The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
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To CURE ERYsIPELAs.-1ake raw
cranberries and mash them to a pOultice,
and put on a thin piece Of white muslin,
and apply to the part affected. This Is a
sure remedy
The Medical Record recommends the
use of mosquito netting as bandages IN
cases where it is desirable to support a
wound, and at the same time allow the
free escape of all discharges
CoUGH MIXTURE. Water, 2 o.; gum
arabic, J on tinct. lobelia, 1 o.; syrup
of ipecac, J or; paragoric, one table
spoonful; add honey enough to make a
syrup; dose for adult, one tablespoonful;
child, one teaspoonsul.
Borax, half teaspoonful in half a tea
cup Of water, makes the mildest and most
efficient hair and scalp cleaner in the
world. Rub into the hair and scalp with
the balls of the fingers, head held over a
wash-basin, eyes shut, until the entire
scalp is in foam, then rinse with warm
water.
REMEDY FOR DIARRHGA. Take two
pounds of the bark Of the root Of black
berry, add suitable quantity of water;
boil for two hours, then pour off the liquid,
then add more water; continue to boil and
pour off till all the strength is extracted /;
then strain, add all the boilings together,
simmer to two quarts; strain; add four
pounds of loaf sugar, and when cool add
half pint of the best French brandy.
Dose, a tablespoonful three times a day,
fasting.
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Take equal parts Of white sugar, resin,
pulverized together, and pass them through
a sieve. Wash the injured part with
warm water and CASTLE or carbolic soap,
then sprinkle the mixture on thh wound /;
pat it gently with the finger that as much
as possible may adhere. Renew the APP
plication once a day for several days.
After the first time pour on the wound a
little whisky or spirits of any kind, which
viii cause powder to adhere-this form
an artificial scab, which is natures mode
Of curing wounds in animal flesh.
SCARLET FEvER.-It is well known
that rubbing the body with hogs fat has
the effect of reducing the temperature of
the skin in scarlet fever Mr. Keta, of
two d 6 tb9 adId into fun
dred grammes of lard, and with this to
rub the whole body, excepting the head,
two or three times a day, according to the
intensity oftheinfammation charaeterizing
the case in hand. The effect of this kind
oftreatment is to produce a kind of cool
pess, to keep the skin softer and after
each application the temperature of the
skin falls somewhat The carbolic acid
operates to destroy the germs and spores
of the disease.
TYPHOID FEVER This infectious dis
ease, when once established in family,
generally takes nearly all the members.
hence many believe it to be contagious.
1t Is not contagious, however, but, like
cholera and other kindred diseases, is
infectious. The seepings from an old
sewer, leaking from privy vaults, water
from wood-lined springs, stencil arising
from decaying vegetation, are all favora-
bic conditions to the acquiring and spread
of this disease. An instance is on record
where a whole neighborhood passed
through a siege of this disease engender-
cd by using milk from cows that habitu-
ally drank from water standing over de-
caving timber. The best preventative is
to keep the premises clean. Drink pure
water, and when unpleasant smells arise
trace them out, remove the cause, and
apply disinfectants. The person should
be washed thoroughly at least once
week.