The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-24
The Tobacco Remedy.

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that it seemed about to burst, and the
application effected a complete cure.
Physicians here tell me all cases OF
orchitis are cured by tobacco and usually
in one night
All kinds OF sores On the feet can be
Immediately cured. Mr.. Justice. the
county surveyor here, after suffering Tor
eight years with a very sore foot. was
completely cured by a single nights APP
plication. In like Mr.. Blair,
who had lain in bed for many weeks
with a foot so painful and swollen that
he could bear no cover on it, was I'M
mediately relieved. Many cases SINH
lar to these have been mentioned to
me.
| will now refer to other classes OF
cases which are supposed TO be internal
or general to the system. Col. j. ID.
Rumbought, the proprietor Of the large
establishment at the Warm Springs,
about eight years ago had, from over
heat. a partial sunstroke. From that
day. for three or four years, he every
day suffered with a dull headache, which
at times was very painful. Last week,
when at this place, he told me that four
years ago when we met in Washington
City. l advised him to put A wet tobacco
p~oul..ce on the back of his head. X
planning, particularly, how it should be
used; that he tried it on the night fol-
lowing. and on the next day found that
the pain was gone, and that though
four years have been passed, there has
been no return Of the pain.
Many cases Of rheumatism have also
been cured in this vicinity, some very
! acute cases, while others were OF long
standing. Also cases of govt, and
rheumatic govt. have been invariably
relieved and with no evil effect on 9TH
er parts Of the system. 1t has been
often stated that when govt was re-
LEVIED By wet cloths, or some other
soothing applications, it has been trans
fe-red to some other part of the system.
, and in some instances attacked the
| stomach Oh heart with fatal results. But
| when it has been relieved by a tobacco
| application. in no instance, that | have
| heard OF, has there been any subsequent
| evil result. This L attribute to the
| penetrative power OF the tobacco. While
it drives away the inflammation at the
place of its application, it is a most
| powerful nerve stimulant, and Its III
| iuence is extended over the whole sys-
tenn. When applied to the head, or any
part of the body, within two hours its
effect will be perceived by a relaxing
| influence on the lower intestines and
urinary organs. Morphine, in small
| doses. with many persons. stimulates
| the nerves but causes constipation,
while tobacco, though it is even a great
| er stimulant to the nerves, is an aper-
lent to the intestinal canal and urinary
organs. | have found that when | had
a large plaster of tobacco on my hip
and loin 20 relieve sciatica, a sensation
wa. excited in old wounds and sores
about the feet and legs, as well as the
huence felt on the intestines. l. ought
to be stated that in two attacks of sci
atica which 1 have experienced tobacco
cured me after the remedies of the doc
tors failed to help me.
l formerly stated to you that Mr.. J.
S. Carter, of this county, who had Tor
two years suffered from dropsy, from
head to foot, and who was regarded by
his physicians as beyond recovery. at
the suggestion of h ) mother. who had
read my first article on the tobacco
cure, applied it to his legs, and in q few
nights was completely cured and has
had no return. Though three months
have since passed he has had no return
of the dropsy.
A stout gentleman in this county
told me that he had a violent attack of
pleurisy, which gave him a severe pain
in his side, which was also considerably
swollen He decided to apply tobacco
10 his side, and was so entirely cured
that OH the second day thereafter he
came into town and stated his exper-
fence TO me.
Inow give you a published statement
of DIR. j. 5. L. Baird, a physician Of
high standing and great experience in
this vicinity:
Il have recently had occasion to test
its efficacy in a number of cases-some
of which | will give you and in every
one of which it gave entire satisfaction
and accomplished the ends fol which it
was used. The first was my own, which
was a protracted spell of most distress
ing nervous headache, which lasted
some days aud would not yield to the
usual remedies. An application to the
forehead and temples OF some large to-
bacco leaves folded together and well
moistened in warm water gave prompt
and perfect relief. Another case was
that Of a most worrying and harassing
cough Of some duration, brought on by
wet feet and exposure to dampness and
night air. Some of the most approved
syrups failed to give relief, but a few
tobacco leaves saturated with warm
water and applied to the chest over the
region of the lungs and about the throat
gave speedy and permanent relief.
Another and most interesting case was
that of my own little four-year old
daughter who was most violently at
tackled with that dreaded and fell de-
stroyer diphthel la, the disease develo-
ping with such alarming rapidity as to
awaken in me the deepest s~olicitude. l
make haste to apply the tobacco, and
had not long to wait until the beneficial
effects were perfectly apparent. A few
tobacco leaves prepared as in the cases
above stated and applied to the throat
very oon checked and modified the
symptoms as to render the disease
easily tractable and her convalescence
was rapid and steady. OF course | used
other remedies, but they were ONLY such
as had failed in many less marked cases
than hers. l believe that her recovery
is mainly attributable to the tobacco
Still another case is that ofmy nei yhbor
Mr.. n. b Westall, who had a violent
attack of diphtheria."
Mr.. Bristol, the gentleman who has
charge of the office in this hotel 1.-THE
Eagle), had Tor at least a dozen years at
intervals, been a sufferer from attacks
OF pain in the side and INDIGESTION at.