The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-09

q girdle of the Skin Of an eel. and So
long as this is worn around the waist
the WeareT is safe In Scotland the
fresh skin Of an eel was tied around
the leg in cases of cramps, aud il is
said that even TO this day many Scot
fish women wear the eel's skin as a
garter For persons suffering from
weak nerves the old English. remedy
was to mix NORWOOD root, gan of
trout, brain Of pike and oil OF eel to-
/ getner over a not FIRE and take this
mixture in doses Of three spoonfuis at
time. A powder made from the cells
! liver was considered a cure for deaf
ness. while IN certain parts Of England
/ fever was cured by the application Of
an eel GesneT. the naturalist. sug-
gested to the old-tiIne doctors that they
recommend patients suffering from
constipation TO swallow small cells,
which would pass through the body.
thus cleaning It out.
In England the jaWbone of the pike
beaten UP, vas good fer pleurisy and
( other kindred ailments, also fer pain
( in the heart and lungs. The small
bones, powdered, were used to dry up
sores The heart and gall Of this fish
were considered a sovereign cure for
ague and bad eyes and to abate fevers,
etc
The older physicians ascribed vari-
cNo ma aNA4o4S DOF- Cl-S 10 the LatS OF
the carp. Among other diseases for
which il was a remedy was Pc
euiiar, now undefnable disorder termed
hot rheumatism" It was applied by
frequent rubbing on the painful part,
and the effect was said TO be very
modifying and-salutary. 4 small tri-
angular stone, believed (erroDe0uslv)
TO be found in the jaws Of the carp, on
bleeding nose was said to act as a
styptie- The gall was used as a lini-
nlent Tor sore eyes. and above the
eyes, says an old Aesculapius. two
little bones exist semi-circular in
shape, which are diligently preserved
by noble females against the lunatical
disease" In the Haven Of Health"
an old medical work. the earn is com
prlsed III the list of ten sorts of fish
which are reckoned as principal in the
preservation Of health" and tie author
ADDS. 1t is in great WhOlesomeness. of
great value, and the tongue of the carp
is very pleasant to earping ladies'
In Germany perch was recommended
TO be eaten freely by wounded men
women in chiIdbed and for dangerous
fevers- Old doctors used to prescribe
two Imaginary round bones from the
perch's head az a remedy for stone
Walton quotes Gesner TO the effect
that the fat Of the grsyling being set
With little honey day or two in the
SUM- III q AAAAtG EtdS=- Is NeEE excellent
against redness or sWarthiness. or any
thing that breeds in the eyes" Ladies
should take a hint from this
The "etOliths." or ear stones. from
the Sciaena acquila are comparatively
large, and were formerly deemed
smacious against collie, provided they
had been received as gifts. as purchase
stones were believed to Lose their vir-
tue They were mounted IN gold and
worn suspended around the neck and
were highly priced
Many fish are said to have poisonous
qualities when eaten, while others
poison by biting with their teeth or
wounding with their spine or fins. The
sting ray had an evil reputation among
the ancients, and is not much loved by
the present generation The Sierra ted
spine on the tail Of this fish occasions
severe lacerated wounds Pliny,
Aelfan and Orphan asserted that the
venom with which ii was endowed was
capable of causing injury even to
vegetable and mineral substances. trees
losing their VeTdure and rocks even
BEING affected. The natives Of the gold
coast colony, West Africa, claim that /
they can cure wounds made by the
tails of the rays, If taken in ting by
using the powdered caudal spine q like |
fish. mixed with certain leaves and /
herbs.