The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-21
coNE QUEER MEDICINE.
,uaous REMEDIES BELIEVED IN BY
THE CHINESE.

m Tonic-Ink as u Diuretic-
u,rs, Zones for Ague-Piasters Of Ell
"a. Hide-Driea Scorpions.
ua prescription for arsenic kills,
80 ssIler and the buyer are decapi-
ins ia Chinese firecrackers contain
az nortion of sublimate Of arsenic
W aid to be louder. Considerable ar
s loic ia contained in an alloy Of copper
smbich much of the woman 5 jewelry
= made and favorite mode Of COM
s;,,ino suicide adopted by females
y china is to swallow their head or
ns Tbs horns OF a kind of deer which is
IA h hang itself up in trees by its
s s1l at night are recommended for
spoplexy. -. g.
,.ib " the root Of which is believed by
soIdiers to promote bravery, and its
,enptation is so great among them
MT il sells for % an ounce. Amber
!. GIVEN as a nervine, pieces contain
M, !, insects being held at a high value.
( certain perennial water plant is
ssid to cure dropsy and to confer the
aver of walking upon water. One
lind of fungus resembling the truffle
|. thought to have the power both to
destroy worms and cast out devils.
1ieorice root is deemed to have the
nropertv of renewing youth.
Ink is recommended as a diuretic
and cunpowder is put down as a
rarmifuge. Round concretions of iron
neroxide are used in powder for
ssyers. A legend connects them with
tbe great god Yu and they are alleged
N he crumbs from his table.
The COW is recommended in the
Chinese pharmacopeia in the shape of
baef tea This animal has a distinct
name for each year of its growth up
10 the seventh. 1t is said to be deaf
in its ears. but to hear in it's nose.
Bones of the tiger, which is accounted
the king of beasts. are highly valued
for ague and general debility. In
fact. every part of the animal is
catalogued as having medicinal
properties. Facts known about it are
that its victims become devils after
being digested, but the flesh of a dog
makes the creature intoxicated. Bad
smells, such as burnt horn, scare it
away and the hedgehog can get the
better of it. The tiger turns gray at
the close Of the first 500 years OF its
life.
Benzoin is supposed to be good for
stomach ache. 1t is much adulter-
ated, but there is sure test. Ii real
Its fumes will charm rats out of their
holes. Wheaton bread is much pre-
scrbed for various complaints, and
bread pills are an old remedy with
Chinese doctors.
Cinnabar, an ore of mercury, is
placed at the head of all minerals and
metals, being capable of Transforming
itself. in equal periods of 200 years,
into each of the five principal metals
excessively, finally becoming gold.
Worn in bags by children, it warns
of wicked spirits and st. Vitus's
dance Verdigris from old copper
coins is thought first-rate for skin
troubles.
Fossil crabs, powdered, are used to
neutralize all kinds of poisons. Pieces
of fossil ivory are also sold in stamped
packages, to be prepared and given
in cases of fever. Ambergris is de-
clared excellent for it's healing prop
critics; it is coughed up by dragons.
FOSSIL teeth Of extinct mastodons are
OF great service for their action on
the liver, says American Notes and
Queries
A fungus which grows out of cat
erpillar as disease Of the insect and
transforms it into plant, is good for
laundlce. Extract of dandelion renews
inc youth, hair and teeth of old men.
masters, OF elephant hide are sold for
wounds that heal with difficulty.
mere Is an injurious fungus that is
SAID to cause irrepressible laughter,
the patient who has eaten of it being
unable to restrain the cachinna tory
muscles.
hot gold needle is thrust into the
gums to relieve toothache. Every
part OF the pig is believed to have
some special medicinal property.
Dfled scorpions are much employed
LII the treatment Of many diseases,
ana seed pearls likewise
water, among the Celestials, stands
III the forefront of all medicinal
agents, The hydropathic system is
very ancient in that country. Water
Ill which the five precious metals -
gold, silver, copper, iron and tin
aaVe been boiled is popular remedy
.Oi domestic emergencies, such as
'alntness and accidents of any kind.
ashes of paper are given as an as
Ihgent, and the paper OF an old
eook, after the printed characters
leld In such veneration have been cut
Tut' Is a remedy for many evils.
saper is used in various other ways
wi purposes medicinal.
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