For variety's sake, instead of being absolutely

confined to the bread made of the gluten flour, it may be made into rolls, pancakes, fritters, mush, and baked puddings, but never with sugar or molasses,

nor may these ever be used, even in imdding sauces. Eat slowly, i. e., masticate (chew) very finely, and what drinks are used let them be taken at the close

of the meal

— as

little

as possible between meals, of such as have been

named

above.

II.

Ffod and Drinks which Should Neve)'

be

Used.

—Potatoes, turnips,

beans (only string-beans above named), rice, celery, asparagus, or tomatoes; nor soups in which common flour has been put, as

beets, carrots, parsnips, peas,

vermicelli, noodles, nor any of the vegetables above prohibited.

No cake nor

pastry of any kind, except it be made from the gluten flour; and nothing that

contains sugar or starch in any form

the sweet wines can ever be allowed.

;

and no spirits, malt beers, nor any of

Take tepid or warm baths, according to

the season, as often as necessary, followed with friction and exercise, as needed

to bring a glow of warmth

and heat

to the surface.

[ I

can not see why the

Salt "Water Washings, (which see) should not be used with the friction or rub-

bings, as there given; certainly diabetes is a chronic disease.]

Also stick to the

above directions as to diet, the year round, to avoid a relapse.

Remarks. This plan was, I think, adopted by some eminent physician in

—

—

—

Europe I do not remember his name. then by American physicians, by

which it has been fairly tested, and found to be about the best thing that can

be done; and it has heretofore been considered to be about all that could be

done, but later, as shown below, a few remedies have been found also valuable,

and the closer the confinement to the beef and gluten flour bread, for a few

months, the better will it be for the patient, using the allowables only, as it may

be absolutely necessary for variety's sake.

2.

Diabetes, Ammonia-Saline Treatment for.

—

It

has been

found recently, by analysis of diabetic blood, that there is a great deficiency

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178

These salts are absolutely necessary in order that the

sugar which is formed in this disease, just as in health, should be burnt off at

M. Mialhe, who discovered the above fact, considers this deficiencj

the lungs.

of certain alkaline salts.

the primary (first) cause of diabetes.

Whether this is so or not, there is no

doubt that such deficiency must re-act upon the disease. Accordingly, treatment directed to supply this deficiency is likely to prove of service, and in

The best saline mixture is comactual practice such is found to be the fact.

posed of carbonate of ammonia, phosphate of ammonia, and carbonate of soda,

each, 10 grs. tinct. of ginger, a few drops; 3 times a day in an oz. (2 or 3 table;

spoonfuls) of water.

This mixture is very gratifying to the patient, relieves thirst, and mitigates

morbid (unhealthy or craving) appetite. The tongue

(lessens or relieves) the

generally becomes moist, the urine diminishes in quantity, and contains less

In one case, which may be taken as an average one, the amount of

sugar.

sugar was reduced from 30 grs. to the oz. of urine, to 6 grs., and the amount

Dr. W. R. Basham.

of urine daily from 14 pts. to 4 pts,

Remarks. I have taken this from the Eclectic Medical Journal of 1872,

—

page 327, and therefore, I have confidence in it, although I have had no opportunity to try it, as I did not see it until the writing of this department was nearly

completed, and especially not till the subject of diabetes had been written; stiU

I shall try it at once if a case comes under my care.

3.

Ergot in Diabetes Insipidus.— Dr. Saunders

of Medicine

St. Louis Couriei

—reports a case of diabetes insipidus successfully treated, with dram

The use of ergot

fl. ex. of ergot.

was suggested by an article from Dr. Do Costa.

Remarks. These French physicians, are generally pretty certain of their

(small tea-spoon) doses three times a day of

—

facts,

before they report their cases.

4.

Diabetes

ful Remedy for.

—Incontinence and Dribbling of Urine, Success—After the foregoing matter upon diabetes had been preall

pared, I saw a report of the very remarkable success of J. T. McClanahan, M.D.,

of Brownville, Mo., in the " Newer Materia

Medica" of Pajke, Davis & Co.,

Detroit, Mich., especially upon diabetes, and incidentally upon the others above

—

mellitus, from mel,

named, having been successful in both kinds of diabetes

honey or sweet, the kind that has sugar in the urine; and also in what is called

This latter

insipidus, i. e., no sugar in the urine, and hence insipid or tasteless.

kind, however, has been, heretofore, much more readily cured than that with

the sugar in the urine, but Dr. McClanahan, even in a case of this almost incur-

—

able kind

I.

— diabetes mellitus—reports the following successful cure.

He says:

" My case was that of a woman aged 37, mother of children, who was

completely inin down by large discharges of urine, general lassitude or weakness,

(so that she had to give up housework,) pain in the back, considerable thirst, ap-

sometimes ravenous, and sometimes deficient, skin sallow and

doughy, temperature 101 1^, slight cough, and occasional night sweats, loss of

petite variable,

flesh, pulse little affected except when diarrhea was present for a few days, it

would then present the usual feebleness and rapidity. I found the urine con

tained sugar; specific gravity,

1.032.

