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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Madame Young's Guide to Health - Her experience and practice for nearly forty years - -Author: Madame Young - Amelia Young - -Release Date: January 3, 2017 [EBook #53875] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MADAME YOUNG'S GUIDE TO HEALTH *** - - - - -Produced by MFR, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - -</pre> - - -<hr class="chap" /> - - -<div class="transnote"> -<p>Transcriber’s note: table of contents added by the transcriber.</p> -</div> - -<p class="toc"> -<a href="#INDEX">INDEX.</a><br /> -<a href="#DEVELOPMENT_OF_THE_FOETUS">DEVELOPMENT OF THE FŒTUS.</a><br /> -<a href="#PERIOD_OF_GESTATION">PERIOD OF GESTATION.</a><br /> -<a href="#FAMILY_HERBAL">FAMILY HERBAL.</a><br /> -<a href="#RECIPES">RECIPES.</a><br /> -<a href="#PHYSIOLOGY">PHYSIOLOGY.</a><br /> -<a href="#ROOTS_AND_HERBS">ROOTS AND HERBS.</a><br /> -<a href="#MISCELLANY">MISCELLANY.</a><br /> -<a href="#PREJUDICE">PREJUDICE.</a><br /> -<a href="#RHEUMATISM_ITS_CAUSES">RHEUMATISM—ITS CAUSES.</a><br /> -<a href="#THE_INFLUENCE_OF_OPIUM">THE INFLUENCE OF OPIUM.</a><br /> -<a href="#THE_DIGESTIVE_ORGANS">THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS.</a><br /> -<a href="#TO_MOTHERS">TO MOTHERS,</a><br /> -<a href="#GENERAL_REMARKS">GENERAL REMARKS.</a><br /> -<a href="#THE_DIET_OF_CHILDREN">THE DIET OF CHILDREN.</a><br /> -<a href="#REMARKS_ON_FOOD">REMARKS ON FOOD.</a><br /> -<a href="#TABLE">TABLE, SHOWING THE MEAN TIME OF DIGESTION</a><br /> -<a href="#Inferences_from_Dr_Beaumont"><span class="smcap">Inferences from Dr. Beaumont’s Experiments and Observations, given in his own words.</span></a><br /> -<a href="#CATALOGUE">CATALOGUE OF HERBS, MEDICINAL PLANTS, &c.</a><br /> -<a href="#SYNONYMS">SYNONYMS.</a><br /> -<a href="#ORDINARY_EXTRACTS">ORDINARY EXTRACTS.</a><br /> -<a href="#DOUBLE_DISTILLED_AND_FRAGRANT_WATERS">DOUBLE DISTILLED AND FRAGRANT WATERS.</a><br /> -<a href="#PROPERTIES_EXPLAINED">PROPERTIES EXPLAINED.</a><br /> -<a href="#RECOMMENDATIONS">RECOMMENDATIONS.</a><br /> - -</p> -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="figcenter" > -<img src="images/i_frontis.jpg" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">MADAME YOUNG, M. D.</div> -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<h1> -<span class="xl">MADAME YOUNG’S</span><br /> - -GUIDE TO HEALTH;</h1> - -<p class="center">HER EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICE<br /> -<small>FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS;</small></p> - -<p class="center"><span class="xs">A TRUE</span><br /> - -<span class="xl gesperrt">FAMILY HERBAL,</span><br /> - -<span class="xs">WHEREIN IS DISPLAYED THE TRUE PROPERTIES AND MEDICAL<br /> -VIRTUES OF ALL THE ROOTS, HERBS, &c., INDIGENOUS<br /> -TO THE UNITED STATES, AND THEIR COMBINATION<br /> -IN ALL THE DISEASES THE HUMAN<br /> -BODY IS HEIR TO; ALSO, AN</span></p> - -<p class="center">EXPLANATION OF THE HUMAN BODY,<br /> - -<span class="xs">ITS LIABILITY TO INJURIES THROUGH IGNORANCE<br /> -OF US STRUCTURE.</span></p> - -<hr class="smallt" /> -<p class="center">DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO HER SEX.</p> -<hr class="smallb" /> - -<p class="center"><small>ILLUSTRATED WITH DESCRIPTIVE ENGRAVINGS.</small></p> - -<p class="center xs"><i>I’ll be as happy as my fortune will permit, and make others so, if I can.</i></p> - -<p class="center"><small>ROCHESTER, N.Y.:</small><br /> -<span class="xs">PRESS OF A. STRONG & CO., DEMOCRAT AND AMERICAN OFFICE.<br /> -1858.</span> -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - - -<p class="center"><span class="xs"> -Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858</span><br /> - -<small>BY AMELIA YOUNG</small>,<br /> - -<span class="xs">In the Clerk’s Office of the Northern District of New York.</span> -</p> -<p class="xs spaced">STEREOTYPED BY<br /> -CHAS. H. M’DONELL,<br /> -ROCHESTER. N. Y. -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="INDEX">INDEX.</h2> - - -<div class="index"> -<ul class="index"> - -<li class="ifrst">Abdomen, the, <a href='#Page_124'>124</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Abortion, <a href='#Page_131'>131</a></li> - -<li class="indx">After Pains, <a href='#Page_106'>106</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Ague, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Angelica, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Alder, Black (See Errata below.), <a href='#Page_16'>16</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Dwarf, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Alterative, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Anti-bilious Physic, <a href='#Page_54'>54</a>, <a href='#Page_57'>57</a>, <a href='#Page_98'>98</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Pills, <a href='#Page_49'>49</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Female Pills, <a href='#Page_59'>59</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Appetite, loss of, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_101'>101</a>, <a href='#Page_104'>104</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Regular, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Asparagus Roots, <a href='#Page_89'>89</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Asthma, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a>, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a>, <a href='#Page_38'>38</a>, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a>, <a href='#Page_55'>55</a>, <a href='#Page_83'>83</a>, <a href='#Page_105'>105</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Asthmatic Elixir, <a href='#Page_79'>79</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Astringent, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Avens, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Back, pains in the, <a href='#Page_18'>18</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>weak, <a href='#Page_87'>87</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Balmory, or Snakehead, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Balsam of Honey, <a href='#Page_96'>96</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Fir, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>of Life, <a href='#Page_46'>46</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bathing, <a href='#Page_140'>140</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Anodine Solution, <a href='#Page_92'>92</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Beer, <a href='#Page_86'>86</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Indian, <a href='#Page_60'>60</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Beggar Lice, (Nervine), <a href='#Page_12'>12</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Beth, or Pappoose Root, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bitters, Anti-scorbutic, <a href='#Page_55'>55</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bitter Root, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bitter Sweet, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bladder, derangement of, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Stone in, <a href='#Page_77'>77</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bleeding, to stop, <a href='#Page_69'>69</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Blisters, Butternut for, <a href='#Page_41'>41</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Blood, cleansing the, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a>, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_29'>29</a>, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a>, <a href='#Page_82'>82</a>, <a href='#Page_86'>86</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Root, <a href='#Page_95'>95</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Spitting, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_105'>105</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>to warm the, <a href='#Page_81'>81</a>, <a href='#Page_93'>93</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Vomiting of, <a href='#Page_48'>48</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bloody Flux, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a>, <a href='#Page_53'>53</a>, <a href='#Page_89'>89</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Blue Flag, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Boils, <a href='#Page_56'>56</a>, <a href='#Page_57'>57</a>, <a href='#Page_68'>68</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bones, broken, <a href='#Page_78'>78</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bone Ointment, <a href='#Page_95'>95</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bowels, complaints of the, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a>, <a href='#Page_90'>90</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Inflammation of, <a href='#Page_47'>47</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Pains in the, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_41'>41</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>the, <a href='#Page_161'>161</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>to regulate, <a href='#Page_63'>63</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>weak, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a>, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Breast, Cancer in the, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Pain in the, <a href='#Page_85'>85</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Sore, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_76'>76</a>, <a href='#Page_82'>82</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bronchites, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bruises, poultice for, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_68'>68</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Bryony, White, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Buckthorn, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Burdock Root, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Burns or Scalds, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_70'>70</a>, <a href='#Page_77'>77</a>, <a href='#Page_78'>78</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Cachexies, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Camomile, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cancer, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_65'>65</a>, <a href='#Page_68'>68</a>, <a href='#Page_75'>75</a>, <a href='#Page_98'>98</a>, <a href='#Page_99'>99</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Canker, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Carbuncles, <a href='#Page_109'>109</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Carrot Seed, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Carroway Seed, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Catamenia, <a href='#Page_85'>85</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Catarrh, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a>, <a href='#Page_91'>91</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Catnip, <a href='#Page_18'>18</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cathartic, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_29'>29</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Celandine, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Chest, formation of, <a href='#Page_115'>115</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Pains in the, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Chick Weed, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Chilblains, <a href='#Page_86'>86</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Children, Diet of, <a href='#Page_177'>177</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cholera Morbus, <a href='#Page_87'>87</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cholic, Billious, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Wind, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a>, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a>, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a>, <a href='#Page_72'>72</a>, <a href='#Page_80'>80</a>, <a href='#Page_111'>111</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Chronic Disorders, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Chylification, <a href='#Page_164'>164</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Chymification, <a href='#Page_163'>163</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Clap, <a href='#Page_37'>37</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Coffee, Medical, <a href='#Page_53'>53</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cohosh Root, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Comfrey, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Colds, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a>, <a href='#Page_66'>66</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Composition, <a href='#Page_42'>42</a>, <a href='#Page_61'>61</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Convulsions, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Consumption, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_78'>78</a>, <a href='#Page_84'>84</a>, <a href='#Page_86'>86</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Consumptive Complaints, <a href='#Page_62'>62</a>, <a href='#Page_71'>71</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Females, <a href='#Page_85'>85</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Persons, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a>, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_38'>38</a>, <a href='#Page_97'>97</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cordial, Neutralising, <a href='#Page_90'>90</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Corns, <a href='#Page_103'>103</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Costiveness, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cough, <a href='#Page_11'>11</a>, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a>, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a>, <a href='#Page_44'>44</a>, <a href='#Page_63'>63</a>, <a href='#Page_66'>66</a>, <a href='#Page_104'>104</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Drops, Acid, <a href='#Page_50'>50</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Mixture, <a href='#Page_43'>43</a>, <a href='#Page_72'>72</a>, <a href='#Page_91'>91</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Powders, <a href='#Page_51'>51</a>, <a href='#Page_53'>53</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Syrup, <a href='#Page_84'>84</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cramps, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cranesbill, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Crosswort, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Cucumber, Wild, <a href='#Page_107'>107</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Dandelion, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Deafness, <a href='#Page_62'>62</a>, <a href='#Page_100'>100</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Debility or Languor, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a>, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a>, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a>, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a>, <a href='#Page_86'>86</a>, <a href='#Page_104'>104</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Decline of Life in Females, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Diabetes, <a href='#Page_47'>47</a>, <a href='#Page_83'>83</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Diaphoretic, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Diaphragm, <a href='#Page_121'>121</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Diarrhœa, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Diet, Children’s, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Digestion, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a>, <a href='#Page_55'>55</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Time of, <a href='#Page_184'>184</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Digestive Organs, <a href='#Page_159'>159</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Diuretic, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_88'>88</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Dragon’s Claw, or Fever Root, <a href='#Page_15'>15</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Dropsy, <a href='#Page_14'>14</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a>, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_47'>47</a>, <a href='#Page_49'>49</a>, <a href='#Page_65'>65</a>, <a href='#Page_61'>61</a>, <a href='#Page_73'>73</a>, <a href='#Page_95'>95</a>, <a href='#Page_108'>108</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Hydrogogue purge for, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>of the Brain, <a href='#Page_54'>54</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>of the Chest, <a href='#Page_48'>48</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Dysentery, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a>, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_37'>37</a>, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a>, <a href='#Page_42'>42</a>, <a href='#Page_59'>59</a>, <a href='#Page_98'>98</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Dyspepsia, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Ear-ache, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_68'>68</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Elecampane, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Elm, Slippery, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Elixir Pro, <a href='#Page_65'>65</a>, <a href='#Page_78'>78</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Emetic, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_29'>29</a>, <a href='#Page_42'>42</a>, <a href='#Page_109'>109</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Anti Drops, <a href='#Page_52'>52</a>, <a href='#Page_93'>93</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Epilepsy, <a href='#Page_40'>40</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Eruptions, Cutaneous, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Essences, to make, <a href='#Page_58'>58</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Evacuation, <a href='#Page_165'>165</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Evergreen, or Wintergreen, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Expectorant, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Extracts, ordinary, <a href='#Page_220'>220</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Eye Water, <a href='#Page_60'>60</a>, <a href='#Page_68'>68</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Eyes Inflammation of the, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_63'>63</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Eyes, Film on the, <a href='#Page_107'>107</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Sore, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_57'>57</a>, <a href='#Page_58'>58</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Weak, <a href='#Page_56'>56</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Eye Wash, <a href='#Page_43'>43</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Febrifuge, <a href='#Page_15'>15</a>, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Feet, Cold, <a href='#Page_87'>87</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Female Difficulties, <a href='#Page_14'>14</a>, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Weakness, <a href='#Page_87'>87</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Fevers, <a href='#Page_11'>11</a>, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a>, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a>, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a>, <a href='#Page_93'>93</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Cathartic for, <a href='#Page_110'>110</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Indian Remedy for, <a href='#Page_111'>111</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Intermittent, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Root, <a href='#Page_15'>15</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Sores, <a href='#Page_51'>51</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Typhoid, <a href='#Page_139'>139</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Fits, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_40'>40</a>, <a href='#Page_82'>82</a>, <a href='#Page_86'>86</a>, <a href='#Page_106'>106</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Flatulence, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Flooding, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Fluid Secretions, <a href='#Page_16'>16</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Fluor Albus, <a href='#Page_37'>37</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Flux, <a href='#Page_37'>37</a>, <a href='#Page_77'>77</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Fœtus, Development of, <a href='#Page_5'>5</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Food, remarks on, <a href='#Page_181'>181</a>, <a href='#Page_184'>184</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Foxglove, <a href='#Page_37'>37</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Fruit, to Preserve, <a href='#Page_58'>58</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Fumatory, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Gall, Ox, <a href='#Page_64'>64</a>, <a href='#Page_95'>95</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Gall Cake, to loosen the, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Gestation, period of, <a href='#Page_9'>9</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Gleet, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Goitre, or Adam’s Apple, <a href='#Page_93'>93</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Golden Rod, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Seal, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Gonorrhœa, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Gooseberry, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Gout, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_51'>51</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Gravel, <a href='#Page_18'>18</a>, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_43'>43</a>, <a href='#Page_95'>95</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Gruel, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Gullet, the, <a href='#Page_123'>123</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Hair, to promote the growth of the, <a href='#Page_98'>98</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Headache, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a>, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_44'>44</a>, <a href='#Page_79'>79</a>, <a href='#Page_91'>91</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Head, Bald, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Cold in, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Hemlock, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Herb Tea, <a href='#Page_142'>142</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Herbs, Plants, etc., <a href='#Page_191'>191</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Hips, Basket of the, <a href='#Page_126'>126</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Hives in Children, <a href='#Page_100'>100</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Hops, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Huckleberry, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Humors, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a>, <a href='#Page_89'>89</a>, <a href='#Page_94'>94</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Hydrogogue, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Hypochondria, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Hysterics, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Ice Plant, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Indigestion, <a href='#Page_82'>82</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Indian Women, hardihood of, <a href='#Page_112'>112</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Infants, <a href='#Page_169'>169</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Inflammation, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a>, <a href='#Page_51'>51</a>, <a href='#Page_62'>62</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Injections, <a href='#Page_42'>42</a>, <a href='#Page_105'>105</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Ippecacuanha, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Itch, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_102'>102</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Jacob’s Ladder, <a href='#Page_18'>18</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Jaundice, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a>, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_102'>102</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Joints, Swelling of, <a href='#Page_69'>69</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Weak, <a href='#Page_77'>77</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Kidneys, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a>, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a>, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_125'>125</a></li> - -<li class="indx">King’s Evil, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_70'>70</a>, <a href='#Page_86'>86</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Lavender, <a href='#Page_88'>88</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Laxative, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Leek, Garden, <a href='#Page_18'>18</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Legs, pain in, <a href='#Page_81'>81</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Lilly, Pond, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Lobelia, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Lockjaw, <a href='#Page_41'>41</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Lime Water, <a href='#Page_63'>63</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Liver, Derangements of, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Inflammation of, <a href='#Page_48'>48</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>to Strengthen, <a href='#Page_93'>93</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>the, <a href='#Page_123'>123</a>, <a href='#Page_161'>161</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Lumbago, <a href='#Page_110'>110</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Lungs, Soreness of, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Madder, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Maiden Hair, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Malefern, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Mandrake Powders, <a href='#Page_49'>49</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Marks on Children, <a href='#Page_84'>84</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Marsh Mallow, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Marsh Rose Moss, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Mallows, <a href='#Page_43'>43</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Masterwort, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Mastication, <a href='#Page_161'>161</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Masturbation, <a href='#Page_133'>133</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Mayweed, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Measures, <a href='#Page_50'>50</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Medicamentum, Young’s, <a href='#Page_90'>90</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Melancholy, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Menses, Obstructed, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Suppression of, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a>, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a>, <a href='#Page_47'>47</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Menstrual Discharge, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Mercury to cleanse from the blood, <a href='#Page_101'>101</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Milk, or Silk Weed, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Monthly Courses, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Mortification, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a>, <a href='#Page_80'>80</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Moss, Ground, <a href='#Page_45'>45</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Mouth, the, <a href='#Page_160'>160</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Mucous, Cold, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Mustard Seed, black and white, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Narcotic, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Nervine, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Nervous Fevers, <a href='#Page_15'>15</a>, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Nerve Ointment, <a href='#Page_42'>42</a>, <a href='#Page_91'>91</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Nettles, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_44'>44</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Nipples, Sore, <a href='#Page_62'>62</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Nose, bleeding at the, <a href='#Page_49'>49</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Oak, white, black and yellow, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Oats, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Ointment, Rheumatic, <a href='#Page_45'>45</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Vegetable, <a href='#Page_50'>50</a>, <a href='#Page_56'>56</a>, <a href='#Page_102'>102</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Universal, <a href='#Page_92'>92</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Ointments, <a href='#Page_222'>222</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Opodeldoc, <a href='#Page_81'>81</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Opium, <a href='#Page_153'>153</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Opthalmia, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Ovaries, affections of, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>the, <a href='#Page_127'>127</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Pæonie, Garden, <a href='#Page_40'>40</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Pain in the Side, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Pains, Bathing for, <a href='#Page_64'>64</a>, <a href='#Page_98'>98</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Parsley, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Peach Leaves, (for Cough), <a href='#Page_11'>11</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Pectoral, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Pennyroyal, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Perspiration, <a href='#Page_18'>18</a>, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Peruvian Bark, (See White Oak), <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Physic, Family, <a href='#Page_52'>52</a>, <a href='#Page_70'>70</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Phlegm, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Phlegmatic Temperament, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Phthisic, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a>, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_41'>41</a>, <a href='#Page_81'>81</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Physiology, <a href='#Page_115'>115</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Pigeon Berry, <a href='#Page_29'>29</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Piles, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_63'>63</a>, <a href='#Page_79'>79</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Pillwort, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Pills, Antibillious, <a href='#Page_49'>49</a>, <a href='#Page_52'>52</a>, <a href='#Page_96'>96</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Family, <a href='#Page_108'>108</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Plaster, <a href='#Page_46'>46</a>, <a href='#Page_83'>83</a>, <a href='#Page_85'>85</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Pleurisy, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a>, <a href='#Page_103'>103</a>, <a href='#Page_105'>105</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Poisonous Bites, <a href='#Page_66'>66</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Poplar Bark, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Polypus, <a href='#Page_58'>58</a>, <a href='#Page_65'>65</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Poultice, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a>, <a href='#Page_77'>77</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Poke Root, <a href='#Page_29'>29</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Powders, Mandrake, <a href='#Page_49'>49</a>, <a href='#Page_51'>51</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Compound, <a href='#Page_81'>81</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Soda, <a href='#Page_81'>81</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Pregnancy, <a href='#Page_107'>107</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Prickly Ash, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a>, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Prolapsus Uteri, <a href='#Page_99'>99</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Prejudice, <a href='#Page_145'>145</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Properties Explained, <a href='#Page_223'>223</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Purge, <a href='#Page_16'>16</a>, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Queen of the Meadow, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Raspberry, red, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Relax, <a href='#Page_45'>45</a>, <a href='#Page_51'>51</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>in Children, <a href='#Page_59'>59</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Relaxation of the Solids, <a href='#Page_84'>84</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Remittent Fever, <a href='#Page_15'>15</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Rheumatism, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a>, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a>, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a>, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a>, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_43'>43</a>, <a href='#Page_46'>46</a>, <a href='#Page_69'>69</a>, <a href='#Page_76'>76</a>, <a href='#Page_78'>78</a>, <a href='#Page_80'>80</a>, <a href='#Page_94'>94</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Chronic, <a href='#Page_94'>94</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Inflammatory, <a href='#Page_29'>29</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Outward application for, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Rheumatic Powders, <a href='#Page_59'>59</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Rheumatism, its causes, <a href='#Page_149'>149</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Rickets, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_78'>78</a>, <a href='#Page_110'>110</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Roots and Herbs, how to collect and Preserve, <a href='#Page_135'>135</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Rose, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Ruptures, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_97'>97</a>, <a href='#Page_100'>100</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Salts, Volatile, <a href='#Page_64'>64</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Salt Rheum, <a href='#Page_46'>46</a>, <a href='#Page_54'>54</a>, <a href='#Page_75'>75</a>, <a href='#Page_82'>82</a>, <a href='#Page_106'>106</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Salve, <a href='#Page_42'>42</a>, <a href='#Page_59'>59</a>, <a href='#Page_68'>68</a>, <a href='#Page_96'>96</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sassafras Bark, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sarsaparilla Root, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Syrup, <a href='#Page_88'>88</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Scald Head, <a href='#Page_54'>54</a>, <a href='#Page_62'>62</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Scitica, <a href='#Page_52'>52</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Scoke Root, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Scrofula, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a>, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a>, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a>, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Scrofulous Sores, <a href='#Page_96'>96</a>, <a href='#Page_99'>99</a>, <a href='#Page_111'>111</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Senna, <a href='#Page_38'>38</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Side, Stitch in, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Single-celled Berry, <a href='#Page_14'>14</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sinews, Shrunk, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Small Pox, <a href='#Page_104'>104</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Snake Root, black, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>do Canada, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Snake Weed, <a href='#Page_29'>29</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Soap Oil, <a href='#Page_96'>96</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sudorific <a href='#Page_27'>27</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_90'>90</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sore Mouth, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_29'>29</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Eyes, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sores, all kinds, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a>, <a href='#Page_56'>56</a>, <a href='#Page_92'>92</a>, <a href='#Page_93'>93</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sorrel Extract, <a href='#Page_93'>93</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Southern Wood, or Old Man, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Spasmodic Affections, <a href='#Page_18'>18</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Spasms, <a href='#Page_49'>49</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Spearmint, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Spikenard, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sprains and Bruises, <a href='#Page_47'>47</a>, <a href='#Page_90'>90</a>, <a href='#Page_94'>94</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Strengthening, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a>, <a href='#Page_86'>86</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Stimulant, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a>, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a>, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Stimulating Embrocation, <a href='#Page_80'>80</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Stomach, Complaints of, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Sickness of, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a>, <a href='#Page_68'>68</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Soreness of, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_39'>39</a>, <a href='#Page_41'>41</a>, <a href='#Page_49'>49</a>, <a href='#Page_82'>82</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Sour, <a href='#Page_50'>50</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Tincture, <a href='#Page_63'>63</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>The, <a href='#Page_160'>160</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Weak, <a href='#Page_85'>85</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Stone Root, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> - -<li class="indx">St. Anthony’s Fire, <a href='#Page_93'>93</a>, <a href='#Page_109'>109</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Succory, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Summer Savory, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sweat, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Sweet Fern, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Swellings, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_68'>68</a>, <a href='#Page_72'>72</a>, <a href='#Page_73'>73</a>, <a href='#Page_87'>87</a>, <a href='#Page_91'>91</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Synonyms, <a href='#Page_211'>211</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Syrup, Alterative, <a href='#Page_65'>65</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Cleansing and Strengthening, <a href='#Page_60'>60</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Flax Seed, <a href='#Page_84'>84</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Tamarack, <a href='#Page_34'>34</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Tar Syrup, <a href='#Page_97'>97</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Tar Water, <a href='#Page_60'>60</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Teeth, Aching or Decaying, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Insensible to pain, <a href='#Page_64'>64</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Testicles, Rupture of, <a href='#Page_100'>100</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Thoroughwort, (Fevers), <a href='#Page_11'>11</a>, <a href='#Page_44'>44</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Throat, Sore, <a href='#Page_41'>41</a>, <a href='#Page_109'>109</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Tincture, Dewey’s, <a href='#Page_80'>80</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Tonic, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_91'>91</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Toothache, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a>, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_47'>47</a>, <a href='#Page_64'>64</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Tooth Powder, <a href='#Page_91'>91</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Thistle, Canada, <a href='#Page_44'>44</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Tumors, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Turnip, Indian, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_95'>95</a>, <a href='#Page_97'>97</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Typhus Fever, <a href='#Page_15'>15</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Ulcers, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a>, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a>, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_63'>63</a>, <a href='#Page_68'>68</a>, <a href='#Page_73'>73</a>, <a href='#Page_77'>77</a>, <a href='#Page_92'>92</a>, <a href='#Page_99'>99</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Unicorn Root, <a href='#Page_29'>29</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Urinary Organs, diseases of, <a href='#Page_18'>18</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Urine, Flow of, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_37'>37</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Incontinency of, <a href='#Page_48'>48</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Regulator of, <a href='#Page_21'>21</a>, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Retention of, <a href='#Page_18'>18</a>, <a href='#Page_25'>25</a>, <a href='#Page_24'>24</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Uva Ursa Leaves, <a href='#Page_19'>19</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Venereal Disease, <a href='#Page_27'>27</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Vervain, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Virgin’s Bower, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Viscera, Obstruction of, <a href='#Page_20'>20</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Secretions of, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Vomit, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Vomiting, <a href='#Page_48'>48</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Vermifuge, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_26'>26</a>, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a></li> - - -<li class="ifrst">Wash, <a href='#Page_31'>31</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Water Fennel, <a href='#Page_30'>30</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Water Trefoil, <a href='#Page_33'>33</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Waters, Double-distilled, <a href='#Page_222'>222</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Weakness, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a>, <a href='#Page_99'>99</a>, <a href='#Page_103'>103</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Whites, <a href='#Page_36'>36</a>, <a href='#Page_37'>37</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Whooping Cough, <a href='#Page_75'>75</a>, <a href='#Page_104'>104</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Wind, <a href='#Page_23'>23</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Wine, Currant, <a href='#Page_88'>88</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Elder, <a href='#Page_91'>91</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Wintergreen, <a href='#Page_13'>13</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Witlows, <a href='#Page_57'>57</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Womb, and Appendages, <a href='#Page_126'>126</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Diseases of, <a href='#Page_129'>129</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Derangement of, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a></li> -<li class="isub1"><span class="ido">Do</span>Falling of, <a href='#Page_22'>22</a>, <a href='#Page_28'>28</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Worms, <a href='#Page_12'>12</a>, <a href='#Page_17'>17</a>, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a>, <a href='#Page_35'>35</a>, <a href='#Page_41'>41</a>, <a href='#Page_43'>43</a>, <a href='#Page_64'>64</a>, <a href='#Page_74'>74</a>, <a href='#Page_101'>101</a></li> - -<li class="indx">Wormwood, <a href='#Page_32'>32</a></li> -</ul></div> - - -<p><b>ERRATA.</b>—The two line paragraph near top of page 17, -should follow the fourth paragraph on page 16,—“for children, in -coughs and costiveness, &c.,” should be followed by “the above is also -very good for children, &c.”</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2>PREFACE.</h2> - - -<div> - <img class="drop-cap" src="images/m.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">MY <span class="smcap">Beloved Sex</span>:</p> - -<p>I have taken upon myself a great -task, at the age of sixty-two, through -love for you and the rising generation. -The Scripture teaches,—<i>Where -much is given, much will be -required</i>; that is the case with me. -Nature’s gift was liberal, and this -gift I had ample means to cultivate.</p> - -<p>I left Boston, my native place, and kind parents, at the age -of fifteen, for Montreal, there to acquire and master languages -which my native home could not bestow. Here I devoted -three years to French and Latin, as they were absolutely necessary -for my advancement in Philosophy and Botany. I remained -here some years, and frequently visited the Iroquois -tribe, learning much of them in the healing art.</p> - -<p>I began to keep a regular manuscript of all I could possibly -learn from every tribe and nation, not allowing myself to be -biased by prejudice.</p> - -<p>My beloved friends, daily do I read books that are styled -Herbal, on the Virtues of Roots, Herbs, &c., and have not -only discovered in them an almost innumerable quantity of -errors and defects, but also a multiplicity of directions for -their uses which my own knowledge and practice proves ineffectual -in the cure of the complaints to which these treatisers -have directed their applications.</p> - -<p>I likewise give you a description of the human body, or, in -a word, the Living Animal, easy and comprehensive, that it -may be understood by every one who reads it. I have written -it in a plain, easy and familiar style, adapted to all capacities. -It is the sincere wish of my heart, that it may prove a -blessing to all.</p> - -<p class="rightsig"> -MADAME YOUNG, M. D.<br /> -</p> - -<div class="figcenter" > -<img src="images/i_005_facing.jpg" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">Plate 1.</div> -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_5">5</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="DEVELOPMENT_OF_THE_FOETUS">DEVELOPMENT OF THE FŒTUS.</h2> - - -<div> - <img class="drop-cap" src="images/w.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">WHEN conception first takes place, -an ovum is detached, which is -carried through the fallopian tubes -or oviduct, to the uterus, and has -been observed in that organ by Sir -E. Home, eight days after impregnation.</p> - -<p>About the fourth week, it resembles -a tadpole, the appendage or -tail being probably the spinal marrow; -a small point is perceived below the head which pulsates -and indicates the region of the heart; below this the abdomen -appears. Thus, the brain, spinal marrow and heart are first -called into action, the other parts being brought forward as -required by nature.</p> - -<p>About the sixth week, two small, black spots proclaim the -development of the eyes; the mouth appearing about the -same time; the upper and lower limbs soon become discernable. -The intestinal tube is perpendicular, running along the -spine.</p> - -<p>At two months, all parts of the child are present; the eyes -and eyebrows are visible; the limbs are developed; the fingers -are closed on each other, though flimsy; the head now forms -comparatively the third part of the body, in size. Its weight -is about half an ounce, and length about three inches.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_6">6</span></p> - -<p>Between the ninth and tenth weeks, the mouth is plainly -defined, the lips drawn closely together; the eyelids close the -eyes; the opening of the ears begin to appear; the spinal -tail shortens, and the fingers and toes assume their proper -shape and position.</p> - -<p>Towards the third month, the face is distinct; the front part -of the chest is covered in by the iternum; the intestines, -hitherto contained in the umbilical cord, enter the abdomen; -the skin begins to be organized; the embryo is now from four -to six inches in length, and weighs from one and a half to two -ounces.</p> - -<p>At the fourth month, the upper and lower extremities are -equal; the skin is downy; the bones and muscles are so far -formed as to be under the control of, and are now moved by the -fœtus. It measures about seven or eight inches in length, and -weighs between seven to eight ounces.</p> - -<p>About the fifth month, the auricles and vesicles of the -heart are equal; the toe and finger nails are marked; the -skin is still red; the features become plainly developed. The -length of the fœtus is ten inches, and the weight about sixteen -ounces.</p> - -<p>At the sixth month, the hair appears; the brain becomes -homogeneous; the nails may be plainly distinguished; the -form of the child is now distinct. The length twelve inches, -and the weight nearly two pounds.</p> - -<p>At the seventh month, the skin is of a rosy color, cellular -substance becomes developed; the eyelids are covered; the -bile is bitter; every part of the fœtus is enlarged, and so far -developed that if born at this time it will be able to breathe, -cry and nurse, but very difficult to raise, or bring up, requiring, -as it does, a great amount of care, and constant attention. -Lacking animal heat, it must be imparted to it by being kept<span class="pagenum" id="Page_7">7</span> -wrapt in a soft, flannel blanket, and in the lap of the nurse, or -lay close to its mother, as its own power of generating heat is -very feeble, therefore that heat necessary to its existence must -be supplied to it. It is very seldom they are strong enough, -bodily or constitutionally, to endure washing or dressing. -Natural, or animal heat, is far preferable to fire heat. The -length of the body fourteen inches, and weight about three -pounds.</p> - -<div class="figcenter" > -<img src="images/i_006_facing.jpg" alt="" /> -<div class="caption"> Plate 2.</div> -</div> - -<p>At the eighth month, all the parts are more developed; the -infant measures sixteen inches, and weighs between four and -five pounds.</p> - -<p>At the ninth month, the infant has acquired the perfect -form of the human species; the two substances of the brain -are quite distinct; the muscular system well developed, the -bones are strong, the motions of the child quick and lively, -the heart pulsates rapidly, and the circulation has become -very active. The length of the body is generally twenty -inches, and the weight seven or eight pounds; the crown of -woman’s bliss—the true effects of wedded love.</p> - - -<div class="figcenter" > -<img src="images/i_008_facing.jpg" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">Plate 3.</div> -</div> - -<div class="figcenter" > -<img src="images/i_009_facing.jpg" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">Plate 4.</div> -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_9">9</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="PERIOD_OF_GESTATION">PERIOD OF GESTATION.</h2> - - -<div> - <img class="drop-cap" src="images/t.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">THE usual period of gestation, (carrying -the child in the womb,) as derived -from extended observation by medical -statisticians, is found to be forty -weeks, or 280 days. Ladies generally -count nine solar months, which is a little -short of 280 days. The difficulty of determining -from which particular act of cohabitation -conception took place, and still -more, the impossibility of knowing on what -day the semen of the male impregnated -the ovum of the female, (as this may not occur -for some days after copulation,) renders certainty -upon the length of gestation, to a day, quite out of the question -in any case. But by close observation, and taking a great -number of cases, it may be ascertained, to within a brief -period, when conception has occurred, and from thence the -average deduction of gestation may be drawn. But upon this -point, as upon all others connected with the subject of gestation, -it will be found that there is no fixed period for parturition to -take place. It may occur before the expiration of 280 days; -it may not happen till after that period. There have been -undoubted instances where gestation has been prolonged to<span class="pagenum" id="Page_10">10</span> -300 days. The law of France fixes 300 days as the period, -after death, or absence of the husband, wherein the child shall -be considered legitimate. In Scotland, the term is ten -months. In one case in this country, a child born 311 days -after the decease of the husband, was decided by the Court to -be legitimate; but physiologists would be dubious upon the -legitimacy of the infant in a case so prolongated as this.</p> - -<p>On the other hand, children are often born before the expiration -of the 280 days. Seven and eight months’ children, -that live, are by no means uncommon; and there have been -recorded cases of children born at even so short a period as -twenty-four weeks after conception, which lived; the child -itself, from the formation and ossification it presented, giving -evidence that it had not been a longer period than that in the -womb. A Church Court, in England, decided a child legitimate -born twenty-seven weeks after marriage. In cases of -this kind, the child itself is the best evidence; the appearance -it presents showing, to the medical man, generally, very -near its fœtal age. There are so many instances recorded, -and well attested cases, where children have been born at a -much less time, after conception, than nine months, that no -woman should be accused or suspected of wrong in giving -birth to a child a little short of the usual period, after -marriage. It is exceedingly unjust to do so. The mortification -which many sensitive ladies, entirely innocent of -evil, experience, and the mental anguish they endure from -such thoughtless remarks as the ignorant, upon these points, -are too prone to make, leads me to hope that men and women -will hereafter better inform themselves upon this subject, and -from a better knowledge be induced to abstain from unjust -conversation and condemnation.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="figleft" > -<img src="images/i_010_facinga.jpg" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">Plate 5.</div> -</div> -<div class="figright" > -<img src="images/i_010_facingb.jpg" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">Plate 6.</div> -</div> - - - - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_11">11</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="FAMILY_HERBAL">FAMILY HERBAL.</h2> - - -<h3>THOROUGHWORT</h3> - -<p>Has been introduced extensively into practice throughout -the United States, and appears to be superior to camomile as -a sudorific tonic, and far preferable to bark, in the treatment -of the local autumnal fevers of the country, prevalent near -the streams, lakes and marshes, often curing when other -tonics failed. A warm decoction of boneset, till it vomits -freely, is generally sufficient to break up almost any fever in -its commencement; it cleanses the stomach, and excites the -secretive organs; relaxes constriction, produces a free perspiration, -and, of course, throws off the disease. For colds, it is -a complete remedy, always observing to take a draught of the -cold tea after the sweat is over, which will prevent an additional -cold on exposure.</p> - -<p>Boneset may be managed to act as a tonic, a sudorific, a -laxative, or an emetic.</p> - - -<h3>PEACH LEAVES AND TWIGS</h3> - -<p>Are useful in a bad cough. Steeped down to a strong tea, -with about half of the quantity of skunk-cabbage, add the -same quantity of good molasses as there is of tea, and take -half a wineglass three or four times a day. I have cured an -obstinate cough with this medicine.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_12">12</span></p> - -<p>Peach pits, or meats, are very useful in bitters to assist the -digestive organs, and prevent inflammation of the kidneys -and bladder. The leaves and twigs have the same properties -as the meats, and will answer when the meats cannot be -obtained. A strong tea made of peach leaves, will stop -excessive vomiting.</p> - - -<h3>BALMORRY, OR SNAKEHEAD.</h3> - -<p>This herb is found in moist fields, frequently near small -streams or rivulets, and has a very bitter taste. It is much -used for bitters; for correcting the bile, it is a tonic and anti-bilious, -much used in jaundice, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, -general languor and debility; good for children troubled with -worms. It is one of the ingredients in my spiced bitters. An -even teaspoonful of the powder is a dose.</p> - - -<h3>ANGELICA</h3> - -<p>Is found in all parts of the United States. Its medical -properties are the same as the garden angelica of Europe.</p> - - -<h3>SUMMER SAVORY,</h3> - -<p>An annual plant, growing without cultivation in the south -of Europe; is cultivated in our gardens; principally used to -season food. It is stimulant, and has a tendency to remove -pain and wind.</p> - - -<h3>PRICKLY ASH.</h3> - -<p>The bark and berries of the prickly ash are stimulant, tonic, -and energetic. It has been highly esteemed as a remedy for -chronic rheumatism, and is a celebrated remedy for the -toothache; a very common ingredient in bitters; it possesses -somewhat the properties of guaiacum. By a long continuance<span class="pagenum" id="Page_13">13</span> -in taking this bark, it is said to produce salivation. The dose -to be taken is from ten grains to half a drachm, to be repeated -three or four times a day.</p> - - -<h3>EVERGREEN, OR WINTERGREEN.</h3> - -<p>An excellent remedy for cleansing the blood. The oil is -good for the toothache, and is used to disguise many popular -panaceas.</p> - - -<h3>ROSE.</h3> - -<p>The flower is tonic and astringent. Dr. Beach prescribes -the rose water in connection with the pith of young sassafras -twigs, in ophthalmia, or inflammation of the eyes.</p> - - -<h3>PENNYROYAL.</h3> - -<p>Found all over the United States, and in Canada. It is -gently stimulant, produces universal perspiration when taken -in large quantities, warm, and we consider it the best drink to -accompany the lobelia emetic. In cases of sudden suppression -of the menses, a tumblerful of this drink, with an even -teaspoonful of black pepper, powdered fine, sweetened and -drank warm, after soaking the feet in weak ley, will rarely fail -producing the desired effect. It is useful to qualify, or mix -other medicines for sickness at the stomach, colds, &c., and -may be drank freely.</p> - - -<h3>BLUE FLAG.