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Treatment of Rheumatism

in doses of 5 to 30 drops, is a very serviceable In the early stages, when there is much thirst, remedy. The dose should be repeated at ina refreshing saline drink will be beneficial; tervals until the pain and inflammation discold water may be freely allowed, but acid appear. drinks must not be given without consulting 5535. Rheumatic Alterative. Macethe doctor, as they may not agree with his rate for 3 or 4 days & ounce each colchicum medicines. A correspondent of the Medical seed and black cohosh root, both well bruised, Circular vouches for the relief he has expe- in 1 pint best rye whiskey. A dessert-spoonrienced in the liberal use of lime (or lemon) ful 3 times a day, before meals, has been juice, while laboring under the paroxysms of found a valuable remedy in chronic rheumarheumatism. By persistent use of the above tism. simple acid for the space of 3 days, avoiding 5536. Indian Remedy for Rheumaall stimulating liquids, the most confirmed tism. Macerate the following ingredients Theumatism will, he says, relax, and the tone for a few days in 1 quart rye whiskey: 1 ounce of the muscular and nervous system will be bark of wahoo root, 1 ounce blood root, 2 restored to its usual character. ounces black cohosh root, 1/2 ounce swamp

5528. Local Remedies for Rheuma- hellebore, 1 ounce prickly ash bark, and 1 tism. Unless anything else is ordered, cot-ounce poke root cut fine. Dose, 1 tea-spoonton-wadding wrapped around the swollen ful every 3 or 4 hours, increasing the dose as joints, and covered with oil silk, will be found the stomach will bear it. grateful; a kind of local vapor bath is pro- 5537. Spanish Cure for Chronic and duced by it. If this is not agreeable, rags may be dipped in a saturated solution of nitre in water, and applied, care being taken to keep them moist; oiled silk should be applied round these as well. Syphilitic Rheumatism. Take 4 ounces sarsaparilla, 1 ounce rasped guaiacum wood, 2 ounces extract of sarsaparilla, 1/2 ounce crude antimony. Tie them in a linen rag with 10 drachms English walnut hulls (or black wal-

5529. Treatment of Chronic Rheu-nut), and boil in 3 pints water down to 2 pints; matism. When rheumatism becomes chronic, strain. Dose, a wine-glassful every hour. the general health, particularly the diet in 5538. Jackson's Cure for Chronic connection with the digestive powers, must Rheumatism. 1 drachm cajeput oil; 호 be attended to with great care. The attacks ounce syrup of myrrh; 34 ounces syrup of often arise from pure debility, and will then be best cured by tonics and good food. 5530. Simple Remedy for Rheumaday. gum-arabic. Dose, 1 tea spoonful 3 times a