I

gave the saturated

iiuct.

oi

rhus

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179

aromatica, in J^ tea-spoonful doses every 4 hours, until she was under the

from the first day. The

Influence of the remedy, with a diminution of urine

dose was lessened and the interval lengthened from week to week, and finally,

In the meantime, strict dieting

in 3 months, the medicine was discontinued.

laws were observed, carefullj" avoiding such diet as favored the sugar forming

She being of a scrofulous diathesis (tending to scrofula),

process in the body.

I gave cod liver oil with hypophosphite for some time after discontinuing the

rhus aromatica. He continues by saying:

" I have had the same results with two cases of diabetes insipidus under

the same treatment and I am at present treating another case of diabetes mel;

a very interesting case, which I will report in a future article."

Incontinence.

In incontinence of urine, whether from atony (weakII.

litus,

—

ness) of the muscular fiber, or irritation of the

nervous

fiber,

which prevents

normal (usual, healthy) distention of the bladder, it is applicable.

Dribbling.

I have relieved several cases in which the person was

III.

—

unable

to

prevent

a

in which the patient has

constant

dribbling

of

urine;

also,

those

cases

no control over the urine whatever, will be promptly

—

met by the action of the rhus aromatica. Dose For adults in these cases of

dribbling, or incontinence, he gave 10 drop doses only, 3 times daily.

For children, strong tinct. rhus aromatica, ^2 o^.

;

glycerine, li-^ ozs.

Dose — One-half

and when allowable, drop the |morning dose, then

But in all such cases have the child urinate,

the noon, and when cured, stop all.

at once, when nature calls for it, even in the night, and especially before retirtea-spoonful 3 times a day;

ing in all cases.

IV.

For Summer Complaint of Children.

—Dr. McClanahan, above named,

reports the case of a little boy, with chronic diarrhea and dysentery, stools pale

and thin, running from him like water; no particular pain, or fever.

Pale and

emaciated; limbs, trembling, scarcely able to stand alone; skin cool and bowels

flabby.

Gave tinct. rhus aromatica, i^ oz. Dose Only 3 drops, in a little

—

water, after each passage; with proper diet and care he recovered rapidly.

V. A laborer, with chronic dysentery for two months, he gave: Tinct. rhus

aromatica in doses of 10 drops, together with a boiled milk diet; made a complete recovery.

He gives an account of cases where almost wholly the pas-

sages were blood, equally successful in treatment; increasing to 15 drop doses,

after each stool, with the boiled milk diet.

tinence of urine, but these will suffice

And also many other cases of inconon this class of diseases.

Then he

comes to:

VI.

Uterine Hemorrhages, Menorrhagia ( profuse floicing) Leucorrhea, etc.

—He first cautions against the frauds of some persons putting out bad articles,

etc.

But he thinks, and so does the author, that Park, Davis & Co., of Detroit,

svill

furnisli a

genuine

article of fluid extracts of the rhus aromatica,

failed with that, I would get the

and if I

crude article of them, and make the strong

tincture, as Dr. McClanahan had always used, up to the time of the foregoing

reports.

He was then called to a bad case of uterine hemorrhage, after an

abortion; at least two quarts of blood lost; first gave a stimulant, then gave

doses of 10 drops of the strong tincture rhus aromatica, every 15 minutes, and

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applied' to

mouth of the womb,

cloths wet in water with a fifth as much tino

ture of rhus, gently kneading over the uterus until

it

contracted, and after two

hours the hemorrhage ceased, and patient comfortable.

ture every hour, and left to call in 6 hours.

Tlien directed the tinc-

Found her comfortable, removed

more hemorrhage, improvement rapid, and recovery

complete in 10 days; but there was a slight discharge during this time, for

which he gave smaller doses, probably 5 or 6 drops, every 2 or 3 hours, as

the cotton without any

required.

Leucorrhea.

VII.

—He uses the same tincture when there

dition of the uterus, as in leucorrhea, and also

is a relaxed con-

hemorrhages from falls, blows,

etc.

VIII.

Hemorrhage From the^Kidneys.

— For blood passed in the urine, mak-

ing it dark, he prescribed: Tinct. rhus aromatica, J^oz.

drops; glycerine, 3 ozs.

able to be out in a week;

Remarks.

— These

;

mix.

Dose

;

tinct.

nux vomica, 15-

—A tea-spoonful 3 times a day. Mau

good recovery.

last clauses are condensed

from the doctor's report, giv-

ing all that I deemed necessary to understand how, and when, and how much,

to give of the remedy, not doubting that much good will arise from the further

use and study of this

article, of

the " New Remedies."

For, certainly, if it

proves as successful in diabetes, which has been one of the incurables, in other

hands, as it has in Dr. McClanahan's, and several other physicians whose reports

were given in connection, it will be a great blessing to suffering humanity. The

& Co.'s "Newer Materia Medica,"

report was made in Vol. I, Parke, Davis

Detroit, Mich.