</h3> - -<p>Found throughout the United States, by the side of streams -and wet places. It flowers in June, has a very handsome blue -flower; grows about two feet high. The Oneida Indians -make much use of this root for the cure of rheumatism. -Make a strong tincture of the blue flag root, by putting it -into spirits, or alcohol; let the patient take a teaspoonful<span class="pagenum" id="Page_14">14</span> -three times a day, after eating, increasing the dose gradually. -If it should produce slight pains in the head and breast, take -less at a time.</p> - - -<h3>BEGGAR LICE.</h3> - -<p>The virtues of this plant has never, to my knowledge, been -thoroughly understood. As a nervine in all female difficulties, -and a valuable medicine when used for any derangement -in the monthly courses, it has not many equals; it will remove -pain immediately, and quiet the nerves.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Directions.</span>—Take a handful of the flowers and leaves, -and half the quantity of tanzy; make a good strong tea, and -take a quantity on going to bed, if you can; if not, take it, -but do not go out in the cold. The best time is bed time.</p> - - -<h3>SINGLE-CELLED BERRY.</h3> - -<p>Grows in hedges, and along the road sides, in almost every -part of America; flowers in July and August; the berry -contains three irregular shaped seeds.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Medical Virtues.</span>—A decoction of the berries and roots, -has been found most efficacious in curing dropsies.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Preparation.</span>—Boil two ounces of the dry root, in two -quarts of rain water, down to one half, and strain the liquor. -In dropsy, a gill of the decoction must be taken morning -and night. A gill of the juice made from the inner, or green -bark, works powerfully, both upwards and downwards, and -has frequently cured dropsies. One ounce of the inner bark, -dried, and one ounce of the dry roots, may be boiled in four -quarts of rain water, down to two quarts; a teacupful, taken -three times a day, works powerfully as a diuretic, and is an -excellent remedy in suppression of the urine.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_15">15</span></p> - - -<h3>DRAGON’S CLAW, OR FEVER ROOT.</h3> - -<p>This is a newly discovered plant, known to but few botanists -in the United States. It rises six or seven feet; the leaves -grow in a cluster from the root to the top; blossoms, yellow; -roots, small and black, about the size of cloves, and very -tender, very much resembling the claws of an animal, and so -full of nitre that the powder of the root, if kept in the open -air, will liquify.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">History.</span>—This plant grows upon mountains and the sides -of hills, in the Genesee country, and about Albany: the leaves -ovate, and are two or three inches long.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Medical Virtues.</span>—It is a powerful febrifuge, and I have -found it a sure and quick medicine in exciting perspiration, -without increasing the heat of the body. The root is effectual -in all remittent, typhus, and nervous fevers, and will -relieve the patient of all pains caused by colds.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Preparation.</span>—After prescribing a mild puke of the -American ipecacuanha, and the physic has done working, I -give one or two ounces of the root, to be put into two quarts -of rain water, and boiled down to one, and giving the patient, -in bed, a teacupful of the strained liquor every hour, which -causes a plentiful perspiration, and generally stops the fever in -a few hours. The night-hectic fever, in a consumptive -patient, I have relieved by the above treatment. It is an excellent -medicine in pleurisy, and a sure remedy in erysipelatose -fever.</p> - -<p>Pulverize the root, sift the powder through a fine hair -sieve, and put it in bottles, well stopped from the air. A teaspoonful -of this powder may be taken every two hours, in a -teacupful of black snakeroot tea, in order to raise a speedy -diaphoresis, or perspiration, in pleurisies and fever, when they -are violent.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_16">16</span></p> - - -<h3>BLACK ALDER</h3> - -<p>Rises to the height of a small tree, and is much branched -towards the top; the young shoots are full of pith—the old -ones empty; the leaves are pinnated, consisting of two or -three pair, with an odd one at the end; flowers, sweet smelling, -white, and produced on large, flat umbels, or clusters. -The fruit is a round, succulent berry, of a blackish purple -color, and contains three seeds.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">History.</span>—This tree grows in hedges and clumps, along -the borders of meadows or flats, in every part of the United -States; flowers in July, and the berries are ripe in September.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Medical Virtues.</span>—An infusion, in wine, of the inner -bark of the trunk, or the expressed juice of the berries, in a -dose of an ounce, will purge moderately, and, taken in small -doses,—say a teaspoonful every hour,—proves an efficacious -diabetruent, capable of promoting and assisting all the fluid -secretions. The following is a good medicine in families, for -the cure of recent colds and coughs:—</p> - -<p>Take of the juice of elderberries, strained, ten pounds, and -add three pounds of loaf sugar; evaporate in a bake pan, -over a slow fire, into the consistence of thick honey. A tablespoonful -or two may be taken at bed time; and two teaspoonsful, -for children, in coughs and costiveness, will prove -effectual.</p> - -<p>In erysipelatosed fever, a teacupful of the infusion of dry -flowers, (made by pouring a quart of boiling water on a handful -of the flowers,) may be taken every hour, and the parts -wet with the following wash:—Boil four ounces of beech -drops, in four quarts of rain water, down to one half; strain -the decoction, and add to it a teaspoonful of sugar of lead. -The face and arms may be wet with a linen rag, dipped in this<span class="pagenum" id="Page_17">17</span> -lotion, four or five times a day, which never fails to cure, after -necessary evacuations.</p> - -<p>The above is also very good for children having the <a id="whooping17"></a>whooping -cough, by taking a teaspoonful or two every hour.</p> - - -<h3>SOUTHERN WOOD, OR OLD MAN.</h3> - -<p>There are few who are ignorant of the existence of this -plant, or unacquainted with its aromatic fragrance. It is to -be found in almost every garden; flowers of a lilac-tinged, -grayish color.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Medical Properties.</span>—There are very few who really -know how useful this plant is. It is stimulant, sudorific, antiseptic, -anti-hysterical, and, I consider it, a great nervine. It -is an excellent remedy for the headache, and to check a too -profuse flow of the menses; is also good for worms.</p> - - -<h3>BLACK MUSTARD SEED.</h3> - -<p>Take a handful, pound and mix with rye meal; good for -pains in the chest, or elsewhere. Mix with water only; put -the poultice on the soles of the feet.</p> - - -<h3>WHITE MUSTARD SEED.</h3> - -<p>Very little known; it is a valuable medicine,—simple and -efficacious in all cases where the stomach is weakened by -taking too much medicine; it creates warmth in the stomach, -that is, it expels wind and removes that cold mucous from the -stomach, assisting the digestive organs in their functions, and -creates a regular appetite. I have found it good for worms.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Directions.</span>—Take two large tablespoonsful of seeds, -clean and free from dirt, and put them into a half teacupful -of spearmint tea; take a teaspoonful morning, noon, and bed -time. Keep the decoction covered close, and should they be<span class="pagenum" id="Page_18">18</span>come -dry, add more tea. You must not chew them, but -swallow them whole. Follow this treatment for fifteen days -in succession. Give less to a child, in proportion to age and -constitution, sweetened with sugar or molasses.</p> - - -<h3>CATNIP.</h3> - -<p>Notwithstanding this plant is but little thought of in -regular practice, it is a very valuable herb. I have used it, -with motherwort, for menstruation, and found it gave relief -instantly, especially where they were swollen or bloated. I -have often used it successfully in treating children in cases of -fits, caused by worms. Make a half pint of strong, catnip -tea, add an even teaspoonful of fine salt, two or three tablespoonsful -of molasses, one tablespoonful of sweet oil, or hog’s -lard; inject two-thirds of it, and keep it up ten or fifteen -minutes, which may be done by compressing the parts with -the hand. It will bring away the super-abundance of mucous -slime which, in such cases, collects on the internal surface of -the intestinal canal.</p> - -<p>Catnip tea is very useful in fevers, producing perspiration -without increasing the heat of the body; it is also an excellent -remedy in spasmodic affections. I have used it instead -of pennyroyal for an emetic; but I prefer pennyroyal in all -cases where a vegetable emetic is to be given.</p> - - -<h3>GARDEN LEAK.</h3> - -<p>Though having a very offensive smell, is good for the gravel -and all diseases of the urinary organs.</p> - - -<h3>JACOB’S LADDER.</h3> - -<p>Good for retention of the urine, pain in the back, loins, &c.; -can be taken as a tea.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_19">19</span></p> - - -<h3>UVA URSA LEAVES</h3> - -<p>Are excellent for consumptive persons, and, I would say, -drink plentifully of the tea, by steeping it well; add a little -licorice root.</p> - - -<h3>SPEARMINT</h3> - -<p>Is a native of the States. It is warming and exhilarating -in its nature, and has all the properties of the peppermint, -but works more on the kidneys, and causes a copious flow of -urine and perspiration.</p> - - -<h3>MASTERWORT.</h3> - -<p>The roots and seeds are aromatic, expectorant and laxative; -they are good to promote menstrual discharge. I can highly -recommend it to all who are troubled with cholic and flatulent -disorders; it helps digestion, and warms the stomach.</p> - - -<h3>MARSH ROSE MOSS.</h3> - -<p>This I have used successfully in cases of gleet and gonorrhœa; -use a decoction made from the roots.</p> - - -<h3>SUCCORY.</h3> - -<p>This plant grows wild, and is generally found in pastures; -has long leaves, with a rib down the middle; very bitter. -The wild succory is the strongest, and I generally prefer it in -my practice. It is laxative, and excellent in fevers, cutaneous -eruptions, and weak bowels.</p> - - -<h3>BLACK SNAKE ROOT.</h3> - -<p>This root is diaphoretic, very warming, and promotes perspiration; -in a word, it is a strengthening cordial for all -feeble persons. Steep it and sweeten with sugar; good as a<span class="pagenum" id="Page_20">20</span> -drink in all fevers; its use will prevent mortification in a -fractured limb.</p> - - -<h3>WILD POPLAR BARK.</h3> - -<p>A great tonic, as well as a pleasant bitter; valuable, and -far superior to peruvian bark for intermittent fever. Take it -when the fever is off.</p> - -<p>Put a handful of the inner bark in a quart of luke-warm -water, and let it stand a few hours; take a wineglassful in the -morning, at noon, and at bed time.</p> - - -<h3>DANDELION.</h3> - -<p>The roots and leaves are opening, cleansing the liver and -gall; it opens all the secretions of the viscera, cleanses the -blood, and is good in fevers and general debility.</p> - - -<h3>VERVAIN.</h3> - -<p>This herb is good for headaches. Steep in good vinegar, -and bind on externally.</p> - - -<h3>CROSSWORT.</h3> - -<p>This herb is excellent in all bowel complaints, and is a good -drink with your meals. The Shakers use this instead of tea -and coffee; it makes a very pleasant drink when made weak; -boil, or steep it in hot water, ten minutes, in order to make it -palatable.</p> - - -<h3>FUMITORY</h3> - -<p>Is an excellent herb, and makes a good, pleasant tea; is -cooling; good for humors, and all cutaneous eruptions of -the skin.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_21">21</span></p> - - -<h3>QUEEN OF THE MEADOW.</h3> - -<p>Leaves and flowers possess the same virtues. It is very -seldom used by females in the United States. This herb -should be in every collection; an excellent regulator in all -urinary difficulties, where the evacuations are scant, or too -profuse; strengthens the kidneys and bladder.</p> - - -<h3>BITTER ROOT, OR AMERICAN IPECACUANHA.</h3> - -<p>Grows in wood bogs, and on low, sandy land; is emetic, and -an excellent hydragogue, causing the water to pass off freely; -is diaphoretic, possessing the same virtues as the English -Ipecacuanha, but I prefer it as it is rather milder. It is the -bitterest root we have it Botany. In another part of this -book may be found a recipe for making the tincture. When -properly administered, it is good in almost all ailments.</p> - - -<h3>LOBELIA,</h3> - -<p>Sometimes called “emetic weed,” or “Indian tobacco.” -I have used this herb with success; not sufficient to cause -vomiting, but merely to loosen the phlegm and the gall cakes, -or gall stones, which are formed by inward heat. It will act -as an emetic and diaphoretic, but always have some balsamic -herb with it, when used as such.</p> - -<p>I have found it excellent in asthmas, <a id="whooping21"></a>whooping cough, and -phthisic. Take the seeds, mandrake root, and blood root, -equal parts of each, say 2 oz., and put them into a quart of -good rum or whiskey; add a teaspoonful of coriander seeds, -pulverized fine; let them stand ten hours near the fire, shaking -often; give a half teaspoonful in sweetened water; give -six to ten drops to a child having the rattles, or croup; it will -loosen colds immediately, and act beneficially on the whole<span class="pagenum" id="Page_22">22</span> -system. Keep this herb always at hand; do not be afraid of -it; give a little at a time, until relieved; I have saved the -lives of hundreds with it. In severe cases, put boiled, or -bruised onions on the soles of the feet, and, likewise, take a -half teaspoonful of spirits turpentine, added to a tablespoonful -of goose grease, or hen’s oil, and rub it in briskly between -the shoulders and on the breast; repeat often if necessary, -but this will not be required except in very severe cases. -Lobelia is also good to smoke for asthma.</p> - - -<h3>RED RASPBERRY.</h3> - -<p>The leaves are the only part of this that is used in practice, -although the berries are very healthy in their season. -I have used the leaves in combination with those of mullen, -for canker, dysentery, diarrhœa, and sore mouth, both in -adults and babes; it heals and removes all canker from the -bowels. Let the patient drink plentifully of it.</p> - - -<h3>HOPS.</h3> - -<p>Narcotic, but very useful in poultices; they are good for -pain in the bowels and intestines, and in falling of the womb. -Steep hops in whiskey, heat them hot, and spread on a cotton -cloth, sprinkle on a little black pepper, and apply to the -abdomen. Drink a strong tea made of hops, at bed time, for -nine nights in succession. A pillow made of hops is excellent -for persons having weak nerves, and is far healthier than -feathers; so, also, is sweet fern.</p> - - -<h3>MAIDEN HAIR.</h3> - -<p>This herb is pectoral and vermifuge; an excellent remedy -in coughs, and for all female complaints,—general debility, -&c. For a cough, take a handful, the same of upper<span class="pagenum" id="Page_23">23</span> -mullen leaves, a half handful hoarhound, three cents’ worth -licorice; put these into one quart of water and boil six minutes, -then strain, adding two teaspoonsful cider vinegar and -half pound of honey. Take a tablespoonful every time the -cough is troublesome.</p> - - -<h3>HUCKLEBERRY, OR WHORTLEBERRY.</h3> - -<p>This berry is very beneficial in retention of the urine, and -derangements of the kidneys and bladder. Make a tea of it, -and use as occasion requires.</p> - - -<h3>FIR BALSAM.</h3> - -<p>This balsam grows mostly in Maine. I can highly recommend -it in coughs, for which take a little on sugar. For sore -breast, anoint the nipples every night on going to bed, or, -it may be used during the day, though I prefer the former. -It is good for all kinds of sores, and may be used internally -and externally, without danger, being simple and efficacious.</p> - - -<h3>CAMOMILE.</h3> - -<p>For pain in the side, take the flowers, pulverize, and mix -with honey and sweet oil; good in agues, swellings, shrunk -sinews, and in colic, jaundice, bilious colic, and gravel.</p> - - -<h3>CARROT SEED.</h3> - -<p>Good for wind, and as an assister in monthly courses. The -leaves, pounded, are good for sores and ulcers; the juice of -the root is excellent in salves, as it is both cleansing and -healing.</p> - - -<h3>CARAWAY SEED.</h3> - -<p>May be effectually used for retention of urine, and for wind; -also, in poultices for bruises.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_24">24</span></p> - - -<h3>CELANDINE.</h3> - -<p>Boil in rain water until the strength is out, then mix with -old rum, is excellent for sore eyes; for film on the eye, make -a salve with it and fresh butter; or, the juice may be squeezed -into the eye, and for the same purpose, it can be mixed -with breast milk.</p> - -<p>A decoction, in wine, is good for jaundice; the root is good -for dropsy, and when powdered and put into a hollow tooth -will stop the toothache. The leaves, made into a tea, are -good for a sweat, to be taken on going to bed; for a fever, if -taken in its early stages, and as a component part in ointments.</p> - - -<h3>PILLWORT.</h3> - -<p>This is a smaller species of Celandine and is highly recommended -as a wash, or ointment, for king’s evil.</p> - - -<h3>CRANESBILL.</h3> - -<p>Excellent for bilious colic, gravel, and soreness of the stomach -and lungs. The leaves, pounded and scalded, are good -to cleanse and heal sores and fresh wounds; and wet in rum -or hot vinegar, makes a good outward application for rheumatism.</p> - - -<h3>DWARF ALDER.</h3> - -<p>A tea, made of the inner or middle bark, is good for dropsy, -for coughs, and for affections of chest and lungs. The leaves -are good for inflammation of the eyes. The juice of the -berry, boiled in honey, and a few drops put in the ear, will -stop the earache or headache. A tea, made from the roots, -will assist the monthly courses, and remove obstructions; is -also good to bathe the head when affected by cold. A tea,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_25">25</span> -made from the blossoms, I recommend in retention of urine, -for the piles, and to cleanse the blood. Striping the bark <i>up</i>, -it will act as an emetic,—<i>down</i>, as a physic.</p> - - -<h3>SLIPPERY ELM.</h3> - -<p>The bark from the root, scraped fine, relieves swellings, -inflammations, and contracted sinews; the root should be -boiled some hours, skimmed and allowed to cool. A poultice, -made of the bark from the root, boiled one hour and strained, -is good for bald head, and will make the hair grow; also, an -excellent application for burns, scalds, and inflammations, -inwardly or outwardly.</p> - - -<h3>ELECAMPANE.</h3> - -<p>This is one of the best roots we have in coughs and consumption, -or phthisic, when used as a syrup. It is good for -the teeth, preventing their aching and decaying; good as an -ointment for the itch, and, used with tobacco, is good for all -kinds of sores. The tops, made into beer, are good for the -sight, cramps, convulsions, spitting of blood, &c.</p> - - -<h3>WHITE BRYONY.</h3> - -<p><span class="smcap">Description.</span>—The stem of this plant twists around bushes, -shrubs and trees, and shoots out to a great extent; its tendril -leaves are very large, diminishing gradually to the top -one; palmated lobes, pointed irregularly, and standing upon -long foot-stalks; flowers of a yellow green, male and female, -and from the alaæ of the leaves, which are striped with green -veins, turns into a red berry. It grows in low meadows and -swamps; the roots are white and large.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Medical Properties.</span>—The root is a powerful drastic purgative; -it was formerly much used by the celebrated Dr. -Sydenham as a hydragogue purge in dropsies.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_26">26</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Directions.</span>—In all dropsical swellings and suppressions -of urine, the patient may take 2 to 3 drachms, which will -work sufficient without griping; take soup as a drink.</p> - - -<h3>VIRGIN’S BOWER.</h3> - -<p>This plant rises about two feet in hight; the petals white; -the seeds are attached to their stamens, giving them the appearance -of feathered tails.</p> - - -<h3>MILK, OR SILK WEED.</h3> - -<p>This has a square stalk, and rises three feet in hight; flowers -yellow, which terminate in a pod.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Medical Virtues.</span>—The root has been found effectual in -the cure of dropsy. I have used it with success in all dropsical -cases.</p> - - -<h3>MILKWEED</h3> - -<p>Is also an excellent vermifuge for children. I have found -it good in catarrhal, cachectic, scrofulous and rheumatic -disorders.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Preparation.</span>—You can steep it as a tea; (I only use the -roots) make it strong, according to age. When it is used for -suppression of the urine, drink plentifully; if for worms, give -it night and morning to children, sweetened with molasses.</p> - - -<h3>SASSAFRAS BARK.</h3> - -<p>This is well known to all mankind, and grows plentifully in -the United States. I would say, as to the medical virtues of -this bark, it is Sudorific, diuretic, warming and stimulating, -and very little should be used at a time. There are very -many who chew it for a sweet breath, but it injures the habits, -therefore be careful, use it for it is good, and take a little at a -time, and not too much; it cleanses the blood.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_27">27</span></p> - - -<h3>SARSAPARILLA ROOT.</h3> - -<p>This root is so well known to every individual that I deem -it little to the purpose to say much about it; it is alterative -in its properties, and more dependence has been put on its -virtues than really could be relied on as a cure; but mixed -with other roots of the same virtues, has always been found -by me the best for all tumors, scrofulas, or venereal diseases. -I think snakehead, or fisherworth, can be relied on for more -virtue than sarsaparilla; but even if you have confidence in -this root alone, I say make a decoction, or tea from it, strong. -I prefer our own American sarsaparilla to the Spanish, and -as a rule, prefer all roots, barks, berries, &c., from our own -native soil.</p> - - -<h3>MAY WEED.</h3> - -<p>This weed is well known to all; it resembles camomile, and -is called by some, wild camomile. It has a very disagreeable -smell and taste; although little used in practice, I consider it -very useful in dysenteries or chronic disorders; it will instantly -give relief in bloody flux and flooding; is Sudorific. If you -have a case, and need a good sweat, drink a pint of tea made -by steeping the weed.</p> - - -<h3>CANADA SNAKE ROOT.</h3> - -<p>Very heating; has a beautiful smell; is stimulating, and -excellent for the aged, and for all persons of cold or phlegmatic -temperaments.</p> - - -<h3>COHOSH ROOT.</h3> - -<p>There are four kinds of cohosh,—white, blue, red and -black,—all possessing the same virtues. They are all diobstruents, -sedative and tonic. As a general medicine for females, -use the white and blue; the black, years past, was considered<span class="pagenum" id="Page_28">28</span> -a great remedy for rheumatism, and I have found it so myself. -Take equal parts of cohosh and prickley ash, and a very little -mandrake, is good for aged persons.</p> - - -<h3>BETH, OR PAPPOOSE ROOT.</h3> - -<p>This root is generally known; is good in falling of the -womb, and troubles in the ovaries. Add it in every syrup -you make for diseases of females.</p> - - -<h3>SWEET FERN,</h3> - -<p>Boiled in milk, is good for the dysentery and rickets.</p> - - -<h3>NETTLES.</h3> - -<p>A tea made of nettles relieves stich in the side and back.</p> - - -<h3>BLOOD ROOT, OR DRAGON’S CLAW.</h3> - -<p>This is one of the most useful roots we have, and no one -should be without it; it is emetic, cathartic, pectoral and -sudorific; in fact, it possesses many virtues; it will cure all -internal and external ulcers.</p> - - -<h3>BURDOCK ROOT.</h3> - -<p>The roots and tops are of the same medical properties, -although we use the roots more in syrups than the leaves. -The roots I consider of a cleansing and detergent quality, -promotes sweat, is good in almost all syrups, and more especially -for females in the decline of life.</p> - - -<h3>INDIAN TURNIP.</h3> - -<p>This root is very acrid, pungent and heating; it promotes -the watery excretions; its use quickens the circulation in -individuals of cold or phlegmatic habits. For a cough, take<span class="pagenum" id="Page_29">29</span> -a tablespoonful of the root, pulverized, to which add two tablespoonsful -of pulverized loaf sugar, and a teaspoonful of flour -of sulphur; mix well together, and put it into a jar, covered -close. Take half teaspoonful five times a day. This will -cure your cough, and quicken the action of the digestive -organs. Take a green piece of this root, mixed with blue -flag, pound them both together, and it will cure a fellon, on -the finger or elsewhere. Apply three times.</p> - - -<h3>UNICORN ROOT.</h3> - -<p>It grows on the side of mountains and frequently in swamps; -I have found it very strengthening in all female weaknesses. -Combined with white cohosh, an ounce of each, put into one -quart of wine, I have found good for hysteria cholic. Take -half a wine glass full at morning and at bed time.</p> - - -<h3>SNAKEWEED.</h3> - -<p>This is certainly the most astringent that grows. Great -care must be taken when using it, and give a cathartic if it -proves too binding. It can be used with honey as a wash for -sore mouths.</p> - - -<h3>POKE ROOT, OR PIGEON BERRY.</h3> - -<p>Few country people are unacquainted with this root. -Many persons use it for greens in the spring. Every one -should be prudent, and not use it too freely as it is emetic -and cathartic; it will vomit severely when taken in large doses, -but when used with moderation it will purify the blood, and -is an excellent remedy for inflammatory rheumatism, for -which cut the root into slices and apply it on all parts of the -body which are affected. For internal use, take one quart -of the berries and half an ounce of mandrake root, in two<span class="pagenum" id="Page_30">30</span> -quarts of whiskey, and add two ounces of prickley ash bark; -drink a wine glass full in the same quantity of cold water, -mornings and at bed time; begin with half a wine glass at -first. It will be found good for males or females. In hysterics -or fits, it will give instant relief.</p> - - -<h3>SCOKE ROOT.</h3> - -<p>This root is very different from poke root, and grows in -swamps; is very hard to dig, and is called by some white -hellebore; is a great nervine. I have known many put it -into snuff, but it is very harsh; it has been used by many in -case of mania, but as I do not recommend any poisons, would -say to all, let it alone. If you have the seven years’ itch, you -may add a little of it to the following wash: Take 2 ounces -of pulverized blood root, in 2 quarts of best cider vinegar, and -add quarter of an ounce of scoke root; shake well, and wash -all over at bed time. Let this wash stand near the fire for -several days before using it, shaking it frequently. When -too thick, add more vinegar. Do not shake it when you -wash with it, but turn it off clear.</p> - - -<h3>WATER FENNEL.</h3> - -<p>This is anti-scrofulous; is excellent for all diseases of the -lungs, internal ulcers and asthma; it will remove the mucus -from the bronchial tubes, and heal them; for ulcers or sore -legs, drink it freely, and wash the sores with the same; add -a little white maple bark with it; always use the inner bark, -next to the wood.</p> - - -<h3>MARSH MALLOW.</h3> - -<p>These grow in our gardens; the low mallow possesses the -same medical virtues; are both good in canker, mild and<span class="pagenum" id="Page_31">31</span> -loosening; for canker in children add a little catnip and coriander -seed. Children have more or less canker in the bowels.</p> - - -<h3>WHITE OAK.</h3> - -<p>This bark is very strengthening; and so, also, is the black -and yellow oak. They are good to make washes. I use -them internally, as I think them as good as peruvian bark, -and safer.</p> - - -<h3>OATS.</h3> - -<p>How few there are acquainted with the virtues hid in oats. -Very many lives have been saved by using oat meal gruel, -but of late years it is entirely laid aside. Oats are healing -and cooling, and, therefore, healthy. Make puddings of the -meal for your children every night, and they will be healthy -and robust. Boil two quarts of oats in two gallons of -water four hours, add a handfull of succory, let it steep ten -hours, then strain off and add one pint of good molasses; -boil half an hour, and drink, say a tumbler half full, night -and morning, before dog days, and through that season. I -will warrant no sickness will trouble you. It will cleanse the -kidneys. Oats are good in pleurisies, and removes all obstructions -from the viscera. Take two vegetable pills at bed time.</p> - - -<h3>GOLDEN ROD.</h3> - -<p>This plant is perennial, rises two feet in hight, has small -brown stalks divided at the top into branches with numerous -long green leaves; flowers small and yellow. It grows in -woods and meadows, and along the fences; its leaves are -gently astringent; the flowers are beneficial in removing -obstructions in the urinary organs, and in gravelly complaints -of the bladder; also, good in cachexies, and in the first stage -of dropsy.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_32">32</span></p> - - -<h3>PARSLEY.</h3> - -<p>Every person is acquainted with this plant, as it is found -in all gardens; it will produce a free discharge of urine; its -medical properties are cooling.</p> - - -<h3>GOLDEN SEAL.</h3> - -<p>Is tonic, cathartic and nervine; excellent to wash sore eyes.</p> - - -<h3>ICE PLANT.</h3> - -<p>This root is an excellent remedy for fits in children, and in -old times was called “fits root.”</p> - - -<h3>STONE ROOT.</h3> - -<p>Grows on the side of hills; the root is knotty and nearly -as hard as a stone; this root is warming, diuretic, aromatic, -and good in all dropsical diseases.</p> - - -<h3>BUCKTHORN.</h3> - -<p>Is a prickly bush, or low tree, grows in hedges throughout -the States. The bark and berries are cathartic, and if you -are in want of a brisk cathartic take the bark or berries. It -would be a good plan to put the berries into whiskey, and -take occasionally one or two tablespoonsful.</p> - - -<h3>WORMWOOD.</h3> - -<p>This perennial herb grows by the road side, in gardens, -and around old ruins and walls. Its active constituents are a -bitter extract and essential oil; is used in stomach complaints, -and is of great service in hypochondria and melancholy, lowness -of spirits, and loss of appetite; in intermittent fevers, -cachectic, and dropsical complaints, and in jaundice; destroys -worms. The essence, taken for a considerable time, prevents<span class="pagenum" id="Page_33">33</span> -the formation of stone in the kidneys and bladder,—the patient -omitting the use of wine and acids. The gout has been conquered -by the continual use of the decoction of this herb. -A teacupfull of the infusion taken twice a day, by nurses, -will make their milk good.</p> - - -<h3>WATER TREFOIL.</h3> - -<p>This plant is perennial, and grows in marshes, swamps, and -wet meadows, in New Jersey. It flowers in July; the leaves -are excessively bitter, which is extracted by infusion; one -ounce of the leaves, dried, are equal to half a pound of hops, -in brewing. A drachm of the powdered leaves is a purge -and a vomit. It has been found beneficial in curing scorbutic -complaints, as well as tertian and quartan fevers, and is excellent -in curing rheumatic affections.</p> - - -<h3>POND LILY.</h3> - -<p>The white and yellow both have the same properties, and -are healing and cooling. I have found them to relieve all -fluxes, inflammations, outwardly and inwardly. I use the -seeds and roots in cases of consumption. The blows make a -good poultice for burns, bruises, or any kind of sores, as it is -very healing.</p> - - -<h3>MADDER.</h3> - -<p>This is opening and strengthening, and is a sure cure for -yellow jaundice: Take as much madder as you can hold in a -tablespoon, twice as much hoarhound, and snakehead, and -half an ounce of mandrake; put this into three pints of boiling -water, keep it warm ten hours, then strain, and add three -tablespoonsful of white ash bark; put all into a bottle and -shake it well; drink half a wine glass full in half a tumbler -full of water.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_34">34</span></p> - - -<h3>PRICKLY ASH TEA.</h3> - -<p>Make this tea by steeping prickly ash bark in hot water; -take it three times a day before eating.</p> - - -<h3>GOOSEBERRY.</h3> - -<p>The leaves and berry are good in all cases of inflammation, -being of a cooling nature; they were much used in the olden -time, for coughs, and in salves.</p> - - -<h3>TAMARACK.</h3> - -<p>I use the bark in all my syrups, as it is cleansing and -quickens the circulative action.</p> - - -<h3>HEMLOCK.</h3> - -<p>This bark is excellent in all colds, to be used as a steam -bath. It will break up a fever, and by taking a teaspoonful -of powdered mandrake root, internally, it will remove the -fever, and probably save fifty dollars doctor’s bill. It is good, -internally and externally. The tincture is very warming, and -good to bathe the back and loins, when weak or painful. -Always take few drops on sugar, internally, before bathing. -Remember, never bathe with any tincture without taking -something internally, it may injure you for life.</p> - - -<h3>CHICKWEED.</h3> - -<p>This will be found good in all poultices for sores.</p> - - -<h3>SPIKENARD.</h3> - -<p>Every one is well acquainted with this root; it is balsamic -and healing; I generally use it for coughs and general -debility.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_35">35</span></p> - - -<h3>MALE FERN.</h3> - -<p>This root is a great vermifuge; I have used it with success -for exterminating the tape worm; and is in no wise dangerous, -which cannot be said of some vermifuges. Always -administer a brisk cathartic after drinking a decoction of this -root, once a day for three days; then give the vermifuge for -three days, then a cathartic, and so on for nine days, and all -worms will be expelled, both from the stomach and bowels. -To be taken before eating.</p> - - -<h3>SWEET FERN.</h3> - -<p>How little is known of this shrub, yet all know it by its -beautiful smell. For any derangement of the womb, there is -nothing better: Take five roots of this shrub and boil in two -quarts of water, down to one, and when cool strain; then -add one gill of Holland gin. Take half a wine glass full in -the morning, and a wine glass full at bed time. This is a good -remedy in all weaknesses, especially for children having weak -bones, or are troubled with scrofula, or any tumors; also, for -those who cannot hold their water, or have weak bowels.</p> - - -<h3>BITTER SWEET.</h3> - -<p>This plant rises eight or ten feet in hight, and entwines -around trees the same as a vine; flowers in loose clusters, -always turning against the sun; the carolla is composed of -one petal, wheel shaped, and divided at the bottom or border -into five pointed segments, which are bent back; purple prominences, -like dots, surround the rim of the carolla, from the -nectary; the yellow anther making a beautiful contrast; the -flowers become bright red; berries something similar to currants, -and are of a bitter, sweet taste. This climbing shrub -grows common in low grounds and marshes. The dulcamara<span class="pagenum" id="Page_36">36</span> -is a powerful and useful medicine; it increases all the secretions -and excretions, excites the heart and arteries, and is also -beneficial in all cutaneous effections, rheumatism, scirrhus -swellings, ill-conditioned ulcers, scrofula, whites, jaundice, and -obstructed menses. Cancers of the breast have been cured -by the application of the juice to the cancer, and the green -leaves applied to the breast.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Preparation.</span>—Boil half a pound of the bark of the bitter -sweet in eight quarts of spring water to the consumption of -one gallon; a gill to be taken three times a day; it is also -good in fevers. The patient ought to take a dose of sal -glauber once a week, while using the medicine.</p> - - -<h3>COMFREY.</h3> - -<p>This well known, useful plant, rises about two feet in hight; -leaves very large, similar to water dock; roots long, thick as -a man’s thumb, very mucilaginous, and are black externally -and white within; flowers of a pale blue color. It grows in -moist meadows, near springs, and is planted in gardens for -family use. The roots are inspissant and demulcent, having -the same virtues as marsh mallow; they correct salt sharp -serum, heal erasions of the intestines in diarrhœa and dysentery, -and prevent the spitting of blood; bruised and applied -to ruptures, externally, they have proved beneficial.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Preparation.</span>—Take four ounces of the fresh roots, or -three of dry, four ounces of burdock root, two of red rose -willow bark, one of parsley, and two of yarrow tops; boil -these ingredients in four quarts of water and one of new milk, -to the consumption of two quarts; strain and sweeten it with -loaf sugar. A gill of this decoction, taken three times a day, -will cure the recent clap in a few days, using the tormentil -injection, elsewhere directed. It is also beneficial in curing the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_37">37</span> -fluor albus, or whites, in weakly females. The roots, boiled -in milk, are good for fluxes, dysentery, and ardor of urine. -Take two ounces of dry comfrey root, bruised, and one ounce -of tormentil root, boil them in three quarts of water down to -two; strain it and add a pint of brandy, with four ounces -of powdered loaf sugar dissolved in it. A gill may be taken -by adults, and a tablespoonful by children, four times a day, -in cases of dysentery, diarrhœa, or flux.</p> - - -<h3>FOX GLOVE.</h3> - -<p>The stalk is erect, tapering, and is four feet in hight; leaves -large, oval, shady, wrinkled and veined, growing on short -winged foot-stalks, downy underneath; the lacteas attendant -on the flower stalks are small, spear shaped and sessile; -the flowers, always on one side, are purple, bell shaped, marked -internally with little dark colored spots, placed in whitish -rings, and long hairs defend the entrance of the tube, hence -no insects ever approach this flower. The flower stalks vary -in length; at first they depend like the flowers, afterwards -becoming erect, when they elevate a two-celled capsule, containing -many blackish seeds.</p> - -<p>This most elegant plant is raised in gardens, and is an exotic -plant; flowers in July, and seeds in September. It would -take a small volume to describe all the virtues which different -authors have ascribed to its various qualities; however, as it -is a dangerous medicine in the hands of the unskilful, I will -give a few descriptions of its qualities, with directions how it -may be used with safety in families.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Preparation.</span>—Take of the dried bruised leaves of fox -glove four ounces, powder of masterwort root one ounce, -leaves of rue and wormwood, each, two ounces, elecampane -and comfrey root bruised, each, two ounces, lungwort and<span class="pagenum" id="Page_38">38</span> -wild cherry tree bark, each, one ounce; put all the ingredients -into a new gallon earthen pot, and pour one gallon of -boiling rain water on them; cover the pot and set it near the -fire, on hot ashes, for twelve hours; after which strain the -liquor through a linen cloth and add four quarts of honey, -and let it stand near the fire twelve hours longer; then strain -the liquor and put it in bottles for use. In all consumptive -and asthmatic complaints, the patient may take a tablespoonful -of this balsam three or four times a day, in a tea -cupful of the following tea: put one ounce of skunk cabbage -root and half an ounce of wild cherry tree bark in a tea pot, -and pour boiling water on it, and use it daily; the dose may -be increased from a tablespoonful to a wine glass full three -times a day.</p> - - -<h3>SENNA.</h3> - -<p>This plant rises from two to four feet in hight, resembling -a shrub, and sending out hollow, woody stems; leaves in -alternate order, compound, composed of several pairs, oval, -pointed and nerved pinnæ, of a yellowish green color; flowers -yellow, forming a spike consisting of five petals; the pod is -curved and short. It grows in Canada, along the Ottawa -river, in great quantities. It has been customary to reject -the pedicles of the leaves of senna, but this is mere prejudice, -for both leaves and pedicles act in the same way. The American -senna operates milder than the senna that is imported, -but it must be given in a larger dose.</p> - -<p>Pour a pint of boiling water on eight drachms of American -senna, and put a teaspoonful of ginger, or the powder of -masterwort root, to it; let it stand in the pot for fifteen minutes -for use; sweetened, with milk in it, it will prove a mild -purge without griping. Children may take one or two teacupsful -twice a day. Adults may take a desert-spoonful of the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_39">39</span> -powder, with a teaspoonful of ginger, night and morning. -As a safe and gentle purge, the following electuary is an excellent -laxative for loosening the bowels of persons of costive -habits: Take of senna leaves, powdered, six ounces, masterwort -or ginger, one ounce, pulp of French prunes one pound, -pulp of tamarinds two ounces, molasses one pint and a half, -essential oil of caraway two drachms; boil the pulps in the -molasses to the consistence of honey, then add the powders, -and when the mixture cools put in the oil, and mix the whole -intimately. Dose, a teaspoonful twice a day.</p> - - -<h3>AVENS.</h3> - -<p>This plant rises a foot in hight; root fibrous, very pleasant -and aromatic; leaves large and lyre shape; stalks upright -and hirsute; flowers yellow and terminal. It is a perennial -plant, and grows wild in the uncultivated fields of New Jersey -and the New England states. Flowers from June to July; -the roots are fibrous, of a dark red color externally, and -white internally; has the flavor of cloves, with a bitterish, -astringent taste. The large roots are preferable to the fibrous -ones, which must be dug up in April, cut into thin slices and -dried in the air as quick as possible. After being pulverized, -sift the powder through a hair sieve and put it in bottles, -well corked, for use. It is a good febrifuge, and is really an -excellent substitute for the Jesuit bark in the cure of intermittent -fevers, dysentery, chronic diarrhœa, wind colic, effections -of the stomach, asthmatic symptoms, and cases of debility.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Preparation.</span>—After the patient has taken a puke of the -American ipecacuanha, and the fever is off, a teaspoonful of -the powder may be administered every hour until the fever is -broke, then use my stomach bitters, mentioned in this work,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_40">40</span> -in order to prevent a relapse. Take of aven root two ounces, -arum root half an ounce, (in powder,) skunk cabbage balls, -in powder, half an ounce, gentian and masterwort, each half -an ounce, sugar candy one ounce; mix one tablespoonful of -these powders and boil them in one quart of rain water and -one pint of new milk, for an hour. In all debilitating complaints, -or beginning consumptions, the patient may take two -teacupsful of this chocolate morning and evening, sweetened -with loaf sugar, and ride out every day two hours before dinner.</p> - - -<h3>GARDEN PÆONIE.</h3> - -<p>This plant rises two feet in hight; leaves cut into lobes -which are oblong, or if pinnated, terminate by an odd pinnæ; -capsules, two; oblong hirsute, and crowned with a stigma. It -grows plentifully in the gardens throughout the United States. -The seed is imported from Switzerland; it is noted for its -virtues in the cure of epilepsy, and fits in children. The root -must be dug in March, dried and pulverized, and kept in -bottles, close corked, for use. Adults, subject to epilepsy, -may take a desert-spoonful of the powder four times a day, -in a teacupful of bitter sweet tea, made as follows: Pour a -quart of boiling water on an ounce of the bruised dry bark -of bitter sweet, taken from off the roots, and sweeten the tea -with sugar; give to children, two years old, ten grains of -the powder four times a day, in molasses, and wash it down -with the bitter sweet tea. Apply the bruised roots to the -soles of the feet when going to bed.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_41">41</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="RECIPES">RECIPES.</h2> - - -<p><span class="smcap">For Sore Throat, Stomach, or Bowels.</span>—Take of -the inside bark of slippery elm, dried and powdered fine, one -teaspoonful, and same quantity of brown sugar; pour in a -little cold water and stir till mixed; then add a little warm -water. Take a teaspoonful once an hour. For a poultice, it -may be mixed with powdered crackers, or ginger, equal quantities -of each, which is excellent for burns, scalds, &c. It -will also remove inflammation, or pain in the eyes.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Butternut for Blisters.</span>—Take the green shell of the -nut, or the bark of the root, powdered; keep it moist while -applying it. It is much better than Spanish flies.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Phthisic.</span>—Steep the leaves of white cedar; drink a -gill three times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Lockjaw.</span>—Soak the part affected in ley.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Worms.</span>—Steep sweet flag and wild turnip together. -Take wild aloe leaves, (Indian hemp,) powder them and -sweeten with molasses; tea good for children.</p> - -<p>Make a syrup of equal quantities of the twigs and buds of -balm of gilead, the same of white ash, and molasses; boil -them together, and add a little spirits; it may also be made -into pills.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_42">42</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">A Good Salve.</span>—Steep princes pine till the strength is -out; add fresh butter or mutton tallow; simmer till the -water evaporates.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Composition.</span>—Take 1 lb. bayberry root, ½ lb. inner -bark of hemlock, ½ lb. ginger, 2 oz. cayenne pepper, 2 oz. cloves; -mix, pound fine and sift.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">An Emetic.</span>—Take butternut bark, from the body and -roots: boil till the strength is out; then strain and boil down -sufficient to make into pills. They operate as an emetic, or -cathartic.</p> - -<p>Nervine is also good for a puke; with, or without boneset, -it is an excellent remedy for a fever, in the first stages.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Nerve Ointment.</span>—Take of bitter sweet bark two parts, -of wormwood and camomile equal parts; moisten with warm -water, and add some animal oil; simmer over a slow fire ten -hours; then strain and add 1 oz. spirits turpentine to each -pound of ointment; to be used for bruises, sprains, callouses, -corns or swellings.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Good Salve.</span>—Take 1 lb. beeswax, 1 lb. salt butter, 12 oz. -balsam fir; simmer together and strain; this is excellent for -burns and scalds, after the inflammation is out.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Injection.</span>—Burdock seeds soaked in water.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dysentery.</span>—Take rhubarb and nutmeg, on going to bed.</p> - -<p>Strawberry leaves and roots are good in cases of dysentery, -inward inflammation, or for derangement in monthly courses. -A syrup made of the berries, is good for jaundice; a decoction -from the leaves and roots, will cure sores, inflamed eyes, -and humors in the skin.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_43">43</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Eye Wash.</span>—Take one pint of ripe strawberries and put -them into a quart bottle with half a pint of good rum, fill it -up with rain water; then place it in a bed of horse-dung for -one week. This will make a good wash for inflamed eyes.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Mallows.</span>—An excellent remedy for phthisic, and for effections -of the chest. Also good as a syrup, when ladies expect -to be confined; if costive, they will be much benefited by a -frequent use of the tea. The juice, mixed with boiled oil, is -good for all tumors, scurf, dandruff, sores on the head, scalds, -burns, St. Anthony’s fire, and all feverish and painful swellings. -The blows, boiled in water, adding a little alum and -honey, will cleanse and heal sore mouth or throat. A tea, -made of this, is good for hoarseness, coughs, shortness of -breath, gravel and dysentery.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Consumptive Cough Mixture.</span>—Take one tablespoonful -of good tar, three ditto of honey, three yolks of eggs, half a -pint of good wine; beat the tar, eggs, and honey well -together, then add the wine; dose, a teaspoonful three times -a day. Make a tea of barley, and drink frequently.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Gravel.</span>—Heart’s Ease is good.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Worms.</span>—A decoction made from witch hazel, or spotted -alder bark, scraped off downward, is a good remedy.</p> - -<p>Take sage, pounded fine, put in milk, sweetened with molasses, -to which add a little alum, is good to turn worms.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rheumatism.</span>—Princes pine, horse-radish, elecampane, wild -cherry, mustard seed, a small handful of each; one gill of tar, -one pint of brandy; let it stand three days, shaking it often. -Dose, two tablespoonsful three times a day.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_44">44</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Hectic Cough.</span>—Take one pint of barley, one pound of -turnips, four ounces of elecampane, three quarts of water; -boil to one pint, and then add one pound of honey or loaf -sugar, and half a pint of brandy; dose, one tablespoonful -three times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Canada Thistle</span>—Blows or roots, are good for dysentery -and piles.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sick or Nervous Headache.</span>—Take half a pint of white -pine bark, half a pint of hemlock bark, one gill of sassafras -bark, taken from the root, one gill black cherry bark; dry -these and pulverize them to a powder; put them into two -quarts of good brandy, and take a tablespoonful three times -a day, thirty minutes before eating.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Motherwort</span>—Is good in all female complaints, trembling -at the heart; a few of the leaves, powdered, and a small tablespoonful -taken in wine, helps women in travail, and prevents -suffocation; it is also good for cramps when females have -taken cold.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Thoroughwort.</span>—The leaves of this plant, steeped in rum, -is a good remedy for all kinds of bruises; the expressed juice -of the leaves, with butternut oil, makes a useful pill; the -blows, steeped with leaves of the nervine, make a good vomit.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Nettles</span>—Made into syrup, is good when sweetened with -honey, to free the passages of the lungs, which is the cause -of phthisic, and is also good for swelling of the almond of the -throat; cleanses and helps the palate, heals inflammation, -soreness of the mouth and throat; steeped in wine, it will -assist those about to be confined, and help prevent all diseases -arising therefrom. In severe colds, grind the tops and roots<span class="pagenum" id="Page_45">45</span> -together, and mix with gum mastic, to be applied outwardly. -The seed is good for worms; a strong tea made of it, and -taken frequently, is good for the gravel; as a wash it is excellent -for wounds, bruises, burns, and will relieve the skin from -leprosy. The seeds and leaves, pulverized, and rubbed into -the nose, will cure the polypus. An ointment made of the -juice, neatsfoot oil, or hen’s oil, and beeswax, is good to rub -cold and benumbed limbs. Take a handful of the leaves, and -the same of walnut leaves, pound to a pulp, and apply as a -poultice in rheumatic effections. The mashed leaves are good -to stop flooding.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Ground Moss</span>—Is a first rate cure for gravel, as it dissolves -and carries it away with the urine. It grows in shady places, -at the bottom of hollows. Boiled in water, it is good in -inflammations, and cures the gout and rheumatism.</p> - -<p>Tree mosses are cooling and binding, partaking of a mollifying -quality. Each moss partakes of the nature of the tree -on which it grows: that which grows on the oak is the most -binding, and is good for fluxes, puking, and bleeding; powder -them, and, taken in wine, good in profuse flowing. As a -tea, good for dropsy; steeped in vinegar, good for headache -caused by heat; used in ointment, good for shrunk sinews.</p> - -<p>Moss, taken from the maple tree, is good, sweetened with -honey, for a bad cough, and for consumptive persons.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For a Relax.</span>—Take equal parts of beeswax and mutton -tallow, mix and simmer in molasses; give a tablespoonful -warm to a grown person, reducing the dose for children.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rheumatic Ointment.</span>—Stramonium leaves, or juice, and -poke root; add hogs’ fat and tallow.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_46">46</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">A Poultice for Rheumatism.</span>—Elecampane roots and -burdock roots and leaves, put on hot, will cure rheumatic -affections in a few days. Inwardly, use a tea made of smartweed, -adding a very little black cohosh. Great care must be -taken in using black cohosh, as an overdose is very dangerous. -Those unacquainted with its properties should use the -smartweed alone.</p> - -<p>Poke root and spikenard make a good poultice; must be -put on hot and often.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Balsam of Life.</span>—Gum benzoin, 4 oz.; gum storax, 3 oz.; -socatrine aloes and gum myrrh, each, 1½ oz.; angelica root -and johnwort tops, each, 2 oz.; pound all together; put them -into three pints of rectified spirits of wine, and let it stand -four weeks; keep warm, shaking it every day, strain and it -is fit for use; thirteen or fourteen drops to be taken in a -spoonful of wine. This balsam is good for all in consumptive -complaints, weakness, <a id="whooping46"></a>whooping cough, -pain in the side; to be taken morning and evening.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Salt Rheum.</span>—One pint yellow dock root, boil till the -strength is out, strain and add one pint spirits turpentine, one -pound fresh butter, four ounces burgundy pitch, two ounces -mutton tallow, two ounces beeswax, for summer use, (for -winter, use only half the quantity of mutton tallow and beeswax.) -Simmer together three hours, stirring it all the time; -do not let it burn.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rheumatic Plaster.</span>—White beech bark and hemlock -bark, each, one bushel, tamarack bark half a bushel; cut -these fine and boil till the strength is out, then strain; to this -add one gill white pine turpentine, and boil down till thick -enough for a plaster, and apply.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_47">47</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sprains and Bruises.</span>—Use beefs’ brine and roman wormwood; -boil half an hour; when cool bathe the parts affected.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Toothache Drops.</span>—One ounce sweet spirits nitre, one -ounce alum, together; wet with lint or cotton and put into -the tooth.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Suppression of Menses.</span>—Gum myrrh, sulphur, steel filings, -loaf sugar, each, four ounces; pulverize and simmer in -a quart of wine, and when dry make into pills, or take half a -teaspoonful of the powder three times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dropsy.</span>—Take Canada thistle root, stone root, dwarf alder, -mountain lettuce, tops and roots queen of the meadow, trumpet -weed, equal parts of each; boil in two quarts of water down -to one; after it is strained add half a pint of juniper berries, -and one pint of Holland gin.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Diabetes.</span>—Take of beth root, black cohosh, cranesbill, -equal parts, and pulverize; to a tablespoonful of the powder -add a pint of the boiling water, and drink in the course of -the day.</p> - -<p>Take spikenard and Solomon’s seal, equal parts, bruised; -to an ounce add one quart of wine; a wine glass full to be -taken three times a day, and eight grains of diaphoretic -powder at bed time.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Inflammation of the Bowels.</span>—<i>Injection</i>: One pint of -slippery elm, one pint of milk, one gill of olive oil, half a pint -of molasses, one drachm of saleratus, half an ounce of laudanum; -administer this injection blood warm, to foment the -parts. Take drinks made from tanzy, hoarhound, wormwood -or hops; they are cooling and demulcent, or slippery elm, -flax seed, and barley water tea, or clear whey.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_48">48</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Incontinence of Urine.</span>—Hemlock, wild cherry tree bark, -bayberry bark, pulverize, add water sufficient to make a strong -tea. Take twenty drops of balsam copaiva in a tumbler of -beth root tea.</p> - -<p>Peach leaves are good for bloody urine.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Stop Vomiting.</span>—Bicarbonate of potash one drachm, -mint water eight ounces; give a teaspoonful as occasion may -require.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Inflammation of the Liver.</span>—<i>Symptoms</i>: A dull pain in -the right side and top of the shoulder. Tincture of lobelia -may be given two or three times per week.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Inflammation of the Kidneys.</span>—To produce perspiration -take the following: One ounce spirits nitre, half an ounce -balsam copaiva, one ounce spirits turpentine, half a drachm -each of oil of sweet almonds and gum camphor; give a teaspoonful -three or four times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Vomiting of Blood.</span>—Sugar, alum whey; drink a tea -made from beth root, and black cohosh, and use anti-dyspeptic -pills to keep the bowels in order. Also, the restoration cordial; -apply strengthening plaster to the pit of the stomach.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dropsy of the Chest.</span>—First, take two drachms of digitalis -plant, divide into twelve powders of ten grains each; after -this, add fourteen tablespoonsful of boiling water; take one -tablespoonful every hour, or two every two hours.</p> - -<p>2d. 3 grains mandrake, night and morning.</p> - -<p>3d. Bathe the stomach and abdomen night and morning with precipitate ointment.</p> - -<p>4th. Drink an infusion of parsley tea.</p> - -<p>Let the diet be light and nutritious.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_49">49</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Bleeding at the Nose.</span>—Dried beef, pulverized, and snuff -up the nose.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cramp in the Stomach.</span>—Ten drops oil of hemlock; camphor, -peppermint, laudanum, and apply hops to the stomach.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dropsy.</span>—Take common whortleberries, dried and bruised, -four ounces, and add a small quantity of boiling water. -Likewise, mandrake, cream tartar, peppermint plant, equal -parts; of this powder give a large teaspoonful every few -hours until it operates; drink freely of a decoction made from -spearmint, parsley, elder flowers, dandelion roots and tops; -give capsicum pills.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Relieve Spasm.</span>—Steep angelica seed; for an injection -take of this infusion one pint, to which add one teaspoonful -of salt, one gill of olive oil, one gill of molasses, and one -pint of milk.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anti-bilious Pills.</span>—Equal parts of butternut and white -ash extract; to one pound of this extract add three ounces -of aloes, two ounces of gamboge, two ounces canker violet, -three ounces of American ipecac, two ounces nerve powder, -two or three ounces of poplar bark and cloves; make into -pills of ordinary size; dose, from two to five, to be increased -or diminished as the condition of the patient may require.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Compound Mandrake Powders.