THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY From the collection of Julius Doerner, Chicago Purchased, 1918. ^ I Q> h THE HOUSEHOLD TREASURE; OR, ^EDICAL SdYISEI^ BY Dr. C. A. O. VON CORT. Wife of the eminent Prussia Surg. Gen’l. HANDY & WALTERS, Nos. 45, 47, 49 and 51 Rose Street. 1882. , 'X Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, BY C. A. O. VON CORT, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. Handy & Walters, 45 to 51 Rose St„ N. Y, to ! (o C^l K- I=> El ^ O E3. c::fc> r- The writer of this book has endeavored to illustrate the facts herein contained in as few words as possible to make it comprehensible. She as a woman has had an experience of more than twenty years in the Medical. Physiological, Natural, Unnatural, and Scientific action on the Human Structure. She has thoroughly investi- gated all points, and speaks according to experimental knowledge ; and still one-half of the evils has not been told. The mania of making a drug shop of the human body is detrimental to life and health. “ Heal thyself. Within thyself the diamond lies An emanation from the skies. ” INTRODUCTION The demoralized condition of man is so great that it forces the necessity of using remedies, in order to assist deca3’ing nature to prolong a mis- erable existence. I have therefore incorported in this book many prescriptions for the benefit of those afflicted with various maladies. If people could be persuaded to learn the Elec., trie and Magnetic law, connected with all animate and inanimate nature, blending its power with the human organization, they would understand the force of action to promote health or destroy it. Thou art thyself the true phj’sician; thou, in thine own body, boldest the key of health and life ; and in thy hand thou boldest the healing balm, and in thy soul or spirit, the life elixir ! Why rather sleep on thorny beds, than on “flowery beds of ease?” The brain may devise plains of vice — But temper leaps o’er cool device. It is excellent to have human strengfth. Use it as a man, and be content. Woe unto the poor in health. Who feed the stomach on their wealth. Men grow old in waiting to be wise. And wait so long they loose both ears and eyes. Xll Introduction. TRUTH NO FICTION. Carnichan, the man who wantonly wields the bloody knife for the sake of display of his skill, or for money, is a human savage, where pity cannot dwell. Let all men and women study the character of diseases, they ought to be acquainted with the natural laws and organization of the body ; when these laws are understood and adopted, very little or no disease will prevail on the earth. The belief of all scientific men, that every coun- try produces suitable remedies to cure all pre- vailing diseases, is undeniable ; but there are more diseases now than formerly, caused by the chemical practice of physicians. Vegetable re- medies are more efficient and more congenial to the human frame. The innumerable cures per- formed by the use of vegetable medicines, prove their excellence. A reformation in the treatment of the human body is inevitable, and must prevail, in face of all opposition. No one can be happy, except by making others happy. A clear conscience is conducive to good diges- tion, which produces health. Ignorance is the mother of evil. Evil is pro- duced from diseased elements, which enter the organization, creating lust, craft, and unholy desires. Introduction, xiii He who carries truth, carries a star in his brain. Theodore Parker says, “ The soul is greater than the Church.’' MEDICAL SU&GESTIONS. The whole art of healing may be comprised in three words, namely — What, How« and When, Now, simplify these words, and learn self-preser- vation. SELFISHNESS. Strip yourself of your ornaments and learn to be wise. To be wise is to be happy. Temptations cease in the sphere of wisdom. The law of right is wisdom. EVIL HABITS CREATE TEMPTATIONS. Those who are in darkness cannot bear the light. If you close your eyes in the dark for a time, and open them in the light, you are obliged to close them again, as the light is too strong ; but if you open your eyes by degrees you will be able to enjoy the light. So with the understand- ing, the light of truth studied gradually, enables the student to perceive and appreciate the inspi- rations of the Great World, its truths, power and Creator. All intellectual organic forces understand the right ; but fail to do right, and why ? Because they are led into evil by degenerate habits. It is no more possible to get happiness out of an im- moral life, than to extract honey from aloes. XIV Introduction. WISE OPINIONS. It would be highly advantageous to the public, and to the best part of the medical profession, if the predis- positions and occasions of disease, were made a portion of the education of every man/' — Dr. Armstrong, “ If truth does exist anywhere, seek not to smother it with glossing delusions ; acknowledge the greatness thereof, and esteem it the best victory, when the same doth prevail over thee." — Hooker, “ The whole nation is groaning under the present prac- tice of the medical profession, which fosters disease more than it cures, and debases and ruins the constitution." — Morrison, Physicians have been tinkering the constitution for about two thousand years, to cure diseases, and the result of all their greatness is, the production of about two thousand extra diseases." — Von Cort, All men and women ought to be acquainted with the knowledge of medical art. I believe the study of medi- cine is the sister and companion of vfisdiomi'*— Hipocrates, Health is the most precious of all things and is the foundation of all happiness. The science of protecting health and life is the noblest of all, and most worthy the attention of mankind." — Hoffman, “ Minerals exert a pernicious and baneful influence on ' the system ; they seldom or never cure, but often destroy the patient. Their operation is altogether uncertain, de- pending entirely on the state of the stomach, whether they act at all, or prove injurious. Among the numerous poisons which have been used for the cure or alleviation of diseases, there are few which possess more active and, of course, more dangerous powers than mercury.*’ — Hamilton, Introduction. XV Dr. McNair, of Philadelphia, a physician of the old school, makes the following candid confession. He says : ** I have employed the treatment recommended in the books, and used indiscriminately by medical men during the last forty years, and found it altogether useless, not only in my hands, but in the hands of others.” “ If the reformed system be good, let it flourish and progress ; if it be a bad one, let it be frowned down by an enlightened community,” — Banner. Both surgery and medicine can and will, in the as- tonishing strides of human intellect, be forced to pass a rigid scrutiny, and undergo a radical improvement.” — Smead. “ The belief that every country produces simple, suit- able productions, to cure all prevailing diseases, is true. Vegetable substances afford the mildest, most efScient, and most congenial remedies to the human frame. The numerous cures that are daily performed, by the use of vegetable medicines, are sufficient evidence of their super- excellent virtues.” — Prof. Rafinesque. ** The flora of North America is astonishingly rich in remedies. There is no doubt in my mind that in all dis- eases, it is generally acknowledged, that vegetable sim- ples, are the preferable remedies ; and we know in time these native productions will supersede all others.” — C.A. Von Cart, M.D. ** The want of success in practice is occasioned by the following causes. First, ignorance of the disease ; sec- ondly, ignorance of the right remedy ; and thirdly, the remedy properly applied.”-* Von Cort. “ It is owing to ignorance, that there is any necessity for instruments to cure diseases.” — Abernethy. XVI Introduction. Every physician, and every human being, must rest on his own judgment, which appeals to nature and expe- rience alone/’ — Gregory. An obstinate adherence to an unsuccessful method of treating a disease, is self-conceit, — it generally proceeds from ignorance ; it is a species of pride, to which the lives of thousands have been sacrificed.” — Ibid. “ I am here insensibly led to make an apology for the instability of the theories and pactices of physic ; those physicians generally have become the most eminent, who have the soonest emancipated themselves from the schools of physic .” — Late Author. “To yield to any authority would be criminal, facts must and will stand.” — Dr. Underwood. “ If an opinion is erroneous, it requires discussion, that its errors may be exposed ; if it be true, it will gain ad- herents in proportion as it is examined.” — Dr. Cooper. Let Truth and Falsehood grapple ; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open discussion ?” — Milton. iisTiDE^s: PAGE Absorption *i 57 Alauthus Tree, The 58 Aie-Hoof (or Ground Ivy), Cats-Foot 223 All-Heal 223 Amaranthus, or Floramor 220 A Poem 226 Asthma 122 Bad Bteath 150 Baldness 183 Beets 220 Benefit of Laughter 155 Bitter-sweet, Amara Duleis 222 Bladder and Kidney Attacks . . . . T. 164 Bowels, Diseases of 127 Blood Purifier 135, 151 Bleeding of the Nose 140 Bugs, To Destroy 141 B anion Cure ! 150 Cabbage (or Colewort) 224 Camphor and its Effect Cancer, To Prevent and Cure 227 Catarrh Care 154 Cathartic, A Mild 143 Carrot Syrup for Colds 104 Cholera 129, 178 Chilblains Cure 150 Chills and Fever 175 Chronic Diseases 96 Cinquefoil, or Five-Fingered Grass 177 Complexion, To Improve the 146 Condition of the Body the Cause of Evil and Good 194 VI Index. Corns, To Cure and to Prevent Croup Complexion Consumption X Cocoa-nut a Healer Cough Powder Cure for Burns Dyspepsia 227, Dysentery Diuretic Pills Drunkenness, To Cure * Diarrhoea, To Cure Diet for Invalids Drinks for Invalids Disinfectant Ear, The Education of Women Erysipelas Evil Habits and their Effects Eye, The Exercise Flowers, To Crystalize Freckles, To Bemove 146, Fleur Albus 'F«et, Frozen f human kind ; How thrills the soul at thy command ? , Thy liquid streams from tongues demand Parental reverence in the air. Float through the child a heaven prepare. And with benignant voice Breath thy rich blessings o’er the earth. The love of the beautiful is developed as science progresses. Poetry, music, painting in art — songs of birds, the hues of the flowers and melody of the brooks in nature, all combine to 76 Household Treasure ; or render our thoughts sublime, enlarge our ideality, and render the life of the earnest student of nature and art more and more perfect. Music is an essence of the spirit, and evidence of the presence of the Divinity within us. St. Paul says, “ there is a terrestrial and a celestial body,'' and we find it true. Two elements arc constantly at work in the human frame, through the duality of our being, the material and spiritual. VVlien dissolution takes place, destroying the body and bringing forth what is termed death — a separation of the spirit from the flesh — then the component parts of the material resolve them- selves into their original elements. The oxygen, hydrogen, nytrogen and magnetism sever, and the body returns to dust — physical life has ceased — silence unbroken pervades the habitation of the liberated spirit. How dark and fearful is death to those who know not the glorious and beautiful gospel of future life, when the magnetic force gathers the emanations of the celestial body, each in its proper place, thus forming the new spiritual body, which cannot be called celestial until perfected in holiness. The spiritual body comprises the same principles and desires as when in the phy- sical body, in a greater or lesser degree. What elevates the soul at the sound of music ? Is it not the charm of the celestial emanation vibrating from a higher power? and to live in a Medical Adviser. 77 heavenly sphere here in this life, we must be in harmony, love and charity with our fellow creature, and attune our lives to that peace which pass all understanding,’' thus perfecting ourselves for the home where there is neither sickness, nor sorrow, nor gnashing of teeth.” It is sadly believed that the human race must stamp their etern^J salvation on faiths and so stand perfectly still in all matters pertaining to tne mysteries of God and the future ; while it is esteemed right to study and improve in all things else. This absurd idea is crowded through every creed in the religious world. All progress in science, literature, mechanism art or laws, natural and supernatural, point to greater disclosures and facts, in regard to future perfection, in a more harmonious sphere of ex- istence, verging on spiritual science. Our navigators have sought knowledge in every clime ; they have scaled the highest mountains, and entered the caves of earth. Our astronomers have measured the planets — bringing even the sun more within our understanding. The photographer makes the sun a party in pro- ducing upon the mystic glass the wonderful negative of a positive” fact — in truth, we seem through the various discoveries of science to be entering a supernatural realm, especially as illus- trated in the spirit photograph.” The light brings out the shadow, and produces the face of a 78 Household Treasure ; oi\ departed friend upon the surface of the insensate plate in an unexplainable way. We find, also, that human being’s have ever been blessed with great inspirational powers, which convey to us the elements of truth from the higher degrees of life, elevating to the soul, and gives life and animation from the celestial world, sending a healing balm to the terrestrial. To sing naturally assists in throwing off the impurities of the body. It also inflates the lungs with air, causing a healthy circulation of the blood indispensable to health. Many people sink with lung disease on account of not having used their voice scarcely above a whisper. Children who are not allowed to run, halloo, and make a great deal of vocal and physical noise, are never healthy, and seldom live to be men and women. Singing in families should be encouraged and practiced. Begin when the children are young, it creates harmonious temperaments, and de- velopes refinement. How sweet to the infant the lulaby reposing in its mother's arms ! Sing the songs your mother loved, teach them to your children — teach them also songs devotional and funny — your labor will be well repaid — for it will bring joy to your heart, and a happy home for your loved ones. Many times in the routine of business and the perplexities of life, the thoughts turn back to the songs of youth, the memory of which invigorates the mind, preventing it from becoming morbid. Medical Adviser. 7g The honest man goes home from his work sing- ing, with the bloom of health upon his cheek. The speculator, broker and banker, return home from their daily excitement with faces rigid and haggard in expression. Moody silence weighs upon the spirit and leads to disease. May children learn to sing, It life and health will bring, Void of ills which cling To those who do not sing. PALMISTEY. Palmistry has always been considered a Gypsy fortune-telling scheme, used as an imposition upon the credulity and superstition of the ignorant, but it should be ranked with phrenology, as a reader of life, health, disposition and character. No one need regard this knowledge as insignificant, for knowledge is wisdom. It is generally understood that there are seven planets or wandering stars, which have great in- fluence over all sublimary bodies, so also have tliey their material position in the hands of all human beings. These planets are Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sol, Venus, Mercury and Luna. There are also seven lines or parts of the hand which arc the principal parts in palmistry. First, 8o Household Treasure ; 01% the table line ; second, the middle natural line ; third, the line of the heart; fourth, the line of the liver or stomach ; fifth, the sister line or line of life ; sixth, the percussion of the hand ; seventh, the wrist. The hand itself is divided by anatomists into three parts : the wrist, the body of the hand, and the fingers. The fingers are called the polex (the thumb) ; the index (ist finger) ; the medium (middle finger) ; the annalasis, (the ring finger) ; the ansiculasis (or little finger.) The Romans, it is said, so named this finger, it being generally used for picking the ear. At the roots of the fingers there are risings, which are called mounts. These are attributed to the five planets. That at the root of the thumb to Venus, at the index to Jupiter, the middle to Saturn, the ring to the Sun, and the little finger to Mercury. Every mount signifies something special as that of Venus, love : ot Mars, military achievment ; of Jupiter, honor; of Saturn, misfortune; of Mer- cury, arts and sciences ; of Luna or the moon, affliction or disease ; of the Sun, riches. The principal lines of the hands are four in number, and are the main appellations for the grounds of prediction or foreknowledge. The table-lines are so called from their running straight through the palm of the hand, they are called lines of fortune as having the general sig- nification of good or evil. The one direct line running from the wrist to Medical Adviser, 8i fore finger, is called the line of Mars, denoting evil, envy and treachery. In the lines of the hand, live in particular must be noted — tlieir length, breadth, depth and course, whether crooked or straight ; also their color, shape and complexion, and their position in relation to other lines, touching or cutting them. This is merely an outline of palmistry. More minute details would be necessary in order to fully understand this interesting science. We desire only to impress upon the reader the truth that all the organs of the body are useful, intel- lectual, and should be studied. Is not this ever- present mirror of the mind a serviceable coun- seller, to teach us how we may know ourselves? Through palmistry and phrenology the mind re- flects itself. Those who wish to consult palmistry should look into the left hand — there being the better foundation for predictions. All the veins of the hand and arm lead to the heart, which is the great centre of life, and seat of all the desires, affections and passions. The right hand is the one to examine for the number of years, and diseases to be passed. The hand is the instrument of the will, brain, and mind ; and however the arm and hand may be used, the muscles thus employed will become enlarged and will portray the occupation of the individual to whom it belongs. The occupation stamps the man indelibly. The 82 Household Treasure ; or. soldier, sailor and tailor may be known by his „ walk. The hand of the blacksmith can be easily distinguished from that of the lawyer, and so on. The whole hand is according to the bulk of the body. A shoemaker wishing to know the size of the foot, can do so by measuring around the hand. If the fingers are very short, thick and fat at the ends, they denote a thief and all manner of evils. Large, long hands, denote great spirit, liberality, a good counsellor, and fidelity in friendship. A long hand with thick fingers show a phleg- matic, lazy temperament. Beggars fingers stand apart, denoting meekness and misery. A person whose fingers seem to stick together, is changeable, and has a bad opinion of every one. Those whose fingers turn back, are unjust, sub- tle, ingenious, and the neater their fingers, the more opposed are they to virtue. There are smooth fingers, and knotty fingers ; some have one knot and others two. Fingers terminate either in spatula — that is, englarging towards the end — or tapering. Knotted fingers denote method, punctuality and reflection — a German scientist to the contrary notwithstanding. Smooth fingers bear the germ of art ; they will be guided by inspiration, more than by reason ; by sentiment, more than by knowledge. ‘‘ There are seven hands,’’ says Dr. Abernethy, Medical Adviser, 83 belonging to as many individuals, stretched to- wards us, and the fingers half opened/’ The first has smooth fingers, terminating in spatula shape and rather flat and broad. The second, broad and flat at the ends, and knotty. To these belong a knowledge of things useful, and a love of horses, dogs, hunting and sailing. The fifth hand has smooth fingers, of which the nails are formed like cones or filberts. To this hand belong the plastic arts. The hand which has the phalanger nails partly square, and partly conical, indicates speculative ideas, meditation, deep philosophical science, love of truth and piety. The philosophical hand has smooth fingers, ter- minating in tapering cones. To this hand belongs a contemplative, imaginative, poetic tempera- ment, with intense love for the beautiful. The hand wrinkled, indicates intractibility ; a mind without fancy or elasticity. The thumb is the moral instrument of the will. Without it the hand, the body, and the fine senses would be incomplete. In common with animals, we have an instinctive will, logic, decision ; but the thumb alone repre- sents the reasoning power. The animal is the hand and fingers, the man is in the thumb. The thumb of the ape is small, flexible, and looked upon by some naturalists as a moveable talon ; while on the contrary, the human thumb 84 Household Treasure ; or is organized so as to act, in a sense, against the fingers. It symbolizes the inner or moral sense, to oppose the allurements of our natural inclina- tions. Born idiots, are without thumbs, or with them powerless and inert. That must be when the substance is absent, the symbol must fail. When a ray of intellect occasionally illumes the brain of the poor idiot, he shuts his hands with the fingers above the thumbs. The epileptic in his fit shuts the thumbs before the fingers. At the root of the thumb is the sign of the reasoning will. In the first phalanger is the sign of logic or per- ception, judgment of reason. In the second is that of invention and imagination. Such is the philosophy of that important member of the hand, the thumb. Small feet are indicative of a sulky disposition, also penuriousness. SELF-PEESEBVATDN. The means comprehended in the education which prepares the mind for direct self-preserva- tion, besides guarding the body against injury of different kinds, and also against disease, should teach the wisdom of obeying the physiological laws ; in other words, to live in the perfection of natural life ; which is necessary in order to ward oS all causes which incapacitate the vital forces. Medical Adviser, 85 Without health the energies, activities, and all other industrial qualities of the human species become more or less inactive ; therefore the ne- cessity of self-preservation is of the utmost im- portance, and the knowledge leading to secure it sliould rank in the highest scale. Nature is the proper guide to health, if faith- fully followed. Want of food should at first be allayed by a light, starchy, and simple diet. Extreme heat is to be avoided. If the body be excessively warm, let it cool gradually, and care should be taken not to sit in a draught, or drink ice water. If the body be chilled, do not rush immediately to a hot stove or register, for by so doing the skin becomes scorched and feverish. If the feet are cold, sit down and take first one and then the other in the hand, holding it around the centre, and a natural heat will soon be produced in the feet and through the body. All of these natural results produce natural promptings, not to be disregarded. If mankind would but heed the in- stincts of nature, many evils resulting from arti- ficial surroundings would be avoided. When fatigue of mind or body becomes burden- some, rest, if only for a short time ; then, when refreshed, mind and body are ready for work. Ventilation is of vital importance : if the atmos- phere be not fresh, heaviness, weariness follow, resulting in sickness. A window lowered from 86 Household Treasure ; or, the top allows the heated and poisonous air to escape, thus causing- a free circulation of air necessary to health. If there were no eating nor drinking, no hun- ger nor thirst, then the system would be seldom, if ever, out of working order. The animal food eaten by man creates a constant irritation in the system, pernicious to health ; but the ignorance of the laws of life is so universal, that the instinct- ive promptings of nature are not understood. Nature has provided sufficient guards to health ; the body is full of them ; but lack of comprehen- sion renders them useless. Mankind are created to enjoy a perfect state of health, physically and intellectually ; but per- verted nature brings the evils which we see all around us. How few we find who are in a state of health. Occasionally we meet with cases of vigorous health continued into old age ; but very seldom, and when we do, they are those who have carried out an active, industrious life. We daily meet those who are examples of chronic and acute diseases, and premature de- crepitude ; which they have generally brought upon themselves by their ignorance of the knowl- edge of self-preservation. It is useless to attempt to enumerate the many sad consequences of ill health. Ill health creates an irritability fatal to the life forces, and makes life a burden instead of a pleasure. Thus from neglect of self-preservation, life is cut short. Medical Adviser. 87 Many crave death to be relieved of the burthen of disease which they are forced to carry. It must not be believed, that when the human system is thoroughly diseased, a perfect cure can be effected. The normal condition being so per- ceptibly out of its channel, the time that it takes to restore the whole system to its natural state, the patience required to persevere in a proper course, all combine to make it almost an impossibility to restore health ; but the knowledge which directs to self-preservation is of the utmost importance for preventing such a sad condition. Experience has taught that the possession of such knowl- edge would remedy the evil, as nature’s produc- tions are perfect. There is no necessity to trans- gress the laws of life. The greatest contradiction to the laws of health is the excessive use of medicine ; it is most injurious to the vital force of the system ; but the majority of people loose their health from eating too much, too often, and unnatural and inordinate food. THS EVIL EFFECTS OF INHABITINS WITH DOGS. Darwinism is a subject thousands of years behind the times, and which has no bearing on the true nature of manhood. It is true that the human family is in a great degree animalized ; it has become an inherent disease, and caused by the use of animal food ; also by the inhabitation 88 Household Treas7ire ; or, with dogs, thus blending the two natures to^ gether ; as we have often seen verified by the association of children and dogs. The animal often becomes the most prominent, as the natural laws teach, the dogs, being the stronger element, draw the finer forces from the human ; and the human partake more fully of the animal; there- fore the natural, humaiie laws of life become con- taminated with the coarser elements of animals. How can it be otherwise, when dogs and cats are the constant companions of children, and some- times of men and women ? The animal element being taken up into the blood, and carrying it through the whole system, blending with the finer organs of the brain, and as this is supplied with animal force, it creates animal propensities with the human. The animal absorbs the finer element, which the human throws off. Humanity, in some cases, has become animalized, so as to produce what is termed in- sanity ; but tins is a misnomer, for it is not insan- ity ; but a gradual change which has acted on the organic forces of the body, until there are now, in the lunatic asylum, the most deplorable, heart- rending sights that it is possible to witness. There are no less than eight of this class of be- ings, in the forms of men, believing themselves to be dogs. Dogs of various kinds. One thinking himself a terrier, another a Newfoundland, ano- ther a hound, and so on. They do not walk up- right, but on their hands and feet, and jump about Medical Adviser. 