The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-04-17
HOW TO CURE BorLs.

What 10 the best remedy for boils! The only in
tsrnal remedy of any specific value Is suipbde Of
calcium. which 10 highly recommended by many
English writer's. tenth Of q grain should 10
taken hourly or every two or three hours, in such
. preparation - this Sulphids Of calcium. six
grains; sugar of milk, one dram mix and
divide in thirty powders. IL lessons the in
Elimination and reduces the area Of the BOIL
Moreover. IL liqusfss the core. 20 that IL separates
m"rs speedily. and the troublesome little visitor
Is induced 20 take its departure. When the skin
10 not ye, broken and the slowly separating core
not exposed this medicine often converts the boil
into n little abscsss, which soon bursts. and the
whole thing 10 over II the sulpbids il taken suf-
hcisntly early the boil often dries up. the infani-
nation subsidies and hard kno, il left. which dis-
appears in few days without the formation Of q
core and without any discharge. The .ulphide
exsrts marked influence on the general health.
removing the debility and naiai', 80 frequently
associated with these eruptions Not only will
the sulphide II calcium. taken in the manner We
have Indicated cure existing boils. but will often
prevent the formation of fresh ones. There are
also certain local measures which may be sdyan-
tsgsousy adopted. When you send 10 the apothe-
cary for your powders tell him % forward you
bottle Of lninsnt composed of equal parts
ofbelladonnA linimeni and glyeerine. At the same
time order piece Of belladonna plaster three in.
ehss square the best Is that spread on leather
Vow cut hole in the middle of your plaster about
the size oi the boil anil apply i; that the boil
ProiTudss through the aperture. You will find no
difficulty in making your plaster stick II Iou warm
!; for little time before the ire. Next. dsHb the
boil gently but thoroughly with the liniment.--
Lastly. put small linsesd meal poulties over the
whole. taking care that IL does not extend beyond
the plaster. Change the poultiee often IL
gets cold and each time apply fresh Imminent freely
10 the boil. The bellhdonna iiniment helps 70 re-
duee the inflammation and allay the pain. We
have already mentioned that poulticc applied 20
the skin in the neighborhood Of boil. often brings
out a fresh crop. The object Of the plaster is to
protect the healthy skin from the direct Of
the pouliics. Thi' is the best tfeatnen, of boils
with which We are acquainted. We have had con-
siderable experience of il aud are enabled TO
speak Of it most favorsbiy. OF course. when .
tendency TO boils is known 90 depend on any par.
ticular cause that cause should ss far as possible
be removed. We must mention that sulphids Of
calcium occasionally fails. and in the deep seated
boil. resulting from diabetes 1t usually does no
good.
A very good local treatment for boiIs consists in
the application Of flexible collodion which should
be painted over the par; With a brush
This is applicable only TO bois which have not
yet burst IL 10 desirable 20 apply fresh eoatings
of colloiiOn over the odd ones. allowing them to
remain until the boil has dried w and the sore
place completely disappeared. Thi, treatment
has also the advantage Of allaying the great irTi
tsiion which often accompanies the early stage Of
boils.
Il j. said that in the earlier stage. bells NAV be
cgi short BY rubin: 10 iirsi tneture Of caDphor,
and then olive oil. three times day.
good remedy for preventing the recurrence Of
boiis is sulphur A few grain, should bs taken
three or four times day. Tsn drop doses Of di-
iu'e suiphurc acid taken twice a day before meals
all prove equally 'erviceable.
>afrrsr. from boil' require feeding up -
low diet i. seldom called for Attention 10 ,liei.
clranibsss and healthy out -dosr exercise and re-
croatiOs. ~ill do much toward ersdicatng q pre-
disposition to bOil, but when they do cone. the
treatment above described IL the test.-FLIad.f-
gir Tia..s.