</span>—Mandrake, spearmint, -and cream tartar, equal parts; mix them well; dose, a teaspoonful, -in tea or syrup. Useful in diseases of the liver, -dyspepsia, obstructed menses, dropsy, and every taint of the -system. Take the above every other morning; gum pills to -be taken at night.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_50">50</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sour Stomach.</span>—Three parts of pulverized beth root and -one of pearlash, mixed and ground well together; take half a -teaspoonful in liquor or cider—cider is the best. Or, steep -bitter root and add princes pine, pulverized.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Acid Cough Drops.</span>—One pound sumach berries, four -ounces elecampane, one ounce skunk cabbage, half an ounce -blood root, one ounce cayenne, boil in one gallon of vinegar, -and when the strength is out add three pounds of honey. -Use this syrup as the judgment of the patient, or the occasion, -may require. To be taken in asthma, quinsy, whooping -cough, common colds, sore throat, canker in the throat and -stomach, catarrh, and any other difficulty in the head or -throat caused by colds.</p> - -<p><i>Directions.</i>—Take from one teaspoonful to a tablespoonful -several times a day; children, or grown persons, troubled -with any kind of a cough should take it whenever the cough -is severe, by day or night. Children may take half the -quantity given to adults. This has cured when all other -remedies have failed.</p> - - -<p> -<span class="smcap">Measures.</span>—Tea-cupful, four fluid ounces, or a gill.<br /> -<span style="margin-left: 4.5em;">Wine glass, two fluid ounces.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 4.5em;">Tablespoonful, half a fluid ounce.</span><br /> -<span style="margin-left: 4.5em;">Teaspoonful, one fluid drachm.</span><br /> -</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Vegetable Ointment.</span>—To one gallon neatsfoot oil add -one pound of bitter sweet root, (dried and pounded fine,) half -a pound of camomile flowers, pounded fine, half a pound of -wormwood, pounded, one ounce of cayenne pepper, one quart -brandy; add two ounces spirits turpentine to each pound. -To be used outwardly for callouses, swellings, bruises, tightness -of the sinews, stiffness of joints, &c.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_51">51</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Vegetable Cough Powders.</span>—Hoarhound, pulverized, -four ounces; lobelia, one ounce; fire herb, one ounce; cayenne, -two ounces; elecampane, two ounces; skunk cabbage -and ladies’ slipper, one ounce; thoroughwort, pulverized, one -ounce; mix in molasses. Take a teaspoonful morning, noon -and at bed time, or at any time the cough is troublesome.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Inflammations, Fellons and Fever Sores.</span>—Take of catnip, -hearts of mullens, wormwood, mayweed and double tanzy, -each two double-handsful; boil them in six quarts of water -with one pint of soft soap, till the strength is out, then steam -the parts affected, and cover close with a blanket for fifteen -or twenty minutes. Immediately afterwards bathe the parts -with the following: half a gill of spirits, half an ounce of gum -camphor, a tablespoonful of laudanum, the marrow of three -hogs’ jaws, simmer together; rub the swelling downward, -and apply a poultice, for which take of dandelion roots, hearts -of mullens, catnip, each one handful, boil in milk and thicken -with flour; after the swelling breaks, apply a salve made of -one handful English clover, a lump of rosin as big as a walnut, -half a pound sheeps’ tallow, one handful bitter sweet berries, -stewed over a slow fire; apply the salve two days. To cleanse -the sore of proud flesh, use a salve made of equal parts of -charcoal, loaf sugar, and red precipitate, pulverized.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Extreme Cases of Relax.</span>—Beeswax, mutton tallow and -molasses, equal parts of each; melt these together, and while -warm give a child a teaspoonful three times a day, a grown -person a tablespoonful.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Gout.</span>—One quart beefs’ gall, one gallon gin, one gallon -molasses; take a wine glass full in the morning, half an hour -before eating, and the same at bed time.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_52">52</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anti-emetic Drops.</span>—Take a cup of cider vinegar and -add a teaspoonful each of fine salt and cayenne pepper, put -them into a bottle and shake well. Take from a half to a -whole teaspoonful of the mixture and put it into a cup full -of cold water; take a tablespoonful until the vomiting ceases. -This has cured in all cases. I have known this to stop vomiting -when four of the most skilful physicians had failed. -This should be kept in every body’s house; it is a good wash -for poison, the bite of bees, and is good to bathe all pains.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Family Vegetable Pills.</span>—One pound fine poplar bark, -one pound sweet bugle, one pound thoroughwort, eight ounces -wormwood, boil them as thick as molasses, and add two -ounces cayenne pepper, two ounces golden seal, two ounces -bitter root, two ounces extract butternut, one ounce lobelia, -two ounces aloes; you may have all these made into a fine -powder and mix with molasses. Take three to seven every -night on going to bed. They are good to remove costiveness, -headache, pains in the stomach and bowels, to help the digestion, -and to remove wind from the stomach and bowels. -Children may take half the quantity.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sciatica, or Hip Joint Gout.</span>—Take one pint linseed oil, -half pound red lead, four ounces white lead, put these into -an earthen vessel, and simmer over a slow fire, stirring it -constantly. Apply this to the joints, and in case of toothache -apply a little in the joints of the jaw and under the ear.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Family Physic.</span>—Take mandrake root and butternut bark, -each half a pound, boil them in half gallon water to one -pint, to which add one pint old Jamaica rum, and one pint -molasses; one tablespoonful to a grown person, and a teaspoonful -for a child.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_53">53</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Mother’s Relief.</span>—Take two pounds of partridge berry -vine, half pound high cranberry or cramp bark, half an ounce -unicorn root, quarter of a pound of blue cohosh or pappoose -root, one pound each of flax seed and red raspberry leaves; -let as many as possible of these articles be green, and all -well pulverized; boil them in three gallons of water two hours, -and then strain off and continue to simmer till reduced to a -gallon and a half, then add four pounds of loaf sugar and -half a gallon of good Holland gin.</p> - -<p><i>Directions.</i>—Take half a wine glass of this three times a -day, for several weeks before confinement. It will invigorate -the constitution, the mother will pass the time with little -danger, and will be less liable to take cold <i>after</i> confinement. -This medicine should be taken by every mother. Use, also, -occasionally, a drink made from a handfull of slippery elm, -boiled in a quart of water.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cough Powder.</span>—Take elecampane, licorice root and seneca, -half ounce of each; powder them fine and mix them with -a pound of honey; Dose, a teaspoonful three times a day. -Life root tea, or crosswort, princes pine, or life-everlasting, to -be continued, is best. Life root, if given too freely, will debilitate -so rapidly as to lay dormant all the functions of life; -use it with caution where the patient is feeble. Nourish your -patients with whatever they require or fancy; oat meal is -healing and salutary.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Medical Coffee</span>—Is good in cancerous or scrofulous -habits, or where mercury has been improperly used. Take -avens root, sweet cicely, and spikenard, four teaspoonsful twice -a day, boiled in coffee water, or wine, with milk and sugar -to suit the palate.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_54">54</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dropsy on the Brain.</span>—Take physic, first, of vegetable -pills, and then apply deadly nightshade, pounded fine or soft, -to the top of the head; this removes the pain and soreness. -Take life root tea, express the juice of Irish daisy, (cultivated -in flower pots in most gardens,) let the patient lay with his -head very low, and pour a spoonful of this juice in the nostril -every morning. Bayberry bark snuff, taken at night, operates -ten or twelve hours after. I have known the juice of dwarf -alder answer the same purpose.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Insanity, or Melancholy.</span>—Deadly nightshade, as above.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Salt Rheum and Scald Head.</span>—Take two tablespoonsful -of powdered culver root, one tablespoonful of sulphur, and -the same of ginger; mix them well together. To an infant, -one year old, give a teaspoonful in molasses, or in any other -suitable way, four days successively, then omit giving the -medicine for two days; continue thus until all is taken. -Make an ointment of rosin and hogs’ lard. After the physic -has been administered four days, apply the ointment, washing -the parts with castile soap suds daily. Make a syrup of hyssop -and let the patient take freely while using the above.</p> - -<p><i>Remarks.</i>—In all cases of putrefaction, or danger of the -same, give strong spikenard tea sweetened with honey, add a -little brandy and apply the same externally; sarsaparilla with -it, is cooling. Wash the body with hot vinegar and water; -make a decoction of black snake root and sage, and give a -teaspoonful once in ten minutes until the effect is answered. -To promote perspiration in fevers, epidemics, &c., bathe the -feet in weak lye.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anti-bilious Physic.</span>—Bitter sweet, tied around the neck.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_55">55</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dropsy.</span>—Take eight ounces dwarf alder bark, boil it in -a gallon of water to two quarts, add half a pint of gin and -sweeten with honey or molasses. Dose, a gill three times a day.</p> - -<p>Another, take three handsfull of water cresses, four of white -onions, boil them in three pints of water; then strain and add -honey and gin. Dose, a wine glass full three times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Digestive Medicine.</span>—Take tartar emetic, blood root and -lobelia, six grains each, salt petre, fifty grains. It is highly -diuretic, and adapted to all cases of gravel, &c. In back and -liver complaints, give a mild cathartic, or salts, twice a week.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anti-scorbutic Bitters</span>—To purify the blood, which -strengthens the nervous system, creates an appetite, and guards -the stomach against infectious diseases.</p> - -<p><i>Preparation</i>: Take one ounce of the bark of the roots of -white wood, one ounce of butterfly root (white root), two -ounces of black Indian hemp, two ounces of angelica root or -seeds, four ounces black snake root, four ounces tamarack -bark; add prickley ash bark in cold cases. Powder them -and mix well.</p> - -<p><i>Directions.</i>—Infuse one tablespoonful in pint of spirits three -days, then strain it, and take from one to three teaspoonsful -in a glass of wine half an hour before dinner.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For the Asthma.</span>—Use the lobelia as above directed three -days; then boil goose grease and honey equal parts, one pint; -add a tablespoonful of the lobelia and white root powder, and -a tablespoonful of wild turnip powder; strain after being -sufficiently boiled. Dose, a teaspoonful three times a day, or -offener, for three days. Dip a piece of flannel in hot goose -grease and apply it to the lungs or throat, where the greatest -stricture is, for two nights, or more if necessary; after using<span class="pagenum" id="Page_56">56</span> -the honey and grease two days, take a teaspoonful of the -digestive medicine in two tablespoonsful of water, half at a -time, to loosen the mucous. Next morning take a portion of -anti-bilious physic; continue the other medicines, and take a -portion of primhedge once a week till cured. Tobacco is -accounted hurtful for asthmatic people; the smoking of juniper -berries, or stramonium seeds, is recommended, and taking -bay berry root, or catarrh snuff.</p> - -<p>Digestive medicine is prepared thus: Take as much tartar -emetic as will lay on the handle of a teaspoon, twice that of -blood root, the same of lobelia, and one teaspoonful of saltpeter, -to one pint of water; this corrects the stomach in every -case of oppression, and promotes expectoration and respiration; -promotes rest and breaks up fevers. Dose—a teaspoonful -in a wine glass of water; take a tablespoonful every -three hours until relieved.</p> - -<p><i>Remarks.</i>—For putrid or common sore throat, and quinsy. -Make a gargle thus: take sumach berries when sour, black -snake root, and sage, equal parts; boil strong to a pint; add -two teaspoonsful of saltpeter, and sweeten with honey or -molasses; gargle often, and swallow a spoonful at a time. If -the throat or tongue swells, boil nanny bark in a little water, -and bind it hot around the throat once an hour, chewing the -same. Bittersweet ointment will allay all heat and swelling. -Anti-bilious physic—first in all fevers; primhedge, to restore -strength to the patient and regulate the bowels.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Ointment for Sores, Boils</span>, &c.—Use the parsley ointment.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Weak Eyes.</span>—One stalk and three buds lobelia, in spring -water; use twice a day.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_57">57</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Swelled Red Eyes.</span>—Sweet cicely and red rose leaves; -simmer slowly, and laid on the eyes, will restore the sight, -and remove all swelling and inflammation, if by poisonous -bite of spiders, &c.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Witlows, Felons, Boils, Swelled Hands</span>, &c.—Make -a thin Indian meal poultice, bind in it equal parts of -catnip and mullen leaves; boil soft, and apply it warm.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anti-Bilious Physic.</span>—A sovereign remedy for all bilious, -autumnal, putrid, spotted, and yellow fevers, agues, and diseases -in children, sore throat, and consumptive cases. It acts -in bilious cases as a vomit, then as a cathartic; promotes -prespiration and rest. One dose is sufficient in any case. For -gravel and dysentery it is invaluable.</p> - -<p><i>Preparation.</i>—Take eight ounces of powdered jalap, two -ounces coriander seed, two ounces of blood root, one ounce -of cassia, three ounces mandrake root, three ounces culver -root, and one grated nutmeg; infuse the whole in one gallon -of old brandy for twelve days, shaking it every day, and filter -for use.</p> - -<p><i>Directions.</i>—Dose—for an adult, one ounce, or a common -wine glass full, upon an empty stomach; if it does not operate -as a vomit in ten minutes, take half a glass full more of -the physic; if a vomit is necessary, drink plenty of warm tea -and thin water gruel every hour, to aid the operation. For -an infant two months old, two teaspoonsful; give it the breast, -or warm tea. In any inflammable complaint, a glass of lemon -or lime punch, will check the operation, if too long continued. -Guard against taking cold. If pains in the head accompany -the disease, bathe the feet in warm water, and wash the -body in warm vinegar and water, in all cases of putrid and -yellow fevers.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_58">58</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Preserve Fruit.</span>—All kinds of fruit which you wish -to keep fresh—such as grapes, peaches, pears, quinces, &c., -should be gathered carefully, and the stems broke off at full -length; then have a vessel of sealing wax, and dip the end -of the stem which you broke off from the tree or vine into it, -and lay them carefully in a cool, dry place, and they will -keep for months, and not wither.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To make Essences.</span>—All kinds of essences in general use, -can be made by putting one ounce of the essential oil in one -pint of alcohol; half an ounce of the oil of cinnamon, cloves -and tanzy, is sufficient, to three half pints of alcohol; you -can reduce the others after the oil is cut or dissolved, by putting -in whiskey, which is preferable to alcohol.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Polypus, or Fungus of the Gum.</span>—This disease is essentially -hypertrophy of the gum, arising from mechanical irritation. -If a tooth decay on one side, below the level of the -gum, leaving a sharp margin in contact with the gum, a tumor -frequently forms from it, spreads into, and partially fills up -the hole of the tooth, or the vacancy between the two decaying -teeth; the tumor is usually composed of dense fibrous -tissue, covered with epithelium, and is almost insensible unless -ulcerated, when it becomes very painful. If the tumor be -removed, it will grow again and again, unless the tooth be -extracted, when it will suddenly disappear. The tumors -show, on dissection, an undulating surface of fibro-cellular -tissue, covered by a thick layer of epithelium.</p> - -<p>The best application for this troublesome state of the gum -is sulphate of copper, applied every day or two.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sore, or Red Eyes.</span>—Soft maple bark.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_59">59</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anti-Billious Female Pills.</span>—Take two ounces mandrake -root, two ounces gamboge, two ounces blood root, two ounces -lobelia, pulverized fine; mix and moisten with molasses, and -make into pills of common size; take from two to three pills -every night. They are good for a relax, dysentery, rheumatism, -jaundice, or female obstruction.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rheumatic Powder.</span>—One ounce Virginia snake root, two -ounces white pine bark, two ounces prickly ash, pulverized -together, put into two quarts of water, and boil to three pints. -Dose, one gill three times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Dysentery.</span>—A strong tea made of black cherry -bark and rhubarb, sweeten with loaf sugar, and add a little -brandy. A grown person should take a tablespoonful every -fifteen minutes; younger persons in proportion to age.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Healing Salve.</span>—Take one pound each of rosin and beeswax, -two ounces mutton tallow, one ounce gum camphor, one -ounce tincture myrrh; melt the rosin, beeswax and tallow -together, then add the camphor, previously finely pulverized; -strain, return it clear into the kettle, and when it is again well -mixed add the tincture of myrrh, and stir them well together; -then turn it into cold water, and work it like wax. This is -likewise a good strengthening plaster, and one of the best -healing salves in use.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Relax in Children.</span>—Take wine vinegar and hens’ eggs, -equal parts, and beat them well together; mix in wheat flour -stiff as common dough; bake this moderately. Give one -teaspoonful of the powder three times a day. Mix with the -above powder a little powder of hens’ gizzards, the skin of -the gizzard only.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_60">60</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Tar Water.</span>—One gallon of water, one quart of good -tar; shake well for ten minutes, and let it stand four days, -then bottle it up; for pleurisy, palsy, scrofula and salt rheum, -drink warm every three hours. In fact, it is good for consumptive -and debilitated females.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cleansing and Strengthening -Syrup.</span>—Take equal parts of spikenard, spruce, sage, -sarsaparilla, tamarac, garden rhubarb, elder roots, the bark of burdock -roots, aven roots, wintergreen (such as bears the small red berry -and grows low), water cresses, white Solomon’s seed, Johnwort, sweet -egrimony, princes feather, swamp brake or plenty root, one pound of -raisins, two ounces saffron; put all into an earthen pot, adding four -quarts of water, and cover close; let them stand six hours to soak, -then add three quarts of water; boil all together, and keep hot -<a id="nine60"></a> nine hours, then strain and add one pound of loaf -sugar; boil six minutes, let it cool and then add half a pint of the -best brandy. Take a wine glass full morning, noon and at bed time; take -it one hour before eating. At the same time drink a tea made from white -maple bark, (some call it whistle-wood); drink freely.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Indian Beer.</span>—Take five quarts of spring water, one quart -of wheat bran, half pint of good tar, half pint of honey; -simmer these three hours over a slow fire, in an earthen pot, -and when cool add half pint of emptyings; when worked, -drink a wine glass full three times a day, or less, as the -patient can bear.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Eye Water.</span>—Take three pints of rain water, to this add -one tablespoonful of fine salt; boil lightly three minutes, and -put it into bottles without straining; let it stand, and put -into the eyes night and morning.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_61">61</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For the Dropsy.</span>—Make a tea of poke root, sliced fine, -one ounce and a half; put this into one pint of white wine, -add two tablespoonsful of ground mustard seed, and let it -stand twenty-four hours. Drink a wine glass full every -morning.</p> - -<p>Another: Take half an ounce of Indian hemp, and add -one quart of boiling water; simmer down to one pint, and -add two ounces of cream tartar, half an ounce of ginger, -one tablespoonful of brown sugar. Give the patient one tablespoonful -every three hours, and increase if the patient can -bear it. Use it moderately as it is powerful.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Composition.</span>—Take two pounds bayberry bark, one pound -ginger, one pound pulverized hemlock bark, one ounce cayenne -pepper, one ounce cloves, all pulverized; mix thoroughly and -sift. It is particularly useful as a convenient family medicine -in sudden colds, febrile attacks, hoarseness, sore throat, coughs, -influenza, toothache, pain in the stomach, bowels, or other -parts of the body, rheumatism, cold hands and feet, diarrhœa, -dysentery, colic, croup, giddiness, hysteria, mumps, jaundice, -worms, nervous disorders, and the various affections of the -skin.</p> - -<p><i>Directions.</i>—For a grown persen half a teaspoonful of the -powder and add a little loaf sugar, rub them together and -add half a pint of boiling water; drink the tea as hot as you -can bear it. There is no occasion for swallowing the grounds, -as is a common practice, for the strength of the medicine will -be extracted by the boiling water, and the sediment can have -no other effect than to clog and irritate the stomach. When -the tea is taken the patient should be in bed with a warm -brick at their feet, or sitting by a fire wrapped in a blanket, -to create perspiration.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_62">62</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For a Scald Head.</span>—Take of hops and wood soot, four -ounces each, and three pints of water; boil down to half a -pint, then strain and add four ounces fresh butter; let it -simmer till the water is out; use every day. Or, beef’s gall, -dried to the consistence of a salve, spread on linen, and let it -remain for five days; then make use of the soot ointment.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Deafness.</span>—Take a turnip, wrapped in brown paper, -and put it in a bed of hot ashes; when cooked take it out -and squeeze out the juice, and put it in bottles. Use by -putting three drops on a piece of cotton every other day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cure for Sore Nipples.</span>—Take a large flat turnip, scrape -out the heart of it and put into the hollow half an ounce of -beeswax, a gill of train oil, and a gill of honey; set it on hot -ashes for an hour, when you must pound the turnip and -contents until the juice is out. Apply this to the nipples -four times a day, which will surely cure.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Eye Water.</span>—Take fresh eggs and empty out the contents, -leaving in each shell a little of the white of the egg, put into -each shell ten grains of white vitrol and fill them with rose -or rain water; set each shell in warm ashes to simmer for -half an hour; strain the water through a piece of fine linen, -and pour a gill of rose water in it; keep it in a bottle well -corked. This will cure by applying it three or four times a -day, and taking care not to catch cold.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Consumptive Complaints and Inflammation caused by -Colds in Wounds.</span>—Take yellow pond lily root and boil -till the strength is out, then strain and thicken with coarse -wheat flour; if yellow lily cannot be had, use slippery elm -or basswood bark. Cattail flag is good to make a poultice.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_63">63</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Stomach Tincture.</span>—Take one ounce of gentian root, -half an ounce of dried orange peel, one ounce of the inside -bark of white pine; put these into one pint of cogniac -brandy, and in four days it will be fit for use.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Piles.</span>—Canada thistle, simmered in clear lard.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Lime Water.</span>—Take half a pound of unslacked lime, put -it into two quarts of water, and let it stand twenty-four hours, -stirring it two or three times. Take off the clear water, -blow the scum aside, and take half glass full two or three -times a day; if too strong, add water, or if it heats the -stomach take vinegar.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Regulate the Bowels.</span>—Take one teaspoonful of -castile soap before breakfast, and one teaspoonful after breakfast, -for three days, then take gentian bitters.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Hoarseness.</span>—Nettle roots, powdered fine, and mixed with -an equal quantity of molasses; take one tablespoonful night -and morning.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Inflammation in the Eyes.</span>—Put half an ounce of quicksilver -in three pints of water, and boil to one pint; then -bottle it; make a poultice of this with Indian meal, and apply -under the chin; renew it when too dry.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For a Cough.</span>—Take equal parts of moss taken from -white oak, white maple and white ash; make a strong tea, -and sweeten with honey; this will generally cure. Take -half a wine glass full three times a day, and in the night -if required.</p> - -<p>Another: Smartweed, pulverized fine, mixed with an equal -quantity of molasses; take a teaspoonful three times a day.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_64">64</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For a Fellon.</span>—Take rock salt, rolled in a cabbage leaf -and pulverized, two ounces spirits turpentine; mix and apply.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Volatile Salts.</span>—Take one ounce sal amoniac, two ounces -pearlash; powder them separately, then mix together, and -moisten with the essence of cinnamon, or spirits of any kind; -put it into a bottle and keep well corked. This is good to -apply to the nose in case of faintness.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Toothache Drops.</span>—Take wild celendine root in powder, -or wet a piece of lint with the juice, and apply it to the tooth.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Worms.</span>—Take dry cobbs and burn them and make a -powder; boil them in soft water till the strength is out; -strain off the ley, and boil down very strong; give the patient -a teaspoonful once an hour for three or four hours. This is -very good for worms. Or make a strong tea of sumach -berries of which drink a wine glass full. This will do when -the patient is first attacked.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Bathing for all Pains.</span>—Take three ounces of the oil -of lavender, three ounces sulphuric ether, one ounce of alcohol, -two drachms of laudanum; mix well together, and rub -the afflicted part with a piece of flannel wet with the mixture; -sit by a fire and keep it warm, before going to bed.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Ox Gall</span>—Is good for the gout. Bathe the parts affected -with the gall and warm it in with a hot shovel or brick. It -will give prompt relief.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Render Teeth Insensible to Pain.</span>—Diseased teeth -have been rendered insensible to pain by a cement composed -of Canada balsam and slacked lime, which is to be inserted -in the hollow, or cavity, of the tooth; it will relieve instantly.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_65">65</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">A Cancer Under the Eye</span>—Was cured by drinking one -quart of tar water daily, and applying a plaster of tar and -mutton tallow melted together; this cured a cancer in two -months, and of twenty years standing. Or mix black pepper, -burned alum and honey, equal parts, and use it as an ointment.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">A Newly Discovered Cure for a Polypus.</span>—An elderly -lady applied to me for advice, who had been afflicted for a -long time with a fleshy excresence, which filled up the passage -of her nose. By using the following simple prescription a -cure was performed in a few days: Take half an ounce of -blood root, finely pulverized and sifted, and one drachm of -camomile; mix them together for a sternutatory. A small -pinch of this powder is to be snuffed up the nostrils for the -polypus of the nose, three times a day. The following wash, -or lotion, is to be thrown up the nostrils with a syringe twice -a day, until the polypus is removed: Dissolve half an ounce -of powdered alum in a gill of brandy, and shake the vial -until the alum is dissolved. This is a tried, safe and sure -cure for polypus of the nose without the use of instruments, -which subjects the patient to extreme pain and is often very -dangerous.</p> - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Elixir Pro.</span>—Take one quart of good spirits, to which add -two ounces myrrh; let it stand in the sun four days, then add -half an ounce of aloes, one ounce of saffron, and let it stand -two days.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Alterative Syrup.</span>—Take two pounds sarsaparilla, one -pound guaiacum, eleven ounces sassafras, eleven ounces alder -flowers; boil together in three quarts of water, pour off, add -one pint and a half of spirits and five pounds of sugar. -Drink a wine glass full three times a day.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_66">66</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For a Cough.</span>—Take two heads of garlic, a lemon sliced, -four ounces licorice, half a pint of liquor, four ounces flax -seed, three pints of water, boil down to one quart, and strain; -take a tea cup full on going to bed.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Recipe for a Cold.</span>—Take a large teaspoonful of linseed -with two penny worth of stick licorice, and a quarter of a -pound of sun raisins. Put them in two quarts of soft water; -add to it a quarter of a pound of brown sugar candy, powdered -and a tablespoonful of white wine vinegar, or lemon juice.</p> - -<p><i>Note.</i>—The vinegar is to be added only to the quantity -you are going immediately to take; for if it be put into the -whole, it is liable, in a little time, to grow flat. Drink half a -pint on going to bed, and take a little when the cough is troublesome.</p> - -<p>This recipe generally cures the worst of colds, in one or -two days; and, if taken in time, may be said to be almost an -infallible remedy. It is a sovereign balsamic cordial for the -lungs, without the opening qualities which endanger fresh -colds in going out. It has been known to cure colds which -have almost been settled into consumptions, in less than three -weeks.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Bite of a Rattlesnake, or any other Poisonous Snake.</span>—It -is good, when you expect to be in danger of being bitten -by poisonous snakes, to keep a small bag of fine salt in your -pocket, so that you may bind it on. As soon as you are bit, -cut and scarify in and near the place where the bite is, with -a lancet, or sharp pointed knife; this will keep the orifice -open, so that the poison may the better be drawn out; then -take, if it can be had, one or two of the nubs or balls of the -thimble-weed, steep in water, pound it well, put it on the bite<span class="pagenum" id="Page_67">67</span> -and keep it on a quarter or half hour; then see if it has made -a blister, and if not, repeat the application until you get one; -then take it off, but, in the mean time, take care to have the -person chewing the leaves or bark of white ash, and swallow -plenty of the juice, but not one drop of water, until the -poison is working out; take the leaves of white ash, mountain -flax, robin’s plantain roots, tops, and bloodwort, (called by -some St. Andrew’s crosswort, and by some quinsy) roots and -tops, and snake violet (sometimes called buck-horn plantain) -roots and tops, and conicle roots, altogether, or such parts as -can be collected in great haste, about a handful of each, and -pound all together; then put them into a pot of water, and -boil them until very strong, (save some out to drink often and -plentifully,) and wash and bathe the part affected with this -preparation often, rubbing, stroking and working above, below, -and all around, pressing toward the wound; the liquor -should be about blood warm; apply on the bite a cabbage -leaf, or a smooth plantain leaf, wilted by the fire; apply your -herbs and liquor like a poultice, all over the limb or the part -affected, and repeat as often as the poultice gets too dry—not -forgetting to drink often of the liquor. If the poison -doth rage much, give the juice of horehound and -brown sugar, to drink. But I tell you again, give no water -to drink, and take care to keep the wound open and moving, -with the leaves wilted by the fire.</p> - -<p>When you want to heal the wound, make an ointment of -hog’s lard and ox-weed, green bark of sweet elder, the smooth -leaf plantain roots and tops, and anoint the part two or three -times a day, or as you find need. After the cure is effected, -you ought to physic well, in order to cleanse the blood; and -to prevent a return of the sickness and preserve the eye-sight;<span class="pagenum" id="Page_68">68</span> -the patient may have new milk to drink, with other drinks. -And when the poison is out of the system, be careful not to -drink great draughts of water, but make tea of good things, -to warm and sweeten the blood. In this way, I have kept -patients from one drop of water, for full nine days. One John -Lee, being hit on his feet, had three doctors to attend him, -who soon fixed him for his winding-sheet. He had been laid -out near two hours, when a man came in and gave him the -snake violet and bloodwort juice, in white or sweet wine, half -of each, mixed together, and the man recovered and lived.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Stomach Faintness, Sickness and Swelling.</span>—Take the -ripe berries of spice bush, dry them, and pound them in a -mortar as fine as you can; then put them in a good, strong -linen bag, press it well, and it will produce a very good oil; -then bottle it up for use. You may take it with safety.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">A Salve for Bruises, Scalds and Wounds.</span>—Take two -pounds of fresh hog’s lard, one-half pound each of beeswax -and rosin, one pound of good well-cured tobacco, one-quarter -pound nightshade and one drachm of deaplemer; stew over -a moderate fire about two hours, then strain it clear for use. -It is also good for burns.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">A Salve for Green Wounds and Boils.</span>—Take the yolk -of an egg, and one spoonful each of honey, wheat flour and -white pine turpentine; simmer all together; when cold, it is -fit for use.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To make Eye Water, and a Wash for Bruises, Stabs, -old Sores, Ulcers, Swellings, Ear Aches, and to remove -Cancers.</span>—Take one quart of rain or river water, made boiling -hot, put it into a pewter or earthen basin, and put into it<span class="pagenum" id="Page_69">69</span> -one spoonful of white vitriol and half a spoonful of raw alum, -pounded fine, one spoonful of the spirits of wine, half a large -thimble full of gum elerne, made fine as can be; let it stand -till it is cold, and bottle it up for use.</p> - -<p>The way to use it, is to make it as hot as you can bear it, -in an earthen vessel, and bathe the place often and well.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To stop Bleeding, and to Heal a Flesh Wound.</span>—Take -a clean linen rag, dry it well by the fire so that it begins to -be brown; then put it to the blaze, and let it burn to a good -cinder, put it on the wound as hot as you can, bind it on the -wound and keep it on till it works loose, and it will stop the -blood; if it wants more healing, apply clean lint instead of a -plaster, and make a wash of liquor of soap and urine, spikenard, -or the like.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For the Rheumatism.</span>—Take a small glass bottle full of -angle-worms, washed clean, with a rag or paper stopple, and -put the bottle into a loaf of bread, and mould it to bake as -usual; set it into the oven and bake it well, and after your -bread is drawn out of the oven, let it stand till it gets cold; -then cut it open, and the worms will make a fine oil; you -may strain the oil from the muddy bottom, and anoint the -place affected with it. For a drink, put the root and tops of -princes pine into brandy, and drink night and morning as you -can bear, repeating your anointing as often as required, and -keep warm.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Another—For Rheumatism, or Painful Swelling of -the Joints.</span>—Take a black water turtle, and bruise or pound -it to pieces; put it into a pot of water and boil it smartly near -two hours; then take it off and let it get cold, and skim off<span class="pagenum" id="Page_70">70</span> -the oil and keep it for use; anoint the place affected hot by -the fire, bind it up with flannel cloths, and dress as often as -you find need. For drink to cleanse the blood, take a handful -of the roots and tops of princes pine, half a handful of horse-radish -roots, a pound each of the bark of sweet alder roots, -sarsaparilla root, prickly ash bark, black birch bark, garden -nettle roots and burdock roots, and half a bushel of good malt -or one gallon of molasses, and brew about six gallons of -good beer, let it work well, and drink as you find you can -bear; keep yourself from wet and cold.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">An Excellent Salve for Burns and other Sores.</span>—Take -one gallon of good old cider, and steep one pound of -good tobacco in it cold for twenty-four hours, then strain and -press out all the liquor; you may dry the tobacco, and it will -be good to smoke; take your liquor, strain it clean and put -into it half a pound of rosin, half a pound of beeswax and -half a pound of deer or mutton tallow; stew it over a moderate -fire to the consumption of all the cider, and if you find it -hard, temper it by adding fresh hog’s lard: fit for use. It is -the best kind of salve.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To make good Family Physic.</span>—Take a large iron pot full -of the bark of butternut roots, got in the month of June; fill -it up with water, and boil it twelve hours; take out the bark -and put in a handful of the roots of smellage, dill, annis-seed, -or the like, and boil it again till it begins to be a little thick; -then strain it again very clean, and stew it away very moderately, -until it is hard enough to form into pills, as you may -ascertain by cooling some of it as the rest is boiling; -when you find it is sufficiently hard, take it off the fire and -put it into a small dish; burn two or three egg shells on the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_71">71</span> -hot coals till they will pound fine enough to go through a -coarse sieve, and near three spoonsful of fine flour of brimstone, -together, and put it into the physic; mix it all the time -while cooling, to prevent the powders from settling. A grown -person may take as much as a tablespoonful at night, before -going to bed, either made into pills or dissolved in water, or -in the morning, fasting; if it does not work down in two -hours, take half as much more, and keep repeating until it -does work; drink a great plenty of water gruel, made of Indian -meal.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">An Ointment for the King’s Evil.</span>—Take one pound of -butter made in May, and take as much of the roots of fresh -fox glove (what some call lady-shoe), pound it very fine, and -put as much in the butter as will mix; set it in the hot sun -thirty days, taking it in evenings, and days when it rains or is -very cloudy; after it has had thirty days’ sun, press out the -ointment, and annoint the king’s evil. For this purpose, it is -said it has no equal; you must physic the blood well to carry -it off.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For a Cough of long continuance.</span>—Take three or four -quarts of wheat bran, boil it in a pailful of water to a strong -wort; then take it off the fire, take out near a quart of the -wort and set it away to drink; then put your feet into the -bran and liquor, and rub, scrape and work the soles of your -feet with an old knife as long as the water is warm; then go -right into a warm bed and drink the rest of the wort you have -saved out; sweat plentifully and so repeat it three or four -nights, and you will likely find help in almost any cough; be -careful not to get any cold.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_72">72</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Syrup for a Cough.</span>—Take one or two turnips, slice them -very thin, take a pewter or earthen basin and sprinkle it over -with brown sugar, then lay on a layer of elecampane roots, -sliced or pounded, then a laying of sugar, next of turnips, and -so on until the basin is nearly full; set it in an oven, or -a warm cellar, a day or a night, and you will have a fine -syrup. Take half a gill on going to bed; you may eat the -roots also—but, as they open the pores of the body, you -ought to be careful not to get cold.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Another.</span>—Take hoarhound, garden colt’s-foot roots, spikenard -roots, and, for weakness, add hartshorn, Solomon’s seal, -comfrey and brook liverwort; stew in water till it is strong, -then strain off the liquor, and to a quart of the syrup add -half a pound of honey or good brown sugar, and a gill of -rum; simmer again over the fire half an hour and bottle it -up; take as you can bear, night and morning, fasting.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Wind Cholic—Indian Medicine.</span>—Take the bark or buds -of boxwood, such as has a large blossom in the spring, much -like a peach blossom—the tree is short and scrubby, and -bears paleish berries; boil the bark or buds, or both together, -in water, and give the person plenty to drink, to break away -the wind, and it will quickly give the patient ease.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Hard Swelling—for Man or Beast.</span>—Make an ointment -of one pound of the bark of bittersweet, half pound of young -and tender mullen leaves, a large handful of the white of hen -dung and a handful of wormwood; boil all together in water -till the strength is all boiled out; squeeze out the liquor and -strain it clean; now add one pound of hog’s lard, stew it -till the water is all out, then turn it into a small vessel and keep<span class="pagenum" id="Page_73">73</span> -it for use, to annoint the place swelled; if you find it is not -powerful enough, add to a gill of the ointment, one spoonful -of the spirits of vitriol, or half a spoonful of the oil of vitriol, -well mixed by a hot fire or with a hot iron. If it is a beast -you have in hand, the spirits and oil of vitriol may be used -with neat’s foot oil for the same purpose, or be put into other -ointments for swellings, with safety; it is good for old crusty, -hard, scabby sores, to work out hard, dead matter or crusts -in sores, for both man or beast, and set the sore to work.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dropsy.</span>—For persons inclined to dropsy, or stoppage of -urine, and swelling in the body, take the roots of one-berry, -so called because it bears but one berry in a place, which is -large, red, resembling a strawberry; by some it is called -Scotch bonnet, because the bud on the top, before the blossom -comes, resembles that bonnet; it grows some like a -weed, about logs, stone-heaps or old fences; it has a large leaf, -which falls off in the fall of the year, and grows again the -next spring; some call this dropsy root. Take this root and -boil it in water, and drink plenty of it. It is also very good -for horses and cattle, if they swell in their bodies, for stoppage -of water and great pain, add some rosin to it.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Ulcers, Sores and Hard Swellings on the Joints.</span>—If -they have been so for many years, take half a pailful of the -bark of the red roots of red willow, (found on low, wet -land,) scrape it off very fine with a knife; the bark must be -red, as you will find some will be red and some not, as both -will grow from one tree or bunch of willow bushes; that -which is not red will not do at all, and if such large red willow -is not to be had, get a small willow which is called rose -willow, and grows on dry, hilly land, and sometimes on flat<span class="pagenum" id="Page_74">74</span> -plains, two, three and four feet high, and has a bunch of leaves -on the top, much in the form of a rose, from which it takes -its name, and it will answer for the same purpose; take the -red bark of these roots, as of the other, and boil it very strong -in a large pot of water; then take it off the fire, and place the -joint over the steam, covered over with a blanket and fermented -as long as the liquor is hot; then wash and bathe as -long as the liquor is warm, and bind on as much of the bark -as you can keep on, and so repeat twice a day; it may be -some months before a cure is completed.</p> - -<p>In cases where fever sores existed, or the like, and the bone -has rotted by the fever, and the scales come out, this treatment -has made the greatest number of cures, in such cases, of any -I have ever met with, or knew; it is also very good to put -about half a brick, well pounded, in the liquor; in using this -great remedy, you ought first to physic the blood thoroughly, -to throw off the old humors, and make the cure sound and -firm; afterwards, use plenty of scabis root, made into a tea, -and drink every day, or make a good beer with it; or sometimes -take it in powders—about a spoonful.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Worms in Children.</span>—Take the third bark (which is the -inner one,) of spotted alder, that bears a small, red berry, -scrape off the bark with a knife, and boil half a pound in -about one gallon of water, to one quart; then strain it clean, -and take out, for a child, about half a pint, and set it away -in a bottle; add to the other about half a pint of sweet milk -and about half a pint of molasses; simmer these together -over the fire a little while, and bottle it up; one day before -the full or change of the moon, give the child a third part of -that you saved out, and the rest the two next mornings; after -that let them drink the syrup.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_75">75</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cancers.</span>—Take the leaves and small, tender tops or -branches of poke-weed; pound together and squeeze out the -juice, and put it into an earthen pot; set it in the sun, till it -has acquired the thickness of an ointment; spread the plaster -the size of the sore on the leaf of the plant, when green, and -on black silk in the winter; apply a new plaster three or -four times during the day, if the pain can be indured, -which is sometimes very great. This remedy, which kills -and loosens the cancer at the bottom and draws it to the -outside, makes it apparently worse for the time, on first using, -but nevertheless effects a radical cure in about five or six -months. No physic or strong drink is to be made use of, except -in case of fainting, when a little good spirits may be -used. This has effected cures, in many instances, where the -cancers were of an inveterate kind and of long duration, and -has never failed of success.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Salt Rheum or Scurvy.</span>—Take the poke-weed leaves, any -time in the summer, pound and squeeze out the juice; strain -it into a pewter basin, and set in the sun until it becomes a -salve; then put it into an earthen mug and add fresh butter -and beeswax, sufficient to make an ointment of common thickness; -simmer the whole over the fire, and keep constantly -stirring it until it is thoroughly mixed; when cold, rub the -part affected twice a day, till the cure is completed, which -will be in the course of three or four months; the patient -will soon experience its good effects.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Whooping Cough.</span>—Take a good handful of dry colts-foot -leaves, cut them small and boil them in one quart of spring -water to half a pint, then take it off the fire, and when it is -almost cold, strain it clean through a cloth, squeezing the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_76">76</span> -herbs as dry as you can; then dissolve in it one ounce of -brown sugar candy, finely powdered, and give a child three -or four years old one spoonful, cold or warm, according to the -season, and so in proportion to the age and strength, three or -four times a day (or oftener if the fits of coughing come frequently,) -till well, which will be in two or three days; it will -soon abate the fits of coughing.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rheumatism.</span>—A specific and infallible cure for the most -inveterate Rheumatism of many years standing, has been -communicated by a man of character from the coast of Guinea. -He says the negroes of that country easily remove it in a little -time, by rubbing the part affected with a mixture of cayenne -pepper and strong spirits; the rubbing must be continued -for some time, and repeated till the cure is effected; the pepper -must be reduced to powder. Several Americans, most -grievously tormented with this intolerable disorder, have been -so effectually relieved by this happy communication, as not -to have the least remains of it, and with my own experience, -I believe it, but would rather depend on it with the addition -of drinking a glass of princes pine, steeped in good French -brandy, morning and evening, for the blood; I do not doubt -of its being an almost certain cure—but remember to guard -against cold and wet.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sore Breast.</span>—Take the sprouts of the first year’s growth -of bitter poplar, and scrape off the bark, and the bark of -sumack roots, a handful of each, half a handful of camomile -and as much of mullen leaves; stew in one pound of hog’s -fat over a moderate fire, then strain it clean and add half a -gill of good rum; simmer again to the consumption of the -rum, and it is fit for use.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_77">77</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For a Poultice</span>—Take roots and some of the tender leaves -of scabious, pound in a mortar to a salve and spread it on a -piece of thin leather; heat it hot by the fire until it is brown, -cover it over with the before mentioned ointment, and apply to -the breast; repeat as often as you find need.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Ulcer.</span>—A tea of white pine bark, elixir salutes and the -yolk of an egg, is good for an inward ulcer that is broke.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Burns.</span>—Make a poultice of Indian meal and emptyings, -to draw out the fire; when it is out, strew on red precipitate, -then apply a plaster made of hog’s fat, mutton tallow and -beeswax; simmer together, take it off and cool it so as not -to curdle the egg, then put in the yolk of an egg, and stir it -till it becomes the consistency of salve.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dissolving Stone in the Bladder.</span>—Take the expressed -juice of horse mint and red onion, one gill of each, every -morning and evening, till the complaint be removed; if the -green mint cannot be had, make a strong decoction of the -dry herb.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Weak Joints.</span>—When the cord is stretched, take yarrow, -Solomon’s seal, comfrey roots and mug-wort, make it into an -ointment, with fresh butter or cat’s grease; to guard the -stomach, make a tea of St. John’s wort.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Flux.</span>—Take two teaspoonfuls of clean hickory or oak -ashes, quite hot, in half a gill of old spirits or milk, night -and morning, two or three days if necessary; let the patient -live on a flour diet altogether, and it is good to wear warm -flannel next the stomach.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_78">78</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rheumatism.</span>—Take one pound of roll brimstone, pound it -fine and put it into an earthen pot; pour thereon one gallon -of boiling water, and stir it well; after standing about twenty-four -hours, it is fit for use. Drink half a pint in the morning, -before breakfast, and the same before going to bed, and -a radical cure will be effected in the space of a few weeks.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Broken Bones.</span>—Take the bark of tag alder, wormwood -tops and the white of hen-dung; boil in water till the strength -is out, then strain and add one gill of hog’s fat, and simmer -to an ointment; use with care not to hurt the bone.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Scald or Burn.</span>—Take half a pint of milk, thicken it -with Indian meal, add four spoonsful of soot and four spoonsful -of molasses; wet the poultice with sweet oil and apply. -The milk must be scalded, not boiled.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rickets and Consumption.</span>—To make two quarts of syrup: -take a quart of malt, put it into two gallons of water and -boil till the strength is out; strain it, and to the wort add -brook and noble liverwort, rock polly pody, maiden hair, dog -grass, comfrey roots, Indian beans, parsley, violets, daisy, -Johnwort, low balm, tormentile, low bittory, elder flowers and garden -berage, a good handful of each; boil them two or three -hours, strain and let it settle, pour it off from the dregs and -put into it a little licorice and annis-seed; boil it again, strain -and put into it a pint of molasses, make it just boil, and it is -done. Dose for a child three months old, a spoonful in the -morning, before noon, afternoon and at night.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To make Elixir Pro.</span>—Take one quart of good spirits, -add to it two ounces of myrrh; let it stand in the warm sun<span class="pagenum" id="Page_79">79</span> -four days, then add half ounce socotrin aloes and one ounce -saffron; stir it as before, let it stand two days, then pour it -off for use.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To make Elixir Asthmatic.</span>—Take two ounces of flowers -of benzoin, two ounces saffron, one ounce crude opium, half -ounce oil of annis-seed and one pound spirits wine; put all -together, stand four days in a warm place, frequently shaking -it; strain, and add half ounce oil of annis-seed; shake it well. -Dose, from 20 to 100 drops.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Piles.</span>—Take one handful each of the bark of sumack -roots, the green of alder, and mullen, put them all together -in a clean earthen vessel, with hog’s lard; simmer over a -moderate fire the best part of a day, then strain it through a -cloth, and it is fit for use; anoint often.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Strengthening Syrup.</span>—Take a handful each of asparagus -roots; sweet apple tree bark, black and red alder bark, black -cherry bark and hops; put all into two quarts water, and -boil it down to one quart; add one ounce of rosin, sweeten -it with loaf sugar, and add half a pint of gin. Dose, half a -gill.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Head-Ache Pills.</span>—Two ounces aloes, half an ounce mastic, -two drachms dried marjoram, two drachms salts of wormwood; -make them all into a powder, with juice of coolwort -and sugar, as much as is sufficient. This compound strengthens -the stomach, brain, nerves and muscles, and relieves them -of humors; they open obstructions of the liver and spleen, -and remove diseases therefrom. Take half a drachm on going -to bed.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_80">80</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dewey’s Tincture.</span>—Take two ounces gum guaiacum, half -ounce alspice, one-fourth ounce salts of tartar or common -pearlash, and one pint brandy; pulverize the gum and alspice, -steep the whole in the brandy four days, and then strain off -the liquor; add to it one tablespoonful of the volatile spirits -of sal-ammoniac, and keep it corked close. Dose—a teaspoonful -twice a day for about a week, before and at the time -of being unwell.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Stimulating Embrocation.</span>—In case of mortification, take -a drachm of sal-ammoniac to two ounces of vinegar and six -of water. This forms a mixture of the proper strength.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Poultice to stop Mortification.</span>—Take beef brain, boil -and skim it well, then take it off; take the blossoms of mayweed -and feather few, powder them fine and put them in the -brain, stirring them in; thicken it with Indian meal until fit -for use. Do not put it over the fire after the meal is -put in.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rheumatism.</span>—One pint neats foot oil, middling beef’s gall, -half pint French brandy and one gill spirits turpentine, simmered -well together; when applied to the parts affected, -those parts should be well heated by the fire to make it take -affect.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cholic.</span>—Take one handful of hoarhound and one handful -of oak of Jerusalem, boil them well until the liquor is reduced -to two tablespoonful, then add one tablespoonful of -molasses; simmer the whole together, and add one spoonful -each of good spirits and spirits of turpentine; stir them well -together. Take one teaspoonful three times a day.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_81">81</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Opodeldock.</span>—Take two and half pounds of alcohol, five -drachms windsor soap, and four drachms camphor; digest in a -glass vessel till the soap is dissolved; then add one ounce oil -of sassafras, three ounces oil of lavender, half drachm each -origanum and oil fir, four drachms alcohol and spirits ammonia; -put into viol.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Compound Powders.</span>—Of jalap, cream tartar and senna, -take equal quantities of each. Dose—one drachm or sixty -grains.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Soda Powders.</span>—Forty grains tartaric acid, in powders, -fifty grains super-carbonate soda, and eighty grains Rochelle -salts.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Pain in the Legs.</span>—Take oil origanum and make a strong -tincture; then add as much fine salt as will dissolve; bathe -with this evenings.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Another.</span>—Oil origanum, sassafras and lavender; add -ether to dissolve the oils.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Phthisic.</span>—Take buds of mandrake, dry them thoroughly -and pound them finely, then take the same quantity of -ipecac, put it into vinegar or warm water, and take a tablespoonful -at a time, until it operates; then take roots of mandrake, -split, dry and powder them fine, also a handful of rock -lungwort, dried and powdered, and a spoonful of red vain-dock -and tamarack gum; put all into a quart of gin, and -drink half a wine glass full three times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Warm the Blood</span>.