89 on the floor and huddle together, and instead of speaking, they bow-wow. In the present condition of the human family, the humane element is in a great degree lost, and there will be nothing left but the animal, which will, I fear, comprehend the Darwin theory. When will men live in the atmosphere of heav- en, and grow in the element of divinity, bringing forth the fruits of harmony and righteousness in their seasons ? How beautiful is the child in its purity ! anx- ious to learn wisdom in perfection, which should be only blended and born in love. Yet the prun- ing of the plant leadeth out the fibres of life, which createth a castle wherein light or darkness may dwell. Give the children exercise, pure air, soft food, pure water, and their temperaments will blend with their surroundings. It is advisable to iorm an electro-gymnastic class in every home, in order to develop the phy- sical organs, and to keep them on an even plane, bringing into action the circulation, filling the lungs with vitalizing power, which will enable the body to throw off all diseases ; and also lead- ing girls out of the terribly demoralizing practice of doll-playing, which has already, in a great de- gree, sunk the female portion of this nation. The constant action on the sexual organs of little girls, as they are growing, brings into action all the propensities of a mother, which enlarges the or- 90 Household Treasure ; or^ gans so far that the physical and intellectual are overbalanced and become uncontrollable. The doll-playing with girls has become a mania ; they do not know what to do with their hands without a doll in them. The boys are not able to protect themselves from their persistent onslought upon them. I attribute this terrible calamity which the hu- man family is groaning under, and which fills our streets with demoralized women, in the greatest degree, to doll-playing. TOBIAS, SON OF TOBIT. The angel Arzarias said unto Tobias, son of Tobit, Go ye to a certain town, and as ye journey, and come to the river, a large fish will throw himself out of the water, you will take the heart, liver and gall of the fish.'' Tobias asked, Of what use is the heart, liver and gall of the fish?" The angel answered — ‘^Touching the heart and liver, if a devil, or an unclean spirit trouble any one, we must make a smoke thereof before the man or woman, and he or she will be no more vexed with the evil spirit. As for the gall, it is good to annoint a man who has whiteness on the eyes, and he shall be healed." Tobias met his father coming out of the town, who was blind, and he annointed his eyes with the gall of the fish, and when the eyes began to Medical Adviser. 91 smart, he rubbed them, and the white cover began to peel away and come off — he saw his son, and his eyes were restored. And the angel said— “ I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, who present the prayers of the saints, and go in and out before the glory of the Holy One.^^ Tobit was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight, which was restored to him eight years afterwards. INHEEENT DISEASES TEANSMITTED TO OHILDEEN. Now let us not believe that there is an variety of diseases. In the first place, all disea^#" commence with a disturbance of the circulating medium — this medium is the blood — which moves all other actions and motions of life : sensation, electricity, and vital magnetism. The first deviation from a healthy condition is inevitably accompanied with a change of tem- perature in the body, which creates an obstruc- tion in and among the various tissues, more espe- cially the finer vessels throughout the system. Thus the temperature being low, and the action diminished, the sensations will be chilliness, ach- ing and lameness, and the system in a negative condition. Should, however, the internal action be at- tracted to the surface or to membranous tissues 92 Household Treasure ; or^ and skin, then the temperature would be high, and the action would create a heat in the blood and feverishness. Then the system would be in a positive state. In this condition, the acids pre- dominate. The causes which create these conditions are various, both mental and physical ; but it is neces- sary to understand that every departure from health is attended with a change of temperature, and a change in the atomic motion or circu- lation. In whichever state the system is first thrown, the opposite always succeeds it; this is the law of action and reaction. We see that in every case of obstruction in the circulation, is a devia- tion from health ; and there is a positive or nega- tive condition of the system, and sometimes it is attended with both ; but the inherent and consti- tutional causes determine the nature and extent of the case in individuals. One person may have a set of sensations, such as pains in the joints, cold feet and legs, numb- ness and pricking sensations, sudden pains, es- pecially in the great toe or feet, loss of appetite, wind, nausea, and sometimes vomiting ; this com- plication is called Gout. A slight amelioration in this case would be termed Rheumatism ; now drop off some more of those points, and substi- tute pain in the stomach, and you have Dyspep- sia ; another little change of effects caused from food eaten, and you develop Constipation ; and Medical Adviser. 93 thus a weakness of the hemorrhoid veins and cel- lular coating of the rectum. In consequence of irregular and forced evacuations, small tumors are formed on the margin of or within the anus, which are termed Piles or Hemorrhoids. If the tumors are invisible, they are called the blind piles ; if they excrete blood, the bleeding piles ; and if the rectum muscles project, it is prolapsus ; if mucous, they are mucous piles ; and so we may continue on this same routine, with various slight modifications and changes. We have inflammation of the stomach; change the locality, and we have disease of the bladder, bowels, brain, liver, kidneys, lungs, spleen, uterus, ears, eyes, and all other portions of the bod}^ We have said that all diseases are caused by obstruction in the circulation, or the want of equilibrium of the life forces of the system ; but there are several causes which create this dis- organization, and those causes exist with each individual according to his temperament, consti- tution and condition in life, and more predominat- ing are those which are hereditary. If parents are not perfectly healthy, their offspring cannot be healthy. How can a diseased tree bear healthy fruit ? Consumption, Rheumatism, Epilepsy, Cancer, Scrofula, and many other diseases, are trans- mitted from one generation to another. It is not disease only that parents transmit to their children, but all manner of crimes under 94 Household Treasure ; or. which the structure of the childen have been developed. We would not assert that parents directly transmit disease or crime to their chil- dren ; but we know that there is a spiritual or vital force of disorganization which develops and matures with the body and blood of the offspring. We see these illustrations constantly verified. I have found hereditary diseases fully developed in the second and third generation. We have in this country a nation of diseased, sickly women, and but few healthy children, except those of foreign lineage. DIET. To give precise rules for regulating diet is impossible, as in each particular case the diet must be regulated according to the constitution and condition of the patient. No kind of food should be used as diet for human beings that is not perfectly proper to use at all times when the appetite desires it, except in extreme cases. Animal food and pastries should never be used, as they are detrimental to life, health and happi- ness. Some physicians say, chronic diseases require little attention in regard to food ; but I say, that diet is most important in curing many diseases ; indeed, chronic diseases cannot be cured without adhering to a proper diet. Some ailments may Medical Adviser. 95 be removed by simple attention to judicious food ; and it is clearly observable that through neglect of this important subject, that the nation is fast destroying itself by inordinate eating. The importance ot the manner of preparing food cannot be too carefully considered. I have known patients prostrated for days in acute suffering, caused by eating a piece of toast, which had been held over a coal fire so near as to absorb the gas from the coal. Toast should never be made in that way. In many diseases it is sometimes necessary to abstain from food for several days, and in all cases nutriment should be taken in small quantities. The patient can be the best judge of what is right for him to eat, by studying the effect of the food on the stomach. Innumerable diseases are being daily created by eating animal food, which fills the body with worms and matter. Several cases have come under my observation, some of which I hereby mention. A gentleman of the medical profession suffers from nettle rash after eating animal food, on account of the concentrated poison which imme- diately enters the blood. He being of an active temperament, the poison at once took effect. Mr. T cannot remain in a house where a hare is being cooked. I know a woman wno cannot endure a cat in her presence. That is a fine element of nature. 96 Household Treasure ; or^ Another who suffers from erythema after eat- ing shrimps. The pernicious habit which has come into use as food for invalids, and which I am sorry to say the medical profession recommend, is the extract of beef, used as beef-tea. It is concentrated animal poison — not only nonconducive to health, but injurious, there being no nutritious element in it. Other elements, if it only be water, serve to neutralize the system. If it were not so, the patients could not recover. I have seen cases where the beef poison has been recommended, and the patients could not take it ; a nourishment was prepared of fine mashed potatoes, oatmeal gruel, etc., and the patients recovered, their strength daily increasing. I see people daily, who suffer intensely with constipation, caused entirely by their mode of living. Eating fine white bread, crackers, and drinking hot tea, two or three times a day, causes constipa- tion of the bowels. From this mode of life the sufferers may have evacuations from the bowels about once every six or eight days. This stagna- tion of the system creates abscesses in the rectum, piles, and is sometimes the cause of hernia. Chronic diseases are caused by the use of im- proper food, and also over-eating, and cures can- not be effected without adhering to the diet which nourishes and strengthens, without clogging the system. Medical Adviser, 97 Dr. Mum, Assistant Surgeon in the Middlesex Hospital, says — Instances of the poisonous effects on certain constitutions, of drugs, ordi- narily of moderate action, are familiar in medical practice. Epicacuana is one of the best examples of a drug, that even in a state of the minutest subdivision, is capable of producing idosyncracy, in extreme results. And some articles of diet are also to individuals poisonous — individuals are in- teriorly constituted for various elements.” The object of this treatise is not to discuss the physiological question, but to offer facts for con- sideration. J. M , a patient, cannot eat rice in any shape without extreme distress, the effects of which is spasmodic asthma. To him rice is a poison. On one occasion when at dinner, he felt the symptoms of his malady coming on, and, as usual, was obliged to leave the table, although he had partaken of no rice that he was aware ; but on investigation, it was found that the soup had been thickened with rice flour. It may effect another person by a suffocating sensation. Another gentleman under treatment could not eat figs, without experiencing a most unpleasant sensation in the mouth and nose. Rice and figs are generally healthful ; these are singular exceptions. There are many children who cannot endure the sight of animal food ; yet their parents, through ignorance, force them to eat it. Nature’s God teaches the children they must not eat it ; 98 Household Treasure ; or, man forces evil upon them in teaching them to do so. We read in the third book of Leviticus 6th chapter and 2d verse, of the many meat offer- ings which were made unto the Lord. A hand- ful of fine flour and oil, with frankincense, which was called most holy. Fourth verse ; an oblation of meat offering, baken in an oven ; unleavened cakes of fine flour, mingled with oil; also unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Also a meat offering baken in a pan of fine flour, and thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt/’ Fourteenth verse : a meat offering of fruits and green ears of corn dried by fire, and beaten out of full ears. Oil is put upon it, and frankincense. All offerings of animals were burnt to ashes. Pharaoh found among all the maidens of Egypt, there were none so fair as those of the Israelites; and he sent to Joseph, saying, bring hither of the beautiful maidens of thy people ;” and it was done as he said ; and it came to pass, after they had sojourned for a time in the palace of the king, and fared sumptuously every day, that their beauty faded, and they were no more beautiful ; and the king sends again to Joseph, to learn the cause of the change. Joseph said unto him, “ deliver the maidens unto me ; I will take them back to my people, and give them pulse to eat, and water to drink, and they will become beauti- ful as they were before. Medical Adviser. 99 Thus we see, that what we eat and drink pro- motes health, strength and beauty, or destroys it; this is one of the laws of hie. It is not a rare thing for the face to be forty and the body twenty-five. A Mexican gentleman was invited at a friend’s house in New York to dine. There was roast lamb on the table, and he was asked to have some by the hostess; he replied, '' Excuse me, Madame, I can not eat that ; if I should, I would feel like killing some one immediately y INFANT FEEDING. At first over-feeding does more harm than un- der-feeding. There are thousands of children who are physically and constitutionally ruined from wrong feeding and over-feeding. A child that is over-fed is uneasy and restless ; and it is a habit with mothers and nurses, that whenever the child stirs, or makes a noise, imme diately its mouth is filled, which is suffocating to the child, and obstructs the action of the lungs. It is necessary for the infant to exercise the lungs, in order to develop its organs and make it grow stout and health}". Nurse an infant of one or two months old every two or three hours, and no more. If the child gets thirsty in the meantime, give it a drink of barley-water. Boil a teaspoonful of barley (powdered) in a gill lOO Household Treasure ; or of water, and a pinch of salt, about fifteen minutes, then strain it, and disolve in the mixture one lump of loaf-sugar. When babies are costive, take oat-meal instead of barley ; but be sure to cook and strain it. When the breast milk is not sufficient, alternate bread food and crackers with the above. Pour boiling water on the crackers (or bread) and let them soak, so that they will blend with the water, and a little white sugar. Cows' milk should not be used for infants, with breast milk, as the mixing of the two creates a derangement of the bowels, and frequently leads to Marasmus. Care should be taken that the food is fresh, and not acrid. After weaning, the most natural and nutritous food that can be given is cows' milk. Children will thrive on milk. In most cases it should be cooked ; but not boiled up. If a child be inclined to looseness of the bowels, take a teaspoonful of fennel seed and pour a gill of boiling water on it, let it steep fifteen minutes, strain, and then put in the milk. Continue with this until the bowels are settled and right. Infants, when nursing, are often affected in their bowels and stomach, which they draw from the mother, which may be from improper food she has eaten, or over exercise, or from medicine which she may have taken. A case of this kind came under my observation. Medical Adviser, lOI A mother of an infant four months old, a healthy woman, was taken with looseness of the bowels. Her doctor gave her two opium pills. The in- fant nursed the effects of the opium from its mother, and fell asleep, and continued to sleep for three da}^s. When the infant awoke it could not move ; its joints were all loosened, and the limbs would turn either way. The child lived — is still living, a dreadful cripple and invalid. She has not grown to proper size, and can only drag her limbs after her, they being in irons and her body also. All mothers should be most careful and con- siderate in their eating, drinking, and tempera- ment while nursing. Some medical men will recommend beef-tea for infants, a thing that should never be used ; if the properties of beef-tea were understood, no one would order it taken. It is concentrated animal poison, and should never be used for the old or for the young. I saw a child in Philadelphia — a nice little son of Captain B , a comparatively healthy child, except that it had not the use of its limbs. He is now about three years old, and has been obliged to wear iron supporters, in order to walk and keep his legs straight. This weakness has been caused by forcing him to swallow animal flesh. Before the child was able to masticate food, or had teeth sufficient to do so, his grandmother 103 Household Treasure ; or, would cook a mutton-chop every morning, cut it fine on a plate, then put it into the child's mouth, and force him to swallow it. His digestive organs being overtaxed, the sympathetic nerves were affected, and also the nerves which lead to the spinal cord. All of these parts being in sympathy with all other parts of the body, and especially the sciatic nerve, which passes down the legs, were in consequence weakened — hence the help- lessness of the limbs. People frequently feel the effect of what they eat and drink, in their limbs. Liquor, taken in excess, sometimes affects the legs so that the im- biber may be unable to walk, and still not affect the brain ; thus we see on the external the effect of action in the internal. Infants of ten or twelve months old can have bread, barley, oatmeal, and such like food, if re- quired ; but I find that children thrive best almost exclusively on milk. Children should never be permitted to sit at the table with older people, as they should not see the various kinds of food eaten by their elders, which is injudicious and hurtful. What is termed Summer Complaint, comes from over-eating, and hot and foul air. Infants that are nursing are liable to this complaint, from improper food eaten by their mothers. Green fruit and vegetables are very bad for nursing in- fants, therefore mothers who have the health of their babies at heart, should eat plain, wholesome Medical Adviser. 103 food, well cooked, in order that the milk may nurish, and not sicken their children. When children are sick at the stomach, so as to vomit, or have looseness of the bowels, give no food for five or six hours, but use external appli- cations ; and through them can be brought about reaction. A poultice of Indian meal mixed with hot vinegar, applied on the pit of the stomach, and another betw^een the shoulders, also mustard drafts on the soles of the feet, produces circula- tion, and thus the disease is carried off. For a drink, a strong tea of spearmint or sage, given sparingly, not more than a teaspoonful at a time, according to age of patient. Keep the invalid warm and quiet. This treatment is good for adults as well as children. CROUP. The cause of Croup is principally neglect. The symptoms are perceptible to any mother or nurse, if the child has taken cold. Slime begins to increase in the organs of the head and throat; do not wait until the fungi be formed, but take one teaspoonful syrup of ipecac mixed in lour teaspoonfuls of water, and give one teaspoon- ful of this mixture every hour. This will carry the slime down. If, however, it should be neces- sary for the child to vomit, give thirty drops of pure ipecac every fifteen minutes, until the desired effect is produced. A very 3^oung infant, of two 104 Household Treasure ; or. or three months, not more than five or ten drops. If the trouble be not removed, and to prevent the formation of moss-like sores, or fungi, use red pepper tea (weak), sweetened with honey, as a gargle. If the child be too young to gargle, put a little in the ipecac. Put camphorated oil on the throat, under the ears, and on the nose. Feed sparingly, as too much food creates a choking sensation, and causes an increase of slime. An efficacious remedy for Croup and children's cold generally, is the following : Slice an onion ; between each slice sprinkle a layer of white sugar. Let it stand over night, then there will be a syrup, white and clear, ex- pressed from the onions and sugar ; drain off the syrup, and give a teaspoonful five or six times a day. CAEEOT SYEUP FOE COLDS. Take a raw carrot, dig out the centre, making a hole large enough to admit a finger. Fill the hole with white sugar, stand the carrot in a cool place. In about twelve hours the carrot will be filled with pure syrup of the dissolved sugar. Give from six to twelve drops of this, four or six times a day, according to the age of the child. Keep the carrot in a cool place. Medical Adviser, 105 SOAELET FEVSE. In Scarlet Fever no medicine should be used, except the simple syrup of ipecac. Cook prunes, and take the syrup off them for a drink. This will act upon the bowels sufficiently. Keep the patient warm, but do not seclude the air from the room. Soak the feet in hot mustard water, and then wrap them in warm flannels. Dr. Von Cort treated this disease in his practice over thirty years, and never lost a patient, with scarlet fever, always using this treatment. If cows' milk be used for infants, it should first be boiled, then skimmed and sweetened a little, and a little salt added, but not enough to give it a saltish taste. Milk thus prepared will be nu- tritious. TO EXPEL WOEMS. Take butternut bark, scrape it FROM the limb towards the trunk of the tree ; steep this and use the decoction — one tablespoonful for adults, and a teaspoonful for a child, taken fasting ; or used as a powder, each dose about the size of a pea. Mix it in molasses or sugar water. It is necessary to be particular to scrape the bark towards the trunk, for if it should be scraped off the other way, it will cause vomiting. Many people will sneer at this idea ; but I have only to say, that the laws of natural science are very lo6 Household Treasure ; or, minute and fine, and when we study them more, we shall understand them better, and thus estab- lish the laws of health. When children are taken sick, give a worm remedy immediately, as in all cases the worms work up the disease, create fever, cough, spasms, and the worm slime often comes to the surface and causes surface diseases. THE EYE. The eye may be called a ball, which contains a clear fluid matter. The coats of the eye are something like a spyglass, one tube fitted within another. There are three principle ones. The external coat is called conjunction. The outside of the eye is called the libera tic coat ; it is a thin white membrane, very strong and firm ; it is usu- ally called the white of the eye. In the centre is set the cornea ; it is clear and transparent. The cornea is very hard and firm. Beneath or back of the cornea is the choroid coat, in which are the blood vessels. Still farther back is the pigmentum migrum, -a dark brown substance, which covers the outer and inner surface of the choroid mem- brane. The absence of this substance in the albino gives the red color to the iris and the pupil. The iris, being the colored circle which sur- rounds the pupil of the eye, is hung before the Medical Adviser. 107 lens. The iris divides the fluids or humors into two parts ; the one before the iris is called aquois or watery, and the part back of the iris is a glassy humor. The crystaline lens is a small body, con- vex on both sides, and transparent, and swims, as it were, in the liquid or humors. The optic nerve is expanded on the part of the eye, and this expansion forms a membrane called the ratina. On this all objects are formed, a penetration of which is transmitted to the brain. The rays of light pass through the cornea, aquous humor, chrystaline lens, and vetreaus humor,, and falls on the retina. Our sight is the most perfect and delightful to all our five senses. It fills the soul with the great- est variety of ideas. It converses with nature and never tires, except through the action of the system. It is this organ which furnishes us with the greatest pleasure in life, derived from visible objects. This delicate organ, the Eye, may be effected or diseased in many ways ; but in all cases, dis- ease is caused by an impure state of the blood, and obstruction in the circulation. The treatment of the eye, we have always found to prove the most successful, has been that which is mild and soothing. In many cases the eyes are injured by medicines administered by injudicious practitioners. Sometimes affliction of the eyes is the result of some ailment of the body. Innumerable cases, ig8 Household Treasure ; or where chills and fever have been treated with quinine, the eyes in consequence have been affected. Many cases of this kind have come under my observation. Some cases I have known where — through the effect of quinine — the patients have become nearly blind, partially deaf, and the head so affected with a buzzing and throbbing sensation as to produce irritation of the brain to that degree, that partial insanity is sometimes the result. The obstruction of the circulation — especially in the finer vessels — will create rheumatic pains in various parts of the system, and in the finer tissues, cause neuralgia, especially in the head, around the eyes, to that extent that it is almost unbearable. Quinine should never be used in any case, except there be a restorative at the time to carry off the evil effects and vitalize the system. Residents of cities are troubled with weak or diseased eyes. The see nerve being affected through excessive action caused by gas-light ; the glare and heat from the gas weakens the nerves of the eyes so that the fluid is not able to retain its excrescent state, but is involuntarily emitted from the e 3 ’es, thus creating disagreeable effects. In no case whatever should the knife be used on the eyes. It is unnecessary, unsafe, injurious and dangerous. All diseases, cataracts, tumors, homey substances, etc., can be removed without the knife. For the last twenty years we have Medical Adviser. 109 seen these things done, and many are the proofs that could be produced. A case came before me in 1874. A man nearly lost the sight of his eyes from an operation on them — the sight was partially destroyed- The eye itself was not diseased ; but the fine tissues which lay back of the eye-ball being obstructed, caused what I termed neuralgia. Remove the cause of a disease and the disease will disappear. General Treatment. — In all cases you will find, when the eyes are diseased, that the liver is in a torpid state, the bowels constipated, the kidneys and other organs of the body in an un- healthy condition. All of these obstructions must be removed by the use of simple remedies which will cleanse and purify the blood, and create an action through the system. The Egyptic Eye Water should be used ac- cording to directions, which is the best yet known. This eye water is composed of one dram of sugar of lead ; one dram of lac. sulphur ; one teaspoonful common salt ; five drops of citranilla oil ; one ounce of alcohol ; one quart of soft water. Mix all together and let the mixture stand a few da}^s. When it is perfectly clear, pour off all that is clear, and it is ready for use ; that which settles at the bottom to be thrown out — the clear liquid only to be used. Directions for using the Egyptic Eye Water : no Household Treasure ; or — Take a small piece of linen, make it wet with the Eye Water, and lay the linen on the eyes; as often as it becomes warm, change it, so as to keep cool. Do this for ten minutes, morning and evening. If these directions are faithfully followed, this Eye Water will restore and strengthen the eyes. It has been iound particularly beneficial for per- sons whose sight was failing with age. Some cases have been known, where the results of this Eye Water has restored the sight so that the patients laid aside their glasses, and could see to read, and use their eyes as well as before using their glasses. This herb is highly recommended by an old English physician, who says it is under the sign of the Lion ; and Sol claims this herb, or has dominion over it. He says, That if this herb were used as much as it is neglected, it would spoil the Spectacle trade.’’ One would think a person would prefer a natural before an artificial spectacle, which can be done, as I am a witness. The decoction or the distilled water of the herb Eye Bright, taken inwardly, or used in the eyes, restores the eyes from all infirmities that cause dimness of sight. A conserve of the flowers may be used with the same effect. EYE BRIGHT. Medical Adviser, III The powder of the dried herb, mixed with sugar and taken, hath the same powerful effect to help and restore decayed sight. Ariioldres de Villa, saith, “ It hath restored the sight of those who have been blind a long time.'' In a case where there is extreme irritation in the eyes, apply a mustard poultice between the shoulders, in order to draw the inflammation from the head and eyes. EESTOEING AND PEESEEVING THE SIGHT. For near-sightedness, close the eyes and press the fingers gently from the nose outward across the eyes. This flattens the pupils, and thus lengthens or extends the vision. This should be done several times a day, until the short-sighted- ness be removed. For loss of sight by age, or for those who re- quire magnifying glasses, pass the fingers and towel from the outer corner of the eyes inwardly, above and below the eye-balls, pressing gently against them. This rounds them up, and pre- serves and restores the sight. This is nothing new, as it is said that the Hon. John Quincy Adams preserved his sight in this way, through the latter part of his life. Lawyer Ford also restored his eyes in this way, and was enabled to lay aside his glasses, and has since pre- served his sight, by continuing this practice. II2 Household Treasure ; or, In case the eye becomes inflamed from those troublesome things called Sties, lay a wheat- bread-and-milk poultice on it, and change before the poultice becomes dry. In one night the inflammation will be gone, then continue with the Egyptic Eye Water, always remembering to avoid letting the water get in the eye. DEINKS FOE INVALIDS. An excellent cooling and nourishing drink is made by taking one tablespoonful of oat-meal, or corn-meal, put in a tumbler of cold water, and then let it settle. This should be used instead of the common vinegar, molasses and water, so much drank by farmers in summer. Two pounds of meal in a pail of water is the right pro- portion. The natural condition of fresh cool water, at all seasons, is more conducive to health, accord- ing to the varied changes in the system, than ice- water. For invalids, toast-water is good for a drink. It is nourishing, and removes the dryness of the mouth and throat and feverishness. Cream of Tartar- water, as a drink, is cooling and cleansing, and a preventive of sickness when used judiciously. It should be prepared by mix- ing one teaspoonful of the pure cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of white sugar in a tumbler of Medical Adviser. 113 cold water; and drank in small quantities. In this way it produces a more desirable action on the system. A good drink is made by taking a few leaves of sage, putting them in a can, then pour boiling water on them and let them steep half an hour, and then strain and drink occasionally. This drink cannot be extolled too highly. It is a healer for the lungs, when combined with diluted syrup of ipecac, and a hygiene diet. In case of constipation of the bowels, an ad- mirable drink is made of prunes. Boil them in a considerable quantity of water. The patient can drink the fluid, and eat the fruit, which is an excellent diet ; it will produce an action of the bowels, and remove constipation. A good drink as a tonic is a tea made of cherry leaves (dried) ; drink it through the day cold. Barley-water is a beneficial drink. The drinks which I have mentioned are nutri- tious and medicinal, but there is one all-important drink, which may be used freely, at all times in its pure and sparkling element, and it always proves a healthful beverage — the crystal fluid, Water. Milk is also excellent to drink. It comprises the vegetable, the oil, the sugar, the meal and water, all of which will supply their places in the 1 14 Household Treasure ; or, system. Raw milk should not be used, as we have seldom or never pure milk in large towns. It should be scalded always, in order to destroy the germs which exist in it. EYPOOHONDEIA. This is the scientific appellation to the disease otherwise known as low spirits, spleen, gloomy, the blues, etc. It produces constant fear, anxiety, picturing to the individual phantoms of evils; creating troubles from falsity, and bowing the head to nothing. A person afflicted with this disease is a victim to a combination of evils. The cause of this disease proceeds from obstructions in the system. At first a torpid state of the cir- culation, which impedes the action of the liver, the kidneys, the digestive organs, and from these obstructions nature does not act, therefore the body does not throw off its usual quantity of bile. The system absorbs the bile, and through this process the mind becomes depressed. In order to get the machine in motion again, a cathartic must be taken in small quantities, that it can have time to work off the obstructions through the system, and get up an action of all the organic forces of the bod}*. Self-action must do the work. Mind, air, and zvater, is the all healer, as mind and matter act together. Medical Adviser, 115 hyduophobia. The wound must be washed with warm vinegar or tepid water, and well dried. Then a few drops of muriatic acid must be poured on the wound. ARSENIC AS A PROPHYLACTIC. This is a preventive and remedy for hydropho- bia. Dr. Ernest Guison, of Switzerland, lately pre- sented to the medical faculty of Burne, thirteen persons from the various towns, who had been bitten by rabid dogs. He administered one- twentieth of a grain of arsenic each morning and evening. Eight of these followed the advice, and were not attacked with the disease ; of the re- maining five, three died, and two remained un- affected. The arsenic should be applied to the wound, as well as taken inwardly. There are others who have treated this dreaded disease with Iodine, and have found it successful ; but it is an undisputed fact, that in any and all cases, where a person has been bitten by a dog, it is necessary to wash the wound with vinegar, and then apply plantain leaves, wilted, and change ■them often, and take a blood purifier for at least two or three months. The mind, however, has a powerful effect upon the body, which will cause a disease or throw it off. The power of will can cure or kill. I can go into a house where a person is well and make him Ii6 Household Treasure ; or, sick in three days with a fever, or if he be sick, I can cure him in twentv-four hours. Hydrophobia is a disease of the mind instead of the body, caused by an impression through hereditary education, for we see children are often bitten or scratched by a dog, and hydro- phobia is not the result ; but in adults the disease is brought on by enticement, and nourishing through the constant agitation of the mind, which agitation creates and produces those things which we believe and expect will come. There is another great and natural reason why an adult is more liable to be affected by the bite of a dog, which is, that they have become more im- pregnated with animal propensities than a small child, for the reason of their having lived longer with some of the brute creation, blending their emanations together, and having used as food animal flesh. Thus an adult must necessarily be more animalized, consequently more easily acted upon from the effects of the animal, and the result proves the evil manner of living. Another method that has been recommended, in wiiich to treat this dreadful disease, which is to keep the patient under the influence of chloroform or ether. The tincture of livleap, given in doses of two or three drams each, will allay the agitation, and is very beneficial. It is very often the case that a simple remedy will effect the greatest cure. A newly discovered remedy, which has been Medical Adviser, 117 used in some parts of Europe, and is said to be effectual. It is the Golden Cenotides,’' on the common rose-bush. It is found in quantities on all rose trees. They are collected, dried, pow- dered, and given ; and is said to relieve the excitement of the brain, and throw the patient into a sound sleep. TO PREVENT HYDROPHOBIA. At first it is necessary to bathe the wound in alum-water. The patient must then take a vapor bath, one each day, for three days. After which take lobelia and steep it in boiling water; when it is cold, bathe the wound in the decoction several times through the day, and lay a wet cloth on it during the night. Continue this until recovery. Also let the patient drink a tea made of the lobelia, in small quantities, so as not to create vomiting, but that it may enter the blood and work through the system. It is also necessary to bind the por- tion of the wounded limb leading to the body firm- ly with a strong ligature, in order to prevent the absorption of the poison into the system. The bandage may be removed after a few hours. It is necessary that the wound discharge the venomous blood freely ; if it does not, apply a suction force to the wound. This is a preventive of the disease ; if, however, any symptoms of hydrophobia should a:ppear, immediately give a vapor bath near 150 degrees ii8 Household Treasure ; or^ Fahrenheit, and continue the perspiration for half an hour, after which a cold shower, then cover the patient with blankets in bed. This may be followed by a desire to drink ; then give a tum- blerful of strong red-pepper tea, with one tea- spoonful of tincture of lobelia. If any paroxysm should come on, repeat the sweating and the tea ; when the system is exceedingly weakened by the steam, and the sickness at the stomach is suc- ceeded by vomiting, the danger is past, and it is well to give spearmint tea. If there should be any symptoms of a return of paroxysms, repeat the same, with greater vigor. Some temperaments (where the human is blended with the virus of the animal) will resist the most energetic remedies. The constant co- habitation with dogs combines the two elements, thus we have animalized men and women. Dogs should be left to live in their natural element, the same as tigers, bison, and lions. It is just as wrong to live with one of these as the other. It would be better to make a companion of a lion than a dog, as he is of a much higher order of animal. There is a snake-stone found where snakes exist which is said to cure the bite of a serpent, by applying it to the wound. There is also a mad- stone which will restore the disease of rabies. These stones have been found in this country. The object is, to know what kind of stone it is. There are great virtues in stones. By putting a Medical Adviser. 1 19 few stones in a cistern or well, they will neutral- ize the water. Dr. Benisson, of Lyons, claims to have discov- ered the remedy of vapor baths as a permanent cure for hydrophobia, he having caught the dis- ease from a patient whom he was attending, through an abrasion in his index finger. He entered the bath-room with the intention of suf- focating himself, with the temperature up to about two hundred degrees. He says : “ All the symptoms disappeared as if by magic, and since then I have never felt any more of them. I have attended more than eighty persons bitten by animals, and have not lost one of them.'' It is said, that in every instance where a person has been bitten by a rabid dog, small pestules make their appearance sooner or later; but gene- rally from six to nine days. These pestules must be opened with a sharp-pointed instrument, as they are too tough to break of themselves, and the matter must be discharged and spit out, or it will be reabsorbed, which reabsorption is said to cause the paroxysms termed hydrophobia. This statement looks very reasonable, and is no doubt true. A Preventive, discovered by a French physi- cian, M. Cossar: Take two spoonfuls of fresh chloride of lime in p>owder, mix it with half a pint of water, and with this wash keep the wound constantly bathed and frequently renewed. The chlorine gas possesses the power of decomposing 120 Household Treasure ; or^ the tremendous poison, and renders mild and harmless that venom, against whose resistless attack the artillery of science has so long been directed in vain. This wash should be applied as soon as possible after the bite. The following shows the result of this treat- ment : From i8io to 1824, there were admitted in the Breslau Hospital 184 persons, of whom only two died. From 1793 to 1824, in the Hos- pital at Zurich, 223 persons were bitten by differ- ent animals, 182 by dogs, of whom only four died. SNAKE POISON. Carbolic acid turns out to be a deadly poison to snakes. A few drops, it is said, will cause the almost instant death of the cobra. I think it advisable to send some to India to feed the cob- ras ; and if this be true, it should be an antidote to the venomousness of their bite. NEUEALOIA. As no two persons can be treated alike we present various remedies : Veratim gr. xii. (Grains twelve.) Spirit Vini ? ii. (Two ounces.) Mix and rub the affected part three times a day. Do. Tincture of Aconlt viii. (Eight drops.) Aqua distill Two ounces. Mix, and take one teaspoonful every two hours. Medical Adviser, I2I Also. Oil of Peppermint will remove Neuralgia by ap- plying it to the parts affected. FACE NEURALIA. Pass a piece of ice over the affected part of the face every five or six minutes. It is painful, but you can lessen the pain by holding some fluid in the mouth, com- posed of a few drops of Tincture of Capsicum in a tum- bler of water. In neuralgia it is advisable to use a tea of the sculcap, being steeped and drank cold through the day, as a ner- vine, to ally the irritation. Also. Apply to the parts where there may be pain ex- ternally. McMunn’s Elixer of Opium— used with caution. I have known this remedy to cure severe cases of neural- gia of long standing. Tincture of Aconite ; sixteen drops in a tablespoonful of cold water, to be externally used on the affected parts. Tincture of Aconit — Eight drops, mixed in two ounces of water, and take one teaspoonful every two or three hours. — Dr. Von Cort, ASTHMA. Asthma is a decidedly afflicting disease, and is seldom cured. The cause of this distressing disease lies, in a great degree, in the nervous forces. The nerves connected with the bronchial tubes, which lead to the lungs, become affected, so as to cause obstruction of the circulation of nature’s action, therefore the breathing organs 122 Household Treasure ; or, cannot carry on their natural function. The air- tubes are encircled with muscles, and like all other muscles have power of contraction, and are united with nerves, which nerves, when they become diseased or irritated, contract, and by so doing close up the air-tubes, so that very little air can pass the air-cells, and that with difficulty, hence the trouble in breathing. An attack of asthma may be brought on by mental agitation, over eating, too much hot drink, over exercise, and many other causes An asth- matic attack is a paralytic affection of the forces connected with the lungs, which cause the cough and choking sensation. The attacks are periodi- cal, and must be cured by acting on the nerves and power of will. If the patient raise himself, inflate his lungs as much as possible, slowly and easily, respiration will naturally follow. The following prescription is an excellent re- medy, and in some cases affects an entire cure ; but as all are not constituted alike, it may not always prove successful : Tinct. Lobelia Two ounces. Tinct. Assafet One ounce. Iodine of Potassa Two ounces. Simple Syrup Four ounces. Mix all together. Dose : From a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful every hour, as the case may require. Another remedy — safe, and sure, and simple — Medical Adviser. 123 Syrup ot Ipecac .One ounce. Water Three ounces. Sweet Oil One quarter of an ounce. Dose : One teaspoonful every hour. Another prescription, good in some cases, is the following : Pulver Sulphr. : asst, in powder; mix with white sugar, and make three grain powders. Dose One powder three times a day. Asthma and Piles are two diseases which are sympathetic, they being at opposite ends of the magnetic poles. A pectoral decoction composed of barley, figs, liquor- ice-root, raisins and water, each in equal proportions. Dose ; One teaspoonful, four times a day, with a little cold water. FOR PILES. Figs One ounce. Senna One ounce. Chop them fine and mix them together. Eat a little of this mixture, three times a day, on an empty stomach. If this simple direction be followed faithfully, relief from this troublesome disease will be the result, as it is caused by inaction of the bowels. It is often necessary to use salt water injections. Three injections the first day, two the second, and one the third ; this will create regularity of the bowels. Piles is a disease about which a great deal can be said. It is a prevailing malady very little 124 Household Treasure ; or understood. The cause and commencement is the brain, and it must be cured through that organ, or not at all. Piles originate from mental rather than any other disturbance of the body. Anxiety, disappointment, excitement of the mind, all affect the body. Occupying the mind in read- ing papers, while engaged in the process of eva- cuation, is a habit injurious to the intestinal organs, also to the rectum, and is offensive and disgusting. Any mental occupation during the action of these organs is certain to stamp disease on the weakest part, and it should be observed that Piles are periodical in their appearance and disappearance. About the same time the patient had them last year they will return at the same season this year. By adhering to the laws of health the suffering can be warded off. Periodical attacks of diseases may all be pre- vented by timely care, which will assist the func- tions of the body to perform their duties. Some people suffer from Piles for years, using no remedy, being ignorant of causes and effects, and being possessed of that false modesty which destroys self-possession. Intelligence and refine- ment will not mask physical laws, but will throw a halo of light around the least of them. For Piles mental quietude is an all-healing balm. All the natural laws of the body must be obeyed. The patient must diet, so that the con- tents of the intestines may be discharged without straining. The utmost system and regularity is Medical Adviser. 125 necessary. If the vessels protrude they must be carefully pushed upward and time allowed for them to be adjusted, at least in some degree. The drug-stores are full of Pile medicines : but they are all humbugs. Self-reliant restorative is a force which cannot be defeated, and that must act on the functions of the body. A man was cured simply by carrying a horse- chestnut in his pocket for several years : when he threw the chestnut away the Piles came back. Another was entirely cured in the same man- ner. A horse-chestnut is recommended as a remedy, it having the properties which are heal- ing to hemorrhoids. I have found that if medi- cines must be used it is necessary to use only those which will assist in opening the passage, and that can be better accomplished by attention to proper diet, as above stated : in cases of ex- treme pain it may be necessary to use injections, with the simple remedies which you will find here, will assist nature in performing her work. Many persons have found relief in hip baths ; some should use them hot, others warm, and others cold, according to the constitution. It is necessary for all afflicted with Piles to use an ointment made by putting celendine leaves or root in olive oil, or fresh, unsalted butter ; set it on a hot stove and let it stand for several hours, then strain it, and when cold, apply it. It is an excellent ointment, and sometimes will cure with- 126 Household Treasure ; or^ out any other remedy, except the one all import- ant, the regulation of the abdominal forces. A simple regulator is the following: One tea- spoonful of sulpher mixed with a little milk, to be taken every evening or as often as necessary. Poultices are sometimes necessary when the case has been neglected until ulcers form, which are painful. A good poultice can be made of flaxseed or slippery elm bark (ground) and mix- ed with hot water, and applied warm. Diet must be adhered to in this disease. It must be hygiene ; no fine white wheat bread should be eaten, it is especially injurious. No tea ; milk and water, hot or cold ; coffee with cau- tion, not strong. If vegetable diet be used, such as the various kinds of peas and beans, it may not be necessary to take medicine to act on the bowels, as they are laxative. PROLAPSUS ANI. Peach leaves, used as a tea, is a useful remedy. INJECTIONS FOR WINDY TUMORS. Take the bruised seed of garden angelica, two ounces, steep with one pint of boiling water, add half pint of milk, one gill of molasses, one gill of olive oil, one teaspoonful of salt. Use twice a day. PILE SALVE. Collodion, five parts ; Turpentine, two parts ; Castor Oil, one part. Mix all together and use it two or three times a day. Medical Adviser. 127 BOWEL COMPLAINT, CHOLEEA MOEBUS, CHOLEBA, COLIC, &c. All diseases of the bowels, kidneys, and bladder should be treated with external applications, in order to assist nature to restore circulation. Diseases of the bowels are caused by exposure to cold or dampness in some way ; frequently from damp feet. In case of a chill, frequent droughts of hot water, with a few d:ops of tincture of capsicum, should be taken, and bottles of hot water applied to the feet. In case of severe pain, injections should be given of hot water, with a small piece of gum-opium dissolved in the water. Disease of the bowels is sometimes caused by constipation. Excessive constipation creates an irritation. In such a case a mild cathartic must be administered, and continued until an evac- uation is produced. We use small doses to prevent inflammation. If there be any soreness in any part of the abdomen, apply a poultice of slippery elm bark, and have it thick and warm, and repeated until the pain is wholly removed. It is a pernicious practice to treat any disease oi the bowels with Morphia. Morphia checks the circulation by stupefying nature, and undermines the action of the system, causes bloating, and great lassitude ; finally the whole body becomes in a degree paralyzed. 128 Household Treasure ; or I have cured looseness of the bowels, of from ten to fifteen years standing, by simply prescrib- ing the patients to chew spearmint every day until recovered. Such cases never are liable to a return of the disease. Other cases have been cured by the patients chewing two or three cloves a day ; but in such cases particular atten- tion should be paid to diet ; no animal food should be eaten. Simple remedies cure diseases The use of strong concentrated poisons destroy the delicate structure of the human body, which requires nothing more than proper attention to diet, air, water, and exercise. If you wish to live in health and happiness, imbibe not the habits and customs which now predominate. After using the remedies above named, if the pain be not removed, repeat them. Never cease until the sufferer is relieved. Many think one application of a remedy is suffi- cient — they do not like the trouble of renewing it. I have seen patients lying like dogs, waiting for nature to act unaided, which is like standing still and saying to a large stone, “ out of my way ; put your strength to it and it will go. The human system generally has become so deteriorated that it needs assistance to recuper- ate. All have lost sight of the laws of life and health, having been slaves to customs and fashion ; let us hope for knowledge and vitalization. Medical Adviser. 129 Cholera. — This dreaded disease has become better understood in all countries It is no longer looked upon as the wandering Jew, rushing from nation to nation, from town to town, devouring alike the high and the low. The philosophy of natural laws, and scientific development in the treatment of this disease, have dispelled much of the fear which existed formerly. As usual, on the first appearance of cholera, there are many remedies, which of course is right, for it is seldom that any two cases can be treated alike. Generally hot remedies are used, internally and externally ; but in some cases cold applications are better. In all cases rubbing very briskly, with salt water, either hot, cold, or tepid, as the case may require, should not be neglected. The constitution of the patient must decide the kind of treatment necessary. I knew a case of cholera where hot treatment was used, and it aggravated the pain ; the treat- ment was changed to cold, and the patient was relieved almost immediately. Another severe case was cured by taking a small teaspoonful of pepper-sauce, as prepared for table use, every half hour, and hot irons placed at the feet. A vapor bath is sometimes an immediate cure for cholera. If a vapor bath cannot be had, place the patient in front of a wood fire, and rub cne 130 Hotisehold Treasure ; or^ whole body briskly. The heat and electricity from the wood fire acts as a magnet on the sys- tem. The secret of self-healing is, to be your own doctor, and throw off any disease, before it gets hold of the system. “ An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.*' Many diseases are imaginary, and others are caused from an inordinate use of medicine. The excessive use of the nostrums which flood this country does much injury ; with the masses it has become a mania to take medicines. Young girls talk about ‘rif I should be sick/' just as if it were necessary to be sick. Now, I say to you, young girls and boys, you have no right to be sick. Eat, drink, sleep, and dress properly. Live on a hygiene diet, use exercise, air, and water ; and to young men 1 say avoid tobacco as you would the scorpion’s dart, and sickness will not find you, neither will decrepit old age. But in maturity and beauty You will ever abound ; Gray hairs, false teeth, and dim eyes Will not come around. Is Asiatic cholera in the air? No. Is the plague at the door? Yes, it is in every house. Why not scan the cause of evils ? Strichnia in hogs, moriam in cattle, epizoctic in horses, scap in sheep, pip in chickens, which are all scrofula. What becomes of all the consumptive, scrofu- Medical Adviser. 131 lous, gouty, measel3^ syphilitic animais? Who ate the first corpse'^ Man has made a graveyard of his body, for diseased animal flesh. Animals are not diseased in their natural state, nor within themselves, but their element is not in accordance, nor in harmony, with the human. It was brought into use with the many irreligious acts of the people called Jews, after many cen- turies of their unholy existence. MORPHINE. A case came under my observation in the fall of 1869 of treatment of morphine. A young man of steady habits and robust constitution, had slightly strained himself by lifting, and had taken cold, which settled in his side, causing pain. The family sent for a physician, who prescribed mor- phine, which was continued for two weeks. During the whole of this time, the patient had been in a state of delirium, except an occasional interval, when the effect of the morphine had abated. From a healthy condition, his entire nervous system was prostrated so that his recovery was doubtful ; he was unable to lift his hand. There had been no action of the bow^els, and the urinary organs were deadened. At this juncture of the case the physician prescribed liquor, as he said, for the purpose, of restoring strength, which pro- duced delirium tremens to that degree that it 132 Household Treasure ; or took two men to hold him in bed. At this stage of the disease another physician was called, who immediately stopped the liquor, and ordered nothing but quiet and nourishment ; this, with the untiring care of his friends, brought about a re- covery. This was a case that needed no physician : a hot bath, and rest, with proper diet, a mustard poultice, in case of pain, on the part affected, and quiet of two or three days, would have been sufficient for recuperation. Instead of that, he was two months out of business, and lost his situation. There are thousands of such cases transpiring continually; it is therefore of the utmost impor- tance for every one to provide himself with the means of self-treatment. By studying and under- standing one’s and the natural laws which govern the human body, we can learn how to avoid sickness, preserve the health and beauty, and long life is the result. HUMAN METE0E3. The human body has power to throw off dis- eases, under the same law that comets throw off meteors. When they are over-burdened with matter faster than it can be laid away, the electric force ignites and throws it off ; so with the human body, by keeping up the electric force, avoiding Med ical A dviser. 