The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-12-10
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RELIABLE REMEDIES.

How to cure the measles. First
catch your measles. Having caught
them, the next thing for considera-
ton is how to drive them ont in the
shortest possible time. Various
medicines have been recommended
for this purpose, but they are most
" unpalatable and slow in operation.
A buggy is vastly superior. Hav.
ing got them out your exertions
should he directed to keeping them
out. Then make the usual arrange
ments with the clergyman and un-
dertaker.
The best thing for a felon 10 a
nempen cataplasm. 1t will produce
a radical cure.
We should like to recommend an
infailible cough remedy, but mas
much as there are already cxtant
several Thousand congh specifics, ,ev-
cry one of them infallible to the last
degree, we prefer to wait until the
patient has thoroughly tried each
one Of these thousands before pre-
scribing ours.
! To eradicate corn from the toe,
cut the toe oil. This is the only
sure means.
A sinking at the stomach may he
obviated by encircling life preser-
yer about the waist.
| Remedies for dyspepsia are as nu-
merous as the earth's population
The fact is, that the dyspcptic should
give his whole time and attention 10
testing the remedies recommended
to his consideration BIS an ever will
ing public. All mankind, and wom-
ankind especially, are physicians by
instinct, and nothing gives them so
much pleasure as to experiment up
on other peoples digestive appara-
tus. Remember the golden rule, and
give your friends all the pleasure in
your lpoNer, or in your stomach's
power.
There is but one way to treat a
boil. Mash itsas you would a pota-
to. Like everything else mundane,
this course has its drawbacks. It
does for the boil, but It is apt 10 de-
velop perfect bonanza Of profanity.
A cure for headache will be found
in the follnwing; When your friend
complains Of pain in the head, i'm.
mediately respond, Il had q head.
ache last week; I thought my head
would split" Or say, Il never had
headache in my life; don't know
what IL is" We have said that this
will bring about cure. We. ought
to have said that we presume itawill.
AT any rate, thisis what's generally
offered Nv ale, iation Of cephalalgy.
We have two remedies for freck-
lca, either 81 which IL perfect: .
| l. Take Of tincture Of iodine three
parts vial oae part, and camel's hair
pencil ore part. With this cover
the face and neck, and your most in
Ultimate friend will be nnodle t. tell
where the freekles leave of or the
wash begins.
| 2. Apply to the affected parts a
strong wash Of ammonia, or, better,
nitrate Of silver. Ittakes very deep
ly seated freckles to withstand this
! aPphCutlou.
! Everybody knows how to cure a
toothache. However, at the risk Of
repitition, we insert the one sove.
reign cure for that ailment. If pos
sible, strike for dentists, aud ere
you reach his inQuisitorial chamber
your tooth will have become as numb
as an oyster and as painless as boil
on another mans neck. 1.-THE above
is not convenient, get few of your
friends to relate some Of their Cen
tai experiences, in which being drag
ged about the floor by the teeth by
tue chief inqaisitor, mangled gums
and shattered jaws take prominent
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