—Take of wild colts foot roots and -tops, white wood bark and skunk cabbage roots, three table<span class="pagenum" id="Page_82">82</span>spoonsful -each, powdered, in one pint of gin and one pint of -water; infuse three days, and take half a wine glass full four -times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Salt Rheum.</span>—Take half pound litharge, one quart sharp -vinegar, simmer over the fire till the litharge is dissolved; -add one pound hog’s lard, tallow, fresh butter, and the fine -dust of guiacum; apply a moderate heat till the vinegar is -principally evaporated; stir till cold. Anoint the parts twice -a day. This has cured very obstinate cases.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Cleanse the Blood.</span>—Sarsaparilla, burdock roots, lignumvitæ -and spice bush, in tea or syrup, with tar ointment -made with mutton tallow.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Indigestion.</span>—Take one quart of Lisbon wine, put in four -ounces of Peruvian bark, three ounces of steel dust and one -ounce of ginger; take a wine glass full four times a day, morning, -noon and night, half an hour before eating; after supper, -put two teaspoonsful of magnesia in water, and take before -going to bed; to relieve the wind in the stomach, take a teaspoonful -of ether in cold water.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Distress in Stomach and Breast.</span>—Inside bark of white -pine and tamarac twigs of this year’s growth, a large handful -of each, and two large wild turnips; boil in three quarts of -water down to three pints; strain and add half a pound loaf -sugar and half pint rum; bottle it close. Dose—half a gill -three times a day, an hour before you eat.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Fits.</span>—One drachm flowers of pine, one drachm extract of -stramonium and fifteen grains assafœtida; make into pills the -size of a pea. Take one every night.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_83">83</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Diabetes.</span>—Take equal parts of the roots of Solomon’s -seal and comfrey roots, and half as much spikenard; boil -twelve hours and sweeten with honey; take sufficient to nauseate -the stomach, three times a day; use medical beer with -plenty sumach roots in it. Wash the abdomen every day -with a wash made of equal parts tincture cantharadus and -cinnamon water, mixed.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Plaster.</span>—Four ounces rosin, one ounce beeswax, half ounce -each black and red pepper; put the whole into one pint of -spirits, and simmer till it becomes thick; when nearly cold, -add half ounce sassafras oil and half ounce gum camphor pulverized; -spread on leather.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Asthma.</span>—The vegetables which compose these drops, present -themselves about the last of July or first of August, and -should be procured at that time. Take half pound garden -rue, one pound garden colt’s-foot, one pound tops and blows -of purple vervain, half pound green tobacco leaves, half pound -hyssop, one pound hoarhound, one pound arsmart, half pound -oak Jerusalem, half pound elecampane roots and half pound -sweet cicely roots.</p> - -<p>Pound these ingredients in an iron mortar, boil them twelve -hours, then throw out the roots and put half a pound rock -weed, called spleenwort; then add four ounces stick licorice, -two ounces seneca snake root and two ounces annis seed; -boil down to one quart, then strain and boil down to one pint; -add one ounce refined licorice, half pound loaf sugar, half -pound of honey—bumble bee honey, if it can be procured. -These drops must be corked tight in tin vessels; after fermentation, -add an ounce of red cedar oil. Take one teaspoonful -twice a day.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_84">84</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Relaxation of the Solids.</span>—Take four drachms each -of colt’s-foot and sweet cicely, three ounces hartshorn rasped, -two drachms guaiacum, two drachms each comfrey, Solomon’s -seal and spikenard roots, and one drachm elecampane; boil -or simmer all in a suitable quantity of water to three pints; -strain and add one pound of honey; simmer, stir and strain -again; when cold, add a pint of Madeira wine and bottle for -use. Dose—half a gill three times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Syrup for Consumption.</span>—Take spikenard, elecampane, -comfrey and yellow willow root, put into a stone pot and cover; -let it stand and steep twelve hours, then strain it and add -loaf sugar and one pint wine to a quart. Take half gill three -times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Flax Seed Syrup.</span>—Take one pint flax seed and a small -handful spikenard; boil in about three parts water until it -becomes quite thick, then strain it through a thin strainer; -add half pint molasses or strained honey, put it on to simmer, -and be particular to take off the scum. The flax seed and -spikenard should be washed clean. Take two tablespoonsful -on going to bed, one in the morning, fasting, and one a little -before dinner.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Marks on Children.</span>—Take one gill of rum, one gill port -wine, one spoonful tar, one spoonful black pepper and a piece -of mutton tallow; take a parsnip and pound so as to get the -strength; simmer the whole together in fresh butter till the -liquid part is evaporated; then strain the ointment and anoint -the sore.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cough Syrup.</span>—Take tamarac twigs, inside bark of white -pine, oak of Jerusalem, colts-foot, maiden hair and wild turnip; -half gill three times a day.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_85">85</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Stomach Plaster.</span>—Four pounds beeswax, two pounds -frankincense (gum therics), two and a half pounds burgundy -pitch, two pounds rosin, one pound Venice turpentine, two -and half ounces winter’s bark, two and half ounces oil spearmint, -four ounces alspice, two and half ounces camphor, two -and half ounces cloves, six ounces red sanders.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Weak Stomach.</span>—Take half pound green bark balsam fir, -one pound white pine bark, half pound bark sumach roots, -two ounces garden sallindine, and a little milk weed roots; -boil in four quarts of water down to two quarts, add one pint -of good rum, and sweeten with honey or sugar; take half a -gill three times a day, an hour before eating.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Pain in the Breast.</span>—Take white pine, one ounce grated -touch-wood, and put in one quart French brandy; quarter -gill three times a day.</p> - -<p>Make a tea of golden maiden hair for a common drink.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Strengthening Syrup.</span>—Take white pine, pitch pine and -balm of gilead buds; make a syrup. Dose—half gill three -times a day; live upon a light, nourishing diet.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Consumptive Females.</span>—Take polly pod roots, boil -them in water to suitable strength, then sweeten, and add one -pint of sweet wine to one quart. Take half gill three times -a day.</p> - -<p>Take pepperage chips from the east side of the tree, and -make a tea for a constant drink.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Catamenia.</span>—Give a tea of lady shoe, and polly pod roots, -for an obstructed catamenia.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_86">86</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Fits.</span>—Take wild indigo roots, make a poultice, and put on -the stomach, hands and feet.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Strengthen.</span>—Take two ounces prickly ash bark and -one ounce crawley, and make a syrup. Take half gill three -times a day, fasting.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">King’s Evil.</span>—A tea of seneca would be good for the patient -to drink frequently; for a bath, take white maple bark, -boil it and wash the parts affected, and apply the bark as a -poultice.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Female Debility.</span>—To prevent raising her food after eating, -give her trule root, pulverized, instead of pepper, and tea -of the former roots, a little before eating.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Beer.</span>—Take two parts sumach roots, four parts each sassafrass -and black alder, two parts wild cherry and spice bush.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Chilblains.</span>—Take off the dirt from an ant-hill; then -take the dirt and ants’ eggs, put them into boiling water; -draw off the water, and save a bottle of it, to drink two or -three times a day, half a gill at a time; with the remainder -wash the feet.</p> - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Warm and Cleanse the Blood.</span>—Take prickly ash -berries, bark of white wood roots, brook lime, bark of bitter -sweet roots and culver, and a little bloodroot.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Syrup for Consumption.</span>—Take one pound bark bitter -sweet roots, one pound sarsaparilla roots, one pound inside of -black birch bark, one pound twigs of sweet fern, one pound -prickly ash bark; put into six quarts water, boil it to four,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_87">87</span> -and strain the liquor into a large pewter basin; add a quart of -rum, one pound loaf sugar, and simmer till the scum is raised; -skim it off, and put into bottles for use. Take half gill three -times a day, an hour before eating.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cholera Morbus.</span>—Take one part alspice and two parts -saffron, steep them together and drink often; sweeten with -loaf sugar.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Salve</span>—To remove swellings, weakness of back or joints, -and sores. Take one pound rosin, two ounces beeswax, one -ounce spermacetti, one ounce mutton tallow; melt and stir -these together, raise to boiling heat, take it off the fire and stir -again, adding as much good cogniac brandy as will work in; -put this salve into a glass jar, cover with brandy, and cork it -tight for use.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Felons</span>—On the fingers, may be effectually cured, it is -said, in three hours, by making a poultice the size of a small -bean, of quick lime slacked with soap, bound on the spot and -renewed every half hour.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cold Feet.</span>—Take one ounce and half common salt, put -into one quart rum and add one ounce oil origanum; rub the -feet well every night.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Female Weakness.</span>—Take one ounce golden seal, half -ounce tansy, half ounce motherwort seed, not quite half ounce -golden thread, ounce beth root, one ounce white cohosh; put -all into four quarts water, boil six minutes, keep warm seven -hours, strain and let cool; add one quart Madeira wine, and -drink a wine glass morning, noon, and before tea.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_88">88</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Spirits of Lavender.</span>—Take one ounce cinnamon, two -drachms cloves, four drachms nutmeg and three drachms red -saunders, to two quarts spirits, half ounce oil lavender, and -four scruples oil rosemary.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Hysteric Pills.</span>—Take one ounce hepetick, half ounce -each aloes, New England saffron, and castor; powder and -mix them well together, then add two ounces pitch pine turpentine; -stir well together and it is fit for use.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Currant Wine.</span>—Take one gallon of water for every gallon -currants; press the currants and strain the liquor; add -three pounds sugar to gallon liquor; let it stand in an open -vessel while the scum is rising, then skim, put it up and cork -tight. Two bushels of currants will make a barrel of wine.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sarsaparilla Syrup.</span>—Take one pound sarsaparilla, thirteen -ounces princes pine, nine ounces yellow dock, two pounds -poke root, two pounds black cohosh, two pounds mandrake, -one ounce blood root, two pounds bitter sweet, two pounds -juniper berries; boil and strain, and to every thirteen pints -syrup, add three-fourth pound extract dandelion, one ounce -extract white ash, one and half grains licorice to fifteen gallons -syrup, and three pounds sugar to a gallon.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Diuretic Drops.</span>—Two ounces of sweet spirits nitre, one -ounce balsam copavia, two ounces oil almonds, one ounce spirits -turpentine; mix together and add one scruple champagne. -Dose—a small teaspoonful given in mucilage of gum Arabic, -three or four times a day.</p> - -<p>These drops are useful in scalding of urine, from syphilitic -or other inflammations.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_89">89</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Bloody Flux.</span>—Take fresh butter, melt and skim curdy -part; give two teaspoonsful two or three times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Another.</span>—Take three-fourths ounce old cheese, scrape it -fine in a pint new milk, thickened with flour; let this be the -diet; purge with rhubarb.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Plaster</span>—To draw all humors to one place. Take two -quarts strong beer, not sour, four ounces copperas, four ounces -bole Armenia, six drachms Venice turpentine, and one pint -tar; pulverize hard substances, and mix all in an iron vessel; -simmer (not boil,) over a slow coal fire, stirring often, until it -is reduced to one quart; take it from the fire, stirring it constantly -while cooling; it will take from twelve to sixteen -hours to prepare it.</p> - -<p><i>Manner of Using.</i>—Spread it on a piece of soft leather, -two inches or more in diameter; put the plaster on when you -want to draw the sore; dress it once in two days, until it begins -to run, then dress every morning.</p> - -<p><i>Manner of Dressing.</i>—Take the plaster off, and scrape off -the salve; wash the sore one morning with Castile soap, and -the next morning with milk and water; remove all the old -salve before putting on fresh.</p> - -<p><i>Medicine Internally.</i>—Make a tea of three pints water to -one ounce mandrake root; when cold, add a quarter pound -salts; take half tea cup on going to bed. Drink sarsaparilla -and spotted maple tea; be careful not to overheat the blood.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Asparagus Roots.</span>—An excellent ingredient in all compositions -intended to cleanse the viscera, especially where -there are obstructions, and in jaundice and dropsy, as it operates -on the urine; it is likewise used in disorders of the breast.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_90">90</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sudorific Drops.</span>—Two ounces ipecac, two ounces saffron, -two ounces camphor, two ounces Virginia snake root, two -ounces opium, three quarts Holland gin or spirits; let stand -two weeks and strain. Dose—one teaspoonful in a cup of -catnip or pennyroyal tea, given every hour. To raise perspiration -in colds, fevers and inflammations, I know of no medicine -so sure in its operation as this.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Madame Young’s Medica Mentum.</span>—Half ounce of gum -aloes, one ounce each of rhubarb and ginger, one teaspoonful -myrrh and cayenne pepper, and one quart spirits; steep twenty-four -hours, and add one teacup sugar and half pint water. -Take one to two tablespoonsful an hour before eating. This -is good for dyspepsia, or any derangement of the stomach.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Bowel Complaint.</span>—One ounce rhubarb, one teaspoonful -saleratus, and one pint boiling water; when cold, add two teaspoonsful -essence peppermint; a tablespoonful to be taken every -hour.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sprains, Bruises</span>, &c.—One pint soft soap, handful salt, -and tablespoonful saltpetre; apply with bandage.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Neutralizing Cordial</span>—Good for dysentery, cholera morbus -and diarrhœa. Take one pound green peppermint, simmer -in half gallon water and strain off; then take four ounces -Turkey rhubarb, simmer into half a gallon water, till all the -strength is out; then strain, add these two liquids together, -with two ounces saleratus and three pounds loaf sugar; then -boil all a few minutes, and when nearly cold, add half pint -brandy. Dose, wine glass full.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_91">91</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Elder Wine.</span>—Take sixteen quarts of elder berries, clean -from the stem, put with six gallons cold water in a large tub; -let them stand two days, then boil them till the berries fall to -the bottom; strain and squeeze, and to every gallon liquor -add three pounds brown sugar; boil and add quarter pound -bruised ginger, two ounces allspice, and cloves, if you like; -when cold, add a little yeast; let it work two days, then cork -bottle up tight.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Swellings.</span>—Dogmacamus is good, scraped, for swellings; -steep in milk and water.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Acid Cough Drops.</span>—One pound sumach berries, four -ounces elecampane, one ounce West Indian or African cayenne, -one gallon vinegar; boil, strain and add three pounds honey, -or double the quantity of molasses. If you add licorice, wild -turnip, skunk cabbage, say two ounces, you will have a syrup -that will cure sore throat, mouth or lungs. Take a tablespoonful -when the cough is troublesome, or every two hours, -gargling it in the throat, if sore.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Snuff.</span>—For headache and catarrh: Take one pound yellow -dock, half pound bayberry, four ounces elecampane, three -ounces bloodroot and three ounces beth-root. Take a pinch -occasionally, particularly on going to bed.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Vegetable Tooth Powder.</span>—Equal parts bayberry bark, -yellow oak bark, black alder bark, pulverized; add half a -pound elecampane, quarter pound prickly ash bark, four ounces -cloves. This will cure scurvy, and, if the teeth are sore -and loose, it will cure and make them firm in a short time.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Nerve Drops.</span>—One pint and half gin, half pint water, -two ounces nerve powder, one ounce hops, pulverized, half<span class="pagenum" id="Page_92">92</span> -ounce skunk cabbage; let this stand ten days, shaking it often; -strain and let it settle. This will calm and strengthen the nervous -system; whereas opium destroys every energy of the -system, and makes it a complete wreck.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anodyne Bathing Solution.</span>—Two ounces camphor, six -fluid drachms solution ammonia, and one pint essence lavender; -mix the lavender with the ammonia, then put in camphor, -and it is ready for use.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Ulcers or Bad Sores.</span>—Boil one pound each vervain, yellow -dock and sage, half pound cicuta leaves, in one gallon -water; wet cloths in this, and let them lay on the sores; -then dry and sprinkle with powdered bloodroot, mornings -only. Make a strong tea of vervain, drink a teacupful three -times a day, taking three or four of my bilious pills at night, -for nine nights successively.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Iroquois Universal Ointment.</span>—Take one pound tobacco -leaves, bruise and steep twelve hours in one pint red wine; -then add half pound fresh hog’s lard, simmer over a slow fire -till the red wine is consumed; then add four ounces tobacco -juice and two ounces rosin; simmer again till juice is evaporated, -then add one ounce wild turnip, and rosin sufficient to -make into an ointment. This is good for sores of every description, -and a wound dressed with this will never putrefy; if -you have pain in your head, anoint your temples; apply to -the stomach and lungs, and no inflammation will settle there; -anoint the bowels of children in case of worms or weakness. -This ointment is, as I know, the best now in use, for sores, -burns, ulcers, &c.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_93">93</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Old Sores.</span>—Pumpkin or carrot poultice is good for old -sores; if they smell bad, sprinkle charcoal on the poultice; -to prevent putrefaction, wash it twice a day in saltpeter water.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">St. Anthony’s Fire.</span>—Drink lemonade and tar water, warm, -and wash in tar water.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anti-Emetic Drops.</span>—Take a teacup full of good cider vinegar; -add a teaspoonful each of salt and cayenne pepper; give a -teaspoonful every fifteen minutes. I never knew a case where -but a half teaspoonful had not the desired effect. It is good -in external application for rheumatism, bruises, headaches and -sprains; for the latter, use hot.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sorrel Extract.</span>—If you wish to make sorrel extract, for -burns or sores, gather it before the 20th June, press out the -juice and dry on a pewter plate. This is the best way to -make good extract.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Cleanse the Blood and Strengthen the Liver.</span>—Wide -leaf dock, black alder bark and buds, burdock roots and -leaves, sarsaparilla, striped maple, and half as much bloodroot;. -a handful of each, to which add one gallon of water. Drink a -teacup full three times a day, before eating.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Fevers.</span>—Marigolds are good to put on the stomach, in all -cases of fevers, inflammation, &c.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Goitre, or Adam’s Apple.</span>—Take a teaspoonful nettle seed, -pulverized, morning and noon; at night take a teaspoonful of -a mixture of one ounce cream tartar, one ounce sulphur, and -half ounce Turkey rhubarb. This is good for corpulent people -and for spitting blood.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_94">94</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Tonic.</span>—Red rose willow is an excellent tonic.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Chronic Rheumatism.</span>—Unicorn root (aletois farinasa), is -good with prickly ash bark; add a small quantity bloodroot; -it is necessary in some cases to add spirits, for flatulency, colic -or hysterics. Take a teaspoonful in warm water.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Tincture of Soap Anodyne.</span>—Take two ounces hard soap, -shaved, one ounce opium, one ounce camphor, half ounce of -rosemary, two pounds alcohol; let the soap and opium stand -three days; shake often, then add the camphor and oil. This -is good for sprains, and pains of all descriptions.</p> - -<p>But one thing I would remark; that is, where opium is -used frequently, it will debilitate; but from three to five times -will not injure, but will allay pains for the time being.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rheumatism.</span>—Take one ounce mandrake, two ounces Epsom -salts, put into one quart metheglin wine—wine glass twice -a day; an anodyne at night, say a cup of strong hop tea; -rub the parts affected with the following ointment: boil skunk -cabbage in water, make a strong decoction, then add hog’s -lard, simmer all the water away, and add sulphur. This is -an excellent anti-rheumatic ointment. It must be rubbed -near the fire.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Humors.</span>—Make a very strong decoction of boiled oats, -to one pint of which add one ounce saltpeter; this is good -for swellings. For carbuncles, mix equal parts of bloodroot, -beth root and honey; purge with anti-bilious pills.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rheumatism.</span>—Take bark of sumach roots, and cayenne, if -it can be borne by the patient; boil in rum and bathe the -parts; take inwardly a strong decoction of prickly ash bark.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_95">95</span> -I would recommend salt and vinegar, with cayenne, for bathing, -but in most cases it must be hot, and applied with cloths.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Indian Turnip, or Wake Robin.</span>—For chronic, deep-rooted -rheumatism, pains, debilitated habits, loss of appetite, lowness -of spirits, faintness, &c. Take three pounds fine Indian -turnip and three pounds fine loaf sugar; mix them together -in a mortar; there must be equal parts of each, well mixed. -Take a teaspoonful three times a day, half hour before eating; -it must be taken dry, if possible. Begin with half teaspoonful -and increase to whole one.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Gravel.</span>—Life root is good for the gravel.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dropsy.</span>—Wild lettuce is good for dropsy, ten or twelve -grains a day; use white cohosh as drink, also cuckles seed -mixed with juniper berries.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Gall</span>, &c.—Low centuary, of all herbs, is one of the best -for overflowing of the gall, and, in my opinion, is good in -jaundice and all bilious complaints, and also in cleansing the -blood from humors; it must be used plentifully and for some -weeks.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Bloodroot.</span>—This is good for the rattles; mix with honey -and give a child five years old a teaspoonful.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Bone Ointment.</span>—Equal parts small kind mullen, red clover -tops, burdock burs, plantain, sweet alder bark, yarrow, -black alder buds and tobacco; simmer down in hog’s lard -and fresh butter. This ointment is likewise good for all kinds -of sores.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_96">96</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Sticking Salve.</span>—Equal parts catnip tops, horsemint, sarsaparilla, -striped (some call it soft) maple, spikenard, mouse -wood, (this wood or tree grows bushy, and the wood is tender -but the bark is tough; use the wood and bark,) comfrey, young -mullen leaves, Solomon’s seal, yellow dock, princes pine, wormwood; -boil down thick, then add one pound and four ounces -mutton tallow; roll, and it is fit for use; all cuts and sores, -with or without swellings, inflammations and wounds, this -will cure, and no proud flesh will be created.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Balsam of Honey.</span>—Take as much balsam of tolu as will -dissolve in alcohol.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Oil Soap.</span>—Take as much Castile soap as will dissolve in -alcohol.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Salve for Scrofulous Sores.</span>—Take turpentine, and half -a pound bayberry, and tallow; dissolve and add sweet oil if -necessary.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">The best Salve</span> I ever found, in all cases of humors, is -composed of raw linseed oil, beeswax, and mutton tallow, for -sore lips, and chapped hands; if the sore is very bad, sprinkle -pulverized bloodroot on it every morning, then apply salve; -a sore need not be washed but once a day, but dress it three -times a day, if bad.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Ointment Pills.</span>—Sweet fern, sweet apple-tree, rose leaves, -cats foot, and cream; simmer on a slow fire. The best I ever -found was composed of hog’s dung and lamp oil, simmered; -a little beeswax will be good to keep it firm.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Hot Drops.</span>—To one quart alcohol add one ounce hemlock -oil, one ounce gum myrrh, two tablespoonsful cayenne; shake<span class="pagenum" id="Page_97">97</span> -well twice a day for at least a week. This is good for rheumatism, -pains in head and stomach. Take from ten drops to -a teaspoonful, in sugar and water.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Tar Syrup.</span>—One gill tar, one pint wheat bran, half pound -loaf sugar, and two quarts water. Dose, wine glass full three -times per day, for cough and consumptive complaints.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rupture Plaster.</span>—One part fresh buckthorn, bruised, -and two parts fresh cranes bill; blend by bruising in a mortar; -spread on leather and apply; wear a truss or bandage; -this must be occasionally changed and worn three months.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Indian Turnip.</span>—Pulverize it fine, two ounces loaf sugar -or sugar candy, half ounce flour sulphur; mix and let the patient -take a teaspoonful three times a day, dry, if possible, if -not, in any vehicle the most palatable, molasses, &c. Use in -all lingering, or beginning of pains of a consumptive nature, -such as pain in the breast, weak appetite, and slow circulation -of the blood; where there is any cough, whether loose or -tight, add half ounce pulverized bloodroot. I can testify by -experience that this is good, not only for the young, but particularly -for the aged, it is better than all the tinctures in the -world, as it creates action and warms the blood. Either of -the ingredients can be omitted, if disagreeable.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Consumptive Persons</span>.—Two ounces aven root, half -ounce wild turnip, one skunk cabbage ball, masterwort and -ginseng, half ounce each, and one ounce sugar candy; mix -one tablespoonful, and boil in one quart water; add one pint -new milk; two teacupsful of this chocolate to be taken night -and morning; bathe with cold or tepid water every morning, -if the patient can bear it; walking is the best exercise.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_98">98</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cancers.</span>—A cancer under the eye was cured by the patient -drinking one quart of tar water daily, and apply a plaster -and mutton tallow, melted together; this cured a cancer -of twenty years standing, in two months; mix black pepper, -burnt alum, and honey, equal parts, and use as an ointment; -the last I would not recommend to be used but a few times—rather -use bloodroot, daily.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Dysentery, or Relax in Children.</span>—Take equal parts -good vinegar and hens’ eggs, and beat them well together; -mix in wheat flour, stiff as common dough; bake this moderately, -then pulverize; give one teaspoonful of the powder -three times a day; mix with the above powder, hens’ gizzards, -pulverized.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Bathing with Ox Gall.</span>—In gout or pains, heat a shovel, -mix a little vinegar and pour on; bathe the parts affected -with the steam. In all pains, never use any local application, -without taking some warming medicine internally, if but a -little red pepper; it is not essential to give alcohol in any -form; a little carminative, such as pulverized mandrakes, or -angelica seed, ought always to be on hand.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anti-Bilious Powders.</span>—One pound jalap, two pounds -Alexandria senna, one pound peppermint; let these all be -pulverized, then mix, after sifting fine; for a grown person, a -teaspoonful in a cup full of boiling water; then cool, sweeten -it and drink; no harm if two teaspoonsful are taken. I would -advise the patient to take three anti-bilious pills the night -previous. This medicine can be taken at all times.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Promote the Growth of the Hair.</span>—Mix equal parts -olive oil, spirits rosemary, and bloodroot.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_99">99</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Weakness.</span>—Acorns are good for weaknesses; make into -coffee.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Anti-Scrofulous Plaster.</span>—One gill tar, two yolks eggs -roasted inside, and one puff ball; simmer over a slow fire, -spread on thin leather, and apply.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Ulcer on the Leg.</span>—Wash the ulcer twice a day, night -and morning, with one pint of weak lime water, and apply a -poultice over the sore, twice a day, made of blood root and -beth root, finely pulverized and mixed with honey; in case -the leg is swelled, apply a poultice of slippery elm bark, every -night.</p> - -<p>Give a wine glass full of my cleansing syrup, morning, noon -and at bed time, and drink, as a common beverage, the following: -take a handful each of cherry bark and princes pine, -put them into two quarts boiling water, and let it steep well; -then strain. Abstain from spirituous liquors and salt meats.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cancer.</span>—Take the powder of dry yellow dock root, wet -with port wine and put it on the cancer, renewing it three -times a day; make your daily drink a decoction of one handful -of yellow dock root, bruised, and a handful of the bark or -buds of black alder, boiled in four quarts of rain water to the -consumption of two quarts.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Prolapsus Uteri.</span>—Take one ounce each of white oak -bark, beth root, crowfoot roots, and rose leaves; boil the -whole in four quarts of water, down to two; strain the decoction, -to which add a pint of port wine, and two ounces of -powdered alum, while it is warm. The patient must first -take a dose of castor oil, and, after its operation, must foment -the part four or five times a day, with a flannel dipped in the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_100">100</span> -decoction as warm as it can be held in the hand. In order -to prevent a relapse, the patient must wet the parts twice a -day with warm water, in which a spoonful of salt has been -dissolved, and keep the bowels open by a dose of castor oil -once a week, using salt water bath twice a week.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rupture of the Testicles.</span>—Three years ago, a Canadian, -who had been laboring under a large swelling of the testicles, -and been given up as incurable, made application to me. The -surgeons had held consultation over him, and agreed that he -must be castrated, but he would not comply. Upon examination, -I found it to be a sarcocele, or fleshy tumor of the -testicles, and therefore resolved to attempt the cure by discutients. -I first cleansed and purified the blood from humors -and mercury, and applied the following cataplasm, or poultice, -over the scrotum: take every-night two handsful of goose-grass, -or cleavers, in two quarts of cider vinegar; foment the -swelling with flannel wet in the vinegar, for the space of fifteen -minutes, then bind the leaves over the tumor. Anoint -it frequently, every day, with the following ointment: take -the scrapings of a powder horn, and the inner bark of rose -willow, pound it fine, and wet it well with brandy; apply -through the day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Hives in Children.</span>—Dissolve twenty grains of bitter root -in six teaspoonsful of warm water, and give the child, according -to age—from six months to a year old, one to two teaspoonsful -of the infusion; if it does not operate in fifteen -minutes, give the child a little warm camomile tea, in order -to cleanse the stomach; after the operation, give it, according -to age, a little poppies of syrup, in catnip tea. Give the -child, until well, the following: take one ounce of drago<span class="pagenum" id="Page_101">101</span>n’s -claw root, ten grains of bitter root, and a quarter of an ounce -of mandrake root; pour on all these one quart of boiling -water, and let them steep four hours; stir frequently, then -strain; give from a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful every four -hours, until well; give always according to age.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Syrup for Worms.</span>—Take six ounces of fresh bark of -black alder, eight ounces of dry buck-horn plantain, and three -ounces of unicorn root; boil the ingredients in four quarts of -water, down to two; strain the decoction, to which add two -quarts of molasses, and boil it away to the consistency of syrup. -Children from two to four years of age, may take from -three to four teaspoonsful of the syrup, morning and evening, -for three days before both the full and change of the moon, -which will carry away the worms, and stop the fever. Adults -may take a wine glass full, morning and evening, for three -days respectively, before both the full and change of the -moon.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Create an Appetite.</span>—Dissolve two tablespoonsful of -bay salt in half pint of warm rain water, and add one ounce -of rectified spirits of salts. Dose—a teaspoonful, in a wine -glass of cold water, before breakfast and dinner. This will -excite the appetite, without vomiting, and increase the urinary -discharge.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Cleanse the Blood from Mercury.</span>—Put four ounces, -of the powdered root of may apple into one gallon of metheglin; -dissolve four ounces of Epsom salts in a quart of the -liquor, made warm, and mix all together; shake the vessel -frequently, and let it stand for a week. The patient may take -a wine glass full of the above liquor, once or twice a day, according -to its effects.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_102">102</span></p> - -<p>Take the leaves and roots of skunk cabbage, of each eight -ounces, bruise in a mortar, and boil them in two pounds of -hog’s lard, for four hours; then press it through a hair sieve or -canvas, and mix in it one ounce of pulverized roll brimstone. -The parts affected must be rubbed with this ointment, before -the fire, for ten minutes every night and morning, and covered -with flannel, using the warm bath twice a week, in the -spring of the year. After all the pains are removed, the patient -may use tonic medicines, such as fine Columbia root, and -ten grains of the rust of iron, three times a day. Use the -salt water bath twice a week, in the months of June and July, -and have moderate exercise on horse-back, in order to -brace the solids.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Ointment.</span>—Take pitch pine knots, and saw them into dust; -then boil the dust in water; when well boiled, skim off the -turpentine, and strain the water; then put in equal parts of -rue, saffron, sage and camomile; boil the strength out, strain -the liquid, and put in fresh butter.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Black Jaundice.</span>—Take a handful of the leaves of artichoke, -bruise, put them in an earthen pot, and pour three -pints of good ale on them; set the pot near the fire, for two -days; strain the liquor, to which add a quart of Tenerife -wine. The patient, if costive, must take a wine glass of this -syrup every morning, for nine mornings, first taking a dose -of anti-bilious pills.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Seven Years’ Itch.</span>—Take four ounces each of white hellebore -and yellow sharp pointed dock root, and two ounces -of elecampane root; bruise them in a mortar, and boil them -in four quarts of water, down to two; strain the decoction,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_103">103</span> -and while warm, dissolve one ounce of cura sal-amoniac in -the wash; wet the parts with a linen rag, dipped in the lotion, -every night at bed time, and take a teaspoonful of cream -of tartar and flour of sulphur, in molasses, twice a day for -three days, by which time the itch will be cured. This is a -more cleanly method than using greasy ointments, and is an -infallible and safe cure. Put on clean linen and sheets the -fourth night, to prevent a relapse.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Corns on Feet.</span>—To keep the feet in proper condition, -they should be frequently soaked and well washed; at these -times, the nails of the toes should be pared, and prevented -from growing into the flesh. Corns are the most troublesome -evils connected with the feet; they are of two kinds, soft and -hard. The soft corns are those which grow between the toes; -they may be easily removed by applying ivy leaf, steeped in -vinegar; if the corn be very painful, change the ivy leaves -every morning; the leaf may be steeped for one or two days -before using.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Pleurisy.</span>—Drink freely of soot tea, half a pint of hot tar -water every hour, or a strong tea of nettles, and the leaves -pounded and applied as a poultice, every day; at night, apply -the white of an egg, mixed with sulphur.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Weakness.</span>—Half pound spikenard root, half pound Solomon’s -seal, quarter pound tamarac bark, and quarter pound -lungwort; boil in one gallon rain water ten minutes, then let -them steep six hours; strain, and add half pound loaf sugar -and half pint best Holland gin. Take a wine glass full three -times a day.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_104">104</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Loss of Appetite and Debility.</span>—Take one pint of white -pine bark, tamarac bark, and spikenard root, and one ounce -spruce gum; boil all together in three quarts and a half rain -water, fifteen minutes, then strain and add half pint molasses; -boil six minutes, then let it cool. Drink half a teacup full -morning and evening; if there is no heat, add half pint best -brandy.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Small Pox.</span>—Make a warm tea of saffron and catnip, and -give the patient; immerse the feet in weak ley, and wash the -body or surface three times a day.</p> - -<p>Give also the follow -ing: take one ounce mandrake, ten -grains bitter root, four grains blood root, ten grains sassafras -bark, and half ounce Turkey rhubarb; put all into one quart -boiling water, and let them steep four hours; stir frequently, -then strain. Give a child one year old, a teaspoonful four or -five times a day—to others, according to age and constitution.</p> - -<p>Bathe the head with tepid vinegar and water; if the throat -is sore, gargle with sage and hyssop, sweetened with honey; -when excessive restlessness prevents the rising and filling of -the pox, give a teaspoonful of the syrup of poppies, in a little -catnip tea, every five or six hours; and if purple spots appear -among the pox, give yeast inwardly, and apply strong poultices -to the feet.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cough or Whooping Cough.</span>—Take one ounce each colt -foot, St. John’s wort, spikenard, elecampane root, and mullen -leaves; let them boil half an hour slowly, then add half an -ounce Indian physic, or American ipecacuanha, pulverized; -stir often, and steep for four hours; then squeeze, strain, and -add one pint of pure honey. Give as often as required, from<span class="pagenum" id="Page_105">105</span> -a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful. It will loosen the phlegm -and heal the lungs, is very sudorific, and good for all coughs -or colds.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Injections.</span>—Take weak thoroughwort tea, one pint milk, -half pint molasses, and half a wine glass full oil—olive oil is -generally used, but hen’s oil is equally as good; for a child, -use less. This is excellent in fevers, inflammations, &c.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Asthma.</span>—Ether, tincture of castor, and opium, equal parts; -mix all together, and take a teaspoonful when the symptoms -appear, as often as required.</p> - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Pleurisy.</span>—Drink freely of wind root (otherwise called -lung root or pleurisy root), and make a syrup of the following: -take one ounce each wild cherry bark, white ash bark, -poplar bark and red ozier bark, and half ounce each culver -root, sassafras bark and mandrake root; put all in three quarts -warm water, boil ten minutes, then steep three hours; strain, -and bottle. Drink a wine glass full mornings, and half a teacupful -at bed time.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Spitting Blood.</span>—Take four ounces fresh comfrey root, the -same quantity fresh burdock root, two ounces red willow bark, -one ounce parsley, and two ounces yarrow tops; boil these -ingredients in four quarts water and one quart new milk, to -the consumption of three quarts; strain it, and take one gill -of this decoction, well sweetened with loaf sugar, three times -a day.</p> - -<p>It is also beneficial in curing the fluor albus, or whites, in -weakly females. The root of comfrey is good for all fluxes, -and a bad smell in urine. Take four ounces comfrey, and<span class="pagenum" id="Page_106">106</span> -one ounce tormentil root, boil them in two quarts and a half -water, ten minutes; then strain, and add a gill of best brandy -and half pound loaf sugar. A gill or a common teacup full -may be taken by an adult, night and morning, or as often as -necessary; a child may take a tablespoonful, as often as required.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Salt Rheum.</span>—Take a large handful plain or white clover, -red clover, and common plantain; put them in two quarts of -urine and one quart of beef brine, for six hours—let them -be only warm, not hot; then squeeze them well, strain and -put up for use. Wash the parts affected night and day, with -a clean linen rag; drink freely of fishes mouth, or what is -called balmony, and take, twice a week, one teaspoonful of -powdered mandrake root, at bed time.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Epileptic Fits, or Hysterical Affections</span>.—Take ladies’ -smock, dry the leaves, and keep them in a bottle; when wanted, -take a teaspoonful of the leaves, and steep in a half teacup -boiling water. Give, when required, as often as necessary.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">After Pains in Child Birth.</span>—To relieve them, take a -tablespoonful of Epsom salts, and put it in half a pint hot -water; take half of it, and in the course of two hours take the -remainder, if the patient is very costive, if not, take less; -then take a teaspoonful of devil’s bit (otherwise called blazing -star root), in a little weak tanzy tea; if faint, put in it some -gin or brandy. You can administer this dose every three -hours, if required. It seldom fails of giving instant relief -and is an excellent gargle for a sore mouth, sore throat, or -scrofula.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_107">107</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Pregnant Ladies.</span>—Take one quart of butternuts, when -green and so soft that you can run a needle into them, one -ounce ginger root, and three pints molasses; boil them at -least half an hour, slowly. Take one three times a week, -and drink frequently of slippery elm bark, steeped in water. -If this is unpleasant, put in a few sumach berries, a little -black birch bark, or a small quantity of tanzy, merely to give -a flavor.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">To Remove a Film on the Eye.</span>—Take equal quantities -fresh celendine and ground ivy juice, and set it on warm ashes, -in a tin vessel, for an hour; strain the sediment from the -clear juice; take a gill of this, and put in half a teaspoonful -of best loaf sugar; bottle it, and wet the spot several times -a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Another.</span>—Take the gall of an eel, and drop a little in -the eye three times a week; then put in one drop of olive -oil, to heal the eye. It has cured, when all other remedies -had failed.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Wild Cucumber.</span>—This is a forest tree, similar to the poplar; -you will often find them from seventy to eighty feet high. -There are other species of the cucumber which are evergreen, -but the leaves of this are deciduous, oval, acuminate, and pubescent -beneath. It produces a fruit bearing some resemblance, -while green, to a small cucumber; in August, the -fruit turns to a deep red color, and opens; the seeds are red, -and the size of a kernel of corn; they have a bitter taste, -and are quite pungent.</p> - -<p>I have used them extensively, and consider them very valuable -in certain forms of diseases, especially where there is a -phlegmatic temperament, or a general relaxed state of the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_108">108</span> -system. In dropsical affections, I have found the cucumber -to be a superior remedy. The bark of the trunk and root, is -also very valuable; it is somewhat similar to the poplar, yet -it is more diuretic and stimulating; it is good in dyspepsia, -or where we want a remedy to increase the tone of the stomach. -I have known and cured many cases of anasarca, and -yellow fever.</p> - -<p>Make a tincture of the seeds or bark, and take half a wine -glass full mornings, before dinner, and at bed time. This will -cure the chronic rheumatism. I can safely say it is a very -valuable medicine in all families, as it possesses tonic, stimulant, -and diuretic properties.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">For Dropsical Patients</span>—a teaspoonful of the powdered -bark or seeds, mixed with honey, and taken mornings and at bed -time, will produce a cure. Drink plentifully of dwarf elder -bark tea, as a common beverage.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Family Pills.</span>—Take four ounces black root, and half an -ounce each cayenne and mandrake root, pulverized; make an -extract of these together by moderate warmth, straining during -the time of preparing, and bring the substance to the -consistency of tar; then add equal parts of pulverized gum -gamboge, and natural extract of lobelia—one tenth as much -as there is of the above compound extract. Previous to making -into pills, work into the mass seven drops of oil of spearmint; -then form your pills with magnesia, to the size of a -pea. Take from one to four or five, night and morning. It -would be well to take them nine days in succession, beginning -with less, and increasing if necessary. They can be relied on, -and are excellent to take in the spring and autumn.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_109">109</span></p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">St. Anthony’s Fire, or Canker Sore Throat.</span>—Take eight -ounces of beech drops, put them into four quarts cold water, -boil down to two quarts and sweeten with loaf sugar; after -proper evacuations, patients subject to the rose or erysipelas, -may take a teacup full of this, four times a day; apply clean -linen rags, wet with the decoction not sweetened, over the -inflamed parts, until perfectly well. Do not take the above -when your courses are flowing, or when you expect them. -The above is an excellent wash for children that are chafed, -either in the neck or groins; wash the parts affected as often -as necessary, using a clean cloth; the cleaner the cloth you -wash any sore with, the sooner it will heal; never use the -same cloth on any sore twice; it ought to be instantly washed -in clean water, before using the second time.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Carbuncles.</span>—Take equal parts beth root and blood root, -powdered fine and mixed with honey; bind it over the carbuncle, -and renew it every two hours. Make a purge of the -following: take a handful each of thoroughwort, tanzy, and -tamarack bark, one ounce culver root, half ounce mandrake, -ten grains sassafras bark, and half ounce angelica seed; put -all together in three quarts cold water; boil seven minutes, -and keep hot nine hours. Take from half a wine glass full -to a whole one, three times a day. Drink, as a common beverage, -a strong tea of princes pine, or red ozier.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Emetic.</span>—Take a large handful leaves and blows of thoroughwort, -(called by some boneset,) put them into one quart -boiling water, and let them stand near the fire three hours; -then stir, and strain off. Give the patient one gill, as hot as -it can be drank, and if it does not operate in half an hour, -give another, or half the quantity; drink every morning, a<span class="pagenum" id="Page_110">110</span> -wine glass of the remainder cold, as it is a tonic in all cases -of general debility.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Deafness.</span>—Take a beaver’s tail, roast it, squeeze out the -oil and apply on cotton. Or, roast a turnip in ashes, squeeze -out the juice, and put four drops, twice a week, into the ear. -Take cleansing syrup daily.</p> - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Cathartic for Fevers.</span>—Take half ounce American ipecacuanha, -three ounces culver root, three ounces snake root, -sliced and bruised, and one quart good old rum; keep them -in a covered earthen vessel by the fire, for five days, and -then strain the tincture for use. Dose—a tablespoonful twice -a day.</p> - -<p>As a diaphoretic, in low stages of fever, and in confluent -small pox, when sores appear gangrene, and the powers of -life seem sunk, take the following mixture: four drachms of -bruised snake root, one pint boiling water, two drachms tincture -snake root, four drachms syrup of ginger. Dose—two -tablespoonsful, to be taken every three hours, in the above -complaint.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Lumbago.</span>—Take one pound of fresh brake root, or female -fern, one ounce sumach root, cut fine, half ounce culver root, -half ounce mandrake root, and half ounce angelica seed; boil -them in two quarts whiskey, until they become slimy; then -dip cloths in and bind on. Take a tablespoonful nights, inwardly, -and half a wine glass full mornings. Repeat the application -on the spine, very frequently.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Rickets in Children.</span>—Take one ounce of brake root, or -female fern, cut fine, and pour one quart of boiling water on<span class="pagenum" id="Page_111">111</span> -it; sweeten it, and give the child a teacup full four times a -day; if the child is too young to take this dose, give less, according -to age. At the same time, use the decoction in rum, -for bathing the spine and limbs of the child; it would be -well to bathe the child in a spring, every morning in summer.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Scrofulous Swellings.</span>—Take the inner bark of bayberry -bush, pound it soft, and apply it over the swellings and sores, -nights and mornings. Drink a strong tea made of bayberry -leaves—a teacup full four times a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Wind, or Cholic.</span>—Take one ounce of bayberry berries, -bruise them well, and half ounce masterwort seed, well pulverized -or bruised; infuse them in three pints of best cogniac -brandy for a week, and shake the bottle frequently. Take a -half wine glass full in the same quantity warm water, twice -a day, on an empty stomach; if necessary, take it three times -a day.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Indian Remedy for Fevers.</span>—I find the Indians more -incident to fevers, than any other disease, and they rarely fail -to cure themselves, by sweating, and then plunging themselves -into cold water, which, they say, is the only way not to catch -cold. I once saw an instance of this kind. Being in search -of a particular root, at the Lake of the Two Mountains, about -thirty miles from Montreal, I called on an Indian chief, and -found him ill of a fever; his head and limbs were apparently -much affected with pain; his wife was preparing a bagnio, or -bath, for him. The bagnio resembled a large oven, into which -he crept by a door; on the side opposite the door was a hole, -in which she put hot stones. She fastened the hole up as -closely as possible, to prevent the least air entering therein.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_112">112</span> -While he was sweating in his bagnio, his wife was preparing -his road to the lake. This was in August, 1835—a very cold -season; in less than half an hour, he was in so great a sweat -that when he came out, he was as wet as if he had come out -of a river, and the steam from his body was so thick, that it -was hard to discern his form or face, although I stood near -him. In this condition, naked, a body cloth only excepted, -he ran to the river, about thirty paces distant, ducked himself -two or three times, and returned, passing through his bagnio, -to mitigate the severe shock of the cold, to his own house, -perhaps twenty paces further, and, wrapping himself in his -woolen mantle, lay down at full length near a long, but gentle -fire in the middle of his wigwam—turning himself several -times, till dry; he then arose, and began getting dinner ready -for us, seeming to be as easy and as well as either of us.</p> - -<p>The squaws wash their new-born babes in cold water, as -soon as they are delivered, often repeating the same healthy -operation. I have recommended cold water to a number of -weak females, during pregnancy, and they have borne up with -a vigor scarcely less wonderful than that of the Indian woman.</p> - - -<p class="prcp"><span class="smcap">Hardihood of Indian Women.</span>—The great power of endurance -which the Indian woman of the forest, uncontaminated -by the blighting influence which civilization often introduces -among them, many have noticed. Every one has read the -account of their remarkable health, during pregnancy and -child-birth. Washington Irving, in his “Astoria,” in giving -an account of a journey, through the dreary deserts lying -between the Snake and Columbia Rivers, says: -<span class="pagenum" id="Page_113">[Pg 113]</span></p> -<p>“And here we cannot but notice the wonderful patience, -perseverance, and hardihood of the Indian woman, as exemplified -in the conduct of the poor squaw of the interpreter. -She was now far advanced in pregnancy, and had two children -to take care of—one four, and the other two years of age. -The latter, of course, she frequently had to carry on her back, -in addition to the burdens usually imposed upon the squaw; -yet she had borne all her hardships without a murmur, and -throughout this weary and painful journey, had kept pace -with the best pedestrians. Indeed, on various occasions, in -the course of this enterprise, she displayed a force of character -that won the respect and applause of the white man.”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_115">[Pg 115]</span></p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="PHYSIOLOGY">PHYSIOLOGY.</h2> - -<p><span class="smcap">To my Beloved Sex</span>:—</p> - -<div> - <img class="drop-cap" src="images/s.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">SEEING so many of you daily imposed -upon by those who profess to -be acquainted with prolapsus uteri, -or falling of the womb, and knowing -that two-thirds of the married -ladies are very ignorant, as regards -the structure of their own bodies, -and therefore the more easily imposed -upon, I will endeavor to give -a full description and explanation of -the living animal, which we call physiology. It is a beautiful -study, and we read of King David’s admiration, after viewing -the structure of his own body; he exclaims in rapture, “I -am fearfully and wonderfully made!” I am sorry this important -study is excluded from our schools. The reader may -ask—what are the component parts of the living animal, the -heart, brain, eyes, ears, muscles, bones, and the many other -parts—how do they act, and what are their uses?</p> - - -<h3>FORMATION OF THE CHEST.</h3> - -<p>The chest is formed by the back bone behind, the breast -bone in front, and the ribs, which go from the back bone to -the breast bone. Seven of the ribs are long, and five short;<span class="pagenum" id="Page_116">116</span> -the five lower are the short ribs, and they are united to the -breast bone by an elastic cartilage; by this construction, the -chest is made flexible.</p> - -<p>Now that I have explained the formation of the lungs, we -will look in and see what it contains—the lungs and heart.</p> - -<p>The lungs are wedge-shaped—the small ends being up -under the collar bone, while the base, or larger part, is at the -bottom, turned down heavily in the midriff. The lungs are -attached to the wind-pipe, and larger air vessels and blood -vessels, these likewise being connected to the back bone with -cartilages. The lungs float downward into the midriff, and -against the ribs or the side of the chest, every time the air is -drawn into the chest. They are divided into two parts, on -each side of the chest, something like a sponge, full of cells; -the most correct resemblance of these cells, or vacancies, -would be, in my opinion, a thick branch of some shrub, very -full of the minutest berries you can conceive of, and without -leaves; you must imagine the shrub as hollow, through all -its branches and twigs, until quite into the cells; then cut the -extremity of all the twigs, until you bring it to a wedge shape, -and weave something like a spider web, to cover the cells, so -that nothing but the air or blood can pass through, to be -renewed.