133 all unnatural elements and propensities, has power to throw off all diseases. Sir John Hiershell saw a stream 01 matter thrown out from a comet in 1802, which wholly separated from the comet. Thus diseases are thrown from the body, and separated from the body, which can also be seen under a proper scientific process. Meteors are composed of the same matter that comets are, and are subject to the same atmos- phere, and their evolutions are of the same nature. They are constantly forming and increasing, and when they become too much charged with elec- tricity they burst, losing the power to contain themselves, and burn, as the force of the electric explosion carries them through the air. MERCURY From the time of Parcellus until recently, with few exceptions, mercury has been considered effi- cacious in causing the bile to flow from the liver ; but common sense has at last predominated and proven that theory is sometimes a falsity. Scienti- fic investigation of learned professors, and a com- mittee of physicians, upon experimenting with mercury, have found that mercury had no chola- gogue action on the liver. The committee was composed of seven of the most competent men in Europe. They con- tinued their investigations for several years, and 134 Household Treasure ; or their report is that mercury has no action on the liver to increase the flow of bile. Therefore the committee denounced the use of mercury or calo- mel in all cases as a medicine, they being injuri- ous to the human system. This comprises the theory of the eminent Prussian physician C. J. Von Cort, M. D., who was for many years a prac- ticing physician in the city of New York, where he treated chronic liver diseases and other dis- eases, which were generally considered incurable, with success — he always denouncing the use of mercury or calomel. Through his untiring ex- ertions he succeeded in getting the blue pill treat- ment abolished in our army during the Southern Rebellion. Although this mercurial treatment has very much diminished, it is still used to a considerable extent, to the great suffering of those who are afflicted with its effect, by the loss of nearly all of the natural energies of the body. Many are, in consequence of its use, compelled to go on crutches for life, if they should not be so fortu- nate as to find some one able to restore them : the only remedy is to remove the mercury from the system. Most of the rheumatic suffering in this country is caused by the use of mercury. The report above referred to was given in 1869. It fell heavily on the medical faculty, for the use of mercury had been in vogue for almost centu- ries, opposing every reform which had from time to time been brought to bear against it. Medical Adviser, 135 Paracellus asserted that mercury acted on the liver ; and, without any experimental or scientific knowledge of its properties, it has been used by thousands, believing without proof that which tliey did not know. This is only illustrative of ‘‘ the blind leading the blind.'’ We hope soon to find this great evil thrown aside among the things that were. To restore the system from the effects of mer- cury requires very diligent and scientific treat- ment. A vapor bath twice a week, and after each bath the patient should be rubbed over the whole body with flax-seed oil, and the whole body kept in a natural heat — ^using only the blood vitalizer as a medicine. HERBS FOR PURIFYING THE BLOOD. Wild cherry bark, bruised One ounce. Sweet Fern Two ounces. Burdock root Two ounces. Yellow Dock root Two ounces. Senna Two ounces. Juniper berries Two ounces. Sarsaparilla Two ounces. Divide in fourteen parts. Steep each day one part in one pint of water ; when cold, strain and drink it through the day. 136 Household Treasure ; or^ ST. VITUS^ DANCE. This disease is characterized by a convulsive action of the muscles, sometimes it is confined to particular parts of the body, and sometimes the whole body is affected. Young persons of both sexes, and those whose health is somewhat im- paired, are liable to it. It usually makes its attack at the age of ten years, and if they do not try recuperative cure, it will probably follow the patients through life, and finally lead to paralysis* The disease arises from various causes. I know a family where this disease is hereditary ; all the children are more or less afflicted with a spas- modic affection of the nerves. There are many cases in this country among young boys and girls, where the disease is caused by unnatural excess, which they have brought upon themselves through ignorance of nature’s laws, and the neglect in instructing children in regard to the laws of health. Hoping the children of future generations may be more carefully taught, I will now give the re- medy which I have seen used more than twenty years, and which has never failed ; but in order to remove a disease which penetrates the whole body, requires time and perseverance, and a de- termination to succeed. This simple and healing remedy is a decoction of the herb (Suctellaria Luteriflora) or Sculcap. Steep every morning, Medical A dviser. 1 3 7 so that you have half a pint, and drink this throudh the day. Continue until well, SMAETWEED FOE EEYSIPBLAS. Take dry smartweed and moisten with vvater, apply it to the part affected. If the herb can be obtained green it is preferable. This will remove the evil ; as an antidote for the poison contained in the surface, a tea drank of this herb will assist in removing the disease from the interior of the body. Erysipelas is caused by injudicious living, which creates a putrefaction of the blood. No person would have this disease if he took suffici- ent out-door exercise and used a natural and proper diet, and also took a sponge-bath every morning and evening in order to keep the pores of the skin free, so that nature can throw off the impure matter which accumulates. This disease is often caused by medicine which has been pre- viously taken, and may have been gathering in the system for years ; which only goes to prove that nature has but little strength left when the disease appears upon the surface. There is no permanent cure for this disease ex- cept the Blood Purifier,” the prescription of which is in this book. It must be taken for two or three months, so as to move the bowels once or twice in twenty-four hours. This medicine is also a vitalizer for the whole body, and food for the blood. 138 Household Treasure ; or LOCE-JAW. To treat Lock-Jaw, the first thing necessary is to make an incision in the wound and cut cross- wise into the disaffected flesh and apply salt or capsicum tincture in a small quantity to promote a reaction in the wound, which will draw the ef- fect from the jaw. Apply clear mustard, mixed with hot vinegar, to the palms of the hands and on the soles of the feet, and the magnetic battery to the jaw and down the nerves of the neck, each side. Administer a teaspoonful of tincture of cap- sicum, distilled with a few teaspoonfuls of sculcap tea, or water, if the tea be not prepared. Use no chloroform, as that stupefies the natural forces and deters recovery. The wound should be thor- oughly cleansed every day in order that no pus can accumulate in it. The bowels should be kept active ; if necessary, use injections of hot water freely. dysenteey. When there is costiveness before the com- mencement of Dysentery, take castor oil at first, then apply a hot flax-seed poultice over the bow- els, and when it is removed, lay a hop-bag across the same, hot, but dry. After the oil has opera- ted, take an emulsion of almond oil, the white of an egg, and white sugar, equal parts, rubbed well together in a mortar, then add ten drops tincture of opi, croeati. Medical Adviser. 139 Dose — One teaspoonful every hour. The following is a good, safe and mild prescrip- tion for Dysentery : I ake ten grains of gum opium, and make it soft with gumarabic water, then mix in the opium, pulverized ginger, with one grain of powdered capsicum ; mix all together in a pill mass, and di- vide it into ten pills. Dose — Take one pill after each passage until three have been taken, then stop for a day, and if the disease is not removed take them again. POE DIAEEHOBA. Take equal parts of tincture of laudanum, cay- enne pepper, tincture of rheubarb, essence of pep- per mint, and spirits of camphor ; mix them in one bott le. Dose — From five to thirty drops, to be repeated every ten or twenty minutes, according to cir- cumstances. No person would ever have Diarrhoea if he would live according to the natural and divine laws of life. Eat, drink and sleep as a human be- ing should, and disease would be unknown. A small piece of chalk, mixed in oatmeal gruel, will sometimes remove Diarrhoea. The same can be used for children in their food. 140 Household Treasure ; or^ ACCIDENTAL P0IS0NIN&. If a person swallows poison of any kind, or overloads the stomach so as to create pain or con- vulsions, an immediate remedy is necessary. A very simple and easily procured antidote is, to mix a heaping teaspoonful ot salt, and as much ground mustard, in a cup of warm or cold water, and drink it. This causes immediate vomiting, which relieves the stomach of its poisonous con- tents. As the stomach becomes quiet, take the white of an egg or a cup of strong coffee. The above is a safe and successful prescription, and always available. BLEEDING OP THE NOSE. To stop bleeding of the nose, bathe the back of the neck in cold water, and press downward on each side of the throat on the large blood vessels, in order to throw the blood downward ; then fold a small piece of white muslin in a roll and press it above the front teeth under the upper lip — thus checking the blood through the arteries leading to the nose. In some cases it is advantageous to immerse the feet in hot mustard-water, in order to draw the blood from the head. Medical Adviser. 141 Petrification. If it be desirable to petrify a body, place it in an atmosphere of alkali, and it will become hard like stone. Apply a thin coating of wax to the face and exclude the air from the coffin, and fill it with plaster of Paris. To Destroy Bugs. Bugs cannot stay nor exist in hot salt and water, nor in hot alum-water ; but all such pre- ventives, to be effectual, must be thoroughly used. After a thorough application of either of the above liquids, put a little blue salve around the joints and in the crevices of the bedstead, and the eradication will be entire^ To Destroy Boaches. The Knoxville says : “ This vermin is easily de- stroyed, by cutting up green cucumbers at night and placing them about where the roaches are.” The pealings will answer the same purpose. Re- move the pearings in the morning and renew them at night. Stammering, The only way to cure stammering is by vigilant care. If the person addicted to this habit will stop and let the nerves settle whenever the stam- mering begins, then quietly commence to speak 142 Household Treasure ; or, again, he will, in time, with patience and perse- verance, overcome this distressing defect. Lettuce, Lettuce is a healthy, nutritious vegetable, eaten in season. It comes at a time when the body needs that kind of food. Made into a salad it combines the elements necessary to assist in cleansing the system. The opiate, the acetic acid (contained in the vinegar), is useful in cleans- ing the membranes, and the sedative properties allay irritation and prevent the bad effect arising from animal flesh, which evil and sin hasi hroiight into use. LEPROSY. The civil Surgeon of Remdwa reports a wretched case which came to him from Bombay, in great distress, saying that his friends had ex- cluded him from their presence, and he was obliged to live alone in a hut. He was at this time mottled with rose-color. The doctor had him at once washed with soap and warm water, and the patient soon showed signs of improve- ment. He was then annointed with carbolic acid and oil, with such good effect, that the next day he wrote to his wife to expect him home in a week. In short, this treatment proved a complete cure. Medical Adviser 143 To Eemove Musquito Bites. Apply glycerine. It will generally remove the irritation and swelling at once. Marble Cleaning. Mix a teaspoonful of salts of tartar to half a gallon of water ; rub it first with a cloth wet in solution, and afterwards rub with a dry cloth. / TO CUEE THE DISEASE OP SMOKINCl. Take a handful of Ipecac, a handful of elecam- pane, a small part of blood-root, a small part of myhr, put them all in gm, add a teacupful of loaf sugar. DoscTr-One tablespoonful one hour before and after ea grave-yards, where the infant and youth are prominent. There is no limit to human life, except it be curtailed by evil habits and inordi- nate living. The sixth commandment is simply — “ Thou shalt not kill.” It forbids suicide as well as mur- i 62 Household Treasure ; or der ; that which is involuntary is no less murder. Thus by imbibing in the body that which de- stroys, is sin. The soul, spirit and body, are combined ; no one of these can be pure without the other ; there cannot be a sound mind except it be in a sound body. Therefore when thf' body is suffering under the conditions leading down- wards, to a mental iinbecilitj', it is traceable to the vulgar use of narcotics, not only to the street inebriates, but the women who have become monomaniacs in taking medicines. Look at the children who are imbecile and idiotic from the narcoticized bodies of their parents, and the crav- ing for the one deadly enemy, tobacco, from which they are suffering intense agony, and which exerts a demoralized influence on their natures. All may be assured that only in well- regulated, healthy bodies, are to be found clear thought, right affections towards, all men, and without this there can be no right conception of a God. To Bemovo Sickness of the Stomach. In this condition of the body there are many causes, and the remedies are numerous also. In all cases there is a coldness in the stomach, which tends to retard the circulation, and thus create a nausea. We may attribute sickness of the stomach, in most cases, to unnatural and inordinate food, which causes obstructed digestion. It may not. Medical Adviser. 163 and it may be a natural result, or it may be the result of long-continued, improper diet, which has deranged the circulating medium of the body : thus the natural consequence is evil. Take half a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda in half of a glass of water, and drink of it every ten minutes, one or two swallows, and put a hot brick to the feet, and see that the feet are warm. Make a poultice of Indian meal, mixed with hot vinegar, and apply to the pit of the stomach. If the sickness is caused from over-eating im- proper food, it is the quickest relief to take a drink of warm salt water, or a little lobelia tea, and thus throw the foul matter out of the stomach. People should never eat rich food when fatigued, which often causes sickness of the stomach ; a clove or a pepper corn will sometimes relieve the sickness, simple and wise. TAPE-WOEM EXTINGUISHER. Take one quart of pumpkin seeds, peel them, and steep all day. At first the patient must not eat or drink pre- vious to taking the medicine for at least twenty- four hours, and as much longer as possible. Then drink at intervals, commencing in the morning, freely, follow with salts every two hours, until two ounces are taken, or more, so as to keep the worm down, that it cannot come up again. Be 164 Household Treasure ; or^ sure to starve the worm before taking the tea. By adhering to these rules, you will be sure to free yourself from this troublesome enemy. The great failure to success always lies in the neglect of adhering strictly to the conditions re- quired. The seeming small points which many think is not necessary, is frequently the most essential. As some of our ancients said to the Great Healer: Why not bathe in this water? It is more convenient.” But the laws of natural right must control in their elements. KIDNEYS AND BLADDER. Use uva ursi as a tea, to be drank daily until well. The sweet fern, used as a drink, is also an excellent remedy for kidneys and bladder. It is cleansing and purifying to the blood ; the de- coction of the root being the most effectual. This herb is said to be effectual in expelling worms, both large and small. Kidney Prescription. Syrup Ipecac One ounce. Syrup Senica..., One ounce. Paregoric One ounce. Am, Mur, dep Two drams. Extract Hyorgamus. — .One ounce. Tincture Sanguinariae One ounce. Dose — One tablespoonful three times a day, C, J, Von Cort, M,D. Medical Adviser. 165 For Fain and Strictures in the Bladder. Pulv. Quasia One dram. Carbonate of Soda One dram. Tinct. Opium Half ounce. Water Five ounces. Morning and evening one tablespoonful to be taken. In cases of severe attacks of the urinary organs, which are often intense, almost immediate relief may be given by using injections of hot water. Repeat, if necessary, and apply hop poultice across the region of those organs. A tea of the German cammomiie flowers, or of spearmint, should be freely drank, hot. The wintergreen is a singularly good herb to promote the natural action of the kidneys and bladder, and especially to heal any putrefaction of those organs, and to disperse the slime which often accumulates when they are not in a healthy condition. Incontinence of Urine. Take from the hazel-nut the inner skin from the ? meat ; make a decoction by steeping in hot water, and drink at intervals through the day. This strengthens the urinary organs, so that a cure is speedily effected. OINTMENT FOB OLD SOBES, This discovery is said to rank high in surgical science, headed by Drs. Demoux and Come. It i66 Household Treasure ; or consists in the application of a compound, which absorbs pus and destroys A's fetid smell ; dis- pensing also with the necessity of applying lint. The Prescription . — Take one hundred parts of plaster of Paris, finely powdered ; of coal-tar from one to three parts. Mix in a mortar ; add a suf- ficient quantity of olive oil to reduce the mixture to the consistency of ointment. Preserve for use in a close vessel. This mixture is of a dark brown color, and has a bitter, noxious smell. The oil binds the powder without dissolving it, so that the compound re- tains its absorbing qualities when placed in con- tact with a suppurating sore, and it never dries so as to become disagreeable to the patient. The application may be immediate or intermediate, according to circumstances, TOOTHACHE CUEE. Alcohol .... One ounce. Laudanum Half an ounce. Chloroform Liquid Three-eighths of an oz. Gum Camphor Half an ounce. Oil of Cloves. Half a dram. Sulphuric Ether Three-fourths of an oz. Oil of Lavender One dram. Apply to the tooth with lint. TO EEMOVE CONSTIPATION. If you wish to live with a clear brain and a ne\/ idea, then be sure to keep the bowels free^ that no obstruction retard the way of the electric force Medical Adviser. 167 in its sway. If there is constipation of the bowels, just take a little cathartic, for propaga- tion. The liver pills is quite efficient. A little magnesia is not deficient. But in all cases, you will find the oatmeal stirabout very fine, which will truly remove the stubble, and relieve your body from the trouble. DROPSY OF THE PIRICARDOT. Tinct. Cinchonia Comp Four parts. Tinct. Digitalis One part. Three times a day one teaspoonful to be taken • and every evening one Mandrake pill, of medium size. GLANDS SWELLING. Lightly drawing the fingers over the swelling, two or three times in twenty-four hours, will remove the swelling in most cases. A DISINFECTANT. A solution of permanate of potassia is one of the most efficient and elegant of all disinfectants. Twenty -five grains to two quarts of water, ex- posed in an ordinary room, quickly removes any unpleasant smell ; a tablespoonful in a small dish of water is sufficient. When the pink color dis- appears, more may be added. This is used to remove the smell of bilge- water and bad odors from sinks. No sick-room should be without this invaluable remedy. i68 Household Treasme ; or In very many instances where it is necessary to steam rooms or houses, where there are con- tagious diseases, there is no better remedy than weak vinegar. It should be used two or three times per day. This remedy was used in Washington during the rebellion in sixty-two, when small-pox was raging. It was introduced by C. J. Von Cort, M. D. It put a check on the disease wherever it was used. It is a vitalizer, preventer and re- storer. In using this, you can pour a little on a hot Iron, so that the steam will fill the room; then put the windows down a little at the top, so that the foul air can escape. Bemovo the Cause and Disease Disappears, The great Small-Pox cure and preventive, used extensively in the British army, in Canada, as I have been informed, is of the Poppy tribe, known as Indian Cup. I have heard the Indians call it Eve's cup, or Adames cup ; as there are tw’^o species — male and female — (saracepia purpuria). A decoction of this plant, being drank freely, will cure this alarming disease m a short time, how- ever alarming the eruptions or frightful they may be. The action of the medicine is such, that there is seldom a scar left. If vacine or virus matter is washed with the liquid, they are de- prived of their contagious properties. It is not an unpleasant drink, and can be used as coffee. Medical Adviser, 169 This remedy cleanses and purifies the blood, which is the only process of cure ; remove the cause, and the disease will disappear. When will superstition cease, and people in- form themselves how to live, and learn nature's laws, with self-reliance, instead oi falling back on gross ignorance in the treatment of the human system ? The existing regulations are deficient in the medical world, which has sunk, and is fast sink- ing, and the physical condition of this nation with it. What is Small-Pox but a surface disease, and an effort of nature to throw off the poison which has accumulated in the system? The contagion theory, that all are liable to im- bibe the disease, is on the same plane as hydro- phobia — they draw the disease by expecting it. The condition of the physical system promotes disease ; the food, impure air, and manner of liv- ing, fully decide this question. Some physicians watch for an opportunity to circulate a report of this kind, in order to make business. I could name such, who have brought great trouble on people by this inhuman act. To vaccinate often is very injurious and dan- gerous, and it often creates a disease that proves fatal. Common sense must tell us, that to insert putrid matter into the flesh and blood of a body, must prove injurious. No person should be vac- cinated but once, if the vacine takes effect. Eat 170 Household Treasure ; or not scrofulous flesh, and your system will not be full of putrid matter. I have known persons to have an alarming sur- face disease, caused from the use of French can- dies. Also a young woman poisoned herself, so that she lost her life, by eating the same. When will wisdom overbalance custom ? Then and Now. Have we to say that women of the nineteenth century, who aspire to their natural element of propogating right in courts of law, and the still more responsible duty of taking upon themselves the medical and surgical sciences, when even earlier than the mediaeval ages, and before the tenth century, women were physicians and sur- geons. Medical receipts in all the middle ages, written by women, are still preserved ; for women in those days learned to read and write, not men. Now, however, in the nineteenth century, it re- mains for big boys to insult their sister medical students, while in pursuit of knowledge for use- fulness. Wash for Salt-rheum or Surface Diseases. Take two tablespoonfuls of common salt; twenty grains of gum opium; soft water, one quart; mix well together, and wash, two or three times a day, as the case requires. Medical Adviser. 171 Also — Take two teaspoonfuls of sal. soda in two quarts of water, warm or cold, as the constitution requires, and sponge the body morning and even- ing. This wash, with a little alum in it. will destroy the poison of virulent sores, and cause them to heal rapidly. After using the wash, anoint the surface with flaxseed oil, and use a linen garment instead of cotton or wool, as cotton and wool are injurious in surface diseases. Cowslips. A DECOCTION or an ointment of the flowers and leaves of the cowslip, used at night as a wash, saith the old English physician, takes away spots and wrinkles of the skin, sunburn, and freckles, and adds great beauty. This the young ladies and gents would like to know. Goat. The fresh roots of comfrey, beaten fine and spread on leather, and laid on the affected parts, will relieve the pain and remove the disease. This has been proven by experience, an invaluable remedy. For indigestion. Syrup rhei aromat, one ounce ; paregoric, half ounce ; bicarbonate of soda, two drachms. Dose, one teaspoonful every two hours. 172 Household Treasure ; or^ Hair Invigorator. A FIRST-RATE hair restorer, and one said to restore grey hair to its original color, is made by taking one part of bay rum, three parts olive oil, and one part brandy ; all must be of the best quality, and well shaken together before using. The change in the color will be gradual. It may be one or two months before a decided change takes place. Apply the restorative every morn- ing, and brush the head welL Hair Dye. Canthorides, a half ounce ; oil of castor, three ounces ; Brandy, five ounces. Saturate the hair well every morning. Hair Curling Wash. Borax, two ounces ; gum arabic, one drachm ; hot water (not boiling) one quart; stir it together, and when the ingredients are dissolved, add three tablespoonfuls of strong spirits of camphor. At night wet the hair in this solution, and roll it up in papers. A decoction of sage will restore the hair, and cause it to grow naturally. Brush the head well with a good brush every morning, applying a strong decoction of sage. To restore the hair on bald heads, use the oil of burdock root. Medical Adviser. m FEVERS. In all fevers the perspiration pores must be kept open ; that is a safety-valve. The people have been taught from theory that they must have a course of fever, which theory is a falsity, it being wholly unnecessary ; and it is a crime to throw such a physiological influence upon the human family— who are ignorant in the physio- logical laws — for the purpose of money making. It is well to make an honest living, but through crime at the expense of a suffering victim, comes poverty. I met, a short time since, a gentleman who is now in California, who commenced studying medicine under a prominent physician in New York, and advanced so far that he could have graduated ; but on seeing the theory and policy of practitioners, he decided to quit the business. He said one day to the old doctor, Why don’t you treat other people as you treat your own family ? ” His own family he immediately cured, and others he did not cure. He said this is my family, the others is business. We have at our feet almost innumerable reme- dies, which the earth produces, and which will permanently remove all kinds of fevers from the human system ; and that which will not create other diseases, as at present ; such as rheumatism in various forms ; neuralgia in various forms ; catarrh ; deafness ; loss of sight ; contraction of the 174 Household Treasure ; or^ nerves and muscles in various parts of the body ; diseases of the stomach and digestive organs; cold extremities ; liver torpid ; heart and lung disease ; finally, death ensues, after a miserable existence, it may be for years. These conditions are caused from the present mode of treating the human system. I say sickness is not necessary ; disease is contrary to the natural laws of life. All things were produced from a combination of matter and air ; in its natural development per- fect. The desire to gain, to overbalance, to rule, to crush the masses, has produced the misery now existing, and these evils have crept into the conditions from these selfish motives. We must have a panacea. Daughters of the earth, awake ! You are th» pioneers of life. Man has been led into degradation by the folly of your sex, and it is for you to lead them out. There is no possibility of restoring a patient except to re- move the cause, and that cannot be done with such medicine as quinine, strichnine, arsnic, nux vomica, etc. ; that which concentrates the disease and concentrates the medicine also. The water-treatment has been tested in one of the largest fever hospitals in Europe to be the only reliable remedy. Where all kinds of fevers are treated, the water is used, hot, cold, or tepid, as the case requires. The vapor baths are a reliable remedy. Continue with them every day until a natural perspiration is produced. Medical Adviser, 175 A tea of the German cammomile flowers, with a little lemon-juice in it, is very beneficial; to be taken every evening. For a drink, take a tablespoonful of oat-meal in a tumbler of water ; let it settle, and drink when thirsty ; and for a change, take one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one of white sugar ; mix in a tumbler of cold water; this is an excellent drink for fever. CHILLS AND FEVER. This disease is in every one’s mouth ; it has become a mania, until every little change of sen- sation in the system is attended with almost a deathly fear of chills and fever. The greatest cause of the reappearance of this deplorable dis- ease is lormer treatment. The remedies used to check the disease does not cure it, but promotes its reappearance. Every one can cure themselves, and need no physician. Those who have not the convenience for baths can use the sponge bath, in a hot room. Take every morning a handful of the heib called feverfew, and steep it in one pint of boiling water down to a half pint ; then, when it is cool, strain it and drink it through the day, and take a cup of lernonade on going to bed. Apply to the soles of the feet a poultice of com- mon salt, mixed with hot vinegar, and a pad on the pit of the stomach, made of dry salt, or a plaster of Burgundy pitch. 