Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-12
ouRks FoR CATARRu.

Judging from the many cases Of this
extremely troublesome and dlsagreea.
BILE disease, which we daily meet with
among friends, acquaintance and PEG.
pie generally, we are sometimes In
clined to believe catarrh to be peculiar
more to this section than any other,
yet judging from the various cures fol-
1t we find in our exchanges, other
parts Of the country have their share
Of the popularity unpopular disease.
It Seems to be most prevalent here Just
after the heat Of summer Is past, and
during the long spell Of cool, dry,
dusty Fall weather. The disease at.
tacks the air passages Of the los and
throat, appearing as a chronic cold In
the head or throat. In some cases II
lasts only for a few days or weeks,
while In others It lasts for months or
even years. It is a dangerous as we'll
as q most d~isagreeable disease, and
everybody afflicted with 1t in any form
Is extremely DESTROYS Of getting rid OF
It. Prompted by the charitable desire
to relieve all afflicted ones, If possible,
we have taken pains to collect from
some OF our exchanges the following
recommended remedies, and now pub
fish them for the benefit of all con-
cerned, commencing. however, with
one given by a friend here in Gold Hill,
who has experienced great relief by
means Of 1t. 1t Is very cheap and
simple:
Take one ounce Of flour of sulphur
and mix with two ounces Of powdered
loaf sugar. Snuff this well up the nos
trils several times a day-as often as
you choose.
One Of our exchanges says: Some
| time ago we heard that sulphur and
whisky was an infallible remedy for
catarrh, and know several persons who
were entirely freed from It by Its use.
We remember one young mar who
was studying for the ministry, but was
so afflicted with this malady that his
presence was almost intolerable. His
sight and hearing were much impaired,
and his voice was little better than a
husky growl. He had employed the
most skillful physicians, but without
avail. and considering himself incur
able had decided to abandon the study
Of his chosen profession. But finally
an old lady, who was fortified with a
remedy for every disease, promised to
cure him in a given time If he would
follow her directions, which were
these: Take n and one-half ounces
Of sulphur and a pint Of the best Bour-
bon whisky ; place in q bottle together,
and take, after shaking thoroughly,
one large spoonful for three mornings,
forcing 1t up about the palate and
keeping 1t In the throat as long as pos
sible. Then omit three mornings,
which gives the medicine time to act
upon the system, and take again. Or,
as the old lady said, stake three and
skip three" till the pint was con-
sumed. He did so and was cured.
But as we have never seen the remedy
In print we conclude he wasn't as
mindful Of suffering humanity as he
should have been. The other day we
were reading an ably written article
on fungi, In which the writer says that
sulphur Is death to many species Of
fungoidal growth. The reason Of sui
phur being q remedy for catarrh oc-
Cured to us at once. This disease Is
known to be a chronic Inflammation
Of the mucus membrane Of portions OF
the head and throat, occasioned, many
believe, by the inhalation OF the In
| visible spores Of fungi which float In
the air. Now If sulphur Is death to
the fungus which destroys the tree and
vine, why may It not be to other
species? The value Of this simple
remedy Is worth testing ut any rate ;
for catarrh, unless removed, Is likely
| to terminate In bronchial consump-
ton, and Is never a pleasant COM
panion.
Another recommends the following,
which 1t says If used thoroughly will
cure the worst cases, and Is o never
falling remedy. 1t Is simply this
| Steep q little white oak bark In water,
and use by snuffing the tea up the nos
trils.
Another says: Obtain q small vial
Of the tincture Of iodine, drop from
three to five drops of It into a small
narrow mouthed vessel containing n
half pint of boiling water, and shutting
your mouth closely, inhale the vapor
arising from it through the nostrils.
This done twice a day for some time
will effect a cure, especially when the
disease arises from a scrofulous nature,
and will give relief to any n suffer.
ing from the want Of the discharge
which the disease throws off through
the nostrils. Perhaps there are nc
two persons who have catarrh In the
head In exactly the same way, but
whether the nostrils, mouth or throat
receive the discharge, or are most
affected by the disease, we believe that
the iodine, If properly used, will In
each case give satisfaction.
Another says: Equal parts Of pull.
verified blood root and Scotch snuff,
used In the ordinary way, will cure
catarrh In the head.
Lastly, another says; Use a teacup-
full of water containing two teaspoon.
fuls of carbolic acid ; have the water q
little warm. and syringe the nose
morning and night for a week, then
every night until you find yourself
relieved OF catarrh.
But these we think r remedies
enough for the present. You pays
your money and you takes your
choice" Our friend Spykens, how
ever, favors the sulphur idea most,
especially tho whisky and sulphur, but
complains of the difficulty Of keeping
It In ones throat without swallowing
He says 1t don't hurt even If 1t doe:
accidentally get swallowed.
DrEp.-Jennle F., wife ofB.B B. Cory,