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5793. To Cure a Black Eye. To re- Spring water, 2 ounces; diluted sulphuric move the discoloration of the eye, bind on a acid, 40 drops; compound spirits of lavender, poultice made of the root of Solomon's seal. 2 drachms; take a table-spoonful twice a Culpepper says it is available for bruises, day. falls, or blows, to dispel the congealed blood,
5787. Remedy for Night Sweats of and to take away the pains, and the black and Consumption. M. Guyot recommends as blue marks that remain after the hurt. The particularly useful, in the sweats of consump-root may be washed, the dark-colored skin tion, the phosphate of lime in quantities of carefully cut off, then scraped like horsefrom to 1½ drachms in the day. In a small radish, and applied direct to the eye in the proportion of cases it may be inert; butin the way of a "poultice, cold. A tingling senmajority it will diminish or quite remove the sation is the consequence; when this senwhen this sentrouble. sation ceases, another fresh application should
5788. Treatment for Night-Sweats be made, and repeated until the whole disin Consumption. Powdered borax, 5½ coloration is absorbed. It is often found suffidrachms; washed sulphur, 1 ounce; sub- cient to apply the scraped root at bed-time to nitrate of bismuth, 1½ drachms; divide into the closed eye, when the blackness has dis- 40 powders, 1 to be given every 2 hours (12 a appeared by the morning. Or: Moisten with day). 4 to 5 days of treatment will suspend tepid water, and then with a piece of lint apor diminish this troublesome and exhaust- ply pure extract of lead; continue to keep ing symptom, and give much relief to the pa- the lint wet with the extract for a couple of hours. Leeches ought not to be used.
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