TOBACCO CHEWERS' WEAK STOMACH—Antidote forWhich. Also Weans One Prom its Use.

—A

writer to the "Household"

of the Blade, in answer to an inquirer for such an antidote, says: " I herewith,

eend you my prescription, which has never failed yet. Take the inner bark of

the root of poplar or whitewood, and when your friend wants a chew of tobacco

let him take a chew of this bark.

If he will follow this for 3 weeks, I will

guarantee he will not be troubled with a weak stomach or have any more desire

for the filthy weed.

Remarks. This being just the thing desired by many, let it have a fair

trial, twice as long as the writer claims to be necessary, rather than fail.

Not

being a " chewer," I have not tested it.

—

EMETIC— The Best in Use. — Lobelia and boneset {enpatorium perfoliatum, also called thoroughwort). each 3^ oz.

pt.

Dose

;

infused or steeped in water, 1

— Give one table-spoonful every 10 minutes until thorough emesi»

(vomiting) has taken place.

—

Remarks. This is the best emetic in use, from the fact that it injures none,

and will not continue its action any longer than you give it. It is necessary,

therefore, to continue to give it until tlie contents of the stomach are thorouglily

evacuated. This was the great favorite of Prof. I. G. Jones, one of the early

Eclectics, who claimed it the best emetic in use.

1.

IMPOTENCY—Especial Tonic for. — Strychnine, 1 gr.; sul

pirate of auinine CuhosDhatc of quinine is the best, but it is not kept

by drug

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181

30 grs. tinct. of muriate of iron, J^ oz. glycerine, 4 ozs.

Directions Put the strychnine into a mortar and rub first, then the quinine

also, and rub together a little, then put in the tincture of iron, and rub till all

are dissolved, then rub in the glycerine, and bottle for use.

Dose Take 3^

tea-spoonful in a little water, 4 times daily, just before each meal and at bedtime.

Shake well before taking.

Remarks. When the amount here given has been taken twice, take no

more for two weeks, after which, should there be still further need for the

tonic, do the same again as long as needed, whether it be a year, or more.

It

gists generally),

;

•,

—

—

—

is

much to be regretted that young persons, of both sexes, very frequently are

by seeing others do the same, and too often by persuasion

and instruction, which undermines their strength and vitality; and if long followed, destroys all happiness by what is called "loss of manhood "—the destruction of the powers of nature, created for the wise purpose of continuing the

existence of the human race it is also to be regretted that men, not to say

led into evil habits

;

women, even after marriage, are so excessive in their indulgences, that they also

become equally prostrated. And, allow me to say, that while these evil practices are continued there

need be no expectations of cure.

Stop them, and take

may be expected, with

this drawback, however, — I care not what the evil habit may be, nor what the

disease may be, if it is very long continued the same degree of health will never

the medicines necessary as long as needed, and a cure

afterwards be obtained as that before indulgence or the disease

—

it is not in the

nature of the human system, any more than it is for a tree to heal without leaving a

scar or dead spot, although the bark

may heal over after a piece has been

knocked off, but there will be found always the dead spot underneath it; and

although the spot may not be easily found by the physician when called to these

old cases, the persons themselves will generally realize

it as long as they live.

Then, let every family of children be instructed against these evil habits, and

every married person avoid all excesses.

The tonic effects may be increased by taking the elixir of calisaya and iron

after meals.

This is kept by most druggists, and the directions as to dose, etc.,

found upon the bottle. Calisaya means Peruvian bark. The above treatment,

with an occasional change to some of the following tonics, will be found

valuable in spermatorrhea (loss of semen), as well as for all purposes of debility

or disease needing a tonic. (See also. Female Debility, Tonics for, etc.)

2.

Tonic or Stimulant for Sexual Debility.— Tincture of iodine,

Dose — Take 1 tea-spoonful 4 times daily, one

20 drops; simple syrup, 4 ozs.

being at bed-time.

Remarks.

—Even in these small doses. Prof. Scudder says,

it stimulates

and

increases the power of the sexual organs.

3.

Tonic Tincture, etc., for Sexual Debility.— Geo. W. Horn-

sher, M. D., of Fairfield, Ind., in answering several inquiries made through the

Brief, gives the following plan, as being very satisfactory;

and although I have

not as yet tried this, I know it will be found valuable-

" FeiTO cyanuret of potash, y^ oz. aq. bul (boiling water) 8 ozs. dissolve.

;

;

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183

add glycerine, 1% ozs.'

tlien

specific tinct. (fl. ex., I think, will

do as well

when the specific tinct. is not liept by druggists) of staphisagria, 1 dr. Dose

—

Take 1 tea-spoonful 3 times daily, and at bed-time have the patient take a

sponge bath over the spine and hips, and give, on retiring, 10 grs. lupulin (I

think B. Keith «& Co., of New York city, prepare the best lupulin in use) in a

Not only," he continues, "will this treatment relieve the

little cold water.

discharge of semen, but will cure nine cases out of ten of sexual debility, by

prohibiting sexual intercourse for 2 months, and giving these medicines that

length of time; then suspending all drugs, with the exception of the lupulin

at bed-time, and continuing the hip baths."