1/6 Household Treasure ; or, Avoid all animal food and pastries. No tea should be used — coffee not strong. In the spring, when winter is departing, with its many restrictions, we find the system in a feverish condition — more so now, than in our grand-parent's time, when stoves, registers, and gas was not so freely used. By living in an excessively dry and heated atmosphere through the winter, and our food not so moist and watery as it is in summer, people do not drink so much water, therefore it is evident that the blood thickens, and thus becomes more torpid in its action, producing a languid sensation and a fever- ish condition of the system, which is actually spring fever, as it was formerly called. This must be removed in order to prevent a more permanent disease, which is easily done by taking two or three vapor baths, one each week, and adhering to a hygiene diet. As all persons cannot be treated the same, and what will cure one will not always cure another, I will give a few remedies which will cure and not kill. In all feverish conditions of the system, a foot-bath on going to bed is beneficial, and easily procured. Mustard seed put into a bottle of cider, and a wineglassful taken morning and evening, is said to cure. Take barberry-bark tea and continue until well, and the disease will not return. The following is considered an unfailing cure: Medical Adviser. 177 Just before the chill comes on have a pot of very strong hot coffee made, and when the first chill is felt, pour out about a pint and squeeze the juice of two lemons in it, and sweeten it to please the taste ; drink it all and go to bed, cover up warm. If the first test is not successful, repeat the same the next evening, until the third, which will cure. In all cases of fevers and headaches, apply drafts to the soles of the feet, take two tablespoonfuls of salt, one teaspoonful of mustard ; mix with hot vinegar, apply hot; when it is dry renew the application. This will cure, if continued. Boxwood leaves made in a strong decoction and drank, will cure. Wormwood will also cure, on the same condi- tions. Feverfew when green, bruised with a little salt, and applied to the wrists and soles of the feet, will cure ague and fever ; use this every day till well. Cinquefoil, or Five-Fingered Gras.^ This herb will cure the fever and ague in all of its stages, as it has proved to the admiration of many. Give two grains of the pulverized herb in Rhine wine, or white wine vinegar. You will effect a cure in three or four days. 178 Household Treasure ; or Cholera Is as epidemic as putrid fevers, and should be treated similar. It is a stoppage in the circula- tion, and to use baths to create an action and per- spiration, is the point to be pursued. Patience and perseverance is the great healer. If you wish to live long and well, keep the feet warm and head cool, and you will not be ac- counted a fool. INFLAMMATION OP THE LUNGS. Some physicians say that inflammation of the lungs cannot be immediately removed. This is a mistake ; it can be removed in twenty-four hours, properly treated. Inflammation from a sore finger, the eye, or the most delicate organ, can be re- moved in a few hours, by external applications. Simple though they be, They will thy body free From the firey element, And the heated temperament. With the poultice let it be. And a cooling drink you’ll find, Cream of Tartar ever kind ; With a little of the sweet From the cane you’ll find it meat. For hemorrhage of the lungs or stomach, which sometimes occur, a never failing remedy is found in the licopus virginieus, or water hoar- Medical A dviser 179 hound (bugleweed). This is to be used as a tea, and continued until well and strong. Breathe long and easily, filling the lungs cautiously every day. There are thousands of people who create lung disease from their own willfulness and ignorance, from the effects of a pressure on the lungs through the habit of sitting, standing and walking with the shoulders drawn forward and stooping ; this prevents the lungs from filling with air naturally, as it otherwise would. Stand erect ; throw your shoulders back, if you wish to be always young, and never grow old. CONSUMPTION, I AM often asked, Can consumption be cured ? I answer, “ It can be by proper adherence to the recuperation of the lungs.'’ There is little to say on this subject, as the less medicine taken, the better chance of recovery. Pure air, water, and careful inflation of the lungs must do the work. Simple syrup of ipecac diluted with water, about a teaspoonful in a wine-glass of water, and take a teaspoonful of the mixture two or three times a day, is all the medicine necessary as a rule. No tea should be drank, as that creates a feverish excitement injurious to the patient. Bathe the body with water, with ground flax- seed in it, lepic or cold, as the constitution re- quires. Apply a mustard poultice on the back, i8o Household Treasure ; or^ between the shoulders, once a week. When that is taken off, apply a thick pad, in order to keep up a perspiration between the shoulders, which will relieve the lungs. Walk in the open air every day as much as possible, taking care to keep erect, throw the shoulders back, and breathe long. It is beneficial to inhale the atmosphere of the stable where horses and cows are kept. I was called to see a patient, whose family had been collected around to see her breathe her last. I said to her, “ You will recover T The physician had given lier up. I forbade tea and coffee, and ordered sage tea, drank with milk and sugar, to make it nourishing, and syrup of ipecac diluted with water, one part ipecac, and four parts water, to be taken, a teaspoonful three or four times a da)^ ; plain food, and that which would give strength. She rapidly recovered, and has since been a healthy woman. 1 know two persons who cured themselves with no other remedy except dandelion tea, and they had been pronounced incurable. I think they said that it was two years before they were well. Patience and perseverance will remove moun- tains. The laws of self-preservation in restoring the functions of the body must be more fully devel- oped, before we can have a healthy race of hu- Medical Adviser. i8i man beings. Also, another simple remedy, which will relieve and cure consumptive tenden- cies : Syrup of Tolu.^ three ounces ; Olive Oil, two ounces ; Elixir Paregoric, one ounce. Ev- ery two or three hours, one teaspoonful. Gargles for the Throat. Mix four tablespoonfuls of brewer’s yeast and one teaspoon ful of honey ; ii too thick, add a little warm water. Gargle the throat every hour. The following gargle, and to swallow, for viru- lent throat diseases, I have used more than twenty years, and it never failed to cure : Take a handful of sage and a grated carrot, and pour on these one pint of water and vinegar, equal harts, boiling hot. Let the mixture steep two hours, then strain it and add honey or simple syrup, so as to make it pleasant to the taste. Use this as a gargle, and swallow of the same. If the soreness be down in the chest, instead ol gargling, take one teaspoonful every one or two hours until well. For an adult add in the mixture a few drops of the tincture of capsicum. Another gargle which Dr. Von Cort used to re- store the vocal organs, is the following : Tincture of capsicum, five or six drops ; water, five ounces ; syrup of sarsaparilla, one ounce. Gargle the throat three or four times a day. Mr. William B. Bradbury lost his voice many years before he left this life, and entirely recov- ered it by using this gargle. Salt and water is a very good gargle. Household Treasure ; or^ 182 Dr. Von Cort’s Cough Powder. Skunk cabbages (or ictodes foteda). It flowers in the spring. This is a perenial plant, growing in boggy swamps. The root has antispasmodic properties, and is very useful in chronic colds, coughs and asthama, and is to be used as a powder. Take skunk cabbage root, comfrey root and white sugar, and mix all together, in each powder half dram ; to be taken in a little water three times a day, or morning and evening. The water cure is far preferable to any other treatment ; but in families we cannot recommend it, as it is difficult to make people understand how to make the applications, in order to be suc- cessful. We often cure a bronchial affection in twenty-four hours, by applying a wet towel to the affected parts. Wet the towel in cold or tepid water, wring it, and lay it on ; then take a larger dry one, and lay it over the wet one, and be sure to bring the dry one close over the wet one on each edge. Fleur Albus. Tincture rhatany and quassia, two ounces each. Dose, one teaspoonful three times a day. Use salt-water hip baths, and white-oak-bark hip baths ; steep the white-oak bark in the water which you use for baths. Medical Adviser 183 Take the composition tincture cinchonia, one ounce ; tincture ferri pomata, one ounce. A half teaspoonful in a tablespoonful of sugar-water; take this medicine three times a day, one hour after each meal. For chronic discharge take tincture ferri, two ounces ; tincture aloe, one ounce. Dose, twenty drops, three times a day. Use a decoction of white-oak bark as a wash, two or three times a day, and also use it as an injection with a womb syringe. Claret wine is superior used as an injection. The following prescription is an excellent remedy : German camrnomille flowers, two drams ; aurant, two drams; rose flowers, one dram ; cara- way seed, one dram ; distill in one quart of muscat wine. Dose, a wineglassful three times a day. THEOAT, CHEST, AND LUNGS. Chlorate of potasse may be used in ulcerations or inflammatory cases. In Diptheria it is used for the lesion in the throat. Give to any adult one teaspoonful every hour, for twenty-four hours, and a change for the better will soon be manifest. 1 hvove cured hemorrhage of the lungs with the following remedy, and used it constantly for throat diseases with complete success : Syrup of Ipecac One ounce. Water Four ounces, mixed together. 184 Household Treasure ; or^ Sometimes I use one teaspoonful of Sweet Spirits of Nitre in the same. Dose ; One teaspoonful four or five times a day. WOMB DISEASES. The treatment of diseases of the Womb, and the uterine organs, as practiced, is pernicious in the extreme ; it creates diseases and weaknesses innu- merable. No woman who goes through the or- deal of an examination every day, or three times a week, can ever recuperate and become healthy. Each examination increases the disease. Among the many thousands who have been treated in the Woman's Hospital, I have never found one cured ; but on the contrary, the treatment has been the cause of premature disease and death. Let all women understand that those organs require rest and cleansing. A wash of a decoc- tion of claret wine, white oak bark, or of camo- mile flowers is good, and it may be necessary to use injections of the same. In case of ulcers, poultices are beneficial. Any physician who un- derstands the nature of such sores can comprehend their condition by the applications ; and any wo- man can treat herself better than any one else can treat her. In the first place, rest for those organs from the degrading effects of excessive sexual in- tercourse is a panacea necessary to restoration. The whole body is in sympathy with the womb, and is more or less affected ; therefore careful at- Medical Adviser. I8S tention to the health of the entire physique is in- dispensable to comfort and cheer. The human system is a delicate structure, and cannot resist the force of the powerful chemical applications which are continually used ; thus human nature must fall under this mistaken treatment Spearmint, used as a tea, is an excellent puri- fier for cleansing internal ulcers and old sores. To assist the nervous ligaments, take dry egg- shells, pulverize them, and use one teaspoonful, mixed in a little sweet water, one hour before each meal. For cancerous affection in the uterus, use in- jections of extract of stramonium, one ounce, dis- solved in one quart of cold water ; use this three or four times a day. In case of pain, put in twenty-five drops of McMunn's elixir of opium. I often hear women deploring their conditions of suffering in bearing children. Allow me to say, that they have brought these conditions upon themselves— there is no fault in the physiological laws — woman is physically developed for all the changes necessary in nature. If women grew up naturally ; ate, drank, and dressed, in accordance with the science of nature’s laws, and never sacri- ficed the body on the altar of lust, vanity, or un- holy desires, the law of the Lord would be per- fected. It is a false and fabulous imagination that the curse, ‘‘ In sorrow thou shalt bring forth chil- dren,” was ever pronounced upon woman ; that is a heathenish idea, founded by man as a prophe- 1 86 Household Treasure ; or, sy, at a late date after the world’s history, not from the Lord, but from the man who wrote it ; for woman came into existence from matter and air, under the same natural laws of production as the trees, flowers and all things else — and all seemed to have been perfect. If woman had been produced in the condition that she now is, she would have been far from perfect ; for her to have been created in pain and agony, would have been a poor specimen of a work of an All-wise power. The story of Adam is a theory of the ancient priest, and serves the clergy well to-day ; and, ac- cording to technical facts, Eve committed no sin, as she was under no law of divine origin. The same prophet predicted the end of women, as he saw in the last days that we to-day would ride in chariots of fire and horses with hoofs of iron, ploughing the earth with their speed, and man shall become sick with the lust of the earth, and woman, in her weakness, shall bring forth children, and as she is suffering the great red- dragon, the man of lust, stands waiting to devour her (to use her), and finally the great power which still exists will enable her to escape, while he, the man, throws his execrations after her.” The world stands on the limits of the few who have the seal of the good on their forehead. I have beheld women who knew no pain in bearing children, because they were natural, and lived in accordance with natural and spiritual lives. Life is constituted to exist without pain, as the Medical Adviser. 187 spiritual forces are in harmony with the natural element ; and so long as contaminating elements are not brought to bear against this harmony, there can be no pain. The beautiful structure of the image of a Deity would not be made a drug- gist's receptacle, and every toilet-table a drug- gist’s show-case or advertisement. Exercise is efficacious in keeping the vitalizer at work. All parts of the body are intended for use, and exercise is one of the great promoters of health — for it is a law of nature, cultivation of nature's laws produces progression, which leads to a higher state. Exercise is a virtue— rightly conducted — dancing is merely stepping to the time of music. When any exercise is carried to excess it is out of its sphere. The night is for rest, and to deprive nature of sleep, destroys the natural functions of the body. To be able to rise with the glorious orb of day, when it makes its appearance in the heavens, is a vitalizer, a health- restorer, and the great monitor within, the divine instructor, throws around the body a physical re- pose, the spirit worshipping through the life- nerves creates the tissues through which strength comes. The tissues are restored from the invisi- ble life of the nervous system ; but there is a hid-, den principle within the nerves, a magnetic force, which concentrates in the fine electricity, some- thing within the human being, known only to the former, wliich principle makes one feel the im- mensity of our existence. i88 Household Treasure ; or These curative properties come by adhering to the physical laws of a perfect life. SLEEPING TOGETHER. All human beings have their various develop- ments and particular organization. The natural elements of each individual being especially adapt- ed to himself, or herself, as the constitution, tem- perament and nerve forces act, according to the physical laws under which they are organized. The most important to be considered is, the heal- thy or unhealthy state of the organic matter which composes the human system, and to this we would draw the reader’s attention. We find the present demoralized condition of the human family, owing greatly to the blending of various temperaments, constitutionally at vari- ance with each other. The habit of two persons sleeping in the same bed is productive of depravity, in which all man- ner of diseases are transmitted to each other, and also often creates a nervous derangement, some- times producing partial insanity. We often see people marry, when one of the parties is consumptive and the other perfectly healthy. It sometimes happens that the healthy one will contract the disease and pass away first, the Other soon following. Both must die, as a general thing, and from the evil effects of sleep- ing together — there is no remedy. The same re- Medical Adviser. 189 suit is produced in other diseases, the inhalation and perspiration blending is fatal to health. In all conditions of life we find that the habit of people sleeping together is detrimental to hu- man happiness and health — bringing the organic forces into constant action with each other, espe- cially at night, when the structure requires rest, is very injurious. We often see aged men marry undeveloped young girls, who have no resistance in their system to counteract the positive drain upon them, which goes off to vitalize the crumbling oak, which bears them to the earth. When a man and wife of this description habitually sleep together, the wife soon tires of her husband, as she has no time to recuperate, and she becomes prematurely old, and her health fails, while he on the contrary decidedly improves. If the husband has any particular ailment, the wife will imbibe more or less of that disease. The natural physical laws require that no twc persons should sleep in the same bed, especially grown people, as it obstructs the natural harmo* nious circulating medium, creating a nervousness, which prevents the soothing, quieting rest, so in- dispensably necessary to the harmony of life. Children should have their separate beds, if possible, particularly if they are not healthy ; and should never be allowed to sleep with aged peo- ple, for by so doing the old will thrive upon the 190 Household Treasure ; or, young, causing them to become weak and debili- tated. More discontent and quarrels arise between all classes of people — brothers, sisters, clerks, ap- prentices, servant-girls, husbands and wives — from the unhealthy custom of sleeping together, than from any other cause, owing to the inhar- mony caused from the electrical changes blend- ing in the elements of the human body through the night being in such close proximity. There is nothing that will so derange the nerv- ous system of a person who is eliminative in nerv- ous force, as to lie in bed through the night with a person who is an absorbant. The absorber will sleep soundly while tlie elminator will be restless and nervous. The consequence is, the latter will arise in the morning fretful, fault-finding, and with a deranged condition of the whole system, creat- ing inharmony, disruption, and all the various evils predominating in married life. Those marriages in which the husbands and wives are a considerable portion of the time sepa- rated, are much more harmonious, and seldom, if ever, apply for divorce. “HEAL THYSELF.” The world is flooded with preaching to the people “ to save their soul by believing” : but the first law is, to save thy body from disease. Sin has been propagated in this world through the animal propensities, and inordinate gratifica- meaicai Adviser. 191 tion of unnatural appetites; all of which create the evils which ‘'flesh is heir to/' “Heal thy- self/’ by abstaining from the gratification of de- praved appetites, and then thy soul will be cleans- ed from sin ; for then, the desire for sin will die. Through the channels of over-indulgence the eyes become full of evil, the lips a snare, and the tongue will set the soul on fire. Without these, depravity and lust would not exist ; even a drunk- ard is not often a sensualist. It is a question of surprise that people forget the necessit}^ of sav- ing the body. The souls of men are lost through the ignorance of material nature, as connected with duty, physically and spiritually. The health of the body should be the first con- sideration of man. The hereditary influences of thousands of gene- rations can be erased only through time. The laws ot nature are written on the human frame, and the pervertion of these laws lead to the grave^yard, where the names of the young are engraved on the tombs. A man in the sanitary, God-given element, and vitality of life, only just begins to live at the age of sixty or seventy years. Prior to this, his life is full of beginnings, as a tree is full of buds — and it is only when the buds of knowledge gradually unfold, and the intellect comprehends wisdom, that he understands life. According to nature we have no right to be sick, and,^it is only when we abuse her laws or 192 Household Treasure ; or, neglect them, that we suflFer. We do wrong to die our own hands. The sixth commandment reads — ‘‘ Thou shalt not kill/' which forbids sui- cide as well as murder : involuntary suicide is no less murder. It is a great sin that the animal nature is nour- ished, and becomes a hindrance to the progress of intellect and morality. The whole being, spirit and body, should be carefully cultured. A sound mind, in a sound body, is a pure spirit in a holy tabernacle. Insanity, murder, suicide and imbecility are traceable to unhealthy conditions, vulgar and genteel narcotics, not only among the wandering street inebriates, but also in the higher walks of life. The children of these victims are born with the cravings of unnatural appetites, which lead them to destruction. Only in well-regulated healthy bodies, are to be found those conditions favorable to clear thought, right understanding and intuitions towards God and man. APPROXIMATE MEASURE. A Teacup contains about four fluid ounces. A Wineglass contains about two fluid ounces. A Tablespoon contains half a fluid ounce. A Teaspoon contains a drachm. The Church has ever been a growth without founda-?* tion.— C. A, Von CorL There is only one progress yet discovered which leads upwards: all others lead downward— do right.— Medical Adviser, m INEBEIETY PROM CHLORAL. Chloral is unlike opium, which creates a hallu- cination of beauty. Chloral increases the power of enjoying what seems to the patient the real. I will describe a case which has came under my observation, of a young girl of superior abilities, whose father and brother were practicing physi- cians at the time when chloral was lauded to the skies. This young woman was sick from nervous debility and indigestion, caused from a low state of the blood, t(3rpid liver, and inherent scrofula. The treatment was chloral, which increased the irritability of the system. When not directly under the influence of the medicine, to that ex- tent, she was thought at times to be partially insane. This treatment continued, the affects of which produced imbecilit}\ Another case of a mail who was overworked from fatigue and could not sleep. He commenc- ed using the drug; at first he took a large dose of chloral, after which he slept like a top all night. Having repeated the dose every night fora week, he tried to sleep one night without it, but failed ; he therefore took it again, but it did not have the desired affect. After a short time he began to suffer great heat in his head, and was otherwise afflicted in the whole system, which resulted in death, after having passed through tlie agonies of despair, characteristic of the affects of Chlo- .RALISM. 194 Household Treasure ; or THE CONDITION OP THE BODY THE CAUSE OP EVIL AND GOOD. With all the discussions of reform which have been shadowed forth from time to time, no pro- position has been made, nor discussed, which will bring a refining element on the demoralized condition of man, in order to lead him back into his natural state, from which he has fallen since evil has been produced on this beautiful earth. There is no possibility of a reform so long as man cannot see wherein this evil lieth. All agree that there is an underlying stratum of iniquity in the world, and more especially in this countr}^ fermenting, enlarging, and embrac- ing in its delusions and snares the youth and beauty of mankind. It is witli exceeding great difficulty we speak of facts and forces, as there are so many conflict- ing influences among the people, the habits and customs of the day preventing the blessing of thought. It is now, and ever has been a fact, that new or developed ideas of facts or truths, con- nected with any and all knowledge pertaining to natural or theological laws, which conflict with habits and customs, are denounced, and often stigmatized as irreligious. Socrates, Plato, Confucious, and Jesus, who is sometimes called Christ, were denounced, not only for their own sayings, but also for remind- ing the people of the words of truth uttered and Medical Adviser. 