The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-01-08

early removsl-fually, to invigorate the
frame during conyalescence. The sweat
ing powders (equal parts Of Composition
and puverized Seeds Of Lobeia lnflsta)
should be freely given until free emesis
is obtained; then apply linimeot, COM
posed as follows; Oil Sssssfras 9 ozs,
Oil Hemlock, Red Cedar and Turpeptips,
each one o.. Gum Camphor one o.. Al
oohol one quart--freely to the neck and
throat, wrapping a flannel bandage round
the neck, so as to exclude the air. In
severe cases, cloth thoroughly saturated
with this liniment. should be applied to
the throat, and warm, dry cloth wrapped
over this one. Should the liniment ap-
pear too strong, dilute with water. Pre-
pare gargle, by putting into pint of
vinegar all the tablesat it viii dissolve.
adding as much cayenne pepper, as the
patient can bear. With this, gargie the
throat as often, in bad cases, as once ID
twenty minutes, or half hour; at the same
time, giving from ten to sixty drops Of
Thompson's Third Preparation OF Lobe
LA, diluted with twice the amount DIVA
ter, every three 'fourths, or hour, and q
half, owing to the symptoms. Use the
sweating powders, heretofore named,
once in an hour or two; also, plenty Of
Composition tea, in order TO keep upa
termination to the surface After giving
the emstic, should the bowels appear cos
tive, give some mild cathartic, as Leptan-
drin; but never give any drastic purga-,
tive, as 1t has tendency to invite disease
downward, also, to PROSTATE the strength
of the patient 1t would be better to
give no cathartic medicine. but rely up:
on enemas for moving the bowels; butias
many persons have great aversion for
enemas, l often urge the Leptahdrin, as it
is powerful coIlogogue, aeting upon the
bowels, principally in this way. The en-
smss should be made as follows: Com
position and nerve root, each two-thirds
Of a teaspoonfuL boiling water, one half
pint; when sufficiently cool, add one
fourth ounce, each, of No Six and Tine
ture of Lobelia; give once in two or three
hours. This preparation would be for an
adult; children, according to age. When
convalescence takes place, give plenty of
Poplar, Columbo, or Yellow-root, adding
little Cayenne. .. ,tr.,..
Great perseverance is requisite in treat-
ing this malady, and should neglect bring
on q relapse, the same treatment must be
resotted to, with even greater energy than
at first, giving the medicine oftener and
in much larger doses No one need be
afraid of giving too much medicine, for
| know, by experience, sll those remedies
are as harmless as the food we use. the
declarations Of Allopathy to the contla-
ry, Notwithstanding. have made use
of this treatment for the last three years,
and it has never deceived me yet; nor
will it deceive one, if perseveringly sp.
piled. ,s.- .-s,., -.za
Dipthefia is very dangerous malady,
and one with which it will not do to tam
per, for by SO doing, thousands no doubt
have baen sent to premature graves don't
expect my short essay Will prove Of much
benefit, for there is such a predjudice ex-
isting in the minds of the people against
everything in the shape of reform, that
very little attention is paid to anything
written by Rslormer. But, neverhe-,
less, when ! see my fellow beings falling
on every hand, more through the effects
Of poisonous and corrosive medicines than
d sease i considered,i d,if know Of anything
harmless and efficient, | should be COM,
mitting great sin in the sight of God, if
| did not give that knowledge to the
world. Hence, kind reader. you have
my reasons for witing this piece, and
should only the life of one individual be
saved through the use of those simple
remedies, as here prescribed, l shall con-
slider myself q thousadd times paid for
trouble. 49, "a,
W. A. BUTLER
MARsEILLEs. Jan /. 1864. ., iAd baa
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