Remarks. Should not a cure be perfected in two months, I should say, go

—

over the same treatment again, after two weeks' discontinuance, until a cure

is accomplished, avoiding absolutely all tha causes which led to it in the first

In these cases there is always an inflammatory condition of the ureter

and other parts of the organs of generation; hence I have found that a 10 to 15

drop dose of the fluid extract of gelsemium, in connection with the other treatment, at or near bed-time, will greatlj aid in overcoming this inflammatory

place.

condition.

Tonio Tincture for Impotency, Spermatorrhea, etc.—

4.

Dr. R. M. Griswold, of North Manchester, Ct., reports through the Brief, that

he has made several quick cures of the above diseases with the following:

Tincts. of

tinct.

3 drs.

nux vomica and cantharides, each 1 dr.;

of iron), 3 drs.

;

mix.

;

fl.

ex. ergot, 1 oz.

;

tinct.

ferri-mur (muriated

acidi phos. dil. (dilute phoshoric acid),

[The author would say, double the amount, as it will be needed.]

—

Dose Thirty drops 04, tea-spoonful) in a wine-glass of water, 3 times daily.

"Within the last six months," the doctor says, "I have treated several

cases of the above diseases with uniform success, a radical cure being effected

In

each case.

Two cases occurred in young men of about 20 years of age,

resulting from masturbation; one case, following gonorrhea; the fourth case, a

married man, was the result of excessive indulgence; and three other cases,

where the search for the direct cause was unsuccessful, yet the same treatment

was successful."

Remarks. He'required abstinence from all stimulants (liquors) and condiments (high-seasoned food), using light but nourishing food, especially milk,

eggs, fish; sleeping on a hard bed, and in a cold, well-ventilated room; total

avoidance of all sexual excitement and all undue exertion of strength

By observing the foregoing, the success was satisfactory.

—

Tlie only apology I have to offer for the introduction of this class of remedies,

for

the above diseases,

is

a

are found throughout the country

positive

knowledge that such conditions

—I mean the whole United States and Domin-

ion of Canada, and, I have not a doubt, of all other countries

—

and also a

knowledge that those who have need of such remedies have so great a delicacy

in going to home physicians, they either put off treatment too long, or are so

egregiously humbugged by advertising quacks that I have felt compelled to come

to their relief, as well as tliose troubled only witli

diseases affecting the health of the people.

tlie

common, or ordinary,

Faithful attention in taking the

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183

medicines, and the avoidance of all the causes leading to these difficulties, with

care also as to diet, etc., will ensure success, with but trifling expense as com

pared with the charges of those who can cure, at most, but few of the cases

they succeed in obtaining through their advertisements. I will close this subject with the following:

5.

Tonic Pill for Sexual Debility.— Dr.

Benj. A. Penn, of Bry-

May number of

antsburg, Ind., gives a valuable pill for sexual debility, in the

"Strychnine, 3 grs.

sulphate of quinine (phosphate is

best, if it can be obtained) 120 grs. iron by hydrogen, 120 grs. mix thoroughly

the Brief of 1883.

;

;

;

—

and make into 240 pills. Dose Take 1 pill every 6 hours during the day;

and after the system becomes used to them take 1 every 4 hours."

Remarks. The only change I would suggest in this pill is that the quinine

should be doubled in amount, or one grain to each pill, as 1 think this would

—

greatly increase its tonic power.

BORAX— Its Value in Catarrh, Throat Difficulties, Inflamed

snuffed

A solution of 1 dr. to soft water, %

Eyes, Dandruff, etc. — I.

pt.,

up into the nostrils, is valuable in catarrhal difficulties; if recent, it will effect a

cure.

Use 3 times daily though I must say I think it is easier taken in pow

;

der, as a snuff, and better too,

I combine sugar, J^^

taken 5 to 10 times daily.

dr., with powdered borax, 1 oz. ; and put in a few drops of

as a snuff;

white rose perfume,

and if the throat is sore, drop a pinch of it into the throat at each

time of snuffing.

II.

It soon benefits

both difficulties.

The same strength makes a good wash for weak inflamed eyes.

III.

Use as a gargle, in recent affections of the throat.

IV.

It makes a valuable wash for the head if troubled with dandruff, leav-

ing the hair soft and glossy.

V.

In nervous headaches, wash the head with

it

two or three times as

strong, then wash out with cool, clear water, rubbing well with the towel, and

take a nap, and generally all headache will subside, and. the patient be much

refreshed.

After washing the head in this way it will be very proper to use

the magic headache cure, as there directed, which see.

VI.