</p> - -<p>The heart is in front, between the two tubes of the lungs. -It is likewise wedge-shaped, the base, or larger end being up, -while the small end points downward, slanting into the left -chest; it occupies one-third more room in the left chest than -in the right, measuring from the centre of the breast bone, -under which the heart is placed, towards the middle of the -breast bone.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_117">117</span></p> - -<p>This important organ is little known, and I wish to explain -its offices and revolutions, in a comprehensive manner, that -all may understand it.</p> - -<p>We have three different kinds of blood vessels; the largest -vein is called vena cavæ; the smaller veins are called capillaries -and arteries; every time you prick yourself, you open a -capillary vein. On the right side is the vena cavæ, one part -descending and the other ascending, but both meeting on the -right side; this brings all the contaminated blood from all -parts of the body; from thence it empties into the right ventricle, -then to the right auricle, pushes on to the pulmonary -artery, through the lungs, to be purified, returns with velocity -to the left auricle, and then to the left ventricle. There are -thousands and tens of thousands little arteries, that carry the -blood to all parts of the body.</p> - -<p>I will quote a report from Dr. Edwards. He had been -speaking of the wonderful distribution of the blood, in the -little arteries, when he added:</p> - -<p>“Along on the lines of these little tubes or canals, (the -arteries,) through which the blood with all its treasures flows, -God has provided a vast multitude of little organs, or waiters, -whose office is each one to take out of the blood, as it comes -along, that kind and quantity of nourishment which it needs, -for its own support, and also for the support of that part of -the body which is committed particularly to its care. And, -although exceedingly minute and delicate, they are endowed -by their Creator with the wonderful power of doing this, and -also of abstaining from, or of expelling and throwing back -into the common mass, what is unsuitable, or what they do -not want, to be carried to some other place where it may be<span class="pagenum" id="Page_118">118</span> -needed; or, if it is not needed anywhere, and is good for -nothing, to be thrown out of the body as a nuisance.</p> - -<p>“Now let us follow these little organs, as they fly upward, -to carry support to the hair, to make it grow. But, as they -proceed upward, the ears will want serum—the eyes will want -something for the eye-balls, and the organs about the eye will -take that and work it up into the eyes, and cause them to -grow; then proceed on to your joints, and along the bones, -muscles and nerves; the joints want strength—it is a fluid -called synovia, in physiology; then proceed to your finger -nails.”</p> - -<p>So you see the whole system is supported by the blood; -all these vessels or supports go to every organ in the body, -and are called secretions; if these secretions are obstructed -by disease, they cannot perform their regular routine, or office, -and the parts will gradually become infirm. The blood carries -little atoms, or particles, to make all parts of the body -grow, and which, you may perceive, are necessary to replace -the atoms which are worn off by friction, in our motion, as -there is a constant waste in every part of the body, or system.</p> - -<p>Now let me return to the heart. It is not larger than a -man’s fist, and is strong and muscular. It is, as I said before, -situated slanting, or obliquely; both sides of the heart fill in -the same instant, and then contract, shrink, and compresses, -with as much force as a strong man could press it with his -hand. Such is the admirable circulation of the blood, that -this revolution goes regular, one hundred thousand times in -twenty-four hours.</p> - -<p>How can we but admire the creation of such a beautiful -machine! Then consider how much resistance this poor<span class="pagenum" id="Page_119">119</span> -heart has to overcome, in sending blood to all parts of the -body, and the many obstructions in its way, which causes it -to stop its motion, or it will quiver and throb, according as it -is repulsed by those obstructions. How many there are who -say, “My heart is diseased—the physician says so.” Now, -my friends, not in one case of ten is the heart diseased; but -it is obstructed in its revolutions, by not being able to send -the blood through these little vessels, to all parts of the body; -they are crooked, and the least impediment must necessarily -cause agitation, or stop this great propeller.</p> - -<p>There is a strong partition between the right and left sides -of the heart, so that the right auricle and right ventricle, -with their blood, brought back from the veins, can have nothing -to do with the blood in the left auricle and left ventricle; -it is, indeed, as if there were two hearts, placed side by side, -and pressed closely together. We know not how the heart -is kept in motion, nor can the wisest anatomist or physiologist -in the world tell us; we know that the lungs have something -to do in the case, and, when once set a-going, we can form -some idea of what keeps it in motion—but, after all, the real -causes of the continued movement of either the heart or -lungs, has ever been a great mystery, and may possibly always -remain so.</p> - -<p>Our bones, nerves, and muscles receive life and nourishment -from the blood; then how necessary it should be pure -and clean. As the blood is made from our food, we should -be careful as to the quality and quantity, eating only what is -conducive to health, which surely will promote happiness. -Strong spices, hot bread, rich pies and cakes, salt pork and -beef, are injurious eating at all hours of the day, especially at -bed time, and is contrary to the laws of nature. Some may<span class="pagenum" id="Page_120">120</span> -laugh, and say, “Why, I eat half a mince pie, and half a -dozen pickles, every night, and yet I am well.” You may -tantalize your digestive organs for a while, but remember, -your gratifying your unnatural appetite, will be repaid by -years of pain and distress. Be rational beings; eat to live, -and not live to eat.</p> - -<p>Mothers, as a general thing, feed their children too often; -even if you nourish your child with the breast, it should be -regular—not twenty times a day, and all night. This is very -wrong; you bring your little ones up gluttons, and, as soon -as they are weaned, they will be continually crying for something -to eat—never satisfied. Always be regular in eating -your own meals, and giving the same to your children, if you -wish them to be healthy; as a general rule, give them food -according to your own judgment—not too much. I think -many a poor child has been murdered, by an over fond mother -giving it all it wanted, and not using that judgment which -was required, because the child cried. O! mothers, be firm, -wise, and prudent, in raising those tender plants; remember, -if the digestive organs are too weak, the child will fall into -fits. Let a child eat mashed potatoes; all vegetables are -better, and give more nourishment, than cakes and pies; a -little lean meat, is healthy for a child. In our food, we all -want a change; but let all be well cooked, well baked, and -plainly seasoned.</p> - -<p>Now let me go back, and say a little in regard to the nerves -and bones. The nerves derive their support from the blood, -but not entirely, for the nerves may be weakened by other -causes; still they depend on the blood, in a measure, for support. -For instance, a lady may fall and break her back bone, -or spine; now this is the seat of the nerves; they all branch<span class="pagenum" id="Page_121">121</span> -out from the spine, and, of course, all the nerves are affected; -perhaps the pain would be most severe at the extremity of the -nerves. Many able and eminent physicians have been baffled, -in procuring ease to their patients, as there was no pain -where the parts were injured, but at the extremity of the -nerves.</p> - -<p>The digestive organs depend entirely upon the nerves for -support; therefore, never irritate the spine by blistering, as -it injures every nerve. Everything that is applied to the -spine—plasters, bathing, or drops, should be of a cooling -nature, and at the same time strengthening, and never irritating, -as it only makes you worse; I never saw any good effect -derived from it. If you want to irritate, draw from the spine, -by putting blisters on the thighs or legs, not to the spine or -head; let your motive be, in all cases, to draw downward.</p> - -<p>How do the joints derive support from the blood? It is -the secretion we call in physiology, synovia. It serves the -same purpose as the grease which men use for wheels, to prevent -their making a noise; so, when this secretion is obstructed, -or the circulation irregular, the ligaments and muscles -find no support, and consequently they become stiff and inactive; -call it rheumatism, if you like, or weak joints. Sometimes -the bones become crooked and deformed, which is often -caused by mercury, or by scrofula, which creates heat, and -absorbs all the nourishment from them. Sometimes the muscles -become stiff; in all such cases, cleanse the blood, and rub -in hemlock tincture; you will find, in this book, very good -bathing drops.</p> - - -<h3>THE DIAPHRAGM.</h3> - -<p>Now that I have explained the circulation of the blood, and -showed you the contents of the chest, I will proceed to the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_122">122</span> -midriff. The contents of the chest are separated from the -abdomen, by a floating curtain, called the midriff, or diaphragm. -The midriff is the floor of the lungs; the right and left portions -are loose, and float upward into the chest every time we -breathe out the air in the chest; on breathing, or drawing -in the air, the midriff of a person in health, forms a floor to -the lungs and heart, and it descends until it is drawn tight, -flat and stiff, across the body. The arrangement of the midriff -is such, as always to form a strong support to the heart -and lungs, as it floats below the lungs, every time we empty -the air out from the chest.</p> - -<p>The midriff is united, or fastened to the back bone, breast -bone, and the middle of the ribs; therefore, we say the right -and left portions float upward into the chest. How often is -this part strained, and then called consumption! I allow -there may be a cough, and tightness across the chest; but the -real cause is, the lungs have lost their support, and consequently -they wither and decay, unless you can strengthen the -floor or support, that is, the ligaments; the symptoms are, -you are unable to draw a long breath; if you go up stairs, -your breath becomes short.</p> - -<p>How many of you have had relations or some female friend, -whom you considered near dying of consumption, but fortunately -became pregnant; and she, to your astonishment, enjoyed -better health than for years previous. But how could -it be so? Why, this is the cause: as soon as the fœtus rose -from the vagina, it supported the midriff, and pushed up the -floor of the lungs, and the poor patient found instant relief; -she could breathe freely, could walk easily, her cough ceased, -and her sleep was calm. But alas! as soon as parturition -takes place, her symptoms all return, and, as no one understands -her case, she must die, through ignorance.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_123">123</span></p> - -<p>Young men very often sprain their midriff, by lifting, or in -wrestling, and frequently die of consumption, when, by a little -care and judicious treatment, they might be saved. In the -first place, your lungs hang on your wind-pipe, air vessels, -and blood vessels; now, if so, they want a support, and the -midriff is this support; but if it is gone, do not be surprised -if you decap a blood vessel, and thereby spit blood from -that cause; but be not frightened to death by this, as it will, -in many cases, relieve you and be beneficial in the end.</p> - - -<h3>THE GULLET.</h3> - -<p>The gullet is the food pipe; it passes through the chest, -from the back part of the mouth, along the back bone; its -shape is tolerably regular, until it passes the contents of the -chest; then it opens into a spacious apartment, called the -stomach; it lies across the body, leaning to the left side; it -is more like a bag, than anything I can describe; it is very -close to the diaphragm, and one would suppose the diaphragm -rested on it. The stomach of an adult, will hold from one -to three pints.</p> - - -<h3>THE LIVER.</h3> - -<p>This is the largest gland in the human body. It lies on -the right side, under the right breast; the gall bladder is -attached to the liver, and there is also a communication with -the stomach; the gall bladder is the size of your thumb, and -is called secretion, or bile; if we have too much, it overflows, -and causes jaundice, sick headache, gall-stones, and many -other diseases, which cannot be cured, unless you commence -by cleansing your blood. As the liver is a gland it can be<span class="pagenum" id="Page_124">124</span> -diseased in various ways; it can be ulcerated, and may contain -grubs, or worms.</p> - - -<h3>THE ABDOMEN.</h3> - -<p>This contains the intestines, and commences from the stomach; -that part the ancients used to call the second stomach, -is now termed duodenum; this turns downward and backward, -toward the right side, there it turns again to the left, -and I may say, zig-zags, until it joins the larger intestines; both -ends of the large intestines, are tied to the back bone, to -keep them from floating; the lower end passes through the -basket of the hips, to the end of the back bone, to keep it in -its right place; this forms the back passage, and the end of -the back bone is called the rectum. The bowels move; and -if so, how often you injure yourself by not obeying the calls -of nature to evacuate them; you put it off to some more -convenient time; but nature will not be baffled with impunity—you -must suffer for your omission the next day, or day -after; the head is afflicted, and you go to your closet, force -and strain to accomplish what you refused nature at the suitable -time; as the intestines float, will you not cause debility -and disease? Yes, surely you will; then, of course, you have -recourse to physic, and this makes you worse, as the intestines -become coated. Now for the results; as I said before, -the large intestines pass through the basket of the hips; they -are straight along the bone, when in a healthy condition, but -by this forcing and straining, they become drawn down, in a -wrinkled condition, and there is no action; thence arises costiveness, -constipation, piles, ulcers, fistulas, and numerous other -diseases, which assail these parts, through neglecting the calls -of nature. And here I would observe, in regard to your<span class="pagenum" id="Page_125">125</span> -children, be watchful; I have been told by girls from six to -twelve years old, how they have been so costive, that they -would have to force themselves to such a degree, that every -object around them appeared black. O! what poor miserable -beings will they be all their lives, through a mother’s neglect. -Never let a young child sit too long on a vessel or -chair; it weakens the intestines, and brings on general debility. -I have known many to die in fits, and to have the -relaxation of the fundament, merely by sitting too long on a -stool chair.</p> - - -<h3>THE KIDNEYS.</h3> - -<p>The kidneys are not in the box of the hips, but above it, -in the small of the back, on each side of the back bone. -Their office is to separate the salt, earth, and surplus water, -from the blood; there is a chamber to each kidney, into which -the water is first poured; from each of these chambers, there -is a pipe, or tube, that passes downward to the bladder; this -tube is called, in physiology, the ureter. The kidneys seem -to be a sort of sieve, or filter, with this difference, however: -while a sieve permits only the finest and best part to pass -through it, the kidneys filter out the worse, or coarser parts; -these are carried to the bladder, whence they are conveyed -immediately out of the system. In a natural and healthy -state, the proper time when the bowels should be evacuated, -is indicated by nature; should the water be retained, and the -voice of nature disobeyed, the effects are these: as in the -bowels, it will lessen the action of the bladder and kidneys, -and what you retain, does more injury than you can possibly -imagine; your kidneys become coated by retention—thence -come gravel, stone, stoppage of the urine, and various other -diseases of the kidneys and bladder.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_126">126</span></p> - -<p>Never trifle with nature. What pain and suffering might -be averted, if all would obey the first call of nature! By -retention of the urine, a bad odor arises from the body; what -you retain in the bladder, is emitted from the pores in a measure, -and your perspiration is very offensive. Mothers ought -to instruct their children in regard to this important call of -nature. I have found, in my practice, a great number who -habituated themselves to retain the water in the bladder all -day, that is, from morning to bed time; and what miserable -looking objects they were; their countenances were sallow, -and the skin dry and withered, although young in years.</p> - -<p>The kidney may be ulcerated, and contain grubs, as well -as the liver, it being likewise a gland, but much smaller than -the liver. You can injure the kidneys by food, as all water -or liquids go immediately to the kidneys; sweet spices and -all acids should be avoided, as they coat the kidneys, and -cause the gravel; the ureter, or pipe which takes the water -to the bladder, finally gets filled and obstructed, so the water -cannot pass thence.</p> - - -<h3>BASKET OF THE HIPS.</h3> - -<p>The bony walls of the hips are very strong and solid. The -only part that is movable, is the lower end of the back bone, -in front; behind the cross bone is the bladder, next comes -the womb, and behind this is the back passage.</p> - - -<h3>THE WOMB AND ITS APPENDAGES.</h3> - -<p>The womb is pear-shaped—the large end being uppermost, -and the small end, or mouth, downward, and connected with -the neck of the vagina. It hangs on four crotchets, or hooks, -which are the upper ligaments to support it; it is also sup<span class="pagenum" id="Page_127">127</span>ported -by muscles, and from the crown of your head to the -ends of your fingers and toes, there are small fibres connected -with it. I would say to all, be careful not to stretch or reach -the arm higher than its natural limits; a child from seven -years old and upwards, to fifteen, may injure these supporters -by jumping, and swinging at the length of their arms; so the -squaws of the Iroquois tribe assure me, and I have seen a -large number of the most distressing cases of this kind.</p> - - -<h3>THE OVARIES.</h3> - -<p>The ovaries are on each side of the womb, and are a great -support to it; ovaries signify egg vessels, and egg, in physiology, -means ovum. The egg is the beginning of our specie, -or animal life; thence the germ, or seed. The ovaries are -two balls, the size of a small egg, connected with the womb -by a pipe, or tube, called the fallopian tube; this tube, or -passage, carries the ovum to the womb. When menstruation -takes place, the ripening and expulsion of the egg is affected -by a real inflammation, similar to what may be seen when -you run a nail, or piece of wood, into your flesh, when there -will arise an inflammation which will cause it to fester, and -then it is easily removed from the flesh; it is this periodical -irritation, which causes a sympathetic inflammation; at the -beginning of the month, the inflammation is slight, but about -the time the egg is expelled from the vesicles, the inflammation -reaches its height; in order to give relief, the vessels -pour out an abundance of blood, and frequently mucous, -according to the healthy condition of the ovaries. The ovaries -are placed very low in the groins, advancing into the -pelvis. In case of malformation, the menses never appear, -and impregnation is impossible; but I have known females<span class="pagenum" id="Page_128">128</span> -to become mothers at the age of fifteen, and they never saw -their menses; no doubt, if they had not married, it would -have come about in its own time. But here I would remark, -it is frequently colorless in weak, scrofulous constitutions, and -often these obstructions are in the fallopian tube, and falling -of the womb is the principal cause. The periodical discharge -of the blood, I may say, is often from the uterus, through the -vagina, and sometimes from the vagina alone. Menstruation -commences between the ages of fourteen and eighteen; I -have, however, in my practice, found several cases where they -appeared at the age of ten years; but this is not a general -rule, and such cases rarely occur. Usually, the earlier the -menses appear, the sooner they disappear; but, as a general -rule, the menses ought not to depart until at the age of forty-eight -or fifty, and I have known them to continue to fifty-five, -and those females were perfectly well.</p> - -<p>As I said before, the mouth of the womb is connected with -the vagina, which signifies a tube, or passage. The vagina is -a very thick wall, capable of dilating and contracting, to a -very great extent; its length is from four, to five, six, and -seven inches, and some anatomists have testified that it is, in -some rare cases, even eight inches long; it is not strait—its -curve is in front, next to the bladder, while the convex part -is next to the rectum, or larger bowels. I explain this, as -many are led into error, imagining the womb within an inch -of the entrance.</p> - -<p>Now, my friends, I have given you a plain description of -your internal organs, and I hope you will overlook its deficiencies; -I have given my descriptions as delicately as possible.</p> - - -<h3>DISEASE OF THE WOMB.</h3> - -<p>I will endeavor to explain to you the diseases of the womb -and ovaries. In the first place, you can injure the womb by<span class="pagenum" id="Page_129">129</span> -miscarriages; but previous to this, perhaps the ligaments of -the womb were weak, and the cause of the miscarriage might -be attributed to that. No female should stand on the ends -of her toes and reach, as it injures the womb; all tight lacing -is injurious; by costiveness, you impair the womb; lifting, -beyond your strength, should be avoided. Child-bearing, -or violent labor in child-birth, retention of the after-birth—all -combine to weaken every muscle and ligament of the -womb, and bring on prolapsus uteri, or falling of the womb. -I have known the womb to be caloused, in several cases; and -as to its falling, as we say, it may be felt more on the rectum -and ovaries, and there will, in these cases, be more pain in -the sciatica joints, or hip bone, and it may press more on the -lower part of the bowels; this is generally brought on by -costiveness; long waists have done their work, as well as -heavy petticoats; all these combine to press down the bowels -and ligaments of the womb; all fall, or bear heavily on the -ureter and fallopian tube, and bring on many distressing diseases, -as leucorrhœa, or whites. I will here explain the cause -of this running, as many are perfectly ignorant of it; in most -cases, it is the weeping of the ovaries; when it is purely white, -we call it weakness—as a sore or weak eye weeps, so do the -ovaries; and when it changes color, green or yellow, and has -a disagreeable smell, no doubt they are diseased—either ulcers -in the ovaries, or womb, and the distillation is so acrid, that -it causes itching and smarting in the vagina, and the lips of -it are swelled. There have been, of late, several cases in my -practice, in which the female has communicated the same disease -to her husband—similar to the clap. But remember, I -have known such cases among the most virtuous, and where -there was not the least taint of any venereal disease in the -system; I do not say but that their blood might be contami<span class="pagenum" id="Page_130">130</span>nated -with humors; I seldom meet with a person, but has -more or less humors to combat with. And how many have -been injured by mercury, which poisons the blood. Girls may -be troubled with the whites, at from three months to fourteen -years of age. The womb can be ulcerated as well as the -ovaries, and thence comes dropsy, cancers, and various other -diseases; and by this pressing down, in fact, two-thirds die -of consumption, because all the parts are pulled down, from -the midriff, to the liver, intestines, kidneys, womb, and ovaries—there -is no action—all is in a debilitated state. Now -what can be done? In the first place, put waists on your -petticoats; then obtain a cleansing syrup—you will find a -recipe for one in the foregoing pages; then take a piece of -leather, that will cover from the breasts to the pelvis, a quarter -of a yard wide above, but narrower at the bottom, making -a hole in it for the navel; spread it with strengthening plaster, -a recipe for which will be found in this book; drink the -following as a constant beverage: take five roots of sweet -fern, a tablespoonful of dry tanzy, and boil in two quarts of -water; then strain, and drink a tumbler half full twice during -the day.</p> - -<p>When the top of the womb falls forward, it infringes on -the back part, and top of the bladder, and every few minutes -you have a desire to evacuate the water; there is a sinking -feeling at the stomach, and pain, or distress, in the bladder. -Sometimes the womb will protrude in, and on the pelvis, and -below, into the front passage; if there is no one near that -understands my mode of treatment in this case, do it yourself; -I learned it from a squaw, and have replaced ten thousand -or more. In the first place, wash it well with cold water, -and hold wet cloths to it; then lay on your back, and put<span class="pagenum" id="Page_131">131</span> -it up carefully with your hand, holding or drawing in your -breath; then apply a womb plaster. Never allow a male or -female practitioner to plug your womb; it only destroys it, -and causes ulcers, cancers, and a multitude of other diseases, -in the womb.</p> - - -<h3>ABORTION.</h3> - -<p>It seems to me, every female of common sense—letting -alone christianity, would shudder at the expression of this -word, if they really knew its definition, or could realize the -extent of the crime. The Boston <i>Scalpel</i> defines the word -“abortionism,” to be “the knowledge and practice of expelling -from the womb the ovum, or fœtus, ere it is matured.”</p> - -<p>In this enlightened century, when the gospel is read and -preached in every tongue, can it be possible that we find -women so barbarous, as to destroy the immortal life which -God has given. You may deprive the precious, unborn babe -from coming into this beautiful world, but its spirit will return -to God, who gave it, and arise in judgment against you. Many -females at the present day, exclaim, (and it is a fashionable -saying,) “I could have children, if I choosed, but I will not -be annoyed with them, and my husband dislikes them.” How -unlike the blessed Savior! He took children in his arms, -and blessed them. What were your intentions, in taking -upon you the duties of a wife? Surely, some motive must -have prompted your ambition, or you did not take a realizing -sense of its duties, as it was expressly commanded by God -himself. After He had created Eve, He joined Adam and -Eve together, and said, “Go forth and multiply!” He did -not say, “gratify your carnal passions, and destroy the effects;” -but He said, “replenish the earth.” The fruits of the womb<span class="pagenum" id="Page_132">132</span> -are God’s reward, and He has chosen woman to bring forth -at His command.</p> - -<p>No time in the life of woman, can she feel to lift up her -heart and voice, to praise God, with more fervor for his protecting -care, and rejoice in His mercy, than after a safe delivery -of a living babe. She forgets all her suffering, when she -clasps the little innocent to her breast. In ancient times, -miscarriage was thought to be a curse on the female, as it -endangers her life, by bringing on hemorrhage, from the adhesion -of the placenta. There is a difference between miscarriage -and abortion: an exclusion of the fœtus six, and sometimes -seven weeks after the cessation of the menses, is termed -miscarriage; between that and six months, an abortion; and -between that and nine months, premature labor. Sometimes -the fault lies in some deficiency on the part of the ovum. -Abortion may be caused by the inability of the uterus to -distend itself, beyond a certain limit; and this may be imputed -to dress, nine cases out of ten.</p> - -<p>Woman was designed by God, as I have said before, to -bring forth; she is, by nature, a producer of her race, intended, -by God, to feed and nourish, with her own blood, the -fœtus, and bring it into the world, an image of God himself, -and of man.</p> - -<p>Abortion is unnatural; and many lose their lives, directly -after it, and few gain their strength, as it was previous to it. -And all those preventatives, which are in fashion at the present -day, to baffle the will of God, are an abomination in His -all-seeing eye, and He will repay ten fold.</p> - -<p>Kind and beloved woman! preserve thy purity, virtue, and -chastity, and thy days will be many and pleasant upon the -earth; and finally, thou shalt become a chosen angel in -Heaven, to sing the praises of God and the Lamb!</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_133">133</span></p> - - -<h3>MASTURBATION.</h3> - -<p>Masturbation, or self-pollution, has brought many to an -untimely grave. It is held to with tenacity, because of the -evenescent, fleeting, and animal pleasure derived therefrom. -Mothers, how many of your children could you save, by timely -care, while in their infant state! Teach them chastity; not -to expose their bodies; not to allow the least exposure to sisters, -and never to brothers—it contaminates the mind; never -allow boys and girls to sleep together. Children never forget -what they hear, as many suppose. How often do we find -mothers, who have no respect for their children, frequently -using the most obscene language in their presence, and sowing -the seeds of impurity. St. Paul says, “Being evil yourselves, -give good gifts to them that ask.” Your children -depend on every word, look, and action; you can form them -as you will—to virtue, or vice. You can rule the nation!</p> - -<p>Never allow your children to sleep with strangers; however -young, they may learn more of impurity in ten minutes, -than you could teach them virtue in years. The reason why -I speak to you of the necessity of having a watchful eye on -your offspring, is that so many young men and women, whom -I have been called to visit, in consumption, and some in a -deranged state, have confessed to me, that they had contracted -an intimacy with a play-mate, who had taught them the act -of self-pollution, and, to their sorrow, had practiced the same -for years, till they had no control of themselves; this brought -involuntary emissions, and thence come leucorrhœa, falling of -the womb, and frequently insanity; the greatest number, as -a general rule, end in consumption. Doctors are too delicate -to mention the cause of this disease, and treat the case, directly<span class="pagenum" id="Page_134">134</span> -opposite to what it should be, as all the internal organs are -debilitated.</p> - -<p>I will relate a very distressing case, which I hope will be a -warning to mothers and daughters:</p> - -<p>A daughter of one of the first families of Springfield, Massachusetts, -a few years ago, was pronounced by all the physicians -of that city, to be in a consumption. I was called on, -by a friend of the family, and requested to visit the young -lady, at her special request, immediately. I lost no time, but -went instantly, and what a pitiful object I beheld! A living -skeleton—a fearful picture of self-pollution! I desired all to -quit the apartment, and this poor child confessed her weakness; -she was willing to die, she said, if she could atone for -the trouble and expense she had brought on her parents. -Now what was to be done. I well knew her debility was too -great to depend on tonics, and to save her, I must gain her -confidence and love. I left her, and returned soon after, got -her permission to divulge the secret to her mother, and lost -no time, in order to save her from death. She must have -her genital organ cut out; the operation should take place -instantly, as involuntary emissions would soon carry her off, -her debility was so great. But thanks be to God, she is still -living, in the far west; but never can she enjoy the blessings -of married life.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_135">135</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2><a name="ROOTS_AND_HERBS" id="ROOTS_AND_HERBS">ROOTS AND HERBS.</a><br /> - -<small>HOW TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE THEM.</small></h2> - -<div> <img class="drop-cap" src="images/c.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">COLLECT such as are sound and -perfect, and separate from them such -as are injured or decayed. Those -precautions must be taken which -are best fitted for preserving them, -and they should, as a general rule, -be defended from the effects of moisture, -too great heat, or cold, and -confined air. Vegetable matters -should be collected in the countries -where they are indigenous, and those which grow wild in dry -soil and high situations, fully exposed to the air and sun, are, -in general, to be preferred to those which are cultivated, or -which grow in moist, low, shady, or confined places.</p> - -<p>Roots which are annual, should be collected before they -shoot out their stalks, or flowers; biennial roots, in the harvest -of the first, or spring of the second year; perennial roots, -either in spring, before the sap begins to mount, or in harvest, -after it has returned. Those which are worm eaten, except<span class="pagenum" id="Page_136">136</span> -some resinous roots, or which are decayed, are to be rejected; -the others are immediately to be cleaned, with a brush and -cold water, letting them lie in it as short a time as possible; -the fibres and little roots, when not essential, are to be cut -away. Roots which consist principally of fibres, and have -but a small top, may be immediately dried, if they are juicy, -and not aromatic; this may be done by heat, not 100 degrees -of Fahrenheit; but, if aromatic, by simply exposing and turning -them frequently in a current of dry air; if they are thick -and strong, they should be split or cut into slices, and strung -upon thread; if covered with a rough bark, they may be -peeled fresh, then dried. Such as lose their virtues by drying, -or are directed to be preserved in a fresh state, are to be kept -buried in dry sand.</p> - -<p>No very general rule can be given for the collection of herbs -and leaves—some of them acquiring activity by age, and others, -as the mucilaginous leaves, from the same cause, losing -the properties for which they are efficient. Aromatics are to -be gathered after the flower buds are formed; annuals, not -aromatic, when they are about to flower, or when in flower; -biennials, before they shoot, and perennials, before they flower, -especially if their fibres become woody; they are to be gathered -in dry weather, after the dew is off them, or in the evening, -before it falls, and are to be freed from decayed, withered, -or foreign leaves; they are usually tied in bundles, and -hung up in a shady, warm, and airy place, or spread upon the -floor, and frequently turned; if very juicy, they are laid upon -a sieve, and dried by a gentle degree of artificial warmth, by -the stove.</p> - -<p>Sprouts are collected before the buds open, and stalks are -gathered in autumn.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_137">137</span></p> - -<p>Barks and woods are collected when the most active part -of the vegetable are concentrated in them, which occurs in -spring and in autumn; spring is preferred for resinous barks, -and autumn for others, which are not resinous, but rather -gummy. Barks should be taken from young trees. Among -the resinous woods, the heaviest, which sink in water, are -selected; the alburnum is to be rejected.</p> - -<p>Flowers are collected in dry weather, before noon, but after -the dew is off, either when they are just about to open, or -immediately after they have opened; of some, the petals only -are preserved, and the colorless claws are even cut away; of -others, whose calyx is odorous, the whole flower is kept. -Flowers which are too small to be pulled singly, are dried -with part of the stalk, and are called heads, or tops. Flowers -and herbs are to be dried by the gentle heat of a stove, or -common fire, in such quantities at a time, that the process -may be finished as quickly as possible—for by this means -their powers are best preserved, the test of which is the perfect -preservation of their natural color; when they lose their -color and smell, they are unfit for use.</p> - -<p>Seeds and fruits, unless when otherwise directed, are to be -gathered when ripe, but before they fell spontaneously. Some -pulpy fruits are freed from their core, and seeds are strung on -thread, and dried artificially; they are, in general, best preserved -in their natural coverings, although some, as the colacynth, -are peeled, and others, as the tamarind, preserved fresh. -Many of these are apt to spoil, or become rancid; and as they -are then no longer fit for medical use, no very large quantity -of them should be collected at a time.</p> - -<p>The proper drying of vegetable substances, is of the greatest -importance. It is often directed to be done in the shade,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_138">138</span> -and slowly, that the volatile and active particles may not be -dissipated by too great heat. But this is an error; for they -always lose infinitely more by slow than by quick drying. -When, on account of the color, they cannot be exposed to -the sun, and the warmth of the atmosphere is insufficient, -they should be dried by an artificial warmth, less than 100 -degrees of Fahrenheit, and well exposed to a current of air. -When perfectly dry and friable, they have little smell, but -after being kept some time, they attract moisture from the -air, and regain their proper odor.</p> - -<p>The boxes and drawers in which vegetable matters are -kept, should not impart to them any smell or taste; and more -certainly to avoid this, they should be lined with paper. Such -as are volatile, of a delicate texture, or subject to suffer from -insects, must be kept in well-covered glasses. Fruits and oily -seeds, which are apt to become rancid, must be kept in a cool -and dry, and by no means in a warm or moist place. Oily -seeds, odorous plants, and those containing volatile principles, -should be collected fresh every year; others, whose properties -are more permanent and not subject to decay, will keep for -several years. Vegetables collected in a moist and rainy season -are, in general, more watery, and apt to spoil; in a dry -season, they contain more oily and resinous particles, and keep -much better.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_139">139</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="MISCELLANY">MISCELLANY.</h2> - - -<h3>TYPHOID FEVER.</h3> - -<div><img class="drop-cap" src="images/i_139t.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">THIS disease, which has prevailed -extensively at the west, is treated -under a variety of names—such as -nervous, putrid, gastrionic, brain -fever, &c.; while the people of this -vicinity, designate it by the name -of slow fever, which, in my opinion, -is about as descriptive of the disease -as any above mentioned. It is most -prevalent during the winter and spring. Patients are variously -affected during the first stages of the disease. Some -are taken with a chill, while others are not conscious of any -such sensations, but merely complain of loss of strength and -appetite; others complain of pain in their head and back. I -have seen some take to their beds, and declare that nothing -was the matter with them, and would insist on the correctness -of their absurd opinions for several days. The pulse soon -becomes small and frequent, the skin hot and dry, while insufferable -thirst continually torments the sufferer. Patients fre<span class="pagenum" id="Page_140">140</span>quently -manifest a strong propensity to sing, while laboring -under it, yet they seldom complain of pain, though delirium -be constantly present, and the bowels morbidly sensitive to -firm pressure. I have seen patients die without complaining -of pain, and yet, on making post mortem examination, satisfactory -evidence was furnished that inflammation of the brain, -the lungs, and the mucuous membrane of the bowels, were -present. These inflammations, therefore, constitute some of -the complications of this disease, while a lack of sensibility, -points to an obtunded condition of the nervous system. Ordinarily, -for four or five days, the disease does not assume an -aggravated appearance, during which time the fever has a -remitting form; but shortly after this, if the patient is not -relieved, the fever becomes continued; and now begin to rise -gradually all the worst symptoms of typhoid fever; the tongue, -which at first was white, or of a yellowish brown color, now -becomes black, dry in the centre, and cracked; the patient -soon falls into a deep coma, and delirium is almost constantly -present. Twitching of the muscles of the face, subsultus-tendinum, -and floccillation, are symptoms which generally -attend this disease.</p> - - -<h3>BATHING.</h3> - -<p>Somebody has said, that God gives shower baths to every -thing that will stay out doors. A very significant hint, this, -to human bipeds; it seems very strange that we are such dull -scholars, in this world. We see the fevered earth parch, and -burn, and fail of its fruits, till the refreshing rain comes down -and cures it; and we never once think, when our blood boils, -our flesh burns, and our skin parches with fever, that the -same blessed medicine that is poured out on the earth, will<span class="pagenum" id="Page_141">141</span> -heal us; or, if men get a little theoretical faith of this kind, -they lose it as soon as they become sick. Early superstition, -of all kinds, generally come upon men with peculiar force, -when they are weakened and confused by illness.</p> - -<p>There is no more invigorating process for preserving health, -after the inhaling of pure air, than the daily use of the cold -bath. The bath is not useful alone because it removes impurities -from the skin; but the fresh, sparkling water, has an -absolute life in it, which we receive. And this is the reason -why the bath is so much more useful, when the water is just -drawn from the fountain, than when it is suffered to stand, -and lose its living, or electrical properties.</p> - -<p>The best time to take a bath is in the morning, when we -rise. No one should take a cold bath, as if he were lazily -doing an unpleasant duty; and no one can do it long. Beginners -with the bath, should observe the following directions: -Bathe the head and face first; bathe the rest of the body -thoroughly and quickly; then use much friction—first with -a towel, and then with the hand, or a soft brush; this should -be continued until the subject is in a glow.</p> - -<p>Some people think there are so many difficulties in the way -of bathing, that they cannot overcome them, and they believe -they must, perforce, be like the dirty representative to an eastern -legislature, who boasted that he had not bathed for fifteen -years! Let us look at these difficulties, and we shall find -that “where there is a will there is a way.” Anybody, that -is anybody, can surely get a bowl of water, and a sponge, or -towel; with these, he can take a thorough washing, and, if -he has any energy, he can rub the body in a glow with a -brush, a hand towel, or the hand.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_142">142</span></p> - -<p>There is no preventive of colds equal to this simple process, -repeated every morning. It makes a man feel clean, bright, -and respectable. The use of warm baths, except in particular -cases of illness, is mischievous; they weaken the skin, and -expose the person who takes them, to attacks of colds and -influenza. Still, the occasional use of warm baths for cleaning -the skin, is better than to allow the skin to be dirty. Shower -baths are useful in cases where there is high health, or general -inflammation; where there is full reactive power they are -safe, and not otherwise; where they induce a chill, they are -very hurtful. The indiscriminate recommendation of the -shower bath, is always an evidence of very partial knowledge. -The sponge bath is probably more universally beneficial, and -is safer than any other bath.</p> - - -<h3>HERB TEA.</h3> - -<p>Mr. N. had been married but a few weeks, and his bride -was a lovely and accomplished lady. Her health was perfect; -she had never known, by personal experience, what sickness -is, and they were looking forward to the future with the most -sanguine expectations of happiness. But disappointment is -written upon all earthly hopes, and Mr. N. was not to be an -exception from the general rule. His wife was suddenly taken -with cholera. The family physician was called in, and did -what he could to arrest the disease. But she continued to -grow worse, and a council of doctors was called, to consult -measures for her relief.</p> - -<p>Mrs. N. had requested that a friend of hers, who had long -been employed in nursing and doctoring those who had confidence -in her—a lady of great talent and education in the -art of curing with roots and herbs—to call in and see her.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_143">143</span> -As this lady approached the house, and saw the carriages of -the physicians, she became alarmed for the safety of her friend; -but when she entered the house, the silence and sadness that -reigned in that once happy mansion, sent a chill to her heart. -Soon the doctors came out, one by one, and silently left the -house. Mr. N. did not inquire their opinion of the condition -of his wife—he could read it in their looks. After all had -gone but the attending physician, Mr. N. and the nurse, Mrs. -T., entered the room, where the patient lay, apparently in the -last stage of the disease. The doctor rose from his seat beside -the bed; as Mr. N. advanced and inquired, “Is there no -hope?” he could hardly command his voice to tell that afflicted -man, that his wife must die; and his gushing tears spoke -his sympathy with the sufferer.</p> - -<p>Mrs. T. looked for a moment upon the unconscious form of -her friend, then, turning to the doctor, said,</p> - -<p>“Tell me, my dear sir, can you do nothing more for this -woman?”</p> - -<p>He shook his head, and then turned away.</p> - -<p>“Then you are willing,” she continued, “I should do what -I can to make her more comfortable while she lives?”</p> - -<p>“Certainly,” said Mr. N.</p> - -<p>“Certainly,” repeated the doctor. “If you can do anything -for her comfort, do it, for she cannot stay with us long.”</p> - -<p>As he said this, he left the house, and Mrs. T. applied herself -to her task. She directed the friends to get some hot -water, bricks, &c., while she sent a boy for some herbs; she -wrote a note, and requested him to carry it to the man with -whom she had been living. He soon returned with the articles. -What she gave the patient to drink, we do not know; -but we soon saw its effects. The cold sweat was wiped from<span class="pagenum" id="Page_144">144</span> -her limbs—bottles of hot water were placed around her—a -plaster was applied to her stomach, and, in a short time, she -sank into a sweet sleep, which continued an hour or two, when -she awoke, and began to vomit. The friends were now much -alarmed, and thought she must certainly die. But the joyful -expression of Mrs. T.’s countenance, told them that she, at -least, had no fears of a fatal result.</p> - -<p>Through the day and night, the nurse continued her exertions -for her friend; and the next morning, when the kind -and sympathizing doctor came in to look at the corpse, he -was very much surprised to find his patient sitting up in bed, -eating a bowl of porridge!</p> - -<p>Turning to the nurse, he asked, “What did you give this -woman?”</p> - -<p>“<i>Herb tea, sir!</i>” she answered, in a tone of voice which -forbade further questioning.</p> - -<p>Mrs. N. still lives, and, when her children are sick, she gives -them <span class="smcap lowercase">HERB TEA</span>!</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_145">145</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="PREJUDICE">PREJUDICE.</h2> - - -<div><img class="drop-cap" src="images/a.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">AS far as I can ascertain, the present -season (1857-8,) has been a remarkable -healthy one, in this portion of -the west. But scientifically, every -few days, some poor sufferer is consigned -to the grave—but not until -nature has disputed, most resolutely, -every inch of ground, and at last has -been compelled to yield to King -Calomel! It is only a few days -since, a child of ten or twelve years old was laid away, with -a part of the lower portion of its face already fallen off, and -appearances indicating that a large part of the rest would soon -have followed, had not death terminated its sufferings in mercy, -and spared its friends the anguish of beholding the farther -devastations of this most potent “remedy.” In such instances, -the outraged feelings of surviving friends, are usually -quieted with the assurance that “it is the Lord’s will;” and -so these works of iniquity are saddled upon the Supreme Arbiter -of events, and He is made the scape-goat of one of the -most wicked systems that ever cursed the world.</p> - -<p>I am sometimes perfectly confounded by the blind bigotry -which possesses the minds of those men, whose business -it is to administer to the wants of suffering humanity. It<span class="pagenum" id="Page_146">146</span> -does seem as though they thought more of conforming to the -opinions of certain authors, and following the prescribed rules -of a Medical Association, than they do of the lives of their -patients. In their opposition, especially to reform in medical -practice, some of them hesitate not to endanger the life of a -fellow-being, if, by so doing, they can bring obloquy upon that -system to which they are opposed.</p> - -<p>These are hard sayings; but I am compelled to believe -them, for it is but a short time since one of the poison-dealers -tried to persuade a patient of mine to eat unripe peaches, -only two days after he had reported him as in a very dangerous -situation, with bilious fever. This same man, was prescribing -for a slight ailment in a stout individual, who was -still able to be about town and attend to his business. This -person ate some of the same kind of fruit, and thought that -it injured him. He told his physician what he had done, -who broke out with an oath, and told him he wondered it had -not killed him. This shows the estimation in which he held -the fruit, which he had told my patient would do him good. -Comments, upon such an act, are unnecessary, or upon a profession -which feels itself obliged to treat with contempt, every -thing not paying homage to its mandates—no matter how -much it may promise to add to the welfare of mankind, if it -cannot trace its origin within the walls of a legalized inclosure.</p> - -<p>Of all men, the physician should be a liberal-minded man—ever -anxious to learn all that will enable him to be of benefit -to his suffering fellow-creatures. He should never conclude -that he has nothing more to know, or that he can find -all knowledge in any one system, or theory, of practice; he -should ever be ready to learn, from every body. He who<span class="pagenum" id="Page_147">147</span> -expects to find out all that can be known, in one train of reasoning, -or round of study, is like a man traveling upon a -circle, who thinks, because he can travel all his life-time upon -that circle, he can consequently visit every place that the -length of his life will permit him to visit. After a while, -some one—who has learned that, in order to extend his knowledge, -he must strike out a path diverging from that one, so -long traveled—starts out accordingly in a new direction, and -finds an extent of knowledge and research, of which he never -before dreamed.</p> - -<p>Our traveler, who thinks that the old path will lead him to -all that he can ever know, comes around to the new road. -He stops, and asks, “Who made this new track? Was it -the man who marked out the one that I am in?”</p> - -<p>“No!” says one; “the path which you are in, tells the -same old story; this new path is a better way. Discoveries -have been made in it, far more valuable than in the one in -which you are, and they have been made by one who does -not believe that your old way is perfect.”</p> - -<p>Now see self-confidence, bigotry, and ignorance, encircling -the lips of scorn. “Fools!” says he, and he goes, muttering -vengeance on the “poor deluded fanatics!”</p> - -<p>But this state of things cannot always remain. The light -of truth is shining, and is destined to dispel the clouds of -mystery, which have so long covered the pathway to the -grave, of millions of our fellow-men. Men of intellect, science, -and humanity, are engaged in this good cause, and, so -sure as “truth is mighty,” it must prevail. In order, however, -to the accomplishment of this desired event, physicians -must be men of principle, and adhere firmly to that which -they know to be right. In the practice of some, there is too<span class="pagenum" id="Page_148">148</span> -much disposition to accommodate the taste and prejudice of -the patient, even at his expense. I was talking with a physician -not long since, who advocated the practice of making -medicine to suit the taste of the patient. Instead of accommodating -his desire too much, in a matter about which he -cannot be a judge, the physician should take that course -which will be most likely to cure him speedily, though the -remedy be not quite so palatable; there should be no tampering -with his whims, to the prolonging of his disease.</p> - -<p>This principle cannot be too deeply impressed upon the -mind of every one, while he is receiving his medical education; -for the triumph of our cause, and the rescuing of suffering -humanity from the iron grasp of medical tyranny, -depend upon the integrity of our practitioners, and their strict -adherence to the true principles of practice. In the name of -Humanity, let us not fall into the same vortex of quackery, -which characterizes the practice against which we war!</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_149">149</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="RHEUMATISM_ITS_CAUSES">RHEUMATISM—ITS CAUSES.</h2> - - -<div><img class="drop-cap" src="images/i_149a.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">A PECULIAR acid, in rheumatic complaints, -is now generally admitted to -secrete, or accumulate, in the system; -and, though this acid is found to pervade -the entire body, yet this form of disease -has been thought to be rather a local complaint—that -the joints, or parts affected, -are particularly in fault, and the remedies -used are to be of a local, and external character; -or, if general, are particularly to act on -the seat of the pain.</p> - -<p>The more we study the human frame, and become familiar -with the organism of the human body, the more convinced -we are that, whenever one organ or function of the system is -deranged, all others feel its effects. In rheumatism, therefore, -we have always discovered that the stomach and liver are -diseased; these notions we have had very well substantiated -by many. The internal irritation, renders the nutritive energy -of certain parts at the periphery, (namely, the fibrous sheaths -and covering of the muscles,) feeble, and their power of resisting -external causes of disease, deficient. When cold and -damp, therefore, are applied to the skin, the blood is driven -thence toward the parts most ready, from their want of organic<span class="pagenum" id="Page_150">150</span> -energy, to retain it, and least able to resist its flow. Those -parts are the tissues which have been most violently employed—the -tissues connected with the organs of voluntary motion, -and the fibrous tissues of the muscles and joints. In some -persons, these tissues are congenitally weak, the hereditary -predisposition exists, and there is morbid sympathy always -existing between them and the centre of nutrition. The -laboring man who keeps his stomach and liver in a constant -state of irritation, with spirituous drinks—who uses his voluntary -muscles hard and long every day, and is exposed to -all kinds of weather, is the most eligible, and the most frequent -victim of rheumatism; for in him the condition of the -stomach, the limbs, and the exciting cause, meet in all their -strength. Hence, in places where perry and cider abound, -the peasantry are especially subject to rheumatism.</p> - -<p>Why the rheumatism seizes one joint or set of muscles, -more than another, we know not, positively; but we do know, -that more or less digestive derangements are present at the -time. I never saw a rheumatic attack, in which such derangements -were not present, previously to its commencement. -How often does it happen that a patient, racked with pain -is instantly relieved by a copious vomiting of bile, or by a -common diarrhœa.</p> - -<p>We come to the conclusion, then, that rheumatism is not a -mere inflammatory pain of the sheaths of the muscles, but -has its origin in some digestive irritation—exhibited by a certain -kind and amount of fibrous inflammation, and this may -be caused by the circulation of this acid blood, in its passage -through the minute cappillaries of the joints and tendons, -since nothing but the white and thin blood can pass through -the circulation of the tendons and ligaments. Perhaps this<span class="pagenum" id="Page_151">151</span> -blood may be almost entirely of an acid character; it has no -red particles, and may lack those qualities which render it -subservient to nutrition and assimilation.</p> - -<p>If this view of the subject is correct, we readily perceive -how the bleeding, cupping, leeching, and blistering processes, -tend directly to weaken the energy of the organs, and render -them more liable to distension and congestion.</p> - -<p>A peculiar odor also arises from the patient, which I have -thought quite symptomatic of the disease, while the evacuations -are thin, dark, watery, and extremely offensive. The eruption -on the skin I have observed, but am not able to say whether -or not it is present in all cases; I have never been able to see -it in negroes, neither do I know whether it is perceptible at -all in such subjects, but I am inclined to the opinion that it -is not. The eruption, as I have observed, is various in appearance. -It consists of small, rosy blotches, of a roundish, or -lenticular shape, scarcely, if at all, raised above the general -surface of the skin on which they appear.</p> - -<p>I have observed another eruption in this disease, called -“petechiæ.” This eruption is most perceptible on the chest, -and interior part of the arms. There is still another eruption -which I have frequently observed, but it is not peculiar to this -disease; I have also often observed it in other forms of disease. -It makes its appearance about the neck, and the eruption -varies in size, from a mere point to that of half a pea, and -is filled with a transparent fluid; it looks not unlike large and -small drops of dew, scattered about over the neck; this eruption -I have often observed on negroes.</p> - -<p>Shortly after the termination of the disease, and sometimes -even before its termination, the skin commences desquamating. -This desquamation is particularly apt to take place on the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_152">152</span> -inner surface of the hands, and bottoms of the feet; the hair -also frequently falls off, and even the nails are sometimes shed. -Patients recovering from this disease, frequently have a numbness -of the arms or legs, which sometimes amounts to a complete -paralysis.</p> - -<p>Abscesses often form about the thigh, leg, or some other -part, which burrow in the inter-muscular substance, and are -very hard to cure.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_153">153</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="THE_INFLUENCE_OF_OPIUM">THE INFLUENCE OF OPIUM.</h2> - - -<div><img class="drop-cap" src="images/m.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">MRS. N. was the wife of a clergyman -of high standing in the denomination -to which he belonged. She -was a worthy woman, and, as things -are viewed by finite eyes, deserved -a better fate than it was her fortune -to meet. Some years previous to -my acquaintance with her, she had -a severe illness, and opium was -freely prescribed, notwithstanding -the opposition of her husband to its use. Being naturally of -a nervous temperament, he feared that she would find it hard -to relinquish a powerful stimulant, if she once became accustomed -to its use. On her recovery, his fears were fully realized; -for some time, she continued to take her daily dose; but -at length her husband felt that the habit must be broken up, -or her usefulness would be entirely destroyed. It would -never do to have the <a id="parson153"></a>parson’s wife -an opium-taker, and he told her that she must give it up, -for he should not get her any more.