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To Cure Sore Nipples
This painful affection of the breast, especially so during the period of nursing, may be cured as follows: Arrest the bleeding by a slight 5738. Ricord's Gonorrhœa Injection.
Mix 15 grains each sulphate of zinc and acetate of lead, with 6 ounces rose-water. Inject 3 times a day.