Remedy for Cancer. — Col. Ussery, of the Parish of
De Soto, informs the editor of the Caddo Gazette^ that he
fully tested a remedy recommended by a Spanish woman,
native of the country. Take an egg and break it, pour
out the white, retaining the yolk in the shell ; put in salt,
mix with the yolk as long as it will receive it ; stir them
together until the salve is formed ; put this on a piece of
sticking plaster and apply it to the cancer twice a day.
A citizen of Philadelphia using a weak solution of car^
bolic acid as a wash to neutralize the offensive odor aris-
ing from a cancer, discovered that the latter was removed
by the application. The solution consisted of one-fourth
of an ounce of acid diluted in a quart of water. — Mrs. R.
A. Sibley.
Fever and Ague. — Four ounces galangal root in a quart
of gin, steeped in a warm place ; take often. — Mrs. R. A.
Sibley.
Small Pox Remedy. — The following remedy a friend
tried in Ohio in a case of confluent small pox, when the
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doctor had little hope of saving the patient, and it saved
the woman's life. The remedy is sure in scarlet fever.
" I herewith append a recipe which has been used to my
own knowledge in a hundred cases. It will prevent or
cure the small pox, even though the pittings are filling.
When Jenner discovered cow pox in England, the world
of science hurled an avalanche of fame upon his head,
and when the most scientific school of medicine in the
world (that of Paris), published this panacea for the small
pox, it passed unheeded. It is unfailing as fate, and con-
quers in every instance. It is harmless when taken by a
well person. It will also cure scarlet fever. Take sul-
phate of zinc, one grain ; fox glove [digitalis) one grain ;
half a teaspoon of water. When thoroughly mixed, add
four ounces water. Take a spoonful every hour, and
either disease will disappear in twelve hours. For a child,
smaller doses, according to age."
For Hydrophobia. — Franklin Dyer, a highly respec-
table farmer of Galena, Kent county, Md., gives the fol-
lowing as a sure cure for the bite of a mad dog. He has
tested it with most gratifying results : Elecampane is a
plant well known and found in many gardens. Imme-
diately after being bitten, take one and a half ounces of
the root of the plant, the green root is preferable. The
dried, to be found in drug stores, will answer; bruise it,
put it in a pint of fresh milk, boil down to half a pint,
strain, and when cold, drink it, fasting at least six hours
afterwards. The next morning repeat the dose, fasting,
using two ounces of the root. On the third morning, take
another dose prepared as the last, and this will be suffi-
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cient. After each dose, nothing to be eaten for at least
six hours. I had a son who was bitten by a mad dog
eighteen years ago, and four other children in the neigh-
borhood were also bitten. They took the above, and are
now alive and well. I have known many who were cured.
It is supposed that the root contains a principle, which,
being taken up by the blood in its circulation, counteracts
or neutralizes the deadly effect of the virus of hydro-
phobia. I feel so much confidence in this simple remedy
that I am willing you should give my name in connection
with this statement.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Remedy for Cancer. — Col. Ussery, of the Parish of De Soto, informs the editor of the Caddo Gazette^ that he fully tested a remedy recommended by a Spanish woman, native of the country. Take an egg and break it, pour out the white, retaining the yolk in the shell ; put in salt, mix with the yolk as long as it will receive it ; stir them together until the salve is formed ; put this on a piece of sticking plaster and apply it to the cancer twice a day.
A citizen of Philadelphia using a weak solution of carbolic acid as a wash to neutralize the offensive odor arising from a cancer, discovered that the latter was removed by the application. The solution consisted of one-fourth of an ounce of acid diluted in a quart of water. — Mrs. R. A. Sibley.
Fever and Ague. — Four ounces galangal root in a quart of gin, steeped in a warm place ; take often. — Mrs. R. A. Sibley.
Small Pox Remedy. — The following remedy a friend tried in Ohio in a case of confluent small pox, when the
doctor had little hope of saving the patient, and it saved the woman's life. The remedy is sure in scarlet fever. " I herewith append a recipe which has been used to my own knowledge in a hundred cases. It will prevent or cure the small pox, even though the pittings are filling. When Jenner discovered cow pox in England, the world of science hurled an avalanche of fame upon his head, and when the most scientific school of medicine in the world (that of Paris), published this panacea for the small pox, it passed unheeded. It is unfailing as fate, and conquers in every instance. It is harmless when taken by a well person. It will also cure scarlet fever. Take sulphate of zinc, one grain; fox glove [digitalis] one grain; half a teaspoon of water. When thoroughly mixed, add four ounces water. Take a spoonful every hour, and either disease will disappear in twelve hours. For a child, smaller doses, according to age."
For Hydrophobia. — Franklin Dyer, a highly respectable farmer of Galena, Kent county, Md., gives the following as a sure cure for the bite of a mad dog. He has tested it with most gratifying results : Elecampane is a plant well known and found in many gardens. Immediately after being bitten, take one and a half ounces of the root of the plant, the green root is preferable. The dried, to be found in drug stores, will answer; bruise it, put it in a pint of fresh milk, boil down to half a pint, strain, and when cold, drink it, fasting at least six hours afterwards. The next morning repeat the dose, fasting, using two ounces of the root. On the third morning, take another dose prepared as the last, and this will be suffi-
cient. After each dose, nothing to be eaten for at least six hours. I had a son who was bitten by a mad dog eighteen years ago, and four other children in the neighborhood were also bitten. They took the above, and are now alive and well. I have known many who were cured. It is supposed that the root contains a principle, which, being taken up by the blood in its circulation, counteracts or neutralizes the deadly effect of the virus of hydrophobia. I feel so much confidence in this simple remedy that I am willing you should give my name in connection with this statement.