Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-05

It pure blood and good complexion.
To this end, a small fly blister must be-
applied back of each ear and a sore
formed. This must not be allowed to
heal, but must be made to run" till,
in the Judgment of the nurse, all the
impurity in the little victims blood
has passed out, when little vaseline
or cold cream must be used to heal the
blister This, nanny declares, was
done to all the equality" children in
those strange days before the war.
Thus, it will appear, the colored infant
does not commence life in q bed of
roses; but usually in bed made of old
clothes, rags and straw. They have
little incentive, and less opportunity,
to rise in the world. Surrounded as
they are with superstition, it is not to
be wondered at that they are unable to
lift themselves into an atmosphere of
intelligence and thrift. 1t is not
strange that might doctors" are real
tiles to them.
''Died of neglect" Is the verdict of
many coroner's jury in this city. The
colored people will not call physician
if they can help it; not even a physician
of their own race. The old mammies
do all the doctoring, and when col
ored person dies it is very often the
case that neglect" is the conclusion
reached at the inquest. A competent
physician called in time might have adj
ministered some simple remedy, and
restored the patient to health and life.
The little black babies are the great
est sufferers. For their simple ailments
an old nanny is called into the fam
lily council. She lives in the alley, is
very black, very round and fat, wears
handkerchief for turban, smokes a
pipe and drinks gin. For that dreaded
infantile disorder, convulsious, nanny
has a sovereign remedy. When you see
child so afflicted, you must find at
once piece of black silk; no other
fabric or color will answer. This you
must put over the sufferers face, hold
ing it tightly gathered under the chin.
Keep it in this position while the child
has CONFUSION. Then take it off and
throw it into the fire. A cure is effected
by one application, for the commissions
are all burned with the silk.
The old NANNY" has a reputation
to maintain in the little circle of hui
mainly in which she lives and moves,
and she never hesitates in the diagnosis
of case. She can cure dropsy by
greasing black body with lard and
covering it with thick flour dough.
Every form of heart disease can be
cured with wild cherry bark tea. A
poultice of poke berry root is sure
cure for cancer. A poultice of mutton
tallow, nutmeg and mustard will cure
a cold. Paralysis must yield to rub
bling with cayenne pepper and mus
tard. Tea made of a hornets nest will
knock any whooping cough; and prick
ly heat disappears If a fresh water
melon rind is applied. For consump-
ton you must drink liverwort tea, or
take three times day tablespoonful
of medicine made after the following
receipt: Steep wild cherry bark in a
quart of water and boil until there is
only pint of it. Strain it, and add a
pound of cut sugar. gill of good
whisky and little paregoric. Let the
mixture simmer until it is reduced to
pint. 1t sounds as if it ought to cure
something, and nanny declares that
no cough of any kind whatsoever can
stand out against it.
But under no circumstances will
nanny allow doctor to be called in.
If he should come and cure the patient,
he will just wait until the sick person
is well and then carry him off at night