The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-21


,che-sors E,cs-Reiaxcd ThVoat--Hy-
drophobIa Recipes for Everything.
IN the FIRST century Of the Christian era
u,e1 in Romc Caius Plinius Sccundus
Us WAS gnoi man and true. a scientist
=, fai o., n, fight went and with a pro.
fe>>ioual distru>t fcr the prescriptions of
chose whom he calls magicians. who
sr-,.,. to cure by spells. amulets and
charms And hc set himself to make o
Collection of prescriptions for the benefit
- ,hc suffering Romans Of his day. being
,e~sfal ou. 10 insert those which had
be,u DIAL, recommended by the faculty.
TIL. curious aud Interesting book was
translated into English by DR. Philemon
holland. three wears before the death Of
Tzsbeih. at which time there were great
number Of people who Implicitly believed
N the remedies there set down. We
venture then. TO apology in Offering our
resici> few Of Play choicest prescrip-
ti3nS ~ old that now they are new.
Fever receives The attention it deserves,
heinz cared most Dy Gmulcts and remedies
=, b. worn round the neck; as. for in
stance. you are % lake The right eie of n
,.olf. salt H. and 50 tic it about the
ue.ke. or hang il fast 10 any part OF the
1er,al Elephants, blood was invaluable,
But Do tac s4ueamish should turn against
.le REMEDY a poetic substitute Is pro
.ilsl "a lions heart stepped in oil of
rl>r>
Deafness was readily durable by com
por,ud % "gooscgreaSe fresh butter and
- I. IA 4 ,srr.a
or the iome that n horse doth froth, mixed
with Oh Of roses
very rational remedy is recommended
for tooihachc If one bite oil piece Of
come troa that hath been blasted with
lightning. provided always and here is
tte rub-"ihat he holds his hands behind
him m % doing the said peece of wood
wil take away the toothache.
Headache vas al once cured by having
tie forehead touched by the trunk or
shuttle of an elephaunt,' or, If man
polrc yinit3r upon the hooks and hindges
At doors and make a linment with the
dur that cOlnmeth OF the rust thereof,
nh Herewith anoint the forehead, his
headache is al once cured
Sore eyes we're simple matter, and re-
ouired 0uiy to 6nOint them with wolf ;
grease or swine marrow but actual
blindness required. Of course, more elab-
crate treatment. The Gravie or dripping
II d hvtne $ liver. newly taken out Of the
body and rosted being incorporated with
clarified houy into an unguent. riddeth a
man from blindness. Or il the eyes
squ.u,cd. if the eios be dipped three
times in that water wherein man or
woman hath washed their feet, they shall
be troubled neither with blearednease nor
any other infrmity."
The remedy for relaxed throat was
simple enough. but the doctor needed to
I've II herculean strength. If the uvula
be falnc. II will be up again if the patient
suffer another to bite the hare in the
cro,vue Of his head. and so to pull him
p.amb from the ground
Should an accident occur in eating,
Pliny is equal TO the emergency: II
Veece Of bread have gone wrong, or lie In
the way readie 10 stop the breth. take the
crums Of the same loafe and put them
into both the cares, you shall see 1t shall
sooue be gone. and doe 10 further harm
There are periodical epidemics OF hydro
yhobia. or rather fear Of that horrible
maladv. and ii is rs well to know how TO
treat tie bite Of dog. whether mad or
sane. This is what Piny recommends:
Make O. decoction of q b2 ger, 4 cuckoo
and Il swallow. anu drink 1t off Cramp
was TO be cured by "a eataplasme Of a
live wolf. sodden IL ole till the said ole
be gelicd to the height or consistence OF
cerot Pliny seems 10 take 1t for
granted that the live wolf would raise
no objections TO BE- thus utilized. The
nervous and shy will be filled with coure
age IT they take the pith Or marrow out
Of the hyanes backbone. along and incor-
poratc with ollie and hony; it is passing
good for .Ae nerves
Bees are supposed to die after singing;
and Pliuy tells similarly of serpents, that
"serpents can hurt but once, neither Kill
they HAIRY together. 10 say nothing how,
Wien they have stuag o. bitten man,
they lie for very gIiete and sorrow that
they lave done such InischieIc. as If
ther lad some prick OF reInorse OF con-
.ciencc afterwards
pliny has receipts for everybody and
everything: even the ladies are not for
gotten. For the complexion, The pas
Iefue DOie> OF young "iitS b"iAiu, VI
s,eere. sodden for the space Of forty daies
and nights together, until such time as
they be dissolved into the liquor; If the
face be wet with fine linnen cloth dipped
IL the said decOction, it causeth the skin
u look clean and white. and without any
Iiyels or wrinkles; but the said linniEent
must be kept al! night to the face in tae
manner Of maske" For the hair:
Ants eggs stamped and incorporat with
nies. likewise pounded together, will give
lovely black colour 10 the hair Of the
elebruws" To curl the hair "A cameis
tale dlied and reduced into ashes and In
corporal with ollie doth cuIle and frizzle
the lair Of the head.
Il seems incredible to as that remedies
such as these could gTayely be recon-
4eudcd and believed in, and yet such was
Ihe case I; must have required mar
yelous amount of faith TO get some OF
these grueso,ne prescriptions down, and
faith a. sc know, works wonders IN the
the healing ant All the Year Round.