195 written by those who had gone before them. St. Paul was called, and because he spoke the truth — and it is not to be expected that those organiza- tions could know a 1 that should be developed, as they were living in a nutshell of life, not so de- praved as at present — and from that day to this, every one is denounced as a luny if he speaks the truth leading to a reform — and why ? Because it conflicts with contaminating habits, then and now, prevalent in the race, ever leading downwards. In distinguishing the proclivities which lead men downwards, we must commence at the first great cause which broke the bonds of love and fellowship, and led the soul and body captive — which is said to be the prospectus in the fable of Adam — the ancient transgressor, who gratified his selfish desire, which is termed eating an apple, (misconstrued by translation.) The evil which Adam perpetuated and trans- mitted to his descendants, produced a craving propensity which could not be easily satisfied. The unsettled mind and gnawing of conscience, is an organic force, led to still greater wrongs. This is fully illustrated in the case which has flooded the world with its crimes in the great City of Churches, Brooklyn, (Babylon,) and has rolled up a mountainous accumulation of decep- tion and falsity, which will serve in some degree to crush bigotry. Thus it is when evil has been perpetrated, it requires the undying energy of the soul to eradicate the body from the snares. 196 Household Treasure ; o?\ We find this fact verified in the terrible strug- gles made occasionally by inebriates, who strive to reform and amend their lives ; but there are other and greater evil habits, whicli have crept into natural life, than those just mentioned, one of which is the predominating cause of all inhar- mony, and the first instigator of sin— ///^ use of animal food. We find from chemical analysis^ and minute in- vestigation, and daily observation, and practice, for years, and in association with physiological laws, gleaning from history, etc, ; we come to the conclusion that animal food is the great and sole precursor to the animalized condition of the pre- sent generation, and especially the people of this nation, as there is no civilized nation who use animal food so extensively as in this country. In the most ancient history of the Jews we find in a few instances animals were killed and burned, as sacrifices — then a mark of their church rites— but meat was eaten by them made of fine flour and oil, and sometimes fruit. Grains and nuts are called meats. The food being the predominating cause of all evil, as the body in all of its organs is vitalized through the properties contained in the food, which enters into the blood through the circulating medium, carrying the element, what- ever it may be, through the organic forces of the body, and distributing its properties, either good or bad, producing health or disease, as such food may be. Medical Adviser. 197 Great chan^^es will soon enter the fold of this nation, caused trom the excesses which predomi- nate. The reform can only come through self-pur- ification, avoiding* all food which would tend to create a disease in the body^ and especially the brain. There would be no necessity for lawyers, prisons, poor-houses, gibbets, nor thumb-screws ; neither inebriate nor lunatic asylums, on this beautiful earth, if there were no animal flesh used as food. And it is a fact that many, born human beings, have wholly become animals by the degrading lives of living with dogs. No less than eight men have been incarcerated in the lunatic asylum on the Island, not because they were insane — they were not — but because they were dogs, as they themselves think, as far as they are capable of •hinking. These men huddle together in the /corner, and walk on their hands and feet, and when inclined to talk they bow, wow, like dogs. Children should not be allowed to fondle and play with dogs, as it tends to change the human temperament of children, by being blended with the aninrial. The animal being stronger than the human, it takes more of the human element, and the child imbibes more of the animal ; thus we often see dogs more loving and kind than children ; that is not the children’s fault, it is the parent’s, who allow the unnatural elements to continue, leading to sufiering and misery 198 Household Treastire ; or^ It is impossible to cure a disease unless you re- move the cause. The cause is the blending of the two elements which enters into the blood, and through that the whole body is sick. That is the sole reason why men and women are inharmo- nious, and incompetent to do an honest business and cast an honest vote. It is the affects of that which enters into the body that demoralizes and degrades. We cannot act on the ancient prodigy, as it is written : “ What entereth into the body does not defile the body,'* for at the time these words were spoken people did not live as they now do. They then lived on uncooked fruits, unfermented bread, grain, rice, nuts, and all in their natural condition and element, therefore it could not de- file the body. There was no animal food used among the people generally ; the little that was used, was by the chiefs of the Jews, who from time to time increased in their brutality. We could not for a moment think that Jesus, or his disciples, ever ate animal flesh. He could not have been a man without sin if he had fed upon brutes. His nature would revolt at the thought of eating such a diseased element. Children were not fed nor forced to swallow animal flesh when they had no teeth to masticate it. There were no candies, nor dolls, and they were not demoralized from the inherent condi- tions, as they now are, from the irregular lives of their parents. Medical Adviser, 199 As we have come to the facts of the nutrition of the body, and in speaking of the phenomenon of life, and the nutriment connected therewith, it is found that the race is in a demoralized and animalized state, caused from the element which enters into the system. There can be no improve- ment in the civilization of the race, except that which depends upon preservation and restoration of health. In comparing the elements constituting the outer nutriment of men and animals with that of plants, we find there is no essential difference in the process of absorption that is received into all things of the same plane, both animate and inani- mate. Nutrition in the vegetable is not limited to any single organ, neither is it in man, but we find that the whole surface is susceptible to absorption and excretion, on the same principle as vegetation. There are some plants more susceptible than others, and also animals and men. Dr. Craus says that animals receive nutrition by a single apper- ture in the mouth ; if there were no other apper- ture through which they could receive nutrition, the}^ could not live. Men and animals receive the same nutritious element as the vegetable world, in a greater or a lesser degree, and the body takes up those elements according to nature's laws operating upon ail things, as also the atmos- phere. The sensitive, beautiful and fragrant magnolia. 200 Household Treasure ; or, which waves its branches over the graves where thousands of soldier’s bodies lie, gathers its sweetness and tears and drops them on the mounds, in sympathy with nature’s grand laws. It receives its moisture from absorption. All animal bodies require water, carbonic acid, and ammonia. Nature is so arranged as to con- vert these substances into plants, in order that a greater portion may be taken into the body than could be by absorption. All kinds of food taken into the body should be that which is used for the purpose of nutrition. The properties are not in the same degree in all kinds of food, but no food should be taken into the body except that which contains the element necessary to sustain and nutralize it. Grains, vegetables and fruits contain the elements, such as starch, sugar, gum, water, etc. These contri- bute to the strength of the body ; spirits, fat, and flesh, decrease the circulation, therefore a relaxa- tion is produced from the use of them. In the natural process throughout the body, there is an equalization of heat, and all nutritious substances of this nature are the support of the natural heat. Spirits, fat, and animal flesh de- teriorates nature’s grand laws, and for the benefit of nitrogen] ous substances, we require food pos- sessing albumen, fibine, etc., contained in the vegetable kingdom. But that is not contained in the diseased ani- mal flesh. Bread, nuts, milk, eggs, all of these Medical Adviser. 201 were termed meat in ancient history. Prior to the demoralized condition of humanity, it was a crime to use blood ; the refined element of nature forbade it, and to-day wherever you find a man or woman, who live in accordance with the natural laws, which are divine laws of life, he or she is pained to see human beings tearing the putrid animal flesh from the bones, putting it into their mouths, and taking it into their stomachs — that which has brought disease, inebriety, in the various forms of lunacy, dishonesty, brutality, and a scrofulous death. Animal flesh is detrimental to the human system, and does not contain any properties productive of good, but contains a powerful demoralizing element, sufficient to de- stroy the natural propensities of the brain, and create a disease and scroiulous condition of the system. We must all necessarily understand that the excessive excitement and action upon the flesh and blood of the animal — at first driven, perhaps hundreds of miles, or closed and crowded in a car for transport, and when released from that position they are placed in a filthy pen, where there is not a spear of grass, or a lock of hay, nor a drop of water even to slack their burning thirst. Then comes the most inhuman being that could exist — the public murderer — the butcher^ who drags this beautiful animal by force of machinery into a hades ; he seeing and under- standing the fate that awaits him. Then only think the fine organic human structure standing 202 Household Treasure ; or on a plane of humanity, using such matter for food. If there was no other reason why animal flesh should not be used, this should be sufficient. But these reasons do not erase in the least the other more potent reasons. All animals, fowls, birds and insects, are the grand and beautiful production of the great mov- ing wheel of life force and invisible power, which we understand only through instructions, and what is termed inspiration Let them live, as you wish to live. You cannot give life. The thesis of some medical men is that animal flesh is easier to digest than some other food. They think so, because it is quicker removed from the stomach, and therefore requires a greater exertion from the digestive organs to get it out of the way before it becomes a sickening mass, and must be ejected ; and the great effort of the digestive organs, on this unnatural element, causes them to become overtaxed, and through the excess of action, they are weakened, the action of the liver retarded, and an obstruction in the circulation produced. There are no beneficial results from a speedy digestion. A slow and easy process of digestion throws the nutritious ele- ment out into the system ; gradually it is taken up and distributed to all parts of the body, thus the whole body is nutralized. If it were a natural element that animals should be murdered, and be masticated, they would not resist, as animals never resist nature’s laws. Medical Adviser, 203 Water is a great element of nutrition. Without water, man must perish, as a plant under a cover, hid from the great purifier of life. Milk, containing the greatest amount of water, is considered more nutritive than any other ele- ment, except water. Very many practice a science or art, the philo- sophical principles of which are wholly unknown to them. Without medical genius or perception, they obstinately confine themselves within a lim- ited circle of action. Their old prejudices are predominant ; all their knowledge consists in seiz- ing old theories and habits, and they are ever ready to battle against any new development of facts, which may lead to a greater knowledge of the natural and physiological laws of life. They being ignorant, are therefore stubborn. Like a machine, the regular routine physician always marches on. The intellect not used for reflection, and all which has an appearance of labor, is avoided. To improve by observation is not in his conception. I had the misfortune to meet one of these phy- sicians, who was afflicted with a disease leading to the heart, which caused within himself great anxiety. I informed him that his disease would leave him if he would adopt the true laws of life in his mode of living. He could give no reason for not doing so, except, he liked his rare beef, and did not believe in these reforms. Hipocrates was a great physician, says Prof. 204 Household Treasure ; or Robert Sara ; he was not acquainted with tartar emetic, or quinine ; if he had been, his sense of reason would have prevented him from using them, as their use in all cases are injurious to the human body. Many physicians are merely machines, they puff themselves up, without learning or talent, ignorant of the principles of the science. I met one of these routine doctors ; he was smoking with his might and main an uncommon nauseous cigar; it was so strong I was unable to restrain the hacking cough caused by the smoke. I re- monstrated against the habit as injurious to him- self and family, his system being impregnated with the poison of the weed. It had a detri- mental effect on his children, they being mere dwarfs. He emphatically denied that the system could be impregnated with the weed from smok- ing ; his theory is he likes to smoke, unmindful of starvation of his wife and family — women must keep silent and starve — while he can gratify an inebriate habit. It is well for such to visit the tobacco inebriate asylum. I will make a few statements set forth by the English Vegetarian Society. This Society hold their annual soiree, where some hundreds meet, and make speeches, and eat dinner, not as they say, of stalled oxen, pigs, ducks, chickens, or tur- keys, and without even oysters. The Dietic Re-- former for December, gives a report of their last meeting. We learn also that the Society has Medical Adviser. 205 among its members prominent names. Prof. W. Newoa, VV. E. Deen, I. R. S. Isaac Pitman, in- ventor of phonography, ; Baaboo Reshht, the famous Hindoo philosopher. The object of this Society is to induce the human race to abstain from the flesh of animals for food. This subject is not sufficiently discussed, says the speaker nor the means used, as on other sub- jects less important. The many advantages, physical, intellectual and moral, which are the direct result of a hygiene diet, prove the facts connected with the principle, which will lead to true civilization and to honest brotherhood, and to the establishment of human happiness gener- ally. In the order of this society they admit none under fDurteen years of age, which I think is wrong, as all young children, young men and women, should especially be admitted. I gave my views in this matter in regard to the beneficial results in adhering to these moral and natural laws of diet, never having read a treatise on the subject, prior to establishing this principle, from my own experience and investigation. From the very magnitude of this important subject, it is difficult to enumerate the impor- tance of this question. It is believed by the world's masses, and reiterated from all points in life, from the domestic circle to the platform of the profession and the clergy, that in health there is happiness, without health, though we may be 2o6 Household Treasure ; or. robed m purple and fine linen, and fare sumptu- ously everyday, yet without health, all this is as a sounding brass and tinkling symbol. It is generally understood (or should be) that all diseases generate from the blood, and it is evi- dent that in order to give health and strength to the body, the food which most contributes to the purity of the blood, would be the best and only restorative to health ; if health fails, and health cannot be restored except through the purifica- tion of the blood, which, in its pure state, sends its current of electricity through the body, vital- izing all parts as its flows. When the blood is impure it becomes hot, thick, full of particles of matter; these being left scattered throughout the body in the fine tissues, thus the natural action is obstructed, not having sufficient strength to carry on the force of nature. Therefore the answer, pure blood, produces health and long life. There is a terrible mistake prevalent in this country with the people, that all reliance is vested in the medical man, or those purported to be phy- sicians, many of whom do not know as much of the laws of life as a baker. The people allow themselves to be blinded by the notable wise men ; and women — who are leaders in all habits and fashions — regulate all their habits by their advice. The people in this country, women especially, should have a lot of Popes always sitting as dic- tators. Women, with all their boasted calls for rights, and with all their terrible wrongs, which Medical Adviser, 207 they enumerate, are sneaking cowards — they fear to grasp the hand of right, when it is not in ac- cordance with the present customs and fashions of the day. Women order and prepare the food, children and men eat it, asking no questions, for conscience sake, the Bible says, but I say for peace sake. If we broach the subject of reform from the evil habits — such as eating, drinking, smoking, chewing, etc. — in the presence of women, even those who profess to a leading interest in the welfare of mankind, they will slide away as though they were frightened, fearing they will be suspected of denouncing an evil, because it w a custom. A free and liberal mind will find no difficulty in sustaining his or her well-established views against the crude selfish devotees of medical men, and fashion or custom, especially on dietetics. Medical men have no more right than any other individuals to assume it their business to teach their patients on matters in which their own teachings have been very deficient. Not long since, in conversing with a physician of purported eminence, he stated that “ man was a carnivorous animal — that he had a canine tooth/’ and therefore he argued that man was intended to eat animals. I said on the same principle men might eat each other, and if animal eating con- tinued it would come to that. But the canine tooth has never been found in a human being’s mouth, as there is no such tooth. Every person 208 Household Treasure ; or^ that ever looked into a dog’s mouth can immedi- ately discern that there is no comparison between the two. It is the duty of every one, especially, to inform themselves of their own structure, and of the various organs of the body, and the proper way in which they should be preserved in health ; also the natural diet which should be used. People and medical men reason on the degenerate plane in regard to fashion. A physician will urge the necessity of animal food, because it is the custom ; he himself has the habit of eating it, and has never thought nor desired to think whether it be bene- ficial or injurious, therefore he does not under- stand its deleterious effect upon the system, and the evil it produces in the blood, through which the material is more or less degraded. People will find a theory to sustain their own wishes, or they will endeavor to sustain them by obstruse- ness. A medical man will stand smoking a cigar, and publicly advocate that the properties of the tobacco do not enter into the system. If the man has no more or better knowledge of the human body, he should not be tolerated as a physician. Mr. Baker, a member of the English Vegetarian Society, says, for a period of twelve months he ate nothing but uncooked fruits and nuts ; he drank no drink except what the fruit contained. At one portion of his life he had been constantly running to the doctors for physic, but having Medical Adviser 209 since studied physiology himself, he had given up doctors. He further says that much of the flesh eaten by human beings is such as only the vulture or crow would feed upon. A little consideration of the facts of the case will show that such food is unnatural and injurious to the human body. Mr. Baker also says, he worked a whole week, night and day, only lying down on three occa- sions, six hours each. During the cholera, in 1849, he worked at statistics three nights in one week. On another occasion he walked sixty-eight miles, without stopping. Vegetarian diet promotes the health of all the fluids, and it is upon this that the physical strength depends. His opinion is that the majority of men and women are not strong minded, and do not possess the moral courage requisite to enable them to adopt correct habits, which are contrary to modern customs. Far be it from me to undervalue the services of consientious and learned medical men, but my references are to the many who take the lives of individuals in their hands, ignorant of the causes and effects of disease, and who scarcely know their own anatomy. How is it possible for them to use correct remedies ? Convince your hearers to-day, and to-morrow they will fall back into old habits. Every principle of right taken up on independent ground must be continually en- forced. 210 Household Treasure ; or. Our courage often sinks, and we almost lose confidence in tiic race, but the prospect of elevat- ing the human body so as to make it a fit temple for the soul to dwell therein, is the prize for which we are willing to labor. Those who use no flesh for food are called vege- tarians. This word is used to express the diet which comprehends all kinds of food except animal. There are other and more serious ques- tions to be considered. The relation of the organs of the human body clearly enable us to solve this question, and the action of various kinds of food upon the physical system, indi- cate the necessity of a vegetable diet. The hands, the feet, and, as I said in a previous asser- tion, the teeth and stomach, all lead to the same conclusion. Just compare the mouth of a dog with that of a human being, and you will see the difference. One is designed for feeding on fruit and grain, and tlie other for crushing the bones and rending the flesh. Fruit and grain are the proper food for man — considering the instincts of man. I know there are human beings who indulge in coarse and brutal propensities a great deal worse than the brute creation ; but man's natural in- stincts, when not contaminated by the effects of inordinate living, are of finer texture. Man being respected by all the brute creation. Thus behold the obedience of the grand and beautiful horse. The natural results of man’s in- Medical Adviser, 21 1 stincts, when suffered to develop according to nature’s laws, are the fruit of the spirit — beauty, sympathy, benevolence and peace — all that is lovely to human kind ; and when mankind find themselves associated with the fine and natural principles or instincts, they find themselves en- tirely separated from the condition which has an inclination for the use of animal food. In the present light and knowledge of the world, if the human brain had not become so much of an animal from the effect of eating putrid flesh, they would be better able to understand the scrofulous and other evils which it pro- duces. The solid, heavy pressure which it creates in the stomach, leads to the abominable use of tobacco, now so prevalent, and also to the use of intoxicating drinks. It is well known that people desire to use tobacco, or take a drink, after eating ,a meal of flesh. If there were no flesh put into the stomach, there would be no desire for the stimulant to assist in removing it, and then there would be three evils dispensed with. Many persons, not understanding the true prin- ciple of the natural laws and effect on the body, anticipate that a decided change from animal food would be detrimental to the body, that the body would lose strength. No one need enter- tain these fears, as there is abundant proof to the contrary. I have seen a sufficient number of in- stances where people would gain health and 212 Household Treasure ; or strength every day ; the foul mass of matter changed to solid flesh and blood. The puffing and wheezing would leave them, and they could sing and dance like a top. Any unprejudiced mind would not cling to that erroneous idea. All the animal flesh that enters into the body serves to gradually weaken and degrade all portions, from the coarser to the highest texture of the brain. It also leads to other demoralizing propensities— the use of the tobacco weed, alcoholic liquors, and licentious- ness — which is now leading the nation to disgrace and contempt. Christ, the great Teacher of right, represented that all principles of reform arc attended with dissensions, and it is true now as then, in estab- lishing the principles of the natural laws of life, on the vegetarian plane. That the son is against the father, the father against the son ; the wife against the husband, the husband against the wife ; the sister against the brother, the brother against the sister. “Thus saith the Lord, all these shall come unto thee in that day when I make up my jewels.’* There is certainly a magnetic connection which draws alike between that which is good and true, as we see there is between evil ; and we class the vegetarian among the most holy instincts. Good things are linked together, in accepting one you are most sure to fall in the wake of the Medical Adviser. 213 other. To institute a finer element in the innate and demoralized condition of man, has been the great work of all great and holy men of this world. The teaching of the great Nazarene ably reminded his hearers, thus and thus is written, and thus thou hast rejected the truth. Mr. W. M. Wright stood before the great Vegetarian Society of England, and related his experience of twenty years. He says, a few years ago he used to wmlk from fifteen to twenty miles a day, with twenty pounds of sample on his shoulder, for he was in the paper business. His friends said, as people say now, “ Wright, you can’t endure it ; you will be a dead man in a short time ; you must have mutton-chops, and such-like food.” “ But,” he replied, “ I went on with brown- bread and apples for breakfast ; dinner perhaps I Lad no time, so I took a few crackers or biscuits, pears, raisons, etc. At night I generally managed to have some oat-meal pudding.” He was per- fectly healthy, and slept like a top. Another man who worked in iron-works, who had lived largely on peas and beans, at the end of a year found himself fifteen pounds heavier, and in perfect health. Cast thy crumbs before swine ; be not swine. Is it not a great crime to take the life which you cannot give — to kill animals and then devour them ? 214 Household Treasure ; or. EXEECISE. Country people have means and room for exer- cise always available ; and with all the labor which is ever accumulating around them, they have time for recreation, and a change of exer- cise. They are not subjected to the hurry and pinch for time which breaks down the constitu- tion and destroys the life of the city people. In our large cities it is extremely difficult to im- press upon the minds of the people the necessity of exercise, although it can be made available in a greater or lesser degree to all. The atmos- phere in which they live tends to depress the current of the body, thus causing a disinclination to exercise. And the great mass of the people have not the time, nor the means, to attend any of the regular established places for exercise, such as the lift-practice, the equestrian, and the electro-gymnastic ; the last mentioned is available to every person, and in every house. It is not necessary to take an hour for the exer- cise, but be sure to take a certain time, every day, if not more than ten minutes, and commence by standing erect and throwing the shoulders back ; inflate the lungs by drawing the breath in, with the mouth closed, then throw off" the breath through the mouth by opening it, and saying, oh, as loud as you please ; do this ten or twelve times, then inflate the lung, and use each hand to slap the chest and stomach, each side of the body, Medical Adviser. 