1867 Six Hundred Receipts by John Marquart

600 MISCELLANEOUS VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

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times a day; and if the throat is much swollen, gargle with yeast and apply to the throat as a poul- tice, mixed with Indian meal. Use plenty of catnip- tea, to keep the eruptions out of the skin, for several days. No. 63. A Cure for Small-Fox. Use the above doses of yeast 3 times a day, and milk diet, throuo-hout the entire disease. ISTearlv every case can be cured without leaving a pock mark. Dr. William Fields. No. 64. A Cure for Diarrhoea. Put into a bottle 3 ounces pimento, (allspice,) upon which pour 1 pint best French brandy ; sweeten with sugar. Dose. — A wineglassful every hour for 3 hours, for lid alts. For children, dilute, and give a table- spoonful each hour. This remedy has been known to cure violent cases of diarrhoea. No. 65. Medical use of Salt, In many cases of disordered stomach, a teaspoon ful of salt is a certain cure. In the violent interna aching termed colic, add a teaspoonful of salt to a pint of cold water. Drink it, and go to bed. It is one of the speediest remedies known. The same will revive a person who seems almost dead from a heavy fall, &c.