In erysipelas, a writer in the Philadelphia Medical Times says, from 8

years experience, he has found a solution of borax in glycerine, 1 dr. to 1 oz.,

to be a remarkably effective remedy, to be locally appfied on linen.

tion with this borax solution

upon

the inflamed part, I

In connec-

would give 5 to 10

drops of muriated tincture of iron, every 4 or 5 hours, internally, when a cure

may be expected in 2 or 3 to 6 days. If it irritates the stomach, or causes too

much flow of urine, lessen the dose, or lengthen the time between them. (See

also erysipelas, where the treatment may be preferable.)

VII. As a shampoo, once or twice a week, it will be valuable for everyone;

but for students, clergymen and others who have considerable

mental

work, it will be found especially valuable, after the labors of

rubbing and drying the hair and head well, before retiring.

The powdered borax is readily dissolved, and a small tea-spoonful to a

tumbler of water makes all ready for general purposes. If there is any

inflammation of the gums, rinse them with it 3 or 4 times daily.

the

day,

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184

VIII.

For clothes washing, in Holland, Belgium and France the washer-

Women and washer-men (for in some of these countries the men d« a good

share of the washing) use a large handful of refined (powdered) borax; being a

neutral salt (having no excess of acid or alkali) it does not injure the clothing at

but softens the hardest water, or at least materially improves it for washing

Many people use ammonia for most of the purposes here named,

but the borax is generally preferable.

all,

purposes.

1.

NIGHT SWEATS—Remedy for.— Dr. Charies D. Carpenter

reports a case through the Medical Brief, of St. Louis, wherein he was attending

a "medical" friend, suffering with rheumatism, which continued 7 weeks (I

have heard of a case wherein the celebrated Abernethy, of England, was asked

what should be taken for rheumatism, and the answer was, " Take six weeks,"

in other words, there was no cure, but it would get well in that time).

In

this case, after the acute stage had passed, recovery was retarded by terribly

prostrating night sweats, and after trying half a dozen or more of the common

remedies for them, at the suggestion of the " medical " friend, he gave 2 full

doses of chloral dydrate. When the patient was fully under the influence of

the chloral the sweating ceased and returned uo more, the patient making a

—

rapid recovery.

He afterwards tested it in a number of obstinate cases of night

Dose —A full dose may be put down as 15

sweats, and with uniform success.

grs. for a large man; 8 to 10 grs. for a large woman; repeating or giving the

second 2 hours after, dissolved in water, say a wine-glassful or }^ of a common

tumblerful.

I should not give beyond the 2 doses.

larger doses, but

It has been given in

much

any risk, unless absolutely necessary in

great and long-continued pain or nervousness arising from delirium tremens, etc.

Remarks. If it is good for night sweats arising from rheumatism, it is

good for them arising from consumption, or any other prostrating disease.

it is not

best to run

—

Further, it is very probable that one of Dr. Carpenter's obstinate cases above

mentioned was a consumptive; although he does not say what they were, it is

enough to know it is good for this symptom. It matters not, then, what the

disease is in which they are present.

2. Night Sweats, Consumption, Spitting Blood and Diabetes,

Valuable Remedy for. — Bugle weed {Lycopus Virginicus), also known as

Paul's betonia and water hoarhound; the tincture or fluid extract has been found

valuable remedy in all the diseased conditions above named.

Prof. Scudder

uses it in all chronic diseases when the pulse is too frequent and the debility

considerable, for, as it lessens the pulse

—which

it

does

—so also

it increases it in

strength, acting, as he believes, through the sympathetic system of nerves, im-

proving the circulation, the appetite, blood-making, nutrition, and the secretions.

In consumption, he says: " We find it relieving the cough, checking the night

sweats and the diarrhea, lessening the frequency of the pulse, improving the

apppetite and giving better digestion.

It has been used more in hemoptysis

(spitting of blood) than in any other disease, its action being slow but certain."

Scudder's Specefic Medication.

Prof. I. J. M. Goss, of Marietta, Ga., author of " Materia-Medica and

rherapeutics," in his " New Medicines," says, among other things, that he has

—

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185

—

—

had it the lycopus to arrest hemoptysis (spitting blood) in a few hours, when it

was profuse and alarming. It seems to control the vascular excitement (excitement of circulation) in a manner peculiar to itself.

This, however, I do not look upon as at all singular

all remedies have

their own peculiar action, and none of us can tell why, and in but few circumstances can we tell how but it is enough for it to be known, they do it.

Prof. Goss further says, that it is also a valuable remedy in the treatment of

diabetes insipidus (when the urine is tasteless) and sachanna (the urine containing sugar), and in chronic coughs, with profuse expectoration.

The dose of the infusion is 1 to 2 ozs. (3 to 4 table-spoonfuls), and the dose

—

;

of the fl. ext. is 1 to 3 drs. (tea-spoonful).

Whe7'e It Grows,

of

the

United

August, when

When to be Gathered, etc. — It grows over large portions

Has a small purplish flower through July and

should be gathered, dried in the shade and carefully kept

States.

it

in paper sacks, for

each year's use, as age injures it.

