The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-10-17
SOME QUEER MEDICINE,
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II q prescription for arsenic kills,
the seller and the buyer are decapi-
tated. Chinese flrecrackers contain
ing portion Of sublimate Of arsenic
are said to belouder Considerable ar
senic Is containedin an alloy Of copper
OF which much Of the woman 3 jewelry
Is made, and favorite mode OF COM
hitting suicide adopted by females
in China is to swallow their head or
naments.
The horns OF kind OF deer which IL
saidsto hang itself up In trees by its
horns at night are recommended for
apoplexy.
There is a plant called the "san-
tsih. the root Of which IL believed by
soldiers to promote bravery, and Its
reputation Is SO great among them
that 1t sells for 90 an ounce. Amber
Is given as a nervine, pieces contain
ing insects being held at high value.
A certain perennial water plant Is
said to cure dropsy and to confer the
power Of walking upon water. One
kind Of fungus resembling the truffie
is thought to have the power both to
destroy worms and cast out devils.
Licorice root is deemed to have the
property OF renewing youth.
Ink is recommended as q diuretic
and gunpowder Is put down as q
vermifuge. Round concretions OF iron
peroxide are used in powder for
fevers. Alegend connects them with
the great god Yu and they are alleged
to be crumbs from his table.
The COW Is recommended In the
Chinese pharmacopeia In the shape Of
beef tea. This animal has distinct
name for each year Of its growth up
to the seventh. 1t Is said to be deaf
in its ears, but TO hear In Its 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 1t are
that its victims become devils after
being digested, but the flesh Of dog
makes the creature intoxicated. Bad
smelly. such ~ burnt horn, scare It
away, and the hedgehog can get the
better Of II, The tiger turns gray at
the close Of tho first 900 years Of It's
Benzoin il supposed to be good for
stomach ache. It IL much adulter-
ated, but there Is q sure test. II real
its fumes will charm rats out Of their
holes. Wheatene bread IL much pre-
scribed for various complaints, and
bread pills are, an old remedy with
Chinese doctors. 4 i !. III
Cinnabar, an ore OF mercury, Ii
placed ct the head Of all minerals and
metals, being capable oftransforming
itself. In equal periods OF 200 years,
into each OF the five principal metals
euccessively. finally becoming gold.
Worn in bags by children, It warns
on wicked spirits and st. Vitus's
dance, Verdigris from old copper
coins is thought frst-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 its healing prop
critics; 1t 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.
Afungus which grows out of cat
~erpillar as disease Of the insect and
transforms it into plant, is good for
jaundice. Extract of dandeiion renews
the youth, hair and teeth Of old men,
Plasters Of elephant hide are sold for
wounds that heal with difficulty.
There Is an Injurious fungus that Is
said to. cause irrepressible laughter,
the patient who has eaten of it, being
unable to restrain the cachinnatory
muscles.
A hot gold needle is thrust into the
gums to relieve toothache. Every
part OF the pig is believed to have
some special medicinal property.
Dried scorpions are much employed
in the treatment of many diseases,
and seed pearls likewise.
Water, among the Celestials, stands
in the forefront of all medicinal
agents. The hyaropathic system is
very ancient in that country. Water
in which the :" five precious metals {"
gold, silver, copper, iron and tin
have been boiled is popular remedy
for domestic emergencies, SUCH as
faintness and accidents Of any kind.
Ashes OF paper are given as an as
tringent, and the paper OF an old
book, after the printed characters
held in such generation have been cut
out, is-la remedy for many evils.
Paper is used in various other WAYS
for purposes medicinal.
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