</p> - -<p>As soon as she had used up what she had on hand, she was -seized with vomiting and diarrhœa, which continued for one -day, when she began to grow cold. Through the following<span class="pagenum" id="Page_154">154</span> -night, the chills continued to increase, and toward morning -she was taken with fainting. She could not retain a particle -of food, or anything else, except brandy and water, on her -stomach. By daylight, her strength was nearly exhausted, -and she looked more like a corpse than a living person. It -was a serious question with her husband, whether he should -not send and get her some opium; but, as he was obliged to -leave home on business, he resolved to wait until his return, -and see if she would not get along without it.</p> - -<p>As soon as he was gone, she took a full dose of brandy, -and then started to go to the doctor’s house, which was but a -short distance. She knew the doctor’s wife would supply her -with what she wanted; but she did not dare to send one of -her children, for she knew that they partook too much of -their father’s spirit. She succeeded in reaching the door, and -then fainted. The doctor’s wife, being aware of the real state -of things, soon found means to relieve her, and she returned -home, comparatively comfortable.</p> - -<p>When her husband returned home, he was rejoiced to find -her so much better, and he remarked that, as she had now -began to amend without opium, he hoped she would not be -compelled to use it again. This was a damper to her spirits, -for which she was not quite prepared, as she had not thought -of the results of her deception. But she was unwilling to -mar her husband’s happiness by telling him the truth; so she -permitted him to believe that she was, in reality, dispensing -with the accustomed stimulus.</p> - -<p>Months passed away, and she continued the secret indulgence. -At length, the doctor and his wife suddenly left home, -and she was again in great trouble. No opium could she get, -without the assistance of her husband; and to acquaint him<span class="pagenum" id="Page_155">155</span> -with her real condition, was not to be thought of. For two -days she was very sick, and her husband thought she would -die. A physician was called, but was desired not to give -opium, lest she should again be brought under its influence. -His prescription did her no good, and, finding she must die -as she was, she requested to have a friend sent for, to whom -she revealed her secret.</p> - -<p>This woman was one of the few who have the moral courage -to do right. Fearless of consequences, she went immediately -to Mr. N., and told him of the apparent danger of one -so dear, and finally procured what was wanted, for that time; -but no entreaties could induce him to purchase a quantity, to -keep in the house. What should she do now? Her eldest -son was just married, and his wife was a kind, affectionate -daughter, and a good nurse; she understood the cause of her -mother’s suffering, but could not comprehend why the remedy -was so cruelly withheld. She resolved to provide it herself, -little suspecting what terrible results would follow such kindness.</p> - -<p>Mrs. N. had given up in despair, and resigned herself to -what seemed inevitable death, when her son’s wife came in -with a largo bottle of laudanum in her hand, and presented -it to her. She received it with that joy which can never be -expressed by words, or in any degree comprehended, by one -who has not passed through the horrible suffering which -opium prepares for its victims.</p> - -<p>Again she was able to fill her place as a pastor’s wife, and -for many years she continued her course of deception, on -which she had almost unconsciously entered. But it could -not always last; her health declined—her mind became more -and more feeble, until it seemed as though her intellectual<span class="pagenum" id="Page_156">156</span> -faculties were almost destroyed. As the disease increased, she -increased her use of opium, until she found herself in the iron -grasp of consumption! Still, she thought opium would -eventually relieve her, if she only took enough. With this -idea, she one day swallowed a powerful dose. Worn out -nature could no longer contend with so potent an enemy, and -was on the point of giving up the contest. She became -alarmed; a physician was called—the cause of the trouble -and all the long train of deception brought to light. Much -blame was cast upon the kind-hearted daughter-in-law, and -much did she regret the deplorable results of her mistaken -kindness.</p> - -<p>The old doctor, who had been her friend and medical adviser -for years, was now dead, and his place was filled by his -son, who had little sympathy with such as voluntarily give -themselves up to what he considered a sinful indulgence. He -thought that, by breaking up this pernicious habit, he could -again restore her to comfortable health. Her husband and -daughter feared that she had not strength to survive the -loss of her accustomed stimulus; but the doctor assured them -that there was no danger—that the change in her habits -should be gradual, and that, when once out from under its -influence, she would not feel the need of opium.</p> - -<p>He accordingly commenced the Herculean task, which the -inspired writer truly compares to changing the Ethiopian’s -skin, or the leopard’s spots. He gave her a weak solution of -morphine, with other medicines; but it was only a trifle, compared -with the large doses which she had formerly taken. -He had prescribed for her about ten days, when I called to see -her. No language can describe the unutterable anguish depicted -in her countenance! She was reduced to a mere skeleton—too<span class="pagenum" id="Page_157">157</span> -weak to roll from side to side, but every motion indicating -such extreme nervous restlessness, as would have caused -her to do so, if she had strength sufficient.</p> - -<p>She had formerly made me her confidant, and now she felt -that I should understand her real situation, and feel the deep -sympathy for her suffering which she craved. As I stood by -her bed, she took my hand in her own, so cold, emaciated, -and corpse-like, that it sent an involuntary shudder through -my frame, and said, in a whisper, “I am dying, for the want -of a little opium!”</p> - -<p>Seeing me start, as though I would speak, she said,</p> - -<p>“No! no! don’t tell them! They don’t know how I suffer -for the want of it; but you do, and you know how to pity -me. O! I would give the whole world, if it were mine, for -one little dose—yes, one little dose would be bliss to me!”</p> - -<p>Ye who have hearts to feel for human woe, think, if you can, -what were my feelings, as I stood beside that bed, witnessing -such misery and hearing such language—well knowing, that -I could do nothing for her relief, nor say anything to influence -others to give her what she so much needed; and what, if -she had done wrong in taking so long—who will dare to say, -that it was right to withhold it from her, in that fearful emergency! -But it was withheld—and in a few days she died!</p> - -<p>Would that I could present the picture of this woman’s -sufferings, to all those invalids in our land, who are beginning -to tamper with this deadly drug, which at last “biteth like -a serpent and stingeth like an adder!” Methinks they would -hasten to deliver themselves, as a roe from the hand of the -hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_159">[Pg 159]</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="THE_DIGESTIVE_ORGANS">THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS.</h2> - - -<div><img class="drop-cap" src="images/t.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">THERE is no part of the human system -which has such a controlling -influence over the whole body, as -respects health or disease, as the digestive -organs. Any derangement in these, -especially the stomach, calls up a sympathy -of action from the whole animal economy. -Nearly all the morbid actions found -in the general system, are produced from -causes, first operative on the stomach.</p> - -<p>Hence, keeping the digestive system in -a healthy state, secures, as a general rule, -a healthy action in every other part of the physical -organization. Therefore, to know something -of the anatomy and physiology of the digestive organs, -together with the laws of digestion, seems indespensable for -every individual who would know how to take care of his -health. By the term “digestive organs,” is intended the -mouth, stomach, liver, and bowels, including the whole length -of this canal is a lining membrane, called the mucous mem<span class="pagenum" id="Page_160">160</span>brane, -which continues from the lips to the opposite extremity; -this membrane is filled through its whole extent with -minute blood vessels, and in some parts, abundantly supplied -with fine filaments of nerves. This membrane has important -functions to perform in the process of digestion; it is a membrane -of much delicacy of structure. Its healthy action is -easily deranged, and when impaired in one part, becomes, by -sympathy, deranged in every part.</p> - - -<h3>THE MOUTH.</h3> - -<p>The mouth, with its teeth and glands, commences the -digestive process; the teeth are to masticate the food; the -salivary glands give important aid to digestion. There are -three pairs of glands, which pour the fluid they secrete, into -the mouth; this fluid is called saliva; the efforts of chewing -food excites these glands, and promotes the secretion of saliva, -which is essential to the healthy digestive process.</p> - - -<h3>THE STOMACH.</h3> - -<p>The stomach is the most important organ of digestion. It -has three coats; that which has most to do with digestion is -the mucous coat, which lines it; this coat is supposed to furnish, -by its glands, what is called gastric juice, which is the -principal agent of digestion. The stomach is abundantly -supplied with nerves, and holds a very powerful sway over the -whole nervous system—so that, when the stomach is under -the influence of disease, either acute or chronic, the whole -system is immediately in a state of suffering. To secure, -then, a healthy organization, the stomach must be kept in -health.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_161">161</span></p> - - -<h3>THE LIVER.</h3> - -<p>This organ is also essential to digestion; it furnishes the -bile; it is the largest gland in the body, and its office seems -to be to gather from and carry out of the system substances -which, if retained, might prove hurtful. When the liver is -inactive, we have what is called the jaundice; the liver failing -to take up from the system that substance which forms the -bile. When this is the case, a yellow substance is found diffused -throughout the whole body, and it exhibits a yellow -tinge. The bile, when properly secreted and discharged, -meets the contents of the stomach as discharged into that -part of the bowels nearest the stomach, and is there supposed -to assist in the process of separating the nutritious part of the -contents from the refuse, which is to pass off by the bowels; -but its more important office is, doubtless, to rid the passage -of the refuse, or the fæces, by evacuation. The bile seems to -be nature’s appropriate stimulus to the bowels, without which -costiveness, and other irregularities, are likely to ensue.</p> - - -<h3>THE BOWELS.</h3> - -<p>The bowels contain the absorbent vessels, which take up -the nutritious part of the food and carry it into the circulation -of the blood, for the support of the system; they also convey -the refuse part of the food out of the body.</p> - - -<h3>MASTICATION.</h3> - -<p>Mastication, or chewing, is the first step in the process of -digestion. When food is taken, it should be thoroughly masticated, -before it is suffered to pass into the stomach, or it is -unprepared for the action of the gastric juice. Besides this, -the action of chewing causes the food to be mixed with the<span class="pagenum" id="Page_162">162</span> -saliva, which is an important item in the preparation of it for -the action of the stomach and its juice. The food should be -taken with sufficient moderation, to give time for the process -of mastication, and the discharge of saliva from the glands -of the mouth. Eating fast, or even talking while chewing, -besides its incongruity with politeness and good breeding, is -directly at war with thorough mastication.</p> - -<p>Many persons seem to think, that hurrying their meals to -save time is economy; their business drives them, and they -drive their time of meals into the smallest possible compass. -This is miserable economy; for, when they hurry down their -food, half chewed and half moistened with saliva, it deranges -the process of digestion throughout, and, as a consequence, -the food not only sits bad on the stomach, and in time causes -dyspepsia, but fails to accomplish the sole object of taking it—the -nourishment of the body. In order to derive nourishment -from food, it must be well digested; hence it must be -well masticated. When, therefore, we hurry our eating, we -hasten our steps on the wrong road; time curtailed in eating, -is worse than hiring money at three per cent. a month. If -we cannot spare time to eat, we had better not eat at all; this -idea cannot be too deeply impressed upon the minds of all. -Thousands, by this kind of careless and reckless eating, have, -found themselves the victims of dyspepsia, and all its attendant -train of evils; the digestive organs may bear the abuse -awhile, without giving many signs of trouble, but the penalty -of that broken law must sooner or later come; and it may -come in the form of a broken constitution.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_163">163</span></p> - - -<h3>CHYMIFICATION.</h3> - -<p>Chymification, or the transformation of food into chyme, is -the most important step in the process of digestion. The -food, after mastication, passes into the stomach; here it is -formed into a homogenous mass, partly fluid and partly solid, -which is called chyme. What is the exact philosophy of this -process, has been a matter of some discussion, into which it -is not necessary now to enter; nor is it yet satisfactorily settled, -so as to admit of any definite instructions being given. -The theory which is now generally received, respecting the -manner in which the stomach acts upon food, is, that the -gastric juice possesses a solvent power, by which the food -becomes reduced to a uniform mass; the solvent power of the -gastric juice is very great in a healthy, vigorous stomach, but -varies in strength according to the energy of that organ. The -solvent power of the gastric juice is evidently controlled by -the vital principle of life; while the gastric juice of a healthy -stomach acts vigorously upon the hardest kinds of food; yet -sometimes, when it comes in contact with anything possessed -of the principles of life, its power is stayed—worms, while -living, are not affected by it, but when destroyed, are often -digested. The gastric juice also possesses the property of -coagulating liquid albuminous substances; the stomach of the -calf is used for this purpose, by the dairy-woman, in making -cheese; and when the infant throws up its milk, because the -stomach is too full, that milk will be more or less curdled—and -instead of considering this curdling an indication of disease, -it should be accounted a symptom of a good, healthy -stomach.</p> - -<p>The time ordinarily occupied in the process of chymification, -when the food has been properly masticated, has been<span class="pagenum" id="Page_164">164</span> -found to be four or five hours; the three first hours of the -period, is occupied in the process of intermixing the food, -after it enters the stomach, with the gastric juice. After this -is accomplished, an alternation of contraction and expansion -of the stomach, or a kind of churning motion takes place, -and continues until the whole mass is converted into chyme, -and conveyed to the first intestines, or duodenum, to undergo -another change.</p> - - -<h3>CHYLIFACTION.</h3> - -<p>Chylifaction, or the formation of chyle, is the next great -step in the process of digestion. This takes place in the -duodenum; the chyme from the stomach is let into the intestines -little by little; a valve at the lower opening, or outlet -of the stomach prevents it from passing any faster than it can -be disposed of, in the formation of chyle. This fluid is a thin, -milky liquid, extracted from the chyme, and then taken up -by absorbent vessels, called lacteals; the chyme passes slowly -through the duodenum, and, in doing so, becomes mixed with -another fluid furnished from the pancreas, or sweetbread, and -the bile from the liver; passing slowly through this large -intestine, ample time is given for the lacteal to take up all -that is valuable, to be carried into the circulation, for the -nourishment and support of the system. This chyle, taken -up by the lacteals, is directly converted into blood, and, in -many of its characteristics, it very closely resembles blood. -The process by which this conversion is carried on, is called -absorption; that class of absorbent vessels called lacteals, are -not only found in the first intestine, or duodenum, but are -distributed along the small intestines, for the purpose, as before -stated, of conducting the chyle in its appropriate course, for -the formation of blood.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_165">165</span></p> - - -<h3>EVACUATION.</h3> - -<p>Evacuation, or the discharge of the refuse part of the food, -through the bowels, is another and the last step in the process -of digestion. This part of the subject has a very important -bearing on the condition of the health; it is impossible for -any one to possess good health, while this office of the bowels -is imperfectly performed. If the bowels are relaxed and -irritable, the food is borne along too soon and too rapidly; -this causes the process of chylification to be imperfect—the -chyle is imperfectly formed, and the lacteals have not sufficient -time to absorb it from the mass; this prevents the food from -nourishing the system. Hence, those who suffer from chronic -diarrhœa may eat largely, and yet grow weaker and weaker; -their food does not nourish them; the nutritious part passes -off through the bowels, instead of being taken into the blood. -If the bowels, on the other hand, are constipated, the consequences -are no less unhappy. No one can possibly be well -with costive bowels; the free and easy action of the bowels -is as truly essential to health, as the free circulation of the -blood. When the bowels are sluggish, the process of absorption -of the chyle is retarded; and what is absorbed, is less -pure and healthy, so the quality of the blood is impaired.</p> - -<p>Besides the evils already mentioned, a costive state of the -bowels often causes a pressure of blood on the brain, and also -derangement of the nervous system, excitability of the nerves, -nervous headache, depression of spirits, and a long catalogue -of sufferings, too numerous for details. Habitual costiveness -impairs the tone of the stomach, and prevents its healthy -action; piles, also, with various degrees of severity, are often -caused, directly or indirectly, by constipated bowels.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_166">166</span></p> - -<p>The causes of constipation are various, and to point them -out in detail would be, perhaps, a fruitless task. But there -is one cause, and a very common one, which claims attention -here; it is the habit of inattention to, and neglect of, the natural -promptings of the bowels to evacuate themselves. Thousands -on thousands, especially females, by a habit of checking -the natural inclination of the bowels to throw off their contents, -have brought upon themselves habitual costiveness, -which, in time, has cost them immense suffering and wretchedness. -No one should ever hold his bowels in check, if it -be possible to avoid it; it can readily be perceived, that doing -this would tend to diminish the natural effort of the bowels, -and to collect their contents into a solid mass; then, the exertion -required to empty the bowels, or the physic taken to aid -or make effectual that exertion, tends also to increase the difficulty.</p> - -<p>A habit of costiveness should always be removed, if possible; -and the best way of doing this, is by a course of discipline. -Those articles of food should be selected, which have an -influence to keep the bowels open. Bread, made of flour, has -a tendency to constipate them; but brown bread, and bread -made of wheat meal, have a tendency to open them—also -molasses, taken with food, has an additional tendency; fruits -and greens, if the stomach can bear them, are adapted to -relieve costiveness. The influence of the mind should also -be brought to bear upon this difficulty; the operation of the -mind on the physical system is very great, especially in chronic -complaints.</p> - -<p>A person with costive bowels, should have a mental determination -to have a natural evacuation of the bowels, at some -regular hour in the morning—just after breakfast should be<span class="pagenum" id="Page_167">167</span> -preferred. By a mental calculation, by bearing the subject in -mind, by thinking and desiring, by intending to have the -bowels move about that hour, very much may be done by -way of facilitating such a result. But if, instead of attending -to a favorable diet, and of thinking on the subject at the -proper time, we treat the difficulty with medicines alone, we -do harm rather than good: for the more alteratives we take, -the more we increase the trouble; the physic only overcomes -the constipation for the time, and afterward leaves the bowels -in a more torpid state. Still, rather than endure the consequences -of costiveness, it is better to take alteratives, in conjunction -with other means, until the difficulty can be removed. -When alteratives are used in conjunction with discipline, they -should be of the mildest kind. No proper pains should be -spared, in overcoming this derangement of nature, till a habitual -movement of the bowels once in twenty-four hours, is -secured.—<i>Coles, on Health.</i></p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_169">[Pg 169]</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2><a name="TO_MOTHERS" id="TO_MOTHERS">TO MOTHERS,</a><br /> - -<small>IN REGARD TO INFANTS.</small></h2> - - -<div><img class="drop-cap" src="images/i_169a.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">AS a general rule, mothers have not -that care of infants which nature -requires. In the first place, as soon -as the little stranger makes its appearance, -every precaution should -be taken; it should be wrapped in -warm clothes, with particular care -not to have it laid in a cold place. -Then a basin of warm water and -good Castile soap should be ready, -and great care should be taken as to the tightness of its bands. -The infant, you must remember, comes from a warm berth, -and particular pains should be taken to keep it warm, especially -when asleep.</p> - -<p>I verily believe, that two-thirds of the children that die -before attaining the age of two years, die through ignorance -of mothers and nurses. In the first place, as soon as it comes -into the world, it is laid under the bed or table, with little or -no care as to its exposure to the cold; next a little rag is used,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_170">170</span> -with some fine scented soap, and it is dressed in a cold, gaudy -apparel—its comfort not considered—only the show of fine -clothes. You have not the least idea how much this little -creature suffers, and you are laying up trouble for yourself; I -believe a child that has no pain, never cries. What is the next -thing that is done? “Why, I must give it purgatives; the -child must have a dose; we must deprive the poor thing of -its senses, in order that it may rest;” then they dose it with -narcotics, and if, by chance, it lives to be a month old, they -take off its belly-band. Then comes feeding; a bowl of strong -bread and milk is prepared—and though the nurse or mother -has sufficient breast milk for it, they imagine the child craves -food, and the poor little creature is, as I may say, crammed -to death.</p> - -<p>Why does the child cry? Perhaps, my dear friend, the -cause is your own fault—over dosing in the first place; be -cautious, as soon as the little one makes its entrance into this -world. Do as I directed before, then take a piece of fresh -butter the size of a bird’s egg, mix it up with loaf-sugar, put -a little piece at a time into the new-born infant’s mouth, and -it will suck it down; this will cleanse its mouth and alimentary -canal, and open all obstructions in the intestines. Let -the child have the breast as soon as possible; the first milk -will purge the infant sufficiently, without having recourse to -cathartics; by giving purgatives to an infant, it does more -harm than good. A child ought to be put at the breast as -soon as possible—it is a great error to keep the child from it -for several hours; and suppose the mother to be weak, it will -not injure her health in the least, as it is natural; but it is -unnatural to give the child strong bread and milk—give it a -little catnip tea, if it is absolutely necessary.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_171">171</span></p> - -<p>I have seen a mother, who imagined her child was hungry, -and she would have a cup of bread and milk on the stove all -day, and every few minutes she would give the child a teaspoonful; -if the little creature pushed it out with its tongue, -she would push it back with her finger. This is cruel; we -may call this mother over fond. A child should never have -any kind of food until six, or even nine months old, if the -mother has milk of her own; I never gave mine any until -they were to be weaned—in fact, I never allowed my eldest -son to have a mouthful of any food, except the breast, until -he was one year old; that day I commenced weaning him, -and gave him no drink through the night, except cold water; -I never gave my other children any drink but cold water, after -they were weaned. Feeding children at night is a foolish -habit.</p> - -<p>Let them wear their belly-band at least until you put short -clothes on them; then have a waist to their petticoats, with -shoulder straps, buttoned behind the waist, made from their -arms to the hips; this supports the bowels; keep the same -on your girls for years; it would, if practicable, be well for -them to wear it all their lives, and we would not then see so -many young females afflicted with tumors and cancers in the -ovaries, nor the falling of the womb. I think babes’ dresses -ought not to be too long, as it draws too heavily; the weak -form cannot support it as easily as you imagine. Let me beg -of you to study their comfort and health. I love to see a -child well dressed, as well as any one—but I see too many -that suffer from the law of fashion rather than comfort, that -I pity them. Keep the feet warm with socks, and the head -cool, but not to extremes.</p> - -<p>Great care should be taken in regard to bathing children; -always bathe them regularly every morning—but let the water<span class="pagenum" id="Page_172">172</span> -be warm; cold water will do more harm than good. In the -heat of summer let it be tepid—it will strengthen a child; -but when cold water seizes the little creature, it generally -produces too much fear to be beneficial.</p> - -<p>When you intend to wean your infant, it would be well to -choose the shortest days, as the child will sleep more. A -good substitute for mother’s milk is arrow-root, boiled in half -milk and water. Avoid strong food; the least sugar you -give the better. If medicine is required, use Turkey rhubarb; -always buy the root, and prepare it yourself—do not get it -pulverized; cut it, and steep it as much as necessary; add a -few caraway seeds to it, when you steep it. This medicine -will not injure the child, in case you give too much, as would -any other cathartic, but it is strengthening to the bowels.</p> - -<p>If the child has a sore mouth, get some pulverized wild -turnip and cranesbill bark; take two teaspoonsful of loaf -sugar, and as much of the barks as you can hold on a ten -cent piece; mix well, and put a little, two or three times a -day, into its mouth; give a little saffron tea and a little rhubarb.</p> - -<p>If the child is chafed in the neck, or elsewhere, take pulverized -cranesbill bark, and put it into a muslin bag; when -you wash the child, dust this in all the parts affected; do it as -often as you think necessary.</p> - -<p>If it has sores, wash with Castile soap, and get some pulverized -bloodroot, and mix it with two-thirds water and one-third -cider, and wash it; this alone will cure all sores. A -good medicine for children, in the spring, is composed of the -following: take half an ounce of the best sulphur, quarter of -an ounce each of cream tartar, pulverized yellow dock root, -tanzy, elecampane root, pulverized rhubarb root, one ounce<span class="pagenum" id="Page_173">173</span> -black alder bark, a teaspoonful of mandrake root, and a tablespoonful -caraway seed; mix these with molasses, and let them -stand twenty-four hours, stirring it two or three times during -the day. Give according to age—a child two months old, a -piece the size of a bean; a child three years old, half a teaspoonful -in the morning, before dinner, and at bed-time; you -can begin with small doses, and increase as you think best.</p> - -<p>The best way to cleanse the blood of an infant, when at the -breast, is for the mother to take the proper medicines and -purify her own blood; it will do the child more good, and -renew the milk. If your child is full of humors, you may be -sure they will increase; but do not wean it on that account—purify -your blood by taking the cleansing syrups mentioned -in this book; and, in case you do not understand how to mix -them, send to me for them, mentioning the age of the child, -and how the humor makes its appearance.</p> - -<p>The seven years’ itch is very prevalent at the present day, -among all classes of society, from the highest to the lowest; -it is fashionably termed salt rheum, or a species of it. Children -are more or less troubled with the preaff, a species of ringworm; -use no ointments, externally, until the inside is well -guarded, or you throw it on the lungs, or in the joints, and -make it a fool or a cripple for life. So be wise and prudent. -Do not comb or scrape a baby’s head, if it has dandruff; wet -it with a little sweet or olive oil at night, the next morning -wash it carefully with Castile soap, and continue until all is -removed. Keep the infant’s ears well cleaned; always use a -soft brush for the hair.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>Kind reader—I have endeavored to instruct you how to -secure good health for your children; allow your aged friend -to say a few words for the soul—which never dies, but returns<span class="pagenum" id="Page_174">174</span> -to its Creator, God. Have you ever considered this important -truth? If so—happy soul! angels rejoice to see a mother -leading her babes to Jesus! As soon as they can lisp, teach -them to pronounce the name of Jesus, and to ask him to bless -them and you. Bow with them at the Throne of Grace, -morning and evening; be simple and short, in your requests -to your Heavenly Father, that it may be a pleasure, rather -than a task, to them.</p> - -<p>Has death visited your abode, or fortune frowned upon you—go -to Bethlehem; there you will find the Blessed Virgin -Mary, the mother of your Savior—poor, outcast, and dejected, -seeking a shelter, to bring forth the God-man! Then -follow her to the Cross; here, a sword pierces her own soul, -to behold her only-beloved Son expire on the cross for ungrateful -man. But she had grace from on high; and we, too, can -have the same ark. Remember, this is not our abiding place; -Mary rejoiced, because she knew this, and her soul was filled -with love—no murmuring or complaint escaped her lips—all -was submission to the will of God! Let us all follow her -example; and join our dear babes in Heaven, as the mother -of our God and Savior did.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_175">175</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="GENERAL_REMARKS">GENERAL REMARKS.</h2> - - -<div><img class="drop-cap" src="images/i_175t.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">THIS book will be read by friends -and foes, and many will scrutinize -every word. I would politely ask -such—cannot the aged be excused? -and remember my age. While writing -the foregoing, it has been my -aim to speak the truth, in a plain -and easy manner, so that all could -understand it—avoiding all vulgar -phrases that was not necessary for -your comprehension.</p> - -<p>It has been my determination, as far as practicable, to dispose -of the book myself, and only among my sex. I pray to -God it may be a blessing to the rising generation. I shall -always be happy to give you any information, in regard to -your health, by letter. After the first of May, 1858, you can -address to “Saint Vincent de Paul, Lower Canada,” nine -miles from the city of Montreal; and the first of June, I shall -be enabled to accommodate a few invalids, at my own house. -It is situated on a branch of the Ottawa, and commands a -beautiful view up and down the river; as to the location, it -cannot be surpassed.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_176">176</span></p> - -<p>All letters must be sent by the fifteenth of May, 1858, as -the number will be limited. Those that place themselves -under my care, shall have my care; where there are a great -number, some, of course, must be neglected. My farm is -only one mile and a half from my residence, where the ladies -can ride and walk. It is considered, by visitors, a delightful -and healthy situation.</p> - -<p>Reference, as to character and location:</p> - -<p> -Rev. Mr. <span class="smcap">N. La Vallie</span>, }<br /> -Dr. <span class="smcap">Pomeville</span>, } St. Vincent de Paul.<br /> -Dr. <span class="smcap">Pratt</span>, }<br /> -Hon. <span class="smcap">C. C. S. De Bleury</span>, }<br /> -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_177">177</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="THE_DIET_OF_CHILDREN">THE DIET OF CHILDREN.</h2> - - -<div><img class="drop-cap" src="images/i_177d.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">DURING the early stage of life, all -heating and stimulating food and -drinks should be strictly forbidden. -They tend more certainly to produce -disease, in the really excited system -during childhood, than perhaps at -any other period of life. Vegetables -should, in fact, constitute the -principal diet of children; especially -the farinaceous substances—such as -bread, rice, arrow-root, potatoes, &c. To these may be added -milk, soft-boiled eggs, and a very moderate allowance of plain -and simply cooked animal food. Children, in general, have -very excellent appetites, and a sufficiency of nourishing food -is absolutely necessary—not merely to renew the waste of -their systems, but also to supply materials for their daily -growth.</p> - -<p>Three, or perhaps four, light meals a day, will be found a -good allowance during childhood. At one of these—the -dinner, or mid-day meal—animal food may be allowed, in<span class="pagenum" id="Page_178">178</span> -moderation; for the others, bread, or potatoes, and milk, various -preparations of rice, or rice and milk, plain bread pudding, -and custard, form a proper and wholesome diet. All -salted and high-seasoned food should be forbidden. Some -have objected to butter for children; although experience -would appear to show that a very moderate allowance of fresh -butter is by no means injurious.</p> - -<p>Of vegetables—potatoes, carrots, turnips, beets and cauliflowers, -will be found most wholesome. They should be well -boiled, and the potatoes and turnips eaten without being -mashed, or mixed with butter or fat gravy. Children should -never be indulged in pastry, of any kind. They may, occasionally, -take a little of the cooked fruit of a pie; but even -this should be in moderation.</p> - -<p>The drink of children should be simply water, milk, whey, -or very weak tea, milk and sugar. All stimulating and fermenting -liquors are not only unnecessary, but positively injurious, -by increasing, to an improper extent, the circulation of -the blood; they induce fever, indigestion, inflammation, or -convulsions, to say nothing of the danger of their use during -childhood—giving rise to habits of intemperance in after life.</p> - -<p>The period of the meals should be strictly regulated, and -in such a manner that the intervals between them should not -be so great as to permit the children to experience, at any -time, a sensation of hunger. Supper should be taken an hour -or two before bed-time. Children should get their breakfasts -as soon as possible after they have arisen, and have been -properly combed and washed; the stomach is then empty, -and the appetite keen. If food be too long withheld, the -cravings become either too importunate, or the appetite fails—either -of which would be injurious.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_179">179</span></p> - -<p>As little variety of food as possible should be set before -children; since every extraordinary article becomes a new -incentive to appetite. They should never be indulged with -a second course; if they sit down with an appetite, they will -satisfy it by eating of the first articles presented to them—hence, -all the rest is superfluous, and therefore injurious. If -the appetite be trifling, the less they eat at the time the better; -as by taking but little, the appetite will more certainly -return at the next meal. But should this instinct of nature -for an observance of moderation be neglected, or attempted -to be overcome by variety, repletion, with all its evils, will -follow. Instead of a renewed and healthy appetite following, -as would have been the case had the instinct been obeyed, it -will be found diminished, and most probably attended with -headache, fever, oppression, or even vomiting.</p> - -<p>Children should not be allowed to eat frequently of bread -and butter, bread and molasses, cakes, or fruit, between meals, -for this will either destroy the regular appetite, or induce -them to eat too much. In the first case, the stomach will be -interrupted in its regular routine of function; consequently, -the appetite will become either irregular or capricious. In -the second case, all the evils attendant upon an over distension -of the stomach must follow. They should not, therefore, -be suffered to carry food in their pockets, to eat between -meals, or during school hours, as this produces the injurious -habit of requiring food at improper times; by which the -digestion of the previous meal is interfered with—a fresh quantity -of food being forced upon the stomach, before it has -properly digested that which had been before received.</p> - -<p>Children are to be restrained from any violent exercise -immediately after dinner; if not kept in a state of perfect<span class="pagenum" id="Page_180">180</span> -rest, they should at least be prevented from engaging in any -pastime which requires considerable bodily exertion. They -should also be early taught the importance of eating slowly, -and chewing their food well; on this account alone, the habit -of resting after a meal is of importance, as it prevents them -from swallowing their food hastily, in order that they may -return more quickly to their play.</p> - -<p>In regulating the diet of children, care should be taken not -to force any particular article upon them, after it is found, by -a fair trial, not to agree with their stomach. The contrary -practice is both cruel and injudicious; cruel, because the poor -child is forced to swallow what is disagreeable to it; and -injudicious, because it is liable to perpetuate a disgust which -most probably would have subsided, had no forcible attempt -been made to overcome it. At the same time, however, great -care must be taken that permanent dislikes are not formed, at -this period of life, against certain wholesome articles of food. -This is often a matter of very great difficulty; a good deal -of close observation and discernment being required, in order -to distinguish between a wayward prejudice and an actual -disgust. The former, if indulged in too long, may be converted -into the latter; while the latter may often, by judicious -and well adapted means, be entirely removed. Children -should never be suffered to eat alone, unless the proper quantity -of food be meted out to them; otherwise, they will eat -too much. If a child demand more than is judged proper -for it, its importunities should always be resisted with firmness, -or it will certainly acquire habits of gluttony.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_181">181</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="REMARKS_ON_FOOD">REMARKS ON FOOD.</h2> - - -<div><img class="drop-cap" src="images/p.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="drop-cap">PROBABLY the best means of ascertaining -food best adapted to the human -stomach, has been given us by -Dr. Beaumont, in his experiments.</p> - -<p>While stationed at Michilimackinac, -Michigan Territory, in 1822, in the -service of the United States, he was -called upon to take charge of Alexis -St. Martin, a young Canadian, eighteen -years of age, of good constitution -and robust health, who was accidentally -wounded by the discharge of a musket, -June 6th, 1822.</p> - -<p>“The charge,” says Dr. Beaumont,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_182">182</span> -“consisting of powder and duck-shot, was -received in the left side, at the distance of -one yard from the muzzle of the gun. The -contents entered posteriorly, in an oblique -direction, forward and inward, literally blowing -off inguments and muscles the size of a man’s hand, fracturing -and carrying away the anterior half of the sixth rib, -fracturing the fifth, lacerating the lower portion of the left -lobe of the lungs, the diaphragm, and also <i>perforating the -stomach</i>!”</p> - -<p>On the fifth day, sloughing took place; lacerated portions -of the lung and stomach separated, and left a perforation into -the latter “large enough to admit the whole length of the -middle finger into its cavity; and also a passage into the -chest, half as large as his fist.” Violent fever and further -sloughing ensued, and for seventeen days, everything swallowed -passed out through the wound, and the patient was -kept alive chiefly by nourishing injections. By and by the -fever subsided, the wound improved in appearance, and after -the fourth week the appetite became good, digestion regular, -the evacuations natural, and the health of the system complete. -The orifice, however, never closed; and at every dressing -the contents of the stomach flowed out, and its coats frequently -became everted, or protruded so far as to equal in -size a hen’s egg; but they were always easily returned.</p> - -<p>On the 6th of June, 1823, a year from the date of the -accident, the injured parts were all sound except the perforation -into the stomach, which was now two and a half inches -in circumference. For some months thereafter, the food could -be retained only by constantly wearing a compress and bandage; -but early in winter, a small fold or doubling of the -villous coat began to appear, which gradually increased till it -filled the aperture, and acted as a valve, so as completely to -prevent any efflux from within, but to admit of being easily -pushed back by the finger from without.</p> - -<p>Here, then, was an admirable opportunity for experimenting -on the subject of digestion, and for observing the healthy -and undisturbed operations of nature, free from the agony of<span class="pagenum" id="Page_183">183</span> -vivisections, and from the sources of fallacy inseparable from -operating on animals. Dr. Beaumont was sensible of its -value, and accordingly pursued his enquiries with a zeal, perseverance, -and disinterestedness, highly creditable to his character, -both as a man and as a philosopher.</p> - -<p>Dr. Beaumont began his experiments in May, 1825, and -continued them for four or five months, St. Martin being then -in high health. In the autumn, St. Martin returned to Canada, -married, had a family, worked hard, engaged as a voyager -with the Hudson’s Bay Fur Company, remained there -four years, and was then engaged at a great expense, by Dr. -Beaumont, to come and reside near him, on the Mississippi, -for the purpose of enabling him to complete his investigations. -He came accordingly in August, 1829, and remained till March, -1831. He then went a second time to Canada, but returned -to Dr. Beaumont in November, 1832, when the experiments -were once more resumed, and continued till March, 1833, at -which time he finally left Dr. Beaumont. He now enjoys -perfect health, but the orifice made by the wound remains in -the same state as in 1824.</p> - -<p>The following table exhibits the general results of all the -experiments made upon St. Martin, posterior to 1825; and -the average is deduced from those which were performed -when the stomach was considered, by Dr. Beaumont, to be -in its natural state, and St. Martin himself subjected to ordinary -exercise.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_184">184</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2><a name="TABLE" id="TABLE">TABLE,</a><br /> - -<small>SHOWING THE MEAN TIME OF DIGESTION OF THE DIFFERENT -ARTICLES OF DIET.</small></h2> - - - - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr> - <th align="left"><small>Articles of Diet.</small></th> - <th align="left"><small>Mode of<br />Preparation.</small></th> - <th align="right"><small>Time required<br />for Digestion.</small></th> -</tr> -<tr> - <th align="right" colspan="3"><small>H. M.</small></th> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rice,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">1.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sago,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">1.45</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tapioca,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Barley,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Milk,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. </td> - <td align="left">Raw,</td> - <td align="right">2.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gelatine,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pigs’ feet, soused,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">1.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tripe, soused,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">1.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Brains,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">1.45</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Venison steak,</td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">1.35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spinal marrow,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">2.40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Turkey, domestic,</td> - <td align="left">Roasted,</td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">2.25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. wild,</td> - <td align="left">Roasted,</td> - <td align="right">2.18</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Goose,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pig, sucking,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Liver, beef’s fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">2.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lamb, fresh,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chicken, full-grown,</td> - <td align="left">Fricassee,</td> - <td align="right">2.45</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Eggs, fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Hard boiled,</td> - <td align="right">3.30<span class="pagenum" id="Page_185">185</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Soft do. </td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Fried,</td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Roasted,</td> - <td align="right">2.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Raw,</td> - <td align="right">2.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. whipped,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">1.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Custard,</td> - <td align="left">Baked,</td> - <td align="right">2.45</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Codfish, cured, dry,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">2.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Trout, salmon, fresh,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">1.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Fried,</td> - <td align="right">1.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bass, striped, fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Flounder, do. </td> - <td align="left">Fried,</td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Catfish, do. </td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Salmon, salted,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">4.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Oysters, fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Raw,</td> - <td align="right">2.55</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Roasted,</td> - <td align="right">3.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Stewed,</td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beef, fresh, lean, rare,</td> - <td align="left">Roasted,</td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. dry,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. steak,</td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. with salt only,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">2.45</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. with mustard, &c.,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. fresh, lean,</td> - <td align="left">Fried,</td> - <td align="right">4.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. old, hard, salted,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">4.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pork, steak,</td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">3.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. fat and lean,</td> - <td align="left">Roasted,</td> - <td align="right">5.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. recently salted,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">4.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Fried,</td> - <td align="right">4.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">3.13</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Raw,</td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Stewed,</td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"><span class="pagenum" id="Page_186">186</span>Mutton, fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Roasted,</td> - <td align="right">3.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Veal, fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">4.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Veal, fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Fried,</td> - <td align="right">4.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fowls, domestic,</td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">4.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Roasted,</td> - <td align="right">4.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ducks, do. </td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">4.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. wild,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">4.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Suet, beef, fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">5.03</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. mutton,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">4.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Butter,</td> - <td align="left">Melted,</td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cheese, old, strong,</td> - <td align="left">Raw,</td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Soup-beef, vegetable,<br /> and bread,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">4.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. marrow bones,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">4.14</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. bean,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. barley,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">1.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. mutton,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Green corn and beans,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.45</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chicken soup,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Oyster soup,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hash, meat and vegetable,</td> - <td align="left">Warmed,</td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sausage, fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Broiled,</td> - <td align="right">3.20</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Heart, animal,</td> - <td align="left">Fried,</td> - <td align="right">4.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tendon,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">5.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cartilage,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">4.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Aponeurosis,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beans, pod,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bread, wheaten, fresh,</td> - <td align="left">Baked,</td> - <td align="right">3.30<span class="pagenum" id="Page_187">187</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. corn,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cake, corn,</td> - <td align="left">Baked,</td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. sponge,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dumpling, apple,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">3.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Apples, sour and hard,</td> - <td align="left">Raw,</td> - <td align="right">2.50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. mellow,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. sweet, do. </td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">1.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Parsnips,</td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Carrots, orange,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.15</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beets,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.45</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Turnips, flat,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Potatoes, Irish,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">3.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do.</td> - <td align="left">Roasted,</td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do.</td> - <td align="left">Baked,</td> - <td align="right">2.30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cabbage, head,</td> - <td align="left">Raw,</td> - <td align="right">2.20</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. with vinegar,</td> - <td align="left"> do. </td> - <td align="right">2.00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"> Do. do. </td> - <td align="left">Boiled,</td> - <td align="right">4.30</td> -</tr> -</table></div> -<p>As a general rule, animal food is more easily and speedily -digested, and contains a greater quantity of nutriment in a -given bulk, than either herbaceous or farinaceous food; but, -apparently from the same cause, it is also more heating and -stimulating. Minuteness of division, and tenderness of fibre, -are shown, by Dr. Beaumont’s experiments, to be two grand -essentials for the easy digestion of butcher-meat; and the -different kinds of fish, flesh, fowl, and game, are found to vary -in digestibility, chiefly in proportion as they approach or -depart from these two standing qualities.</p> - -<p>Farinaceous food, such as rice, sago, arrow-root, and gruel, -are also rapidly assimulated, and prove less stimulating to the -system than concentrated animal food. Milk seems to rank -in the same class, when the stomach is in a healthy state.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_188">188</span></p> - -<p>Animal food, it is true, affords a more stimulating nutriment -than farinaceous and other kinds of vegetable aliment, -and hence it is avoided in diseases of excitement. But it -seems to me that this stimulus is owing, not only to its own -inherent properties, but also to its more highly concentrated -state, and to the much greater quantity of chyle which is -derived from it, than from an equal bulk of vegetable aliment.</p> - -<p>Before concluding his experiments on the agents employed -in digestion, Dr. Beaumont made many observations, with a -view to ascertain whether any increase of temperature took -place during that process. By introducing a thermometer -with a long stem, at the external opening into St. Martin’s -stomach, both before and during the chymification, he succeeded -in obtaining very accurate information on this point. -In two or three of the experiments, the heat of the stomach -seemed to be increased after taking food; but in by far the -greater number, the temperature remained the same. It -appeared, however, that the variations of the atmosphere produced -a sensible change on the heat of the stomach—a dry -air increasing, and a moist air diminishing it. The ordinary -temperature may be estimated at 100 Fahrenheit, and in several -instances it was higher at the pyloric than at the cardiac -end. On one cloudy, damp, and rainy day, the thermometer -rose only to 94 degrees, and on another to 96 degrees; whereas -the next day, when the weather was clear and dry, it rose to -99 degrees; and on that following, when the weather was -both clear and cold, to 100. On several occasions, it rose as -high as 102 degrees, and once to 103 degrees; but these were -after exercise, which was always observed to cause an increase -of two or three degrees. We have already seen that artificial -digestion is entirely arrested by cold.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_189">189</span></p> - - - - -<h3><span class="smcap"><a id="Inferences_from_Dr_Beaumont"></a>Inferences from Dr. Beaumont’s Experiments and -Observations, given in his own words.</span></h3> - - -<p>1. That hunger is the effect of distension of the vessels -that secrete the gastric juice.</p> - -<p>2. That the processes of mastication, insalivation, and -deglutition, in an abstract point of view, do not in any way -affect the digestion of the food; or, in other words, when -food is introduced directly into the stomach, in a finely divided -state, without these previous steps, it is as perfectly digested -as when they have been taken.</p> - -<p>3. That saliva does not possess the properties of an alimentary -solvent.</p> - -<p>4. That the agent of chymification is the gastric juice.</p> - -<p>5. That the pure gastric juice is fluid, clear, and transparent; -without odor, a little salt, and perceptibly acid.</p> - -<p>6. That it contains free muriatic acid, and some other -active chymical properties.</p> - -<p>7. That it is never found free in the gastric cavity; but it -is always excited to discharge itself by the introduction of -food or other irritants.</p> - -<p>8. That it is secreted from vessels distinct from the mucous -follicles.</p> - -<p>9. That it is seldom obtained pure; but is generally mixed -with mucous, and sometimes with saliva. When pure, it is -capable of being kept for months, and perhaps for years.</p> - -<p>10. That it coagulates albumen, and afterward dissolves the -coagulæ.</p> - -<p>11. That it checks the progress of putrefaction.</p> - -<p>12. That it acts as a solvent of food, and alters its properties.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_190">190</span></p> - -<p>13. That, like other chymical agents, it commences its -action on food as soon as it comes in contact with it.</p> - -<p>14. That it is capable of combining with a certain and -fixed quantity of food; and when more aliment is presented -for its action than it will dissolve, disturbance of the stomach, -or “indigestion," will ensue.</p> - -<p>15. That its action is facilitated by the warmth and motions -of the stomach.</p> - -<p>16. That it becomes intimately mixed and blended with -the ingestæ in the stomach, by the motions of that organ.</p> - -<p>17. That it is invariably the same substance, modified only -by admixture with other fluids.</p> - -<p>18. That the motions of the stomach produce a constant -churning of its contents, and admixture of food and gastric -juice.</p> - -<p>19. That these motions are in two directions—transversely -and longitudinally.</p> - -<p>20. That no other fluid produces the same effect on food -that gastric juice does; and that it is the only solvent of aliment.</p> - -<p>21. That the action of the stomach and its fluids is the -same on all kinds of diet.</p> - -<p>22. That solid food, of a certain texture, is easier of digestion -than fluid.