It yields its strength to

—giving

1 to 3 ozs. which

would be 2 to 4 table-spoonfuls, as a dose. None of these writers say how often

it should be given, hence I would say, 4 to 6 times within the day and evening,

as found to agree with the stomach and the action desired. It is not poisonous

nor dangerous. See "Diabetes" for diet, etc., in that disease.

Prof. King, of Cincinnati, in his " American Dispensatory," in his explana-

boiling water, 1 oz. to the pint of river or rain water

,

weed {lyeojms), after corroborating its uses in

" It acts somewhat like digitalis, in reducing

the velocity of the pulse, but it is devoid of the dangerous effects resulting from

the use of that drug, and hence has proved useful in som* Veart affections. It

is decidedly beneficial in the treatment of diabetes, having cured when all other

means were useless; and has been of service in chronic diarrhea and dysentery,

tion of the uses of the bugle

the diseases above named, adds:

inflammatory diseases of drunkards, diseases of the heart, and intermittents

(agues).

Dose of the powder, from 1 to 3

drs. (1

to 3 small tea-spoonfuls); of the

infusion, 2 to 4 fl. ozs. (from 4 to 8 table-spoonfuls), and of the concentrated

tinct.

of the recent plant (tinct. made with 8 ozs. of the bruised plant to 1 pt. of

diluted alcohol), from 5 to 60 minims (drops).

Thus it is seen, the bugle weed is a very valuable remedy.

Especially is it

worthy of a fair trial in the coughs and prostrating night sweats of consump.

tion, as well as in all the other diseases mentioned.

PILES (Hemorrhoids) — Bleeding or Only Tumors, Some

Remarkable Remedies for. — Stephen Adams, M. D., of "West Newfield,

Me., in answer to a call in the Medical Brief, oi St. Louis, Mo., for hemorrhoids

says: "I use a remedy which I have used a long time, and which has

(piles),

cured every case where it has been used. Mix citrine ointment and rosinous

dintment (both kept by druggists), about equal parts; put a few grs. on a piece

of paper, rub on and about the anus (rectum) 3 or 4 times a week, at night. It

and soon discus (drive away or scatter) the

Should the bowels incline to constipagr. solid ex. of belladonna, and some gentle laX'

will stop the hemorrhage (bleeding),

tumor.

You need no knife or caustic.

tion, use, 3 or 3 times a week,

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ative (as cream of tartar, sulphur, magnesia, etc. , or the pile laxative below), or,

if possible,

a better plan

is

to

keep the bowels regular by proper diet and

exercise."

—

Remarks. This would be considered a pretty good thing, without other

testimony or corroboration but in accordance with my general custom, although

I have not had a bad case on which to try it, yet as others have, and are reported

through the Brief above named, I will quote from one more of them. G. A.

;

Graham, M. D., of White Hall, N. C, June 18, 1880, page 318 of that year,

says: "Being a sufferer from hemorrhoids myself, I was especially interested

in the many articles which appeared in the Bnef, for the cure of this trouble

without the knife. I concluded to try citrine and rosinous ointment, recommended by Dr. Stephen Adams; I only used it twice last November, and have

not suffered once since. Four weeks since, an old man came to me

for treatment, who had piles for forty years, in which time he tried

any number of doctors and remedies, without any marked benefit. I did not

care to treat his case with ointment alone, but, as he refused any more radical

procedure (as the knife or ligature), I gave him, as an experiment, a little of

Adams' ointment; he reports a wonderful relief. The tumor, which was two

Inches in length, and nearly as hard as a bone, almost entirely disappeared, causing no pain, no hemorrhage (bleeding), and leaving him like a nevf man.

I write

this hoping that others may be induced to try this remedy and report."

2.

Piles, Laxative for.

—The inquiry for the best medical treatment

for the cure of hemorrhoids, or piles, which brought out the above and many

others also, was made by Dr. Hendien, of Nicholasville, Ky., among which

was the following, by Clarence H. Clark, M. D., of Haverhill, N. H.

I give

because I think it valuable as a laxative in these cases, rather than with an

expectation of its making an absolute cure, although Dr. Clark says of it:

" "What I think to be the best remedy is the following recipe, which I have

It,

thoroughljr tested.

Jalap, confection of senna, bitartrate of potassa (cream of

tartar) and sulphur, each 3 drs.

;

nitrate of potassa (purified saltpetre) 20 grs.

—

syrup of tolu, sufficient to make a soft mass. Dose A pill

the size of an ordinary bean or small chestnut, 3 times a day, before meals; or

sufficient amount to produce a gentle movement of the bowels; continue till the

(all

in powder);

bowels become regular and natural."

Remarks. This will, however, be found quite efficient as a laxative; and

The fig remedy below is an excellent

also an alterative of considerable value.

laxative also, for piles, and I think more curative in itself . (See "Bleeding

—

Piles, Laxative for, etc.")