215 and hips ; rub the sciatic nerve on each side down to the feet ; rub the hands together until you find them moist with perspiration ; stamp with the feet, and throw out the arms, counting one, two, three, four, as to the time of music. Then go not immediately in the draft, and sit down after this exercise. Horseback-riding is the most healthy out-door exercise, and the electricity of the horse is bene- ficial to man, as they are on an exceeding high plane. Persons have been cured of rheumatic diseases from riding and handling horses daily. In pursuing this exercise, living on the natural food for man, you bring into condition true man- hood, and thus restore the lost element, where life is a theme of eternal existence, and death unknown. LONGEVITY. A learned Professor, Dr. H , speaking on the theory of life and death, endeavored to il- llustrate that all life was and is developed and reproduced through the effects, or from the result of death of something, and from this theory other lives are reproduced, not of the same form or species, but may be in a superior or inferior con- dition. Thus, for example, the learned lecturer presented the tadpole, and in the development of the toad, he was not able to find a place for the polly wog's tail ; he seemed to say it must have fallen oS, as the toad has no tail. 2i6 Household Treasure ; or I must disagree with all who preach the doc- trine of death, in all of the ultimate points, that death cannot produce life — as it follows that in what is termed death. There are no elements of life, and where there is no life-forces contingent with nature, there can be no development and consequently no reproduction. Life must develop life in all and every form ; life cannot be sustained nor produced except there be an invigorating power in the productive element. Thus all kinds of food which is used possesses vitality, strength and life (except animal). The dry leaves which fall from the beautiful trees, (a natural development,) and lay in heaps on the more beautiful earth, those leaves are not dead ; their life enters into the forces of the earth, and reproduces nature’s grand illustra- tions of developed life. And the human family could not be produced, neither developed, except it be connected with all of these natural and divine laws. The human is no more wonderful, neither is it so beautiful as many other species of life. The various animals, birds, and fishes ; the grand forests and majestic rivers ; the beautiful and fragrant flowers — is not all of this per- fection ? Through all of these laws working together bringeth forth all things, the first being in immen- sity of space, an atom, Man on the same plane, no better than any other development ; but chosen to fill a higher Medical Adviser, 217 sphere of life. There is no limit to the life of man ; and we deem it a crime to destroy the body^ the house which the divine interior must inhabit, as it is intended as a receptacle of wisdom, har- mony and love. We have from time to time proofs that the body may become perfectly spiritualized by adhering to nature's laws, in all our life, so that the body, as the spirit, becomes imperceptible. Man's body is the receptacle for the develop- ment of knowledge, and that receptacle is endowed with the various organic forces, to be used for that purpose. But theology tells us we must not use reason, nor investigate for knowledge any further than theology prescribes. If we advance further on, and get into the glorious bosom of the eternal world, where the flowers are ever bloom- ing and the birds are ever singing, and we behold the great Book of nature and the Gospel of life, with its leaves floating in the air and in the whirl- wind, scattering the flowers alike around the evil affid the good. Then theology tells us we are off the right track, we have lost our way, and we must retrace our steps, or be lost forever ; but as there are as many imperfections in theology as in other sciences, we cannot say, Let evil alone and it will die out. Under that philosophy none of the evils which have been produced from time immemorial died out. Mormonism did not die out by letting it alone ; Communism has not died out. Not any of the evils, from infancy to old age. 2i8 Household Treasure ; or, has died out by being let alone. Parents are neg- lectful in the manner of cultivation of the princi- ples of right, and evils have increased to an alarming extent with them. HEEBS-Mullien. About three ounces of the decoction of the flowers of mullien drank every morning and even- ing is an excellent remedy for the gout. This should be continued for some time, as a disease that is a lifetime being created, cannot be re- moved in a day or a month. Mustard. For those whose stomachs are weak and cannot digest their food, take of mustard seed one dram, cinnamon one dram, and a little gum-arabic dis- solved in rose-water ; make this up in pills of half a dram weight, and take one pill an hour before each meal. This is an excellent remedy for aged people, when there is a coldness of the stomach and a torpid circulation. The decoction of the seed used as a gargle will draw up the palate of the mouth when it has fallen. Lavender. This herb is especially good for pains in the head and brain that proceed from a cold cause ; Medical Adviser 219 also for cramps, convulsions, and faintings. It strengthens the stomach, and assists the liver and spleen, freeing them from obstructions. An old English physician says, It will expel the dead child, and placenta/' Use as a decoction, strong ; dose, one tablespoonful as often as the case requires. Lungwort. This herb is especially adapted to the lungs, for coughs, wheezings, and shortness of breath, which it will cure when used long enough to take effect. Marsh Mallows. The decoction of this herb being drank, is said to cause a speedy delivery of women in child- birth. A syrup of the flowers will remove ob- structions of the bowels and constipation. The leaves bruised and laid on the eyes, with a little honey, removes any imposthumes which may be gathered on or around them. A case of hemorr- hage ol the bowels was cured with this herb, at a time when a disease of that kind was raging to an alarming extent, which baffled the skill of the physicians. At length the son of one of the phy- sicians was taken with the disease, and the exco- ration of his bovyels was exceedingly great. The father says, '‘The only thing I gave him was mallow, bruised in milk, and drank ; in two days 220 Household Treasure ; or. it cured him.” I here state that the milk alone would have cured him. The Elm Tree. It is said that the leaves, bark or roots of the elm tree, steeped, and a decoction made and used to bathe, will heal broken bones, by dissolving the mucilaginous substance which gathers, and prevents healing. Beets. The white beet is of a cleansing and digesting property, and removes the obstruction of the urine. The juice of it applied to the temples relieves the inflammation in the eyes. The red beet is good to reduce the too much flow of the menses, and also other weaknesses in those organs of the body. May the world soon learn that the food is the cause and the remedy of diseases. Live as thou ought, and live forever. The red beet is good for weaknesses in the lower organs of the body, as also to reduce the menstrual flow when there is too much. Amaranthns, or Floramor. This plant grows up about two feet high, streaked and reddish toward the root, but very smooth, branching out toward the top. The Medical Adviser. 221 leaves are of a reddish green color, the flowers are a kind of tufts, very beautiful, but of no smell, of a reddish color; the seed is shining black. The flowers, dried and rubbed to a powder, and taken, mixed in a little sugar-water, will stop t he term s in women, as do many other red thmgs." B^hc iron, or image of herbs, the ancients at first learned their virtues. Moderns laugh at them as they have, in most instances, connected them with the planetary world ; but I wonder how the viitues of herbs first came to be known, if not by their peculi- arities or significance. The moderns have them from the writings oi the ancients, the ancients had no writings to get them from, therefore they possessed the greater wisdom. All knowledge is now borrowed ; that which is not borrowed is accounted insanity instead of inspiration. But the flowers stop all floes of blood in man or woman, bleeding of the nose or of wounds, etc. There is also an amaranthus which bears a white flower, which is an excellent antivenereal. Burdock (Autium Lappa.) The burdock leaves are a powerful friend to women. By the use of the leaves, or seed, you 'I may restore all misplacements of the womb (or uterus), by applying it to the crown of the head. In case there is failing of the womb, or if you 222 Household Treasure ; or^ would replace it in its natural position, apply it to the navel, the middle of the abdomen. The leaves, wilted and applied to any part of the body troubled with shrinking of the sinews or arteries, V\rhere there is much pain, will be quickly re- moved, and a natural action produced. Bitter-sweet, Amara Duleis. This herb grows up four or five feet high, a woody stalk ; the leaves fall off in autumn, and put forth again in the spring. The leaves are of a pale green, and the flowers are of a purple color or blue ; they are in clusters. The berries, when ripe, are red, and if you taste them, they are at first sweet, and afterwards bitter. This is an excellent remedy lor falling sickness, vertigo, or dizziness ol the head, being applied externally to the back of the neck or between the shoulders. Tragus says, the bruised leaves ap- plied to felons removes them speedily. This herb has mercurial properties, therefore it is laxative. Take a pound of the leaves and branches together, put it in a pot, and put on it three pints of water; cover it close, and let it infuse over a gentle fire several hours ; then strain it, and you have a drink which will remove the obstructions of the liver, spleen, and an excellent remedy for jaun- dice. You may take one gill of this decoction every morning. Medical Adviser, 221 All-Heal. It is thought that Hercules learned the use of this herb, and its virtues, when a student of Ghiron. This plant flowers the last of summer, and the seeds fall soon after. The herb will re- move many evils which afflicts the body. By sympathy it attracts, as the loadstone attracts iron. It is especially destructive to worms. Use in a decoction. Ale-Hoof (or Ground Ivy), Cats-Poot. It is said by the ancients who used this herb, that the juice of it, boiled with a little honey and verdigris, and applied to ulcers and cancers, will stop the spreading or eating of them, and by cleansing and absorbing the poisonous pus, thereby healing the disease. BITING OP SEEPENTS.— Simple Cure for Poison. The only reliable and permanent cure for the bite of Serpents and rabid animals is to immedi- ately apply fresh earth, moistened with pure water— renew the application as often as the earth becomes heated ; and continue the same until perfectly well. 224 Household Treasure ; or Infant Mirth. An infant may smile or laugh of itself. But to act upon the mirthful organs of the child, in order to force a laugh, as is the common practice, is very injurious to the temperament and health of the child. You may often remark that in all cases where this operation is performed, the unnatural laugh turns to a wail of distress. Thus you see the nervous force is affected and also the brain. Cabbage or Colewort. This vegetable should be more frequently used than it is by American people. It contains the nitrogenious properties which the body requires, and should be used more freely in its uncooked state than cooked. It cleanses the interior of the body from slime and matter, therefore creating a more healthy blood. The juice, boiled together with honey, and dropped in the corner of the eyes, will cleanse them from film, which sometii es forms on the eyes to dim the sight, the film being caused from the matter which is in the system, produced from improper food and drink. The decoction of colewort removes pains of gouty legs and knees, being bathed therewith. Olorysippus worshipped this plant as a god, and he wrote a whole volume on its virtue. Honest Medical Adviser, 225 old Cato is said to have used no other medicine ; and if people of the present day would adhere to that law, and use no animal food, but cabbage in its place, they would never need medicine. The inspiring element of life, without the dead animal matter, would raise the soul and body out of its downward road up to its natural element. \ Kusii, rMladelpixia. ‘ * Thousands are annually slaughtered in the sick room. ^ ’ — Dr, Frank. ‘ ‘ The science of medicine is founded on conjecture, improved by murder. ’ Astley Cooper, M. D. ‘ ‘ The medical practice of the present daiy is neither philosophical nor common sense. ’ ? f — Dr. Evans, Edinburgh, Scotland. SOME FRANK CONFESSIONS. T 226 Household Treasure ; or, A POEM ON NATURAL LIFE. May the book of the intellectual organs of the soul Be open to wisdom, divinely controlled, In the Sciences deep, which cannot be understood. When the mind is not free to gather the good. It is the great beauty of the human mind That all have the right, who feel inclined. To prove the true, philosophical science, A divine creation for our only reliance. We behold from the natural instincts which are rife. That nature is teacher to all in this life ; The natural laws, developed from birth. Is a safeguard through life to treasure on earth. In forest of wildwood great light can be gained. In beholding the natural laws maintained. By insects and serpents and fleeing wild deer. When wounds and diseases on them appear. The forces within of self-preservation. Developed through natural laws cf creation. All rush to the healing balm in their case. And partake of it freely, and rest on the place. Thus nature is teacher, when the mind is free To be taught by the Spirit of God’s purity. Though many must be taught, through organic forces. And learn the Sciences in regular courses. In searching and learning, the present generation Assisteth in scanning the sphere of creation. To gather the wheat, and burn the chaff. And shoulder the weapons of right at last. Medical Adviser. 227 CANCER. A poultice of scraped carrot-root and yellow dock-root is said ta have cured some cancers, and many old fretting sores. But I know the best cure for what people often think are cancers, and what are said to be cancers by examining ph}^- sicians, is, to let them alone with all your might ! Use only a soft sponge wet in cold water when there is any irritation or itching on the lump or abscess ; hold the sponge on it lightly at first, this will cool the blood and remove the irritation. Use no animal diet, no spices, nor salt food. Take herb called eves-cup, and use as a tea. Steep the herb in boiling water, then strain it, and drink a half-pint through the day ; drink it cold. A cancer can never be cured except by carry- ing it out of the system, through the circulating medium, which is the blood. Many have been cut, creating greater agony than death ; many have been burnt, and with the excruciating pain which is inconceivable except by the sufferer ; but no cancer has ever been cured by those pro- cesses of treatment, DYSPEPSIA. The following prescription I have found to be the best and most reliable remedy for weak and diseased organs of the stomach and bowels, and 228 Household Treasure ; or for dyspepsia in all its forms ; hundreds have been cured with this remedy who had suffered from five to fifteen years : Take of gentian-root, ground, two ounces and a half ; bruised orange peel one ounce ; canella, in powder, six drams ; a half dram of bruised cochineal; alcohol one quart ; water two quarts. Mix all in a glass jar ; set it in a warm place and macerate fourteen days ; then strain it and it is fit for use. Dose, one teaspoonful three times a day, half an hour after each meal. LIVER PILLS. Kali Sulphuretum Ounce and half Solid Extract Aloes.. Half ounce. Fel. Tauri Insp. (Ox Gall) Half ounce. Pulv. Rad. Rhei Sixteen scruples. Extract Gratiola One ounce. Pills, two grains. Take every evening two or three pills, so that there is a movement from the bowels every day once or twice. These pills will cleanse the liver from the scabby matter which adheres to it when in a tor- pid condition, which increases its inaction, and frequently produces jaundice and so-called death. Household Treasure ; or^ 229 FROSTED FEET. The most efficient remedy to remove the great trouble with frosted feet, is to take a linen towel and wet it in a strong solution of cold salt and water, and wrap it around the feet ; then take a dry towel and wrap it over the wet one, so as to keep any dampness from the bed. Do this every evening until the feet are entirely well. TENDER FEET. Give the feet a sponge-bath every evening of cold water, adding a little ammonia to it. This remedy will give relief, and restore the natural circulation. INSECTS. All insects and reptiles have their usesy and very small abuses, in comparison with their great use to man. It has been tested that the sting of a wasp has cured a disease of long standing. Mosquitoes are here, and especially in malaria localities, just at the time when the surface of the body needs perforating, in order to give vent to the impure matter which has accumulated in the body the past year. Flies are accounted a pest by those who are ignorant of the natural laws. All men should give thanks to the great Creator for the blessing of flies. They live on the impurity of our atrnos- 230 Household Treasure ; or, phere, and you will find where there is no people there is seldom if ever the common house-flies. They absorb the impure element which the body throws off ; and we find these flies will follow in the wake of the human from nation to nation. Great is the wisdom of God, and small is the comprehension of man. EARTH POULTICE. The value of earth as a disinfectant and clarifier ought to be well kuown, and the treatment of ulcerated sores and gangrenous wounds with it is becoming more general. An application has lately been brought into use, as a dressing for the face in small-pox cases. Take the earth that is as fine as clay ; make it in powder, and dust it over the face of the patient as soon as the pustules become developed. This forms a clean, dry, wholesome scab, absorbing the infectious matter, and will scale off during convalescence, leaving the underlying skin in its natural condition. The painful itching which characterizes this disease, by this simple means is removed. In speaking of this disease, which is alarming to the human family generally, every one ought to be sufficiently acquainted with the human sys- tem to enable them to prevent disease ; which arises from a diseased state of the blood, absorbed from poisons in unwholesome food, from inhala- Medical Adviser. 231 tion of foul »ir, inoculation of virus through the skin, and from these causes comes epidemic dis- eases. When we behold the conditions in which a great portion of the human family live, the wonder is, that diseases do not prevail to a greater extent. LIGHT AND COLORS. In speaking of this great and glorious subject which is so little understood, and its great wealth of knowledge almost lying dormant at this advanced state of science, we would throw out our convictions of facts, hoping they may float about and be gathered up by those who may be benefitted by them. I have demonstrated the facts of the effects of sunlight and colors on the physical body for the purpose of removing diseases, and vitalizing the natural forces of the human system, prior to having seen any writing on the subject. Natural laws and natural rem- edies, are the only true sources to health and life. Dr. Wil Hard Parker says: “Of all sciences, medicine is the most uncertain.” How much better to use the neutraliziug elements in food, air, water, and the flner forces which control tlie great moving wheels of the physical body, the blood and nerves. Light is the grandest ele- ment that moves the animate and inanimate forces and reveals all material and immaterial splendors, bringing all things into being through the chemi- cal power given from its Creator. Then why not tone up the human system and disperse disease 232 Household Treasure, or, with ordinary sunlight, which to us looks white, but comprises all colors. In the investigations in regard to the elements of colors, we find the greatest heat in red, and the coldest and most refined in the violet. As the various shades of color blend together in the sun’s rays, so we find that each color has its own beneficial work to perform in its action on the human body, as in the physical body and blood, is comprised all shades of color in their coarser and finer forces. These forces are so penetrating as to pass through glass. When we can penetrate the interior of things, then we see the world as it is, in its glorious grandeur. Disease occurs from a lack of equalization in the colors which obstructs the circulation. When too great heat, (therism,) predominates, there is a tendency to fevers, acute pains, and nervous excitement. The red is seen in a flushed face. In these cases the blue and violet predominate in the treat- ment ; in some cases the purple will create the greatest harmony in the system Patients who are violently insane have either the red predom- inant in their blood, or the yellow in their nerves. If the red and yellow were used on tiiem it would increase their disease. But if blue and violet were used their condition would harmonize ; so says Dr. Babbit, the author of The Wonders of Light and Colors. In an Italian Lunatic Asylum, where Dr. Pon- za Avas Director, a severe case of lunacy was Medical Adviser. 233 cured by passing a night in a violet colored rooii! ; another violent lunatic became much calmer by passing a day in a blue room; while a patient who was morbidly taciturn, became gay after three hours’ stay in a red room — from the sunlight through the glass. In a French Asylum cases of violent lunatics were aggravated by red and yellow ; while the same cases would fall asleep when taken into a blue room. For the same reason a red or in- flamed condition of the skin requires the blue shade. We take a few of the medical properties in drugs from the United States Dispensatory. 1st. The red is heating in its nature, and especi- ally stimulating to the arterial blood. 2nd. Cayenne pepper, (capsicum) bright red, a power- ful stimulant. 3d. Iron, ferri oxide, reddish, a powerful tonic. Balsam, peric, cloves, ammonia carbonate, alcohol, red cedar, are stimulants of the heart and arteries. Mayapple, (podophilum,) lemon, yellow, cathartic ; senna, yellow, reddish-brown, cathartic ; copabia, pale yellow, stimulant, diur- etic cathartic ; rhubarb, yellow-brown, cathar- tic ; tartar emetic, yellow-orange, and red, all active emetic and brisk cathartic. These speci- mens will show the proper color of glass or fab- rics, that should be used to act on the system. If the liver is to be acted upon, the red should be used. If the kidneys, the yellow -reddish 234 Household Treasure, or. should be used. If the nerves, the blue or purple, as the case may require. A multitude of cases could be cited of wonderful cures, through these natural elements. Not long since a lady and her daughter had been sick a long time, they had been treated by several physi- cians with no benefit, finally they put up blue curtains to the windows, from that time they commenced to improve in their health and en tirely recovered and remain well. Dr. Babbit says that cold is not the absence of heat. We know that cold and heat are a dis- tinct law of force, that law being wholly con- trolled by electricity, heat and cold blend to- gether, but act sometimes separately for a brief interval. Dr. Fulton, of Montreal, Canada, a graduate of several colleges, writes as follows : “The prin- ciples of light and color is the grandest mode of treatment that could be designed. It truly deals with the soul of things in nature. I am treating a case of cancer in the stomach, which under old- school treatment, was attended with fearful pain and vomiting. I treat him now with blue lens over stomach thirty minutes each day, then a purple solution and transparent lens over the liver, spleen, and stomach. Yellow-orange lens over bowels, and give sulphur as a medicine in small doses every two hours ; under this treat- ment all pain has left, no vomiting, he feels lively and hopeful.” Medical Adviser. 235 Dr. E, C. Angel, of New York, cites a naost persistent case of acne, a terrible disease which covered the face, neck, chest, back and shoul- ders, which had resisted all remedial measures, was effectually and speedily cured by exposure to the solar rays. EAR. The vibrations of sound is carried to the ear through the air, and is perceptible by the quivering of the sensitive nerves leading to the hearing, which is two cords, or tissues, in the tliroat. If you place your hand upon them you can feel the quivering. The wind makes the sound on the same principle as the music on the harp, by shaking its strings. The nerves are the strings to the ear. The vibrations of sound is carried through the air, and also through solid substances to the ear, it also travels great distances on the surface of the earth. The footsteps of men or animals are distin- guished and their approach detected often by our Indian race, by the vibrations which acts on these nerves, as they lay their head on the earth. An echo is a sound that is made, and the vibration strikes something and then bounds back to you, the same as a wave strikes against a rock and is thrown back again. This vibra- tion does not go into the brain, it only comes to 235 Household Treasure, or. the drum of the ear. The vibration of the air goes into the ear and creates an action on a number of little bones which effects the nerve of hearing, and this nerve tells the mind or brain — as a telegram. Every vibration is a dis- tinct action of itself. There is no confusion in nature’s works, each organ performs its own duties. The hearing is sometimes obstructed by the hardening of the ear wax, which is sometimes caused from a feverish state of the system. In that case the blood is hot and thicker than in its natural condition, and does not throw to the ears the necessary element of fluid and oil to keep the wax soft. In cases of cold in the head, catarrh, the slime or mucus which congeals ob- structs the passage of the vibrations. There is a small tube which leads from the ear to the mouth, and this little opening may sometimes get closed up ; by placing the finger in the mouth and pressing on the bony point just back of the teeth, the obstruction will be removed and the hearing restored. The black walnut oil is an excellent remedy for deafness. Use the oil by dropping three or four drops into the ear morning and evening. Every two days the ear should be cleansed with soft, tepid water. Another reliable reined : make a mixture of sulphuric ether, and ammonia, let it stand four- teen days, then a solution will be formed, which Medical Adviser. 237 must be applied to the internal ear morning and evening. This will, in almost any case, cure this hitherto incurable disease. RELIEF FOR EAR-ACHE. Take a jjiece of gum camphor, the size of half of a pea, and wrap it in cotton and put it in the ear, this will keep the air out and ease the pain; Another remedy also will cure : put in a spoon a few drops of sweet oil or almond oil, the same of molasses and laudanum, warm it all together, absorb some cotton wool in this mixture, put it in the ear, repeat the remedy if necessary. INSECT DESTROYER. Potato bugs and insects on plants. — This re- cipe, cut from a newspaper, is said to be per- fectly harmless to man, but deadly to insects on all vegetation. Dissolve one ounce of saltpetre, two ounces of alum, and half a pound of the commonest brown soap, in three gallons of water, and sprinkle with a watering pot over the plants. INDIAN FEVER AGUE CURE. The Indian was asked: “Do you give qm- nine?’’ “No, no, we don’t take that; that’s poison, ugh ! It goes to the bones ; it will kill ; 238 Household Treasure, or, settle in your bones, make um ache.” Upon inquiry, we found the Indian remedy to be grated horse radish one half cup, whiskey half pint, mix ; take a spoonful three times a day, — no fail, will cure. It is heating and that is necessary. ICE-TO KEEP. Make a bag of thick woolen cloth, the bag must be double, one inside and one outside, and between these two bags there must be a space, two or three inches, which must be packed full of sawdust, or any thing that will resist the heat. A piece of ice can be kept a week in this way. This would be a great saving to many who are not able to enjoy the luxury of ice, and are forced to use the heated croton water. LOCKJAW. Take the common white beans, boil them to a mass, mash them into a poultice, and apply on and around the jaw. This will also cure neuralgia. INJECTIONS. For windy tumour, take the bruised seed of Garden Angelica, two ounces, steep with one pint of boiling water, and milk a half pint ; molassas one gill ; olive oil one gill ; salt one Medical Adviser. 