</p> - -<p>23. That animal and farinaceous aliments are more easy -of digestion than vegetable.</p> - - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_191">191</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2><a name="CATALOGUE" id="CATALOGUE">CATALOGUE -OF HERBS, MEDICINAL PLANTS, &c.</a></h2> - - - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr> - <th align="left">Common Names.</th> - <th align="left">Botanical Names.</th> - <th align="right">Per lb.</th> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Abscess Root,</td> - <td align="left">Polemonium reptans,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Aconite leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Aconitum napellus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Aconite root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Agrimony,</td> - <td align="left">Agrimonia eupatoria</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Alder bark, black,</td> - <td align="left">Prinos verticillatus,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Alder berries, black,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Alder, red or tag,</td> - <td align="left">Alnus serrulata,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Alder, striped,</td> - <td align="left">(See witch hazel,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Alum root,</td> - <td align="left">Heucheria acerifolia,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Angelica leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Angelica atropurpurea,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Angelica root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Angelica seed,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Anise seed,</td> - <td align="left">Pimpinella anisum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Apple, Peru,</td> - <td align="left">(See thorn apple,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Apple-tree bark,</td> - <td align="left">Pyrus malus,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Arbutus, trailing,</td> - <td align="left">(See gravel plant,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Archangel,</td> - <td align="left">Angelica archangelica,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Arnica flowers,</td> - <td align="left">Arnica montana,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Arnica root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"<span class="pagenum" id="Page_192">192</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Arse-smart,</td> - <td align="left">(See water pepper,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ash bark, prickly,</td> - <td align="left">Xanthoxylum fraxineum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ash berries, prickly,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ash bark, white,</td> - <td align="left">Fraxinus acuminata,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ash, mountain, bark,</td> - <td align="left">Aralia spinosa,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Asparagus root,</td> - <td align="left">Asparagus officinalis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Asthma weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See lobelia,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Aven’s root,</td> - <td align="left">Geum rivale,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Backache brake,</td> - <td align="left">Apsidium filix-femina,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balm, lemon,</td> - <td align="left">Melissa officinalis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balm, mountain,</td> - <td align="left">(See Oswego tea,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balm, red,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balm, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Dracocephalum canariensis,</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balm of Gilead, buds,</td> - <td align="left">Populus balsamifera,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balmony,</td> - <td align="left">Chelone Glabra,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balsam, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Gnaphaleum polycephalum,</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balsam, white,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Barberry bark,</td> - <td align="left">Berberis vulgaris,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Basil, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Ocymum basilicum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Basil, wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See dittany,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Basswood bark,</td> - <td align="left">(See tilia,)</td> - <td align="right">38</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bayberry bark,</td> - <td align="left">Myrica cerifera,</td> - <td align="right">20</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bayberry leaves,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bearberry,</td> - <td align="left">(See uva-ursi,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beccabunga,</td> - <td align="left">(See brooklime,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bed-straw,</td> - <td align="left">(See cleavers,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beech bark,</td> - <td align="left">Fagus ferrigenea,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beech drops,</td> - <td align="left">Epiphegus virginiana,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beech leaves</td> - <td align="left">Fagus ferrigenea,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bee’s nest,</td> - <td align="left">(See wild carrot,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Belladonna leaves,</td> - <td align="left">(See deadly nightshade,)<span class="pagenum" id="Page_193">193</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bellwort,</td> - <td align="left">Uvularia perfoliata,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Benne leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Sesamum indicum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beth root,</td> - <td align="left">Trilium purpu,</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Betony wood,</td> - <td align="left">Pedicularis canadensis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bindweed,</td> - <td align="left">(See man root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Birch hark, black,</td> - <td align="left">Betula lenta,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bird’s nest,</td> - <td align="left">(See wild carrot,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bird peppers,</td> - <td align="left">(See pepper,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bitter-clover,</td> - <td align="left">(See centuary,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Birth-root,</td> - <td align="left">(See beth root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bitter herb,</td> - <td align="left">(See balmony,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bitter root,</td> - <td align="left">Apocynum an drosæmifolium,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bittersweet, bark of root,</td> - <td align="left">Celastrus scandens,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bittersweet berries,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bittersweet herb,</td> - <td align="left">Solanum dulcamara,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bitterworm,</td> - <td align="left">(See buckbean,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Blackberry root,</td> - <td align="left">Rubus occidentalis,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Blackberry, bark of root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Black root,</td> - <td align="left">(See Culver’s root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Black snake root,</td> - <td align="left">(See black cohosh,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Blazing star root,</td> - <td align="left">Aletris farinosa,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Blood root,</td> - <td align="left">Sanguinaria canadensis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Blue-bells,</td> - <td align="left">(See abscess root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Blue-berry,</td> - <td align="left">(See pappoose root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Blue flag,</td> - <td align="left">Iris versicolor,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Boneset,</td> - <td align="left">Eupatorium perfoliatum,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Boneset, purple,</td> - <td align="left">(See queen of the meadow,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Borage,</td> - <td align="left">Borago officinalis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bouncing Bet</td> - <td align="left">(See soapwort,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bowman’s root,</td> - <td align="left">(See Culver’s root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Box-berry,</td> - <td align="left">(See wintergreen,)<span class="pagenum" id="Page_194">194</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Boxwood bark,</td> - <td align="left">Cornus florida,</td> - <td align="right">37</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Boxwood flowers,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Brooklime,</td> - <td align="left">Veronica beccabunga,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Buchu leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Diosma crenata,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Buckbean,</td> - <td align="left">Menyanthes trifoliata,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Buckhorn brake,</td> - <td align="left">Osmunda regalis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Buckthorn berries,</td> - <td align="left">Rhamnus catharticus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bugle, bitter,</td> - <td align="left">Lycopus Europeus,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bugle, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Lycopus virginicus,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bugloss, common,</td> - <td align="left">(See borage,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Burdock leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Artium lappa,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Burdock root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Burdock seed,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Butterfly weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See pleurisy root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Butternut bark,</td> - <td align="left">Junglans cineria,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Button snake root,</td> - <td align="left">Liatris spicata,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cabbage, meadow, swamp,</td> - <td align="left">(See skunk cabbage,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Calamus,</td> - <td align="left">(See sweet flag,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Canada thistle root,</td> - <td align="left">Cnicus arvensis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cancer root plant,</td> - <td align="left">(See beech drops,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Canker weed,</td> - <td align="left">Prenanthes alba,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Capsicum,</td> - <td align="left">(See pepper,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Caraway seed,</td> - <td align="left">Carum carni</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cardinal flower, blue,</td> - <td align="left">Lobelia syphilitica,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cardus, spotted,</td> - <td align="left">Centaurea benedicta,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Carrot leaves, wild,</td> - <td align="left">Daucus carota,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Carrot seed, wild,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Catchweed,</td> - <td align="left">(See cleavers,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Catnip, or catmint,</td> - <td align="left">Nepeta cataria,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cayenne,</td> - <td align="left">(See bird pepper,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Celandine, garden,</td> - <td align="left">Chelidonum majus,</td> - <td align="right">50<span class="pagenum" id="Page_195">195</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Celandine, wild,</td> - <td align="left">Impatiens pallida,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Centuary, Am.,</td> - <td align="left">Sabbatia angularis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chamomile, low,</td> - <td align="left">Anthemis nobilis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chamomile, wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See mayweed,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Checkerberry,</td> - <td align="left">(See squaw vine,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cherries, wild,</td> - <td align="left">Prunus virginiana,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cherry bark, wild,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chickweed,</td> - <td align="left">Cerastium vulgatum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chillies,</td> - <td align="left">(See red pepper,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chocolate root,</td> - <td align="left">(See Aven’s root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Christmas rose,</td> - <td align="left">(See black hellebore,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cicely, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Uraspermum claytoni,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cicuta leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Conium maculatum,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cinque foil,</td> - <td align="left">(See five finger,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clammy sage,</td> - <td align="left">Salvia selara,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clary,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cleavers, or clivers,</td> - <td align="left">Galium aparine,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cliff-weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See alum root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clove garlic,</td> - <td align="left">(See garlic,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clover heads, red,</td> - <td align="left">Trifolium pratense,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clover, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">(See meliot,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clustered Sol. Seal,</td> - <td align="left">(See small Sol. seal,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Coakum,</td> - <td align="left">(See poke,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cocash root,</td> - <td align="left">Puniceus,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cock-up hat,</td> - <td align="left">(See queen’s delight,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Coffee, wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See fever root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cohosh, black,</td> - <td align="left">Macrotys racemose,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cohosh, blue,</td> - <td align="left">(See pappoose root,)</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cohosh, red,</td> - <td align="left">Actaea rubra,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cohosh, white,</td> - <td align="left">Actaea alba,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Columbo root, Am.,</td> - <td align="left">Frasera caroliniensis,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_196">196</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Coltsfoot,</td> - <td align="left">Tussilago farfara,</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Comfrey,</td> - <td align="left">Symphitum officinalis,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Consumption brake,</td> - <td align="left">Botrychium fumaroides,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Coolwort,</td> - <td align="left">Mitella corifolia,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Coral root,</td> - <td align="left">(See crawley,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Corn snake root,</td> - <td align="left">(See button snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Coriander seed,</td> - <td align="left">Coriandrum sativum,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cough root,</td> - <td align="left">(See beth root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cowparsnip leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Heracleum lanatum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" seed,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cramp bark,</td> - <td align="left">Viburnum oxycoccus,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cranesbill,</td> - <td align="left">Geranium maculatum,</td> - <td align="right">45</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Crawley,</td> - <td align="left">Corallorhiza adontorhiza,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Crowfoot,</td> - <td align="left">(See cranesbill,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cuckoo-bread,</td> - <td align="left">(See wood sorrel,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cucumber tree bark,</td> - <td align="left">Magnolia acuminata,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Culver’s root,</td> - <td align="left">Leptandria virginica,</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cure-all,</td> - <td align="left">(See lemon balm,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Daisy flowers,</td> - <td align="left">Crysanthemum leucanthemum,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dandelion herb,</td> - <td align="left">Leontodon taraxacum,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Devil’s bit,</td> - <td align="left">(See blazing star,)</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dill seed, or dilly,</td> - <td align="left">Anethum graveolens,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dittany,</td> - <td align="left">Cunila mariana,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dock, broadleaf,</td> - <td align="left">Rumex obtusifolius,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" yellow,</td> - <td class="tdindent">" crispus,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" water,</td> - <td class="tdindent">" aquaticus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dogwood bark,</td> - <td align="left">(See boxwood,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" round leaved,</td> - <td align="left">(See green osier,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" swamp,</td> - <td align="left">(See rose willow,)<span class="pagenum" id="Page_197">197</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dragon root,</td> - <td align="left">(See wild turnip,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dragon’s claw,</td> - <td align="left">(See crawley,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dropsy plant,</td> - <td align="left">(See lemon balm,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dwale,</td> - <td align="left">(See deadly nightshade,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Elecampane,</td> - <td align="left">Inula helenium,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Elder bark,</td> - <td align="left">Sambucus canadensis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" flowers,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" dwarf,</td> - <td align="left">Aralia hispida,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" sweet,</td> - <td align="left">(See alder,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Elm bark,</td> - <td align="left">Ulmus fulva,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" ground,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" flour,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" superfine,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Emetic herb,</td> - <td align="left">(See lobelia,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Eve’s cup,</td> - <td align="left">(See side saddle,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Euphorbia,</td> - <td align="left">(See Am. ipecac,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">False alder,</td> - <td align="left">(See black alder,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Featherfew,</td> - <td align="left">(See feverfew,)</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fennel seed,</td> - <td align="left">Anethum foeniculum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fern, male or shield,</td> - <td align="left">Aspidium filix-mas,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" meadow,</td> - <td align="left">(See sweet gale,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Comptonia asplenifolia,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fever bush, bark,</td> - <td align="left">Laurus benzoin,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" leaves,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Feverfew,</td> - <td align="left">Chrysanthemum partheium,</td> - <td align="right">50<span class="pagenum" id="Page_198">198</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fever root,</td> - <td align="left">Triosteum perfoliatum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" twig,</td> - <td align="left">(See bittersweet,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fireweed,</td> - <td align="left">Senecio hieracifolius,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fishmouth,</td> - <td align="left">(See snakehead,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fit root,</td> - <td align="left">Monarda uniflora,</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Five finger,</td> - <td align="left">Potentilla canadensis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Flag lily,</td> - <td align="left">(See blue flag,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fleabane,</td> - <td align="left">Erigeron canadense,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" Philadelphia</td> - <td align="left">(See scabious,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Flower-de-luce,</td> - <td align="left">(See blue flag,)</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Flux root,</td> - <td align="left">(See Samson snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Foxglove,</td> - <td align="left">Digitalis purpurrea,</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Frostwort,</td> - <td align="left">Cistus canadensis,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fumitory</td> - <td align="left">Fumaria officinalis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Garantogen,</td> - <td align="left">(See ginseng,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Garget,</td> - <td align="left">(See poke,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Garlic,</td> - <td align="left">Allium sativum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gay feather,</td> - <td align="left">(See button snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gentian,</td> - <td align="left">Gentiana lutea,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" blue or southern,</td> - <td align="left">(See Samson snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gill-go-over-the-ground,</td> - <td align="left"> (See ground ivy,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ginger</td> - <td align="left">Amomum xingiber,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See Canada snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ginseng, or ginsing,</td> - <td align="left">Panax quinquefolia,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gold thread,</td> - <td align="left">Coptis trifolia,</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Golden rod, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Solidago odora,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Golden seal,</td> - <td align="left">Hydrastus canadensis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Goosefoot wormseed,</td> - <td align="left">(See wormseed,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Goose-grass,</td> - <td align="left">(See cleavers,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ground lily,</td> - <td align="left">(See beth root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gravel plant,</td> - <td align="left">Epigæa repens,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_199">199</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td align="left">(See queen of the meadow,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gum plant,</td> - <td align="left">(See comfrey,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hardback leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Spiræ tormentosa,</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Heal-all,</td> - <td align="left">Prunella vulgaris,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Healing herb,</td> - <td align="left">(See comfrey,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Henbane, black,</td> - <td align="left">Hyosciamos niger,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Boxwood bark,</td> - <td align="left">Cornus florida,</td> - <td align="right">37</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hellebore, black,</td> - <td align="left">Helleborus niger,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" fœtid,</td> - <td align="left">(See skunk cabbage,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" white,</td> - <td align="left">Veratrum viride,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hemlock bark, ground,</td> - <td align="left">Pinus canadensis,</td> - <td align="right">20</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" bark, flour,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" leaves,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" poison,</td> - <td align="left">(See cicuta leaves,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">High cranberry bark,</td> - <td align="left">(See cramp bark,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Horehound,</td> - <td align="left">Marrubium vulgare,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hollyhock flowers,</td> - <td align="left">Althæa rosea,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Honey-bloom,</td> - <td align="left">(See bitter root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hoodwort,</td> - <td align="left">(See scullcap,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hops,</td> - <td align="left">Homulus lupolus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Horse-balm,</td> - <td align="left">(See stone root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Horse-ginseng,</td> - <td align="left">(See fever root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Horsemint,</td> - <td align="left">Monarda punctata,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Horseradish leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Cochlearia armoracia,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hyoscyamus,</td> - <td align="left">(See henbane,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hyssop,</td> - <td align="left">Hyssopus officinalis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Indian arrow wood,</td> - <td align="left">(See Wa-a-hoo,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" elm,</td> - <td align="left">(See slippery elm,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" hemp, black,</td> - <td align="left">Apocynum canabinum,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" " white,</td> - <td align="left">Asclepias incarnata,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" tobacco,</td> - <td align="left">(See lobelia,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" turnip,</td> - <td align="left">(See wild turnip,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Indigo, wild,</td> - <td align="left">Baptisia tinctoria,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ipecac, milk,</td> - <td align="left">(See bitter root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See fever root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ink root,</td> - <td align="left">(See marsh rosemary,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ipecacuanha, Am.,</td> - <td align="left">Euphorbia ipecacuanha,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_200">200</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Itch weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See white hellebore,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ivy, ground,</td> - <td align="left">Glechomo hedracea,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Jacob’s ladder,</td> - <td align="left">Similax peduncularis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Jamestown, or jimson weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See thorn apple,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Job’s tears,</td> - <td align="left">Coix lachryma,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Joe-pye,</td> - <td align="left">(See boneset,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Johnswort,</td> - <td align="left">Hypericum perforatum,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">King’s clover,</td> - <td align="left">(See melilot,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Knob root,</td> - <td align="left">(See stoneroot,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Knotgrass,</td> - <td align="left">Polygonum aviculare,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Labrador tea,</td> - <td align="left">Ledum latifolium,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ladies’ slipper,</td> - <td align="left">Cypripedium flavum,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" sorrel,</td> - <td align="left">Oxalis carniculata,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lamb kill,</td> - <td align="left">(See laurel,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Larkspur herb,</td> - <td align="left">Delphinium consolidum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" seed,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="left"></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Laurel leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Kalmia latifolia,</td> - <td align="right">38</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lavender flowers,</td> - <td align="left">Lavendula spica,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lavose,</td> - <td align="left">(See lovage,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Leatherwood bark,</td> - <td align="left">Dirca palustris,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Leopard-bane,</td> - <td align="left">(See arnica,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lettuce, garden,</td> - <td align="left">Lactuca sativa,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wild,</td> - <td class="tdindent">" elongata,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Life-everlasting,</td> - <td align="left">(See sweet balsam,)</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Life of man,</td> - <td align="left">(See spikenard,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Life root,</td> - <td align="left">Senecio aureus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lily, white pond,</td> - <td align="left">Nymphæ adorata,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lily, yellow pond,</td> - <td align="left">Nuphar advena,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Linden flowers,</td> - <td align="left">(See tilia,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Liquorice root, wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See sarsaparilla,)<span class="pagenum" id="Page_201">201</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Liverwort, or liver leaf,</td> - <td align="left">Hepatica triloba,</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lobelia herb,</td> - <td align="left">Lobelia inflata,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" seed,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Locust plant,</td> - <td align="left">(See senna,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lovage leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Ligusticum, levisticum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" seed,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lungwort,</td> - <td align="left">Variolaria faginea,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mad weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See scullcap,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Maiden-hair,</td> - <td align="left">Adianthum pedatum,</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Male fern,</td> - <td align="left">Aspidium filix-mas,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mallow, low,</td> - <td align="left">Malva rotundifolia,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" marsh, leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Althæa officinalis,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" " root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Man root,</td> - <td align="left">Convolvulus panduratus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mandrake root,</td> - <td align="left">Podophyllum peltatum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Maple, ground,</td> - <td align="left">(See alum root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" red or soft,</td> - <td align="left">Acer rubrum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" striped,</td> - <td align="left">Acer striatum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Marigold flowers,</td> - <td align="left">Calendula officinalis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Marjoram, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Origanum marjorana,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See mountain mint,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Marsh rosemary,</td> - <td align="left">Statice limonium,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" trefoil</td> - <td align="left">(See buckbean,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Masterwort,</td> - <td align="left">(See cowparsnip,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">May apple,</td> - <td align="left">(See mandrake,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">May weed,</td> - <td align="left">Anthemis cotula,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Meadow cabbage root,</td> - <td align="left">(See skunk cabbage,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" fern leaves and burs,</td> - <td align="left">(See sweet gale,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Spiræa salicifolia,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mealy starwort,</td> - <td align="left">(See devil’s bit,)<span class="pagenum" id="Page_202">202</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Melilot,</td> - <td align="left">Melilotus alba,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mezereon, Am.,</td> - <td align="left">(See leather-wood,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Milfoil,</td> - <td align="left">(See yarrow,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Milkweed root,</td> - <td align="left">Asclepias syraca,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Misletoe,</td> - <td align="left">Viscum vercitillatum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mitrewort,</td> - <td align="left">(See coolwort,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mohawk weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See bellwort,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Moldavian balm,</td> - <td align="left">(See sweet balm,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Monarda,</td> - <td align="left">(See horsemint,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Monkshood,</td> - <td align="left">(See aconite,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Moosewood bark,</td> - <td align="left">(See striped maple,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Motherwort,</td> - <td align="left">Leonorus cardiaca,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mountain box,</td> - <td align="left">(See uva ursi,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" dittany,</td> - <td align="left">(See dittany,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" flax,</td> - <td align="left">(See Seneca snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" mint,</td> - <td align="left">Origanum vulgare,</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mouse ear,</td> - <td align="left">Gnaphaleum uliginosum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mouth root,</td> - <td align="left">(See gold thread,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mugwort,</td> - <td align="left">Artemisia vulgaris,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mullein herb,</td> - <td align="left">Verbascum thapsus,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mustard herb, black,</td> - <td align="left">Sinapsis nigrum,</td> - <td align="right">20</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" white,</td> - <td class="tdindent">" alba,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Myrtle leaves,</td> - <td align="left">(See bayberry,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Nanny-bush, bark,</td> - <td align="left">Viburnum lentago,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Necklace weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See white cohosh,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Nerve root,</td> - <td align="left">Cypripedium flavum,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" water,</td> - <td align="left">(See white Indian hemp,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Nettle flowers,</td> - <td align="left">Urtica dioica,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Nightshade, black,</td> - <td align="left">(See garden nightshade),</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" bittersweet or woody,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_203">203</span></td> - <td align="left">(See bittersweet,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" deadly,</td> - <td align="left">Atropa belladonna,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" garden,</td> - <td align="left">Solanum dulcamara,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ninsin,</td> - <td align="left">(See ginseng,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Oak bark, black,</td> - <td align="left">Quercus tinctoria,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" red,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" white,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">20</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Oak of Jerusalem,</td> - <td align="left">Chenopodium botrys,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Old man,</td> - <td align="left">(See southernwood,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">One berry,</td> - <td align="left">(See squaw vine,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Origanum,</td> - <td align="left">(See horsemint,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Osier bark, green,</td> - <td align="left">Cornus circinata,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Osier, red,</td> - <td align="left">(See rose willow,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Oswego tea,</td> - <td align="left">Monarda didyma,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ox-eye daisy,</td> - <td align="left">(See daisy,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pappoose root,</td> - <td align="left">Caulophyllum thalictroides,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Parilla, yellow,</td> - <td align="left">(See yellow parilla,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Parsley leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Apium petroselinum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" seed,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Patridge-berry,</td> - <td align="left">(See squaw vine,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Patience dock,</td> - <td align="left">Ramex paitentia,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" garden,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Peach bark,</td> - <td align="left">Amygdalus persica,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" leaves,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" pits,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pennyroyal,</td> - <td align="left">Hedeoma pulegoides,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Peony flowers,</td> - <td align="left">Pæonia officinalis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Peppermint,</td> - <td align="left">Mentha piperita,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pepper, red or American,</td> - <td align="left">Copsicum annuum,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_204">204</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" bird,</td> - <td class="tdindent">" baccatum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" cayenne,</td> - <td align="left">Capsicum baccatum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Petty-morrel,</td> - <td align="left">(See spikenard,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pigeon-berry,</td> - <td align="left">(See poke,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pilewort,</td> - <td align="left">Amaranthus hypocondriachus,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pine bark, white,</td> - <td align="left">Pinus strobus,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pipe plant,</td> - <td align="left">(See fit root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pipsisseway,</td> - <td align="left">(See prince’s pine,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Plantain leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Pantago major,</td> - <td align="right">33</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" round leaved,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" spotted,</td> - <td align="left">Goodyera pubescens,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pleurisy root,</td> - <td align="left">Asclepias tuberosa,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Poke berries,</td> - <td align="left">Phytolacca decandria,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" leaves,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" Indian,</td> - <td align="left">(See white hellebore,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Polypody,</td> - <td align="left">Polipodium vulgare,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pool root,</td> - <td align="left">(See white sanicle,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Poplar bark,</td> - <td align="left">Populus tremuloides,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" white,</td> - <td align="left">(See whitewood,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Poppy capsules,</td> - <td align="left">Papaver somniferum,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" flowers,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" leaves,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">33</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Primrose tree,</td> - <td align="left">(See scabish,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Prince’s pine,</td> - <td align="left">Chimaphilla umbellata,</td> - <td align="right">38</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Puccoon, red,</td> - <td align="left">(See bloodroot,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" yellow,</td> - <td align="left">(See golden seal,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Puke weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See lobelia,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pyramid flower,</td> - <td align="left">(See columbo,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Queen of the meadow, herb,</td> - <td align="left">Eupatorium purpureum,</td> - <td align="right">25<span class="pagenum" id="Page_205">205</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" " " root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Queen’s delight,</td> - <td align="left">Stillingia sylvatica,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ragweed,</td> - <td align="left">(See Roman wormwood,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Raspberry leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Robus strigosus,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rattlesnake root,</td> - <td align="left">(See spotted plantain,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rattleweed,</td> - <td align="left">(See black cohosh,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Red elm,</td> - <td align="left">(See slippery elm,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Red-rod,</td> - <td align="left">(See rose willow,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Red-root,</td> - <td align="left">(See bloodroot,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rheumatism weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See prince’s pine,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rheumatic weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See cocash,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rock brake,</td> - <td align="left">Pteris atropurpurea,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" parsley,</td> - <td align="left">(See parsley,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" rose,</td> - <td align="left">(See frostwort,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Roman wormwood,</td> - <td align="left">Ambrosia artemisifolia,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rose, damask,</td> - <td align="left">Rosa damascena,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" red,</td> - <td class="tdindent">" gallica,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" pink,</td> - <td align="left">(See centuary,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" willow,</td> - <td align="left">Cornus sericia,</td> - <td align="right">38</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rosemary leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Rosmarinus officinalis,</td> - <td align="right">19</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rue,</td> - <td align="left">Ruta graveolens,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Saffron,</td> - <td align="left">Carthamus tinctorius,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sage,</td> - <td align="left">Salvia officinalis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Samson snake root,</td> - <td align="left">Gentiana catesbei,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sanicle root, black,</td> - <td align="left">Sanicula marylandica,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" white,</td> - <td align="left">Eupatorium ageratoides,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sarsaparilla, American,</td> - <td align="left">Aralia nudicaulis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" bristly stem,</td> - <td align="left">(See dwarf elder,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sassafras bark,</td> - <td align="left">(See sassafras,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" flowers,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">38</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" pith,</td> - <td align="left">Laurus "</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Savin,</td> - <td align="left">Juniperus communis,</td> - <td align="right">38<span class="pagenum" id="Page_206">206</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scabious,</td> - <td align="left">Erigeron philadelphicum,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scabious, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">Erigeron heterophyllum,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scabish,</td> - <td align="left">Œnothera biennis,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scammony, wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See man root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scoke root,</td> - <td align="left">(See poke,)</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scrofula plant,</td> - <td align="left">Scrophularia marilandica,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scullcap,</td> - <td align="left">Sentellaria laterifolia,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scurvy grass,</td> - <td align="left">Cochleria officinalis,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sea-thrift,</td> - <td align="left">(See marsh rosemary,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Self-heal,</td> - <td align="left">(See heal-all,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Senna, Am. or wild,</td> - <td align="left">Cassia marilandica,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sheep-berry,</td> - <td align="left">(See nanny bush,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Side-saddle plant,</td> - <td align="left">Sarracenia purpurea,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Silkweed,</td> - <td align="left">(See milkweed,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Simpler’s joy,</td> - <td align="left">(See vervain,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Skunk-cabbage root,</td> - <td align="left">Ictodes fœtida,</td> - <td align="right">35</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Smart weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See water pepper,)</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Swellage,</td> - <td align="left">(See lovage,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Snagrel,</td> - <td align="left">(See Virg. snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Snakehead,</td> - <td align="left">(See balmony,)</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Snake root, black,</td> - <td align="left">(See black cohosh,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" button,</td> - <td align="left">(See button snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" Canada,</td> - <td align="left">Asarum canadense,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" heart,</td> - <td align="left">(See Canada snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" rattte,</td> - <td align="left">(See spotted plantain,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" Seneca,</td> - <td align="left">Polygala senega,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" Virginia,</td> - <td align="left">Aristolochia serpentaria,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_207">207</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" white,</td> - <td align="left">(See white sanicle,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Snake weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See Virginia snake root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Snapping hazel-nut,</td> - <td align="left">(See witch hazel,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Soapwort,</td> - <td align="left">Saponaria officinalis,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Solomon’s seal,</td> - <td align="left">Convallaria multiflora,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Solomon’s seal, small,</td> - <td align="left">Convallaria racemosa,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sorrel, sheep or fidel,</td> - <td align="left">Rumex acetosellus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wood or mountain,</td> - <td align="left">Oxalis abrotanum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Southernwood,</td> - <td align="left">Artemesia abrotanum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spearmint,</td> - <td align="left">Mentha veridis,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Speedwell, Virginia,</td> - <td align="left">Veronica officinalis,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spice bush,</td> - <td align="left">Laurus benzoin,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" berries,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spignet,</td> - <td align="left">(See spikenard,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spikenard,</td> - <td align="left">Aralia racemosa,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" small,</td> - <td align="left">(See sarsaparilla,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spindle bush or tree,</td> - <td align="left">(See Wa-a-hoo,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spleenwort,</td> - <td align="left">Asplenium ebenum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Split-rock,</td> - <td align="left">(See alum root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spotted cardus,</td> - <td align="left">(See cardus,)</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" plantain,</td> - <td align="left">Goodyera pubescens,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spurge,</td> - <td align="left">(See Am. ipecac,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Square stalk,</td> - <td align="left">(See Oswego tea,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Squaw root,</td> - <td align="left">(See blue cohosh,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" vine,</td> - <td align="left">Mitchella repens,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" weed,</td> - <td align="left">Senecio obovatus,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Staff-vine,</td> - <td align="left">(See bittersweet,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Starwort, drooping,</td> - <td align="left">(See unicorn,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Steeple-bush,</td> - <td align="left">(See hardback,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Stillingia,</td> - <td align="left">(See queen’s delight,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Stinking weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See wormseed,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Stone-root,</td> - <td align="left">Collinsonia canadensis,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Stramonium,</td> - <td align="left">(See thorn apple,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Strawberry leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Fragaria vesca,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" vines,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"<span class="pagenum" id="Page_208">208</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Succory, wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See centaury,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sumach bark,</td> - <td align="left">Rhus glabra,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" berries,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" leaves,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Summer savory,</td> - <td align="left">Satureja hortensis,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sunflower, garden,</td> - <td align="left">Helianthus annus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wild or rough,</td> - <td class="tdindent">" divaricatus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Suterberry,</td> - <td align="left">(See prickly ash,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Swamp sassafras,</td> - <td align="left">(See green osier,)</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sweat root,</td> - <td align="left">(See abscess root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sweet bush,</td> - <td align="left">(See sweet fern,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" clover,</td> - <td align="left">(See melilot,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" elm,</td> - <td align="left">(See slippery elm,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" fennel,</td> - <td align="left">(See fennel,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" flag,</td> - <td align="left">Acorus calamus,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" gale burs,</td> - <td align="left">Myrica gale,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" " leaves,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" rush,</td> - <td align="left">(See sweet flag,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tamarack bark,</td> - <td align="left">Pinus microcarpa,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tanzy, double,</td> - <td align="left">Tanacetum crispum,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tea-berry plant,</td> - <td align="left">(See wintergreen,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Thimbleweed,</td> - <td align="left">Rudbeckia lacinata,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Thistle, blessed,</td> - <td align="left">(See cardus, spotted,)</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Thoroughwort,</td> - <td align="left">(See boneset,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Thorn apple leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Datura stramonium,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" root,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" seed,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Throat root,</td> - <td align="left">(See Aven’s root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Thyme,</td> - <td align="left">Thymus serpyllus,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" English,</td> - <td class="tdindent">" vulgaris,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tilia flowers,</td> - <td align="left">Tylia glabra,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_209">209</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Toad lily,</td> - <td align="left">(See white pond lily,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Toothache tree,</td> - <td align="left">(See prickly ash,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tormentilla,</td> - <td align="left">(See cranesbill,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Traveler’s joy,</td> - <td align="left">(See virgin’s bower,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Trumpet weed,</td> - <td align="left">(See wild lettuce,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tulip tree,</td> - <td align="left">(See whitewood,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Turnip, wild,</td> - <td align="left">(See wild turnip,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Umbil root,</td> - <td align="left">(See nerve root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Uncum,</td> - <td align="left">(See life root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Unicorn root,</td> - <td align="left">Helonias dioica,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Upland sumach,</td> - <td align="left">(See sumach,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Uva-ursi,</td> - <td align="left">Arbutus uva-ursi,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Valerian, Am.,</td> - <td align="left">(See ladies’ slipper,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" Greek,</td> - <td align="left">(See abscess root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Vervian,</td> - <td align="left">Verbena hastata,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Vine maple,</td> - <td align="left">(See yellow parilla,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Violet, blue,</td> - <td align="left">Viola cuculata,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" canker,</td> - <td align="left">Viola rostrata,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Virgin’s bower,</td> - <td align="left">Clematis virginiana,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wa-a-hoo bark,</td> - <td align="left">Euonymus atropurpureus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wake robin,</td> - <td align="left">(See wild turnip,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Walnut bark, white,</td> - <td align="left">(See butternut bark,)</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" leaves,</td> - <td align="left">Carya alba,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" shucks,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Water bugle,</td> - <td align="left">(See sweet bugle,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" cup,</td> - <td align="left">(See side-saddle plant,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" horehound,</td> - <td align="left">Lycopus Europœus,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" dock,</td> - <td align="left">(See dock,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" pepper,</td> - <td align="left">Polygonum punctatum,</td> - <td align="right">25<span class="pagenum" id="Page_210">210</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" shamrock,</td> - <td align="left">(See buckbean,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wax myrtle,</td> - <td align="left">(See bayberry,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">White leaf,</td> - <td align="left">(See hardhack,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Whistle-wood,</td> - <td align="left">(See striped maple,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">White root,</td> - <td align="left">(See pleurisy root,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wood bark,</td> - <td align="left">Liriodendron tulipifera,</td> - <td align="right">30</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wickup,</td> - <td align="left">Epilobium spicatum,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wild tobacco,</td> - <td align="left">(See lobelia,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" turnip,</td> - <td align="left">Arum tryphyllum,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Willow, pussey,</td> - <td align="left">(See pussey willow,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" bark, white,</td> - <td align="left">Salix alba,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Winter bloom,</td> - <td align="left">(See witch hazel,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" clover,</td> - <td align="left">(See squaw vine,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" berry,</td> - <td align="left">(See black alder,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wintergreen,</td> - <td align="left">Gaultheria procumbens,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Witch hazel bark,</td> - <td align="left">Hamamellis virginica,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" leaves,</td> - <td class="tdindent">"</td> - <td align="right">80</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wolfsbane leaves,</td> - <td align="left">(See aconite,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wormseed,</td> - <td align="left">Chenopodium anthelminticum,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wormwood,</td> - <td align="left">Artemisia absynthium,</td> - <td align="right">40</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Yarrow,</td> - <td align="left">Achillea millefolium,</td> - <td align="right">25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Yaw root,</td> - <td align="left">(See queen’s delight,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Yellow broom,</td> - <td align="left">(See indigo,)</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" parilla,</td> - <td align="left">Menisperimum canadense,</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wood,</td> - <td align="left">(See prickly ash.)