3.

Piles,

Simple Bemedy for Tumors in.—E Parsons, M. D.,

He says: " For many years I was very

of Savannah, Ga., gave the following.

much troubled with piles, the tumors often being as large as a walnut and very

painful.

I tried many remedies with only temporary benefit; three years ago I

prepared the following: Glycerine, 1

oz. ; carbolic acid dissolved in the least

water that will dissolve it, 20 drops; mix. At night, on going to bed, I washed

the parts in cold water, and with my fingers I annointed the parts. In one

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week's time, six applications cured me, and I have had no return since of this

very troublesome disease. I have recommended it to quite a number of my

friends, who tell me it has cured them."

Piles, Cured by a Simple Internal Remedy.— Another writer

4.

claims to have cured piles of long standing by taking a tea-spoonful of glycerine, hvice daily, only.

Bleeding Piles, Valuable Laxative and Cure

5.

for.

—

nephew of mine, who had been troubled considerably with piles, gave me the

following recipe which had done him much good. He said it was " going the

rounds of the newspapers," as we often hear remarked. It was as follows:

"Take nice soft figs, 1 lb.; best powdered senna, 2 ozs. manna and fennel

seed, each 1 oz.

Directions Trim oil the stems, flower end and other hard

and dry spots, if any, from the figs; then chop them in a chopping-bowl, to a

;

—

salvy consistency, and mi.x in the other ingredients with the hand, using a little

molasses, if necessary, to work all in nicely and evenly.

Then put into a tin

box, and put a moistened cloth over the top, and ccver tightly, for use.

And

no fennel seed are to be had, anise seed or caraway seed may be used in

their place.

The seed, whichever may be used, are a carminative, to prevent

griping from the action of the senna; whichever is preferred, as to taste, may

if

Dose

be used.

—Take a piece the size of a common hickory nut, at bed-time,

to move the bowels next day; and continue to take such a sized piece every

night, or every other night, as will keep the bowels easy, or soluble, until cured.

If there

is

was used.

much more of whichever seed

Additional flavor might be used, if desired, a little oil of pepper-

griping to any extent, use half as

mint or wintergreen, as both are highly carminative."

Remarks. This was claimed to have been very effectual in bleeding piles,

as well as where only tumors were present.

—

Piles,

6.

Simple Laxative for.— Confection of senna, 2 ozs.; cream

of tartar and sulphur, each 1 oz.

paste;

mix well.

Dose

;

syrup of ginger, enough to make a thick

— Take a piece the size of a medium sized nutmeg,

every bed-time, or sufficiently often to keep the bowels lax or loose.

That is,

in piles, the bowels must be kept easy, as the soreness of the parts do not admit

ot strain without causing great suffering to the patient.

With this laxative, or

Dr. War-

the one before it, the tendency to costiveness can easily be avoided.

ren, in his "Household Physician," says this is

one of the very best laxatives

for piles.

7. Piles, Lead Ointment for.— Rub well together, lard, 2 drs.; sulphur, 1 dr. Then rub it between two plates of lead, or large flat pieces of lead,

Dr. Warren says: " It is not only soothing

but curative, both in bleeding and blind piles (where no tumors come down).

The food should be of a laxative nature corn bread, rye mush, bread of un

bolted flour (Graham), mealy potatoes, ripe fruit, pudding and milk, buckwheat

until the whole is well blackened.

—

cakes, broths, and a little tender

Remarks.

any piles.

meat once a day."

— When the digestion and circulation are good, there never aro

So keep the digestion and circulation good and have no piles, is tha

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author's advice.

But as many persons will still have them, I will give a recipe

W. M. Bemus, of

for a suppository for intruducing into the rectum, which

Jamestown, N. Y., tells us through the Brief, in answer to an Inquiry, he has

for some time used with marked success, and as it is also good for " enlarged

prostrate," will be found doubly valuable.

It is as follows:

8.

Piles and Enlarged Prostate,

Suppository for.

—

I.

For

— Iodoform, 30 grs. solid ext. of hyoscyamus, 18 grs. cocoa butter,

or spermaceti, sufficient to make into suppositories — 6 in number; and introthe Piles.

;

;

duce one into the rectum night and morning.

This suppository, with the addition of

For the Enlarged Prostate.

II.

solid ext. of belladonna, in the proportion of one-half gr. to each suppository,

is a very satisfactory mode of treatment for enlarged prostrate.

Remarks. Although the description is sufficient for physicians, for whom,

as before remarked, the Bnef is published, to understand the treatment of

—

—

enlarged prostate,

is published;

it is

not so for the people for whom, especially, this work

therefore, the author will explain, by saying, the "prostate"

is a

gland In the male, lying immediately in front of and below the neck of the

bladder, across, as it were, and upon the ureter just at the entrance into the

bladder; hence its enlargement causes a pressure upon the urethra or water pas-

sage from the bladder, making it difficult to pass the urine, and sometimes pre-

venting it wholly, except by passing a catheter to evacuate the contents of the

Then, of course, it lies so near the rectum, into which the suppository

same as it would be for piles; and

I have not a doubt that it will be found very satisfactory for this difficulty.

