White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-03-28
Msefal aud Curious.


An 0LD DoOK-BRAD AND DR CURBD'
The Queen's closet opened-IneoaPersh'e seercts
In Physick, ChirurEezy, &c, which were pre-,
Persons Of the Tines. Many whereof were had
in Esteem when she pleased to Descend to IN
yate RecreatiOns. Vivit post funers virfus
London: 1862.
The above Is rare Old volume on Domestic
Medicine, published, - win be observed, in Lon
don, in the year l662, being IN the days OF !he
good Queen Catharine. In . late number OF the
Indianapolis Journal we police correspondent,
himself physicisn dishes up some Of the quaint
cures Of this Good Samaritane, % it styles itself
which We insert for the benefit Of those who may
have faith in their curative properties, together
with the Doctors side remarks:
SYRUP OF TURxIPs FOB COLDs OR CONSUMPTION.
First bake the turnips In pot with household
bread, then pres out the liquor between two
platters; put pint of this liquor to half pint
Of HysOp water and rs much brown sugar candy
a. will sweeten it, and boil to the consistency OF
asyrup.
Who knows but that cod-liver oil may some day
look just as odd in the list Of medicinesf
LORD TREASURES RECEIPT FOR AGUE.-Take
quantity of Plantain and double distil it, and
take six or eight spoonfuls of water with as much
Borage water with a little sugar and one nutmeg,
and drink it warm in the cold fit. By Gods help
it will cure You.
Take the head of hare, hOiled or roasted, with
the brains thereof mingled honey and butter, and
Herewith anOint the child's gums as often as
yOu please.
An EXCELLENT OIL TO TAKE AWAY THE HEAT
AND SHINING OF THE NOsE.-Take twelve ounces
of gOurdseed, craekle them and take out the ker
nels pull of the skin, and blanch six ounces Of
bitter almonds and make an oil of them, and
anoint the place grieved Herewith; You must
always take rs much of the gourd-seed as of the
almonds; use il often.
The editors of the Journal wonld do well to call
especial attention to this. 1t is much needed in
some places.
To PROCURE SLEEP.-Bruise handful of anns
seeds, and steep them in red rose water snd make
it mp in little bags and bind one of them to each
nostril, and it will cause sleep.
How delightfully."- queer Catharine must have
slumbered with these "little bags at her nose!
For ONE WHO HATH NO SPEECH IN SICKNESS
Take the Juice of sage, or pimpernel, and put it
into the patients mouth, and by the grace Of God
it shall make him speak.
How important the last part of the recipe.
DIR. ATKINS POWDER FOR JAUNDICE-Take
earthen worms and slit them and wash them with
white wine; then dry them in an air oven, and
powder them, and put to every shilling weight of
their powder great weight of Ivory and as much
of hartshorn scraped, and mingle them together:
boil in his broth parsly roots and fennel roots and
q little nutmeg.
What great commodity earthwOrmS must have
been in Queen Catharines day.
An ELECrUARY FOR THE PASSION OF THE HEART.
Take damask roses half bloom; cut off their
whites and stamp them very fine, and strain ont
the jnice very strong; mOisten it in the stamping
with little Damask rOse-wa alter; then put thereto
fine powder sugar and boil it gently to thin syrup
Then take the powders of Amber, Pearl and Ru-
bies Of each half dram, Ambergreece one scr,,-
pie, and mingle them with the said syrup, till it
be somewhat thick, and take little thereof on a
knives point morning and evening
Young ladies' wonld do well to take copy of
this Also copy the one below.
To MAKE THE FACE FAIR.-Take fresh bean
blossoms and distil them in Limbeck, and with
the water wash your face.
An APPROVED MEDICINE FOR THE SPLEEN
Drink for three mornings together, pure whey as
ii comes naturally from the cur, the first morning
two piDts, the second morning three pints. the
third morning fonr pints. The best exercise
after il is gentle riding.
All bad tempered folks please notice the above.
To AnnOint the Ricketted childe's Limbs and
to recover in n short time, Though the Childe
be SO lame az to go on Crntches.-Take peck of
garden snails and bruise them, put them into
coarse canvas-hag, and hang il up and set dish
under it to receive the liquor that droppeth from
them wherewith to aDnoint the child in every
jOynt which yOn perceive II he weak, before the
fire every morning and evening.
To CURE THE TOOrH-ACHE.-1. Take Mastick,
and chew it in your mouth till soft as wax, then
stop your teeth wi it if hollow, there remaining
until it is consumed and it will certainly cure yOu
2. The tooth Of a dead man carried about man,
presently suppresses the pain of TOOTH
wonder if, after this, the fraternity will 60
to the Legislature again for law against quacks.
1t would reflect on the h0nOred dead.
SNAIL WATER FOR WEAK CHILDREN AND OLD
PEOPLE.-Take bottle of snails and wash them
in two or three waters, and then in small beer;
bruise them shell and all, then put them into
vv<,,, &C. H. L..
and whites cut off, Rosemary, Sweet Majoram, of
each one handful, and dstil them in a cold still
and let it drop upon powder of white sugar candy
in the receiver; drink Of it first and last and at
fonr O'Clock in the afternoon wine glass full at
a time.