<span class="pagenum" id="Page_211">211</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left" colspan="3">And various kinds indigenous to our country.</td> -</tr> -</table></div> - - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="SYNONYMS">SYNONYMS.</h2> - - - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr> - <td align="left">Alder, striped,</td> - <td align="left">see</td> - <td align="left">Witch hazel.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Apple, Peru,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Thorn apple.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Arbutus, trailing,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Gravel plant.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Arse-mart,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Water pepper.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Asthma weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Lobelia.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balm, mountain,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Oswego tea.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balm, red,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td class="tdindent"> "</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Basil, wild,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Dittany.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bear berry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Uva-ursi.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beccabunga,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Brooklime.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bed-straw,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cleavers.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beech drops,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cancer root plant.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bee’s nest,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wild carrot.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Belladonna,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Deadly nightshade.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bind weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Man root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bitter clover,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Centaury.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Birth root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Beth root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bitter herb,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Snakehead.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balmony,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td class="tdindent"> "</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bitter worm,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Buckbean.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Black root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Culver’s root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Black snake root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cohosh, black.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Blue-bells,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Abscess root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Blue-berry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Pappoose root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Boneset, purple,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Queen of the meadow.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bouncing Bet,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Soapwort.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"><span class="pagenum" id="Page_212">212</span>Box-berry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wintergreen.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bugloss, common,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Borage.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Butterfly weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Pleurisy root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cabbage, meadow or swamp,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Skunk cabbage.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Calamus,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sweet flag.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Catchweed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cleavers.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chamomile,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Mayweed.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Checkerberry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Squaw vine.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chocolate root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Aven’s root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Christmas rose,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Black hellebore.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cinque foil,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Five fingers.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cliff weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Alum root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clove garlic,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Garlic.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clover, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Melilot.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clustered Sol. seal,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sol. seal, small.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Coakum,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Poke.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cock-up hat,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Queen’s delight.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Coffee, wild,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Fever root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cohosh, blue,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Pappoose root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Coral root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Crawley.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Corn snake root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Button snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cough root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Beth root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Crowfoot,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cranesbill.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cuckoo-bread,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wood sorrel.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cure-all,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Balm lemon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Devil’s bit,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Blazing star.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dogwood bark,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Boxwood bark.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dogwood roundwood,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Willow rose.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" Swamp</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td class="tdindent"> "</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dragon root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wild turnip.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dragon’s claw,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Crawley.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dropsy plant,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Balm lemon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"><span class="pagenum" id="Page_213">213</span>Dwale,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Night shade, deadly.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Elder, sweet,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Elder.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Emetic herb,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Lobelia.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Eve’s cup,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Side-saddle.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Euphorbia,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">American ipecac.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">False alder,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Black alder.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Featherfew,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Feverfew.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fern, meadow,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sweet gale.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fever twig,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Bittersweet.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fishmouth,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Snakehead.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Flag lily,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Blue flag.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fleabane, Philadelphia,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Scabious.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Fleur-de-lis,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Blue flag.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Flux root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Samson snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Garantogen,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Ginseng.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Garget,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Poke.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gay feather,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Button snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gentian, blue or southern,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Samson snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gill-go-over-the-ground,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Ground ivy.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ginger, wild,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Canada snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Goose grass,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cleavers.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Goosefoot wormseed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wormseed</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ground lily,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Bethroot.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gravel root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Queen of meadow.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gum plant,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Comfrey.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hellebore, fœtid,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Skunk cabbage.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hemlock, poison,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cicuta leaves.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Healing herb,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Comfrey.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">High cranberry bark,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cramp bark.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Honey bloom,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Bitter root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hoodwort,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Scullcap.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Horse balm,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Stone root.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_214">214</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" gentian,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Fever root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hyoscyamus,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Henbane.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Indian arrowwood,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wa-a-hoo.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" elm,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Elm, slippery.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" tobacco,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Lobelia.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" turnip,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wild turnip.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ipecac, wild,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Fever root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" milk,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Bitter root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Itch weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">White hellebore.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Jamestown weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Thorn apple.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Jimson weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td class="tdindent"> "</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Joe-pye,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Boneset.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">King’s clover,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Melilot.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Knobs grass,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Stone root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lamb kill,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Laurel.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lavoise,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Lovage.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Leopard bane,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Amica.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Life everlasting,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sweet balsam.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Life of man,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Spikenard.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Linden flowers,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Basswood.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Liquorice, wild,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sarsaparilla.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Locust plant,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Senna.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mad weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Scullcap.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Maple, ground,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Alum root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Marjoram, wild,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Mountain mint.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Marsh trefoil,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Buckbean.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Masterwort,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cowparsnip.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">May apple,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Mandrake.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Meadow cabbage,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Skunk cabbage.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" fern leaves and burs,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sweet gale.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mealy starwort,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Blazing star.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Megereon, American,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Leather wood.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"><span class="pagenum" id="Page_215">215</span>Milfoil,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Yarrow.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mitrewort,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Coolwort.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mohawk-weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Bellwort.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Moldavian balm,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Balm, sweet.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Monarda,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Horsemint.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Monkshood,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Aconite.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Moosewood,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Maple, striped.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mountain box,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Uva ursi.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" dittany,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Dittany.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" flax,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Seneca snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mouth root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Goldthread.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Myrtle leaves,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Bayberry.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Necklace weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cohosh, white.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Noah’s ark,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td class="tdindent"> "</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Nerve root, water,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Indian hemp, white.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Nightshade, black,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Nightshade, garden.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" woody,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Bittersweet.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ninsin,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Ginseng.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Old man,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Southernwood.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">One berry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Squaw vine.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Origanum,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Horsemint.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ozier, red,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Rose willow.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ox-eye daisy,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Daisy.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Partridge berry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Squaw vine.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Patience,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Dock patience.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" garden,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td class="tdindent"> "</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Petty-morrel,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Spikenard.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pigeon berry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Poke.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pipe plant,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Fit root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pipsisseway,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Prince’s pine.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Poke, Indian,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">White hellebore.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pool root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sanicle.<span class="pagenum" id="Page_216">216</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Poplar, white,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">White-wood.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Primrose tree,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Scabish.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Puccoon, red,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Blood root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" yellow,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Golden seal.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Puke weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Lobelia.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pyramid flower,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Columbo.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Pond dogwood,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Button bush.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Poplar, white and yellow,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">White-wood.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Polecat weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Skunk cabbage.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rattlesnake’s master,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Button snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Battle bush,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wild indigo.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Raccoon berry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Mandrake.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rose pink,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Centaury.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Ragweed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Roman wormwood.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rattlesnake root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Spotted plantain.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rattleweed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Black cohosh.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Red elm,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Elm slip.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Red-rod,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Rose willow.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rheumatism weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Prince’s pine.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rheumatic weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cocash.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rook parsley,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Parsley.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" rose,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Frostwort.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sarsaparilla, or bristly stem,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Elder, dwarf.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scammony, wild,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Man root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scoke root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Poke.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sea-thrift,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Marsh rosemary.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Self-heal,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Heal-all.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sheep-berry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Nanny-bush.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Silkweed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Milkweed.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Simpler’s joy,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Vervain.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Smart weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Water pepper.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Smallage,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Lovage.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"><span class="pagenum" id="Page_217">217</span>Snagrel,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Virginia snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Snake root, black,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Black cohosh.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" button,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Button snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" heart,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Canada snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" rattte,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Spotted plantain.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" white,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">White sanicle.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Snake weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Virginia snake root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Snapping hazel-nut,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Witch hazel.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spignet,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Spikenard.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spikenard, small,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sarsaparilla.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spindle bush,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wa-a-hoo.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Split-rock,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Alum root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spotted cardus,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cardus.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spurge,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">American ipecac.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Square stalk,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Oswego tea.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Squaw root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cohosh, blue.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Staff-tree, or vine,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Bittersweet, false.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Starwort, drooping,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Unicorn.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Steeple-bush,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Hardhack.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Stillingia,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Queen’s delight.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Stinking weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wormseed.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Stramonium,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Thorn apple.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Succory, wild,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Centaury.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Suterberry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Prickly ash.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Swamp sassafras,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Green osier.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sweat root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Abscess root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sweet bush,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sweet fern.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" clover,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Melilot.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" elm,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Slippery elm.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" fennel,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Fennel.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" rush,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sweet flag.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Scabwort,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Elecampane.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"><span class="pagenum" id="Page_218">218</span>Stonemint,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Dettany.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Star root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Blazing star.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Squawmint,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Pennyroyal.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tea-berry plant,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wintergreen.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Thistle, blessed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cardus.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Thoroughwort,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Boneset.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Throat root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Aven’s root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Toad lily,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Water pond lily.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Toothache tree,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Prickly ash.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tormentilla,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Cranesbill.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Traveler’s joy,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Virgin’s bower.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Trumpet weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wild lettuce.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tulip tree,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">White-wood.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Turnip, wild,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wild turnip.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Turmeric,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">G. celledine.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tetterwort,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Blood root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tick weed,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Pennyroyal.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Umbil root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Nerve root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Uncum,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Life root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Valerian, American,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Ladies’ slipper.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" Greek,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Abscess root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Vine maple,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Yellow.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wake robin,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Wild turnip.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Walnut bark, white,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Butternut bark.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Water bugle,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Sweet bugle.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" cup,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Side-saddle plant.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" horehound,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Archangel.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wild lemon,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Mandrake.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Windwort,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Pleurisy.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">White bay,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Swamp sassafras.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Water dock,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Dock water.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" shamrock,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Buckbean.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"><span class="pagenum" id="Page_219">219</span>Wax myrtle,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Bayberry.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">White leaf,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Hardhack.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Whistle-wood,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Striped maple.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">White root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Pleurisy root.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wild tobacco,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Lobelia.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Winter bloom,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Witch hazel.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" clover,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Squaw vine.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" berry,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Black alder.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wolfsbane,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Aconite.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Yaw root,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Queen’s delight.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Yellow broom,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Indigo, wild.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wood,</td> - <td align="left">"</td> - <td align="left">Prickly ash.</td> -</tr> -</table></div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_220">220</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="ORDINARY_EXTRACTS">ORDINARY EXTRACTS.</h2> - - - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr> - <th align="left">Common Names.</th> - <th align="left">Botanical Names.</th> - <th align="right">Per lb.</th> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Aconite</td> - <td align="left">Aconitum napellus</td> - <td align="right">$3 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Balm Gilead</td> - <td align="left">Populus balsamifera</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bittersweet</td> - <td align="left">Solanum dulcamara</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bitter-root</td> - <td align="left">Apocynum androsmiæfolium</td> - <td align="right">3 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Boneset</td> - <td align="left">Eupatorium perfoliatum</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Beer, comp. of roots</td> - <td align="left"> </td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Burdock</td> - <td align="left">Arctium lappa</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Butternut</td> - <td align="left">Juglans cineria</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Borage</td> - <td align="left">Borage officinalis</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Chamomile</td> - <td align="left">Anthemis nobilis</td> - <td align="right">3 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cicuta</td> - <td align="left">Conium maculatum</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Clover, red</td> - <td align="left">Trifolium pratense</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cowparsnip</td> - <td align="left">Heracleum lanatum</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Dandelion</td> - <td align="left">Leontodon taraxacum</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Foxglove</td> - <td align="left">Digitalis purpurea</td> - <td align="right">2 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Garget, or poke</td> - <td align="left">Phytolacca decandria</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Gentian</td> - <td align="left">Gentiana lutea</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Harkhack</td> - <td align="left">Spiræa tormentosa</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Henbane</td> - <td align="left">Hyoscyamus niger</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hellebore</td> - <td align="left">Helleborus fœtidus</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hops</td> - <td align="left">Humulus lupulus</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Horehound</td> - <td align="left">Marrubium vulgare</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Lettuce, garden</td> - <td align="left">Lactuca sativa</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" wild</td> - <td class="tdindent">" elongata</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Motherwort</td> - <td align="left">Lenorurus cardiaca</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Mullein</td> - <td align="left">Verbascum thapsus</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left"><span class="pagenum" id="Page_221">221</span>Mandrake</td> - <td align="left">Podophyllum peltatum</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Nightshade, deadly</td> - <td align="left">Atropa belladonna</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" garden</td> - <td align="left">Solunum dulcamara</td> - <td align="right">2 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Oak bark</td> - <td align="left">Quercus alba</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Peach</td> - <td align="left">Amygdalus persica</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Poplar</td> - <td align="left">Populus tremuloides</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Poppy</td> - <td align="left">Papaver somniferum</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Prince’s pine</td> - <td align="left">Chimaphilla umbellata</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rue</td> - <td align="left">Ruta graveolens</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sarsaparilla</td> - <td align="left">Aralia nudicaulis</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td class="tdindent">" comp.</td> - <td class="tdindent">" &c.</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Savin</td> - <td align="left">Juniperus sabina</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Snakehead, or balmony</td> - <td align="left">Chelone glabra</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Senna</td> - <td align="left">Cassia marilandica</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sorrel</td> - <td align="left">Rumex acetosa</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tomato</td> - <td align="left">Solanum lycopersicum</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Thorn apple</td> - <td align="left">Datura stramonium</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Uva-ursi</td> - <td align="left">Arbutus uva-ursi</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Water pepper</td> - <td align="left">Polygonum punctatum</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wintergreen</td> - <td align="left">Gaultheria procumbens</td> - <td align="right">2 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">White walnut</td> - <td align="left">Juglans cineria</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Wormwood</td> - <td align="left">Artemesia absinthium</td> - <td align="right">1 50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Yellow dock</td> - <td align="left">Rumex crispus</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Yarrow</td> - <td align="left">Achillea millefolium</td> - <td align="right">1 00</td> -</tr> -</table></div> -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_222">222</span></p> - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="DOUBLE_DISTILLED_AND_FRAGRANT_WATERS">DOUBLE DISTILLED AND FRAGRANT WATERS.</h2> - - - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr> - <th align="right" colspan="2"><span class="xs">Per gallon.</span></th> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Rose,</td> - <td align="right">$1 25</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Peach,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cherry,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Sassafras,</td> - <td align="right">75</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Peppermint,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Spearmint,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Elder Flower,</td> - <td align="right">50</td> -</tr> -</table></div> - -<p>Also, any other kinds distilled to order.</p> - - -<h3>OINTMENTS.</h3> - - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr> - <th align="left"><span class="xs">Common Names.</span></th> - <th align="left"><span class="xs">Botanical Names.</span></th> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Bittersweet,</td> - <td align="left">Celastri.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cicuta,</td> - <td align="left">Conii.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Cocculus indicus,</td> - <td align="left">Cocculi.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Elder,</td> - <td align="left">Sambuci.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hellebore,</td> - <td align="left">Veratri albi.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Hallow marsh,</td> - <td align="left">Althæa.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Meadow fern,</td> - <td align="left">Myrica.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Poplar,</td> - <td align="left">Populi.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Savin,</td> - <td align="left">Sabinæ.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Thorn-apple,</td> - <td align="left">Stramonii.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Tobacco,</td> - <td align="left">Tabaci.</td> -</tr> -<tr> - <td align="left">Yellow dock,</td> - <td align="left">Rumex.</td> -</tr> -</table></div> - - -<p>I am prepared to furnish any of the foregoing medicines, -extracts, etc., on short notice. Address, “St. Vincent de -Paul, Lower Canada." They may also be had of <span class="smcap">Peck & -Co.</span>, New-York.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_223">223</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="PROPERTIES_EXPLAINED">PROPERTIES EXPLAINED.</h2> - - -<ul> -<li>Acrid—biting, caustic.</li> -<li>Alterative—which establishes the healthy functions.</li> -<li>Anodyne—quieting, easing pain.</li> -<li>Anti-bilious—correcting the bile.</li> -<li>Anti-lithic—preventing the formation of gravel, or stone.</li> -<li>Aperient—laxative, or gently cathartic.</li> -<li>Anti-septic—against or preventing mortification.</li> -<li>Anti-scorbutic—useful in scurvy.</li> -<li>Anti-spasmodic—against spasm, calming nervous irritation.</li> -<li>Aromatic—agreeable, spicy.</li> -<li>Astringent—shortening the fibres, strengthening.</li> -<li>Balsamic—mild, healing, stimulant.</li> -<li>Carminative—expelling wind.</li> -<li>Cathartic—purgative, cleansing the bowels.</li> -<li>Demulcent—sheathing, lubricating, preventing irritation.</li> -<li>Deobstruent—bettering the secretions, or removing obstructions.</li> -<li>Diaphoretic—producing insensible perspiration.</li> -<li>Discutient—dissolving, discussing.</li> -<li>Diuretic—increasing the urine.</li> -<li>Emetic—causing vomiting.</li> -<li>Emollient—softening, causing warmth and moisture.</li> -<li><span class="pagenum" id="Page_224">224</span>Errhine—discharging at the nostrils.</li> -<li>Expectorant—producing a discharge from the lungs.</li> -<li>Febrifuge—dispelling fever, allaying fever heat.</li> -<li>Herpetic—curing skin diseases.</li> -<li>Narcotic—stupafying, procuring sleep.</li> -<li>Nerving—strengthening the nerves.</li> -<li>Pectoral—useful in diseases of the lungs.</li> -<li>Refrigerant—diminishing animal temperature.</li> -<li>Rubefacient—producing heat and redness of the skin.</li> -<li>Stimulant—exciting action on the system.</li> -<li>Stomachic—good for the stomach.</li> -<li>Styptic—preventing bleeding.</li> -<li>Sudorific—causing sweat.</li> -<li>Tonic—permanently strengthening the system.</li> -<li>Vermifuge—destroying worms.</li> -</ul> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_225">225</span></p> - - - - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<h2 id="RECOMMENDATIONS">RECOMMENDATIONS.</h2> - - -<p>We, the undersigned, have employed Madame Young, in -our families, and for ourselves, and have been witnesses of many -cures effected by her treatment in various diseases, which had -baffled eminent physicians. We cheerfully recommend her to -all afflicted.</p> - - -<ul><li><span class="smcap">A. Saunier</span>, French Priest,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">H. Scrantom</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">John S. Marlow</span>, Att’y at law,</li> -<li>Mrs. <span class="smcap">S. Richardson</span>,</li> -<li>Mrs. <span class="smcap">Keeler</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Thos. Galvin</span>,</li> -<li>Mrs. <span class="smcap">Parker</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">J. A. Thornton</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">A. C. Way</span>,</li> -<li>Dr. <span class="smcap">J. Naramore</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Thos. Weddle</span></li> -<li><span class="smcap">J. Corris</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">R. Stone</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">D. Davis</span>.</li></ul> - -<p>Rochester, March 2d, 1854.</p> - - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>This is to certify, that my daughter Maria, aged nine years, -was so afflicted with scrofula that her ears were eat through -into her head, and her face, neck, and head, was a mass of -corruption; she became blind, and had fits. I had employed -every skillful physician in this city, and elsewhere, and patent -medicine, to no avail. When Madame Young came into this -city, we were prevailed upon to try her medicine, as she had -wrought so many wonderful cures here. We employed her, -and, thanks be to my Heavenly Father, in two months my -beloved daughter was healed. Madame Young is a true -Christian—skillful in the healing art. We recommend her -to all afflicted, as the only sure way to health.</p> - -<p class="psig"><span class="smcap">W. H. Spring.</span></p> -<p>Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1854 -</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_226">226</span></p> - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>I hereby certify, that the treatment of Mrs. Young, with -roots, has done me much good; my stomach has been weak -for a great many years. Only fifteen days since, I commenced -using roots given me by said lady, and I am impelled to-day -to testify, that within twenty years I have not been as well—so -easy, so refreshed through my whole system. If I so testify, -it is because of my hope that many of the Rochesterians -will probably experience, as I do, the unutterable pleasure of -finding themselves, in a few days, restored from a weakly condition -of body, to the freshness of health. This reminds me -of what I was often told—namely, that the men of long bygone -days lived so long, because their thorough knowledge in -using these roots of the earth—simple, natural physics from -our bountiful God.</p> - -<p class="psig"> -Rev. <span class="smcap">A. Saunier</span>, French Priest,<br /> -Ely Street, Rochester, N. Y.<br /> -</p> - - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>This may certify, that we, the subscribers, have employed -Madame Young in our families, in the treatment and cure of -various diseases; and that her management—particularly -in chronic diseases which had baffled the skill of the most -distinguished physicians—has been eminently successful, and -highly satisfactory. For several years we have been acquainted -with her character, and, knowing her to be worthy of confidence, -we cheerfully recommend her to those who may stand -in need of her services, as a truly devoted Christian and skillful -physician. For seven years she was presiding physician -over the Shakers’ Society at New Lebanon, N. Y.</p> - -<ul><li> -<span class="smcap">Peter Strong</span>, Barre, Mass.</li> -<li><span class="smcap">John Howe</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Robert Stevens</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Mary Jones</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Eliza A. Thompson</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Per’a A. Butterfield</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Jonas Bloss</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">L. H. Rice</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">John Deland</span>, Jr.,</li> -<li>Dea. <span class="smcap">Sam’l P. Holland</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">John Simmons</span>, Esq.,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Elijah Hildreth</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Jacob P. Hubbard</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Moses White</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">R. Sibley</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">I. I. Randal</span>,</li> -<li>Capt. <span class="smcap">Seth Williams</span>.</li> -</ul> - -<p>Petersham, Mass., March 5, 1850.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_227">227</span></p> - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>This is to certify, that my husband has been afflicted for -nine years with the asthma, and several physicians who have -attended him gave him over as past help, and must die of -consumption. He has been obliged to spend several hours, on a -cold winter’s night, with his breast upon the sill of the open -window, to get his breath. I have called my friends and -neighbors, as I supposed, to see him die. But, through the -instrumentality of Mrs. Young, and the blessing of Providence, -he has been restored to a comfortable state of health. “The -wind bloweth where it listeth; we hear the sound thereof, -and we cannot tell whence it cometh nor whither it goeth; -so is every one that is born of God.” And this seems the -case with Madame Young.</p> - -<p> -Rochester, N. Y.</p> -<p class="psig"><span class="smcap">Ann Nurse, Francis Nurse.</span> -</p> - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>This may certify, that I was afflicted nine years with scrofula, -diseases of the throat and glands, in breathing—called -by physicians bronchitis, asthma, neuralgia, and six years with -tic doloreaux. Consulted twenty-two physicians, and have -been under the immediate care of fifteen, and I obtained no -permanent cure, but a little partial relief, which was not of -long continuance. All gave me up as incurable, and prescribed -only opium, internally and externally. At this time, -my friends concluded that before another year they must convey -me to an Insane Hospital for life, at the age of 32.</p> - -<p>Thanks to my Heavenly Father, we heard of the many -blessings that had been conferred through the instrumentality -of Madame Young. As the last recourse we sent for her, -and she, with her indefatigable zeal for the relief of suffering -humanity, soon removed the cause, by renovating the blood; -and I am, after following her prescriptions three months, perfectly -well, and have not taken any medicine for one year. I -write this rather long testimonial, to encourage invalids to put -entire confidence in Madame Young, as she is truly pious, and -a skillful physician.</p> - -<p>Given under my hand, at Spencer, Mass., February 20th, 1850.</p> - -<p class="psig"> -<span class="smcap">Eleanor P. Bush.</span></p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_228">228</span></p> - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>I certify, that my wife has been in a feeble state of health -for eight years; was at first attacked with typhus fever, and -brought very low. Since, according to the opinion of many -noted physicians, who have attended upon her, she has been -afflicted with the spinal disease, neuralgia, &c., which baffled -their skill, and yielded not to their medicine. Six weeks -since she was again taken down with the typhus fever, and -was very much reduced, when she employed Madame Young. -She now enjoys a very good degree of health. The disease -which has so long afflicted her, with its attendant difficulties -has been made to yield, and she now enjoys the greatest of -temporal blessings—good health.</p> - -<p> -Petersham, Mass., March 1, 1850.</p> -<p class="psig">Rev. <span class="smcap">J. Shepardson.</span></p> - - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>This is to certify, that my wife has been in a state of ill -health for four years, with pains and a cough, and scrofula -internally and externally. Eminent physicians and patent -medicines were tried, to no avail. Finally, as medicine rather -irritated, we gave up, and concluded she must die. Hearing -of the many remarkable cures of our friends by Madame -Young’s syrups, we employed her, and I can in gratitude thank -my Heavenly Father that my wife is well, and can attend to -the duties of our family.</p> - -<p class="psig"> -<span class="smcap">Jonathan Ring.</span></p> -<p>Chesterfield, April 20, 1847.</p> - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>With feelings of gratitude toward God, and for the benefit -of my own sex, I publish the following: In the year 1840, -I was taken with a pain in my spine, and faintness, had fits, -and my bowels were in a constipated state. I grew worse -daily, and new diseases came upon me—scrofula, chronic -rheumatism, with prolapsus uteri. Year 1848, I was unable -to help myself in the least. In March, 1848, I was recommended -to Madame Young, and as physicians had given me -up as incurable, I sent for her, as the last resource; and I can -say with truth, in less than five months I could go about and -attend to the duties of my family.</p> - -<p> -Given under my hand, at Chesterfield, Jan. 25, 1849.</p> -<p class="psig"><span class="smcap">Sarah Barnard.</span></p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_229">229</span></p> - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>It is with pleasure that I am permitted to add my testimony -to the many in favor of Madame Young, as possessed of -skill in determining the character of diseases and in applying -the remedy, especially such diseases as are common to females. -My wife was troubled with the prolapsus uteri, and scrofula -and dropsy for a number of years, and spent much time and -money in seeking relief from physicians, but found it not, -until, in the Providence of God, she was permitted to see -Madame Young, in whom she found a friend and physician -indeed, and was soon constrained to feel that there was “balm -in Gilead” for the afflicted. Suffice it to say, that she was -restored to that degree of health, which for years she had -been a stranger to. I can heartily recommend Madame Young -to all the afflicted of Adam’s race.</p> - -<p> -Petersham, March 6, 1850.</p> -<p class="psig"><span class="smcap">Thomas T. Jenks.</span></p> - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>This may certify: I was afflicted with dropsy, was given up -by physicians as incurable; having had the canker rash and -measles four years previous, which had settled in my joints, -so that I could not bend them; pronounced by physicians, -rheumatic gout. I was also afflicted with shortness of breath, -spasms, &c. At this time, I had a son troubled much with -diabetes. I was in despair of ever seeing my son well. When -Madame Young came to this village, Sept. 12th, I applied to -her; she attended my family three months, and I can say in -truth I have laid aside crutches and cane, and am able to do -a good day’s work on my farm; my son is restored to health, -thanks be to my Heavenly Father.</p> - -<p>I recommend this truly good Samaritan to old and young, -as she never lost a child placed under her medical care, after -the physicians gave them up to die.</p> - -<p class="psig"> -<span class="smcap">John How.</span></p> -<p>Barre, Mass., March 2, 1850.</p> - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>This certifies, that my daughter, Phebe A. Jones, aged four -years, has been severely afflicted with scrofulous affections in -the neck, so that her head was drawn on one side, thereby -causing much pain and suffering; and after being doctored<span class="pagenum" id="Page_230">230</span> -and operated upon by the best physicians and surgeons in this -city, was given up by them as incurable, they not being able -to afford her the least relief.</p> - -<p>I was recommended to Madame Young, who, in less than -eight weeks, cured her of every vestige of disease, and she -now enjoys the most perfect health. This certificate is given -in the hope that others afflicted may know where to find -relief.</p> - -<p class="psig"> -<span class="smcap">John Jones.</span></p> -<p>Albany, Feb. 16, 1849.</p> - -<hr class="small" /> -<p>We, the subscribers, hereby certify that we have employed -the bearer, Madame Young, personally in our families, in the -treatment and cure of diseases; that her course has been -entirely satisfactory, especially in chronic complaints. We -recommend her to the afflicted, as possessing much skill in -the healing art.</p> - -<ul><li><span class="smcap">Philip R. Gifford</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Philo Temple</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Alfred Perkins</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">W. R. Wilson</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Eunice H. Clapp</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">S. W. Leavitt</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">M. C. Graves</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Nathaniel Jennings</span>,</li> -<li>Capt. <span class="smcap">Oliver Sage</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Electa Graves</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">David Henry</span>,</li> -<li><span class="smcap">Betsey Henry</span>.</li> -</ul> - -<p>Greenfield, Franklin Co., Mass., Oct., 1849.<br /> -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> -<div class="transnote"> - -<h3>Transcriber's Notes</h3> - -<p>Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.</p> - -<p>Hyphenation has been standardised to ensure compatibility between the -various lists and index.</p> - -<p>The following changes have been made:</p> -<p>Sodorific and sudorific are used indiscriminately in the book, and -has been Standardised on the accepted spelling of sudorific..</p> - -<p>On pages <a href="#whooping17">17</a>, <a href="#whooping21">21</a> and -<a href="#whooping46">46</a><br /> -Hooping cough corrected to Whooping cough</p> - -<p>page <a href="#nine60">60</a><br /> -and keep hot niac hours, niac has been changed to nine</p> - -<p>page <a href="#parson153">153</a><br /> -never do have the parson’s wife, changed to never do to have the -parson’s wife</p> - -<p>Alternative spellings are used for various herbs e.g. hoarhound and -horehound. 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