Knowing the importance of understanding, as perfectly as possible, anything I

desire to do myself, I try, at least, to make everything as plain as possible for

the people, for whom I have given a life time of serWce, and, I trust, have done and

may continue, through my books, to do a good many years after my tongue

and pen have ceased their labors. This, to me, is the grandest thought of my

to benefit mankind.

life

I have done what I could

bladder.

is to be introduced for enlarged prostrate, the

—

—

Piles, Common or Bleeding— Bleeding of the Nose, Womb,

Wounds, etc. Remedy for. Samuel Wimpelbcrg, M. D., of Pough9.

—

keepsie, N. Y.

,

writing to the Medical Bulletin on the subject of piles (of course

called hemorrhoids by the doctors), says: " There are numerous remedies recom-

mended for the cure of hemorrhoids, and I have tried many; but I can safely

say that not one in the whole Pharmacopoeia (whole range of medical books)

has given me results half as favorable as the persulphate of iron. [Monsel's

salts is the

common name, and I will use it in this connection.]

known ordinarily as bleeding piles it acts promptly and posi-

" In cases

tively, thus giving the best results.

In such cases the dose should be Monsel's

13^ grs., ter in die (3 times daily), internally, and the following ointment,

applied locally: Simple ointment, 1 oz. ; Monsel's salts, 12 grs. mix and apply

night and morning.

I have known hemorrhoidal tumors, the result of preg-

salts,

;

nancy, to disappear entirely in less than a week on the application of the internal use of Monsel's salts, as directed above.

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promptly by combining the internal use of the powder and the local use of the

ointment.

In this connection I would also mention that in proctocele (a species

of piles in which the

mucous membrane of the rectum, or intestine, comes

down with every passage), a most satisfactory result can be obtained from the

internal use of the per sulph of iron (Monsel's

salt),

in doses of 2 grs. 3 times

daily, besides the local application of the ointment."

10.

Hemorrhage of the Lungs, Nose, Womb, etc.— The Mon-

sel's salts being so prompt and positive

in closing piles, the author cannot see

why it would not be equally prompt in bleeding from the organs above named;

still, I know that the fluid extract of ergot and tannic acid combined, say, fl.

—

tannic acid, 180 grs. mix. Dose Take 3^ tea-spoonful

every 2 hours, if the hemorrhage is moderate, or if more free, repeat once or

ex. of ergot, 1 oz.

;

;

twice only, 1 hour apart, then once in 3 or 4 hours, according to the severity of

I have used this latter in hemorrhage from the womb, with success,

and hence know its value for all these purposes, using friction over the womb,

occasionally, until it contracts, and thus ends the hemorrhage.

Remarks. In speaking of the uses of Monsel's salts. King, in his "Dispensatory," says: "The action of this salt on blood and albumen (albumen

forms a part of the blood) is powerful with the former it produces a voluminous clot, absolutely insoluble, which continues to enlarge for several hours

after its application, and becomes quite hard and firm.

Dr. H. H. Tolland, of

San Francisco, Cal., who has successfully used this salt says: If applied to a

superficial (surface) wound, as soon as made not a drop of blood escapes, and

no pain results from the application. It acts by producing instantaneous coagulation (thickening) of the blood, and will be found invaluable in hemorrhages

from the mouth, nose and throat, when it is impossible to ligate (tie) the vessel,

and may be equally eflicacious in alarming uterine (womb) hemorrhages,

either active or passive.

[That is profuse or slight hemorrhages from the

the case.

—

;

'

womb.]

In solution, it could be readily applied;

it

is

very deliquescent (dis-

solves quickly in the air), and dissolves speedily in water.'

Remarks.

—

Pill form is the easiest way to

take this Monsel's

salt,

or per-

sulphate of iron, as it has an unpleasant, astringent taste in solution; still the

solution is the quickest to act, in case of profuse or active hemorrhages.

In

wounds or ulcerative sores the powder may be sprinkled into them, or in cuts with

much hemorrhage. It is the same powder that Dr. T. B. King, of Toledo, O.,

used in curing an ulcerated erysipelatious sore leg, on a woman in Detroit,

Mich. after the doctors said nothing could help her. As in that item remarked,

he applies it, and so have I, to the mouth of the womb, when ulcerated, with

,

great success.

Mind, however, it is iron, and stains clothing; so protect them.

ABSCESS. —An abscess is the collection of pus or matter in the substance of

some part of the body.

When the matter is poured out from some

part, the process is said to be suppuration;

abscess.

when it collects in a tissue, it is an

When the matter collecting in some organ, comes toward the surface,

and a place in the centre rises above the surrounding skin, and turns white, the

Some abscesses point and break in a week; others of a

abscess is said to point.

more chronic character, will linger on for months.

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