
aching tooth.
Snake Baes.-Wbiskey, brandy, gin,
or any alcoholic liquor drank By the patient
in small and oft-repeated doses, will ncu-
tralize and cure the bite of rattle snakes,
copper-hcad. and other snakes. So will
a free application of spirits of turpentine
to the bitten part. And SO will plaster
composed Of salt stirred into the yolk Of a
good egg until it is thick enough to form
plaster. "The Wisconsin Farmer" says
it will insure your life for six pence,
against the bite of rattlesnake, if you ap-
ply this salt and egg plaster to the wound.
Bee, Wasp, Spider and other insect Bites.
Rub the bitten part with spirits of tur-
pentinc, or spirits of hartshorne, or pour
on it drop Of the liquor of potassia and
il will afford immediate relief
Ocer-loaded Stomach-The best remedy
in cases of extreme danger from the exccs-
sivc eating of too much fruit or any kind
Of food,is said to DO eating good quantity
Of old cheese.
Goitre or S,cel'cd Neck.-Washing the
swelled part with brine or strong salt
water, and drinking it twice day, viii, it
is said, cure it.
Scarlet Ferer.-As soon as it is known
that the patient has the scarlet fever, rub
him or her all over the body, the head ex-
ceptcd, every evening and morning, thor
oughly but gently, with piece Of bacon
as large as mans hand, its soft side being
slitted with knife so as to let the grease
ooze out more freely, and give the whole
body covering of fat, and it will operate
like charm in allaying and removing this
dreadful disease. This is the celebrated
remedy Of DR.. Schusemann, physician to
the King Of Hanover in Germany, and it
has been recommended in our country by
DR. Haryv Lindsley, an eminent physician