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Cure for Hydrophobia
Cut equal parts common salt and bicarbonate of out completely the wounded part before the soda, dissolved in warm water, and well rubwater, and well rubpoison can be absorbed. It is recommended, bed in on the place bitten or stung. (See also in order to do this quickly and thoroughly, No. 5929.) that a stick be whittled to a shape resembling 5928. Cure for Stings of Wasps, &c. a dog's tooth, and inserted in the wound. This Rub the part affected with a mixture of 1 part supports the part, and renders the cutting spirits of hartshorn and 2 parts olive oil. olive oil. 5929. Το Cure the Bites of Insects. more easy and certain. This should be followed by cauterization, either by the use Dissolve 1 ounce borax in 1 pint water that of a hot iron, or some strong caustic substance. has been boiled and allowed to cool. Instead 5921. To Remove the Virus in Hy- of plain water, distilled rose-water, elder, or drophobia. Suck the bitten part well, spit-orange-flower water is more pleasant. The ting out the fluid obtained from the wound; then apply some strong nitric acid, or lunar caustic, and bind the part up as tightly as the patient can bear it. Only one cauterization is needed.