239 dram, to be used twice each day, until tbe tumour is removed. Injections for stricture in the urinary organs: Take of Grerman Camomile flowers, one ounce, steep in one pint of boiling water, then strain it and add twenty drops of laudanum ; use as hot as can bear every half hour until relief is gained. Injections are of greater importance than is generally attributed to them, they should be used more frequently for pains in any of the in- ternal organs of the body, from which they af- ford almost immediate relief ; just take soft hot water, it is an excellent remedy, it has been well tested by the old practioners. ICE WATER. A wineglassful of ice water taken into the stomach, will cause the temperatiire of the stomach to fall thirty or forty degrees, and it requires a halt hour before it will recover its natural warmth ; this should be a sufficient les- son to all : When the tone of the stomach is thus affected, indigestion is soon the result. HOUSELEAK.— Sengreen Sempervium. The juice of this very common plant wdll re- move warts and corns, by bathing them with it and laying the leaves on them afterwards. The leaves mashed and laid on the eyes when they are inflamed, will speedily help them. It will 2 AO Household Treasure, or, also relieve headache and frenzy of the brain, by applying the leaves to the temples. The leaves bruised and laid on the crown of the head, will stop bleeding at the nose very quickly. HOLLY, or Hulver Basil. The berries eaten in the morning, fasting, when they are ripe, and not dry, act as a brisk cathartic, but if dried they are very astringent. CORN SILK FOR DROPSY AND DISEASED LUNGS This comes from the Medical News: Take two handfuls of fresh corn silk, and steep it in one gallon of water until only one half gallon of water remains, then strain it and add sugar sufficient to make a syrup ; drink a half pint of this two or three times daily ; it will remove dropsy by increasing the flow of urine very freely. This remedy is also benefi- cial to the general health of the whole body. This remedy may be continued for any length of time required. HEARTSEASE. This plant grows freely in moist places. The leaves are like peach leaves, except they have a dark spot in the centre in the form of the heart, from which it derives its name. It flowers in Medical Adviser. 241 June, the seeds are ripe in August. A piece of the root bruised and held on an aching tooth takes away the pain. The leaves bruised and laid on a felon will remove it in a very short time . — Old English Physician. HEAVES IN HORSES. Take a tablespoonful of ginger, and the same quantity of shorts, the same quantity of butter, and as much sweet tar as will make a ball, when well mixed. Give one ball to the horse each day till he is permanently cured. HYDROPHOBIA. Mad dog bite. The National Intelligencer says: — That the spirits of hartshorn is a certain remedy for the bite of a mad dog. He says the wound should be constantly bathed with it; and three or four drops of the hartshorn, diluted with tea or coffee, taken inwardly during the day. The hartshorn decomposes, chemically, the virus in the wound, and immediately alters and destroys its deleteriousness. This remedy was tried at first in Brazil, for the bite of a scorpion, and found that it removed pain and inflamma- tion almost instantly. Subsequently it was tried for the bite of a rattlesnake with similar success. Finally it was tried by a physician in a case of hydrophobia and always with success. 242 Household Treasure, or, OBESITY. An infusion of sea- weed, commonly known as Gulf-weed, has the properties of reducing the adipose tissues in the human frame without in- juring the stomach. — Dr. r>on Cort. Dr. Griffith noted the effects of this upon a person who took it for a skin disease. He him- self then took it, taking no other drinks, and in a few weeks, his own corpulence had greatly diminished. It has been tried by severel others who lost from twelve to thirty pounds within periods ranging from two to three months. It acts by the absorption of the adipose tis- sue. Thus lessening the secretions from the oily sudoriferous glands. LEMONS.-What ttey will do. They will create the acid necessary to neu- tralize the stomach. The free use of lemon juice and sugar will relieve a cough, and some- times entirely cure, especially when it proceeds from a cold. A lemon eaten, or the juice of one taken before breakfast every morning for a month in the spring, will entirely prevent the lasitude of the season, and also prevent any and all malarial fevers during the year. It will pre- vent headaches, taken in the same. TEETHACHE. — Cure. Oil of Cloves applied on a little lint in th§ cavity. Medical Adviser. 243 MOLES. For removal of moles use Croton Oil and An- timony, or (Tartar emetic). Mix in tlie form of a paste, and apply to the mole, then cover the mole with a piece of black silk. There is anoth- er remedy which is safe, and has always proved successful under my observation for twenty years : It is to tie a silk thread around the mole close to the surface of the body, drawing the thread close, not too tight at first, and as the thread becomes loose take another thread and apply it a little tighter, and so continue until the mole falls off, and leaves the place smooth and free from any mark. QUINSEY THROAT DISEASE. Take one pint of vinegar, dissolve in it one teaspoonful of pulverized Myrrh, let it boil, then set it where it will cool a little, then place an in- haling tube over it so as to inhale the steam. This remedy will remove the cause of the disease; when the cause is removed the disease must go also. LINIMENT. Laudanum, Alcohol and Oil of Wormwood, equal parts ; this reduces the pain and swelling rapidly. POULTICE of Mallows leaves, to relax the muscles, and re- place contraction of the joints. 244 Household Treasure, or, PAINT— To clean. Simple remedy if adopted, would save a deal of trouble and hard work. Take a plate with some of the best whiting, and have some clean warm water and a piece of flannel, which you will dip into the water and rub the painted sur- face nearly dry ; then use as much whiting as will adhere to the flannel, apply it to the painted surface, and a little rubbing will remove any dirt or grease. After this wash the paint well with warm water, rub it dry with a soft chamois. Paint thus cleansed looks as well as when first laid on, with no injury to the most delicate col- ors, and is far better than using soaps, and does not require more than half the labor. LINIMENT— For man or beast Take equal parts, Laudauum, Alcohol and Oil of Worm- wood ; this reduces the swelling rapidly if inflamed, removes soreness like a charm. POULTICE— For Boms. Use sweet milk and clear starch, make a poul- tice ; apply as warm as possible ; leave this an hour or two, then remove it, and take wheat flour and water mixed together, spread it on white paper and place over the burn, and change as often as necessary until it is well. Medical Adviser. 245 PALATE FALLING. Whenever the palate, or upper wall of the mouth becomes displaced — or as it is termed, fallen — you have only to take a lock of the hair directly on the top of the head, or cranium, and plait it tight. This remedy will soon re- store the palate to its natural position. PASTE POE SCEAP BOOKS. Mix smoothly flour and water till a thin bat- ter is formed ; then put in a pinch of pulver- ized alum., and pour in boiling water until a thick paste is formed, let it boil about two min- iates, then add a few drops of carbolic acid, or oil of cloves, and it is fit for use. PILES ELECTUAET. Cream of Tartar, one oz. ; Jalap pulv., one oz. ; Sulphur, half oz. ; Nitrate of Potash, half oz. ; add syrup sufficient to mix all together. Dose. One small tea-spoonful morning and evening. PIN-WOEMS. Mash Garlics in an earthen morter, put a lit- tle w'arm milk on them, let them stand a half hour, then add a half pint more warm milk; let it stand a short time, then use this milk for injection once or twice. Then give the patient 246 Household Treasure, or. a powder composed of pulverized burnt egg shells — about as much as will lay on a ten cent piece — mix with a little milk or syrup. This should be taken on an empty stomach. RING-WORMS. This is an eruption of the skin, running in circular form, and increasing if not stopped by remedies ; it creates an itching sensation, espe- cially when the body is heated. There are many cures for this disagreeable enemy. No. 1. Apply spirits of turpentine over the whole surface and be particular to apply it to the edge of the ring-worm. One application generally cures by killing the germ ; if not, re- peat the same. Tincture cantharides will also remove them, but use with care. Blue vitriol will remove them ; dissolve in water, then wet the ring-worm with the liquid two or three times, which will probably be sufficient. SMALL-FOX — And Lemon Juice. A gentleman in Ohio gives an interesting ac- count of how he treated himself for small-pox, with lemon juice, and reports the process and results : I squeezed the juice out of one lemon into a glass, to which I added about two table- spoons of water and drank it ; I then opened the rind and sucked the balance of the juice. In about twenty minutes I took another lemon M edical A dviser. 247 and used it in the same manner. In a short time I felt very cold as if I was lying close to a large mass of snow or ice ; my pulse dropped down to sixty. I shut my eyes to see if the uni^leasant visions were gone. I found they w^ere gone and by placing my hand over my head I found the pox on my head was gone also. My head was covered with a kind of fluid which had exuded from the pox ; it stained the napkin which I had used to wipe it off ; it seemed as if each had oozed ont its con- tents and settled down to the surface ; it was the same with those on my face. My beard was glued together with the fluid. Those on my neck had not burst, but had sank away and diminished. I lay down and slept two hours comfortably ; I aw'oke, I think, from cold, al- though I had i)lenty of covers over me and a fire burning in the grate. I felt so well that I took a little more lemon juice ; I kept my pulse at from sixty to sixty-seven for thirty-six hours, when all eruptions and elevations had disap- peared from the surface of my body, I then bid good-bj e to lemon juice and small-pox. I look upon this remedy as a certainty in small-pox. SUNSTROKE. The following information on sunstroke is from Dr. Wood, which coincides fully wdth Dr. von Cort’s views and treatment on this subject. External heat is the cause of the sunstroke, and 248 Household Treasure, or, the internal heat produces directly all the symp- toms. Under the inllaence of external heat the temperature of the body rises until a point is reached at which the heat paralyzes the life forces, then fever with sudden unconsciousness is the X’esult ; as heat is the cause of the symp- toms, common sense points to the abstraction of the heat as the mode of cure, and what is done must be done quickly. There should be no waiting for the doctor ; the remedy is simple, and death is so iminent that every man should save his brother. Apply ice to the spine and give a tablespoonful of Capsicum Tincture diluted with four parts water ; give the patient fresh air, and to remove the prostration give Gentian Comp, and Valerian Tincture, equal parts, one teaspoonful every two or three hours. SLEEPLESSNESS. A very good method for curing sleeplessness, when not caused by pain or disease : Get out of bed, take a linen napkin or pocket handker- chief, wet one side of it in water not very cold, fold it together so that the wet part can be placed on the head, and the dry outside ; take another one, dip in water the same, and fold it so that the wet part can be placed around the wrist, and over this the dry part, winding it around, and fasten the ends, so as to be secure. Lay down again, and the wet bandages, will Medical Adviser. 249 have a soothing influence on the nervous sys- tem and refreshing sleep will be the result. STOVE BLACKING. Have a thin mixture of black varnish and turpentine, apply this to the stove with a brush, then with a cloth dust it over with British pul- verized lustre ; then rub with a dry brush. This process prevents rust and gives a polish. SWALLOWING A CENT. Dr. Gibs, an eminent physician and surgeon, was consulted by a man whose little boy liad swallowed a cent. “What have you done for him?” asked the doctor. “We gave him a dose of castor oil,” was the answer. “Good practice,” the doctor replied, “as soon as you get home give him the whites of three raw eggs daily ; let his diet be bread and milk, and noth- ing sour.” The directions were followed, the whites of the eggs daily and the dose of oil at at night. On the fourth day the cent was dis- charged. URINE. Involuntary discharge of urine with children is frequent. In this disease children should not be allowed to drink freely at any time, es- pecially at night. This trouble is often caused by throwing the clothes off during the night, 250 Household Treasure^ or, and thus being exposed to cold, which aggra- vates the disease and causes predisposition to this weakness. This disease generally proceeds from debility, or relaxation of the neck of the bladder. The compound infusion of Trailing Arbutus, and Isinglass may be used freely. Also a decoction of hazelnut shells, drank every evening. For a child, dose, from one dram to three — according to age. WEED EXTERMINATOR. We have found the use of Sulphuric acid (Oil of Vitriol) an easy, neat and effective remedy for destroying weeds in small yards, such as burdock, plantain, &c. To cut these out re- quires serious labor, and even this is not effec- tual as it is not possible to extripate every root, which may be left to start up again, and there is always a hole left in the ground and the dry weeds to be cleared away. But take a small open mouthed bottle fastened on the end of a two foot stick or handle, dip the end of a bruised rod into the bottle of solution and touch the Jieart of the weed, or of three or four, before dipping again. WARTS. To remove warts from the hands, face or any part of the body irse the milk or juice of the Milkweed by applying it to the warts each day until they disappear. Medical Adviser. 251 WORMS — In flower pots. Ten drops of Carbolic acid put in a pint of water and poured on tlie earth in flower pots, will kill them. WATER— Pure. Fill a clean quart bottle witlL water, dissolve in this a teaspoonful of the clearest white sugar, cork the bottle and set it away. If it remains clear all right to use, if it turns milky and has an offensive smell use it not. WHITEWASH.— Resemble Paint. Take a half bushel of the best unslacked lime, slack it with boiling water, cover it during the process to keep in the steam, when it is well slacked strain the liquid, then add to it a peck of salt, previously dissolved in hot water, also three pounds of rice flour made into a paste and stirred in boiling hot, a half pound of Spanish whiting and one pound of clear glue, previously dissolved, then set it over a slow fire, in a kettle within a larger one with water in it, and then add five gallons of water to the mixture, stir it well and let it stand a few days covered that it well blends together ; it should be used quite hot. This composition is very durable and looks almost equal to paint for outside work. Another compound which is very good for walls. Soak a quarter of a pound of glue in tepid Household Treasiu'e^ or^ 252 water over night, then put it in a vessel with a quart of water, set the vessel iu a kettle of water over the fire and let it boil, then stir till the glue is dissolved then put six or eight pounds of Paris white in another vessel, add hot water and stir until it is well mixed ; then add the sizing and stir well, and apply in the ordinary way — warm. AMMONIA. Put a teaspoonful of Ammonia in a quart of warm soap suds, dip a cloth or sponge into it and go over your soiled pants or coats and see how rapidly the dirt will disappear. Use the same proportion for cleaning silver ware ; rub them with a soft brush and polish with a cha- mois. A few drops in water for the skin is very beneficial, by cleansing it and making it soft. Add one teaspoonful to a pail of water in washing muslins, it cleanses them, and by leaving them in the wmter a short time it bleaches them white and clear. For house plants use five or six drops to a pint of water once a week. The aromatic spirits of Ammonia ten drops taken in a wine- glass of water, for heartburn and dyspepsia, gives relief. BUTTER. To preserve butter saturate the wood in which the butter is packed with Pyroligarcum acid. This has been tested. Medical Adviser. 253 FROSTED FEET. Take pure flaxseed oil, bathe the feet well be- fore going to bed ; wrap some cloths around the feet to keep the oil from rubbing off ; use the oil again in the morning. A few applications will remove the trouble. FLAX- WEED. The juice of this plant or the distilled water, dropped in the eye, is a certain remedy to re- lieve them of heat, inflammation and redness. The same water is used to cleanse and heal foul ulcers; fistulous and cancerous sores. It will also cleanse the skin from morphew scurf, pim- ples and such like deformities. It will remove those watery humours which cause dropsy in mankind, by using it as a drink. Put a dram of the seed in a half pint of water. FENNEL, WITH ITS LOWLY FLOWERS. In an earlier age than ours, Grifted with its wonderous powers, Lost vision to restore, It gave new strength, and fearless mood. Gladiators, fierce and rude, Mingled it in their daily food ; And he who battled and subdued, A wreath of fennel wore. Gaul. This plant is well adapted to the organs of the body to neutralize them. The leaves, seeds and 254 Household Treasure, or, roots are used to cleanse the blood and to create an action of the liver, and to cleanse the ill col- or of the face after sickness. The natural juice which issues out of the plant, dropped into the eyes, cleanseth them from mists and films that obstruct the sight. The seed used in food re- lieves those who have shortness of breath, wheezing, by pressure on the lungs. EYES. To remove particles of dirt from the eyes, take a tea-spoonful of flour and a little milk or water, and stir together making a dough of it ; then press it upon the eye where the particles lie and it brings the dirt out without any fret- ting. BURNS. With any slight burn if you apply Alcohol immediately it will cool and allay the pain and cure by preventing a blister and soreness. If other treatment is required take sweet milk and clear starch and make a thick poultice and ap- ply it warm ; leave it on the burn an hour or two, then remove it ; then take wheat flour and water, mix it thick. BURDOCK — Its virtues are little known. By the use of its leaves or seeds we may re- place the womb. If we will draw it upwards we apply the leaves or seed to the crown of the Medical Adviser. 255 head, if downwards apply to the soles of the feet, and in order to stay it in its place make the application to the centre of the abdomen. The leaves wilted and applied to old ulcers and sores relieves them almost immediately. The same applied to the limbs where there is shrink- ing of the sinews and arteries, which creates great pain, will be removed and restore the cir- culation. The juice of the leaves mixed with old wine and drank is an excellent remedy for the bite of serpents. The root pounded with a little salt and laid on the wound immediately relieves the pain. It also has the same effect applied to the bite of a mad dog. The decoction of the leaves, sweetened and drank, provoketh urine and re- lieves the pain of the bladder. The leaves bruised and mixed with the white of eggs and applied to burns takes out the fire and gives im- mediate relief and heals the burn. A poultice made of the leaves, boiled in vinegar and mixed with Indian meal, a little oil and nitre, will cure old fretting sores or cancer ; it stops the cor- roding quality and heals them. The seeds are highly recommended to dissolve the stone in the bladder, that it may expelled by urine. BOILS. As soon as the character of a boil makes its appearance, take camphorated alcohol and dip 256 Household Treasure, or the end of the finger in the liquid and rub the surface, especially the center point ; repeat this ten or twelve times. Then after it is dry place a coating of camphorated oil over the whole part. This application will cause the boil to disappear ; if one application is not sufficient, repeat the same. This remedy may be used for other abcesses : In the first stages of felons, boils and abcesses, they are dispersed by the use of strong alum vrater, keeping them wet with it. It will also kill the pain. BKUISES. To prevent bruises from turning black, first apply cloths wet in tepid water to prevent the blood from congealing, then gently press on the part with the hand to assist the circulation, and continue the use of tepid water till well. LOCK-JAW IN HORSE. Eighty drops of Laudanum, mix with four drops Tincture of Capsicum Comp. ; give injec- tion of Lobelia, steep a handful in water. COMPLEXION. Lemon juice and Glycerine will soften and whiten the skin. Medical Adviser. 257 BLEEDING OP THE NOSE. There are two little arteries which supply the whole face with blood — one on each side ; these branch off from the main arteries on each side of the wind-pipe and run upward toward the eyes ; pass over the outside of the jaw-bones, about two-thirds of the way back from the chin to the angle of the jaw, under the ear ; each of these arteries supplies just one-half of the face, the nose being the dividing line. The left nostril is supplied with blood by the left artery and the right nostril by the right artery. Now your nose bleeds by the right nostril, with the end of the fore-finger feel along the outer edge of the right jaw until you feel the beating of the artery directly under your finger, the same as the pulse in the wrist, then press the finger hard upon it. The result will be that not a drop of blood goes into that side of your face while the pressure continues ; thus the nose instantly stops bleed- ing. Continue the pressure five or ten minutes and the ruptured vessel will by that time con- tract, so that when the blood is allowed to flow on as usual the artery will not leak. Bleeding from a cut or a wound in the face may be stopped in the same way. As it sometimes happens from extracting a tooth, nearly connected with this artery, blood will flow, which, if not staunched will lead to death, which may also be stopped by the same process. Household Treasure^ or^ COUGH. 258 Take one tea-cup of Flaxseed and soak it all night ; in the morning put into a kettle about two quarts of water, a handful of Licorice root bruised, a quarter of a pound of raisins cut in half, let them steep two hours, then add the flax- seed which has been soaked ; let all boil togeth- er half an hour watching and stirring it, that it not burn ; then strain and add lemon juice and sugar suflicient to make it palatable. BARBER’S ITCH-Cure. Venice Turpentine, ten grains ; fresh butter, ten grains ; red precipitate, ten grains ; rub this composition with a lead pestle until well mixed and apply to the face. INDIA INK DEVICES may be removed by applying a fly -blister. CANCER CURE. As there are many kinds of cancers and many causes which produce them, it is evident they cannot all be treated the same. The first object must be to destroy the germ that keeps them alive and to purify the system. If this is not done the cancer can never be entirely removed. There has been several cancers removed by the treatment of sunlight and colors, with the use of Medical Adviser. 259 the disc and the yellow or orange lens. This process draws the heated rays of the sun directly on the cancer and thus kills the germ ; by this action the cancer will separate from the flesh and fall away. Prof. Scott has discovered a remedy, which, he says, works well in curing cancers and surface eruptions. This discovery consists of applying to the surface of the sore the chloride of Chromium — a new salt of rare material — mixed with Stramonium Ointment. This preparation changes the sore into perfect carbon so that it crumbles away ; the remedy causes little or no pain. Wood Sorrel, old Dr. Beach recommends as a cure. Extract the juice of the green plant, dry it on tin or zink, then mix with soft grease. During the process of cancer cure the purifying of the blood must never be neglected, for with- out the action of the working material, which is the blood, to keep the machinery in motion, there can be no cure. I have seen cancers cured with only a medicine, a purifier of the blood, and an application of a sponge wet in cold water when the patient feels an itching or irritation in the cancer, then apply the wet sponge lightly, which will relieve the disagreeable sensation. If cancers are yet in form of tumors, by distribut- ing the remedies through the system, the ab- sorbent vessels take up the matter and the blood purifier carries it off through the intestinal canal, thus destroying the germSi 26 o Household Treasure, or, All cancerous presentments in their first stages should be cautiously tampered with ; keep the head cool, the feet warm, a regular evacuation daily, then they will leave by the same way they come. Iodine, Bromide, Calcium, Creosote, Ozone, Phenile, Albumen, Alcohol, Naptha, and Permanganate of Potassi. All these possesss the power to destroy all animal and vegetable fetors arising from disin- tegration, also nearly all forms of animalcule, hence they are good disinfectants. The masses of the people take into their stom- achs daily that which is a powerful absorbent of the electricity or the vital force required in the system ; some kinds of food which are exten- sively used, absorb and consume the natural element required for digestion, animal food ; at fijst, it is poison ; second, it creates a savage, brutal, murderous, warlike, inharmonious, un- satisfactory intuition of the life forces, a con- dition of the brain. Medical A diHscr. COWSLIPS. A decoction or an ointment of the flowers and leaves of the cowslip, nsed at night as a wash, saith the old English physician, takes away spots and wrinkles of the skin, sunburn and freckles. COMPREY. The root of this plant steeped in water or wine, and the decoction drank, helps all inward hurts, bruises, wounds, and ulcers of the lungs, and will loosen the phlegm and cause it to be easily ejected. Syrup made of the root for all of those purposes would prove equally effectual. CAPSICUM.— (Cayenne Pepper.) The properties of Capsicum is one of the pur- est and strongest stimulents, also carminative tonic and diuretic. It is good to remedy flatu- lency, arising from vegetable food, and to warm the stomach. It should be used in rheumatism and coldness of the system. In malignant sore throat as a gargle. For pains bathe the affected parts with the tincture. For internal remedy one tea-spoonful of Cayenne pepper, one of fine salt, put on it half pint of boiling water, when cold strain it ; add one ounce of vinegar, one of honey equal to a syrup. For an adult dose, one teaspoonfnl three times a day. 262 Household Treasure, or, DIPTHERIA. ' Take a leaspoonful of Sulphur in a wineglass of water, mix it well together ; when it is well mixed gargle with it and swallow some of the same. In ten or fifteen minutes the patient will be out of danger. In extreme cases, where the fungus is nearly closed, blow the sulphur through a quill into the throat. If the patient cannot gargle, take a live coal of fire, lay it on a shovel and sprinkle a spoonful of sulphur on the coal so that the patient may inhale the sulphur by placing the head over it ; this will kill the fungus. The whole room may be filled with the fumigation that the patient may inhale it without any difficulty. This is also a cure for colds in the head and a preventitive of catarrh, DESINFECTANT. One pound of green copperas dissolved in one quart of water and poured into any foul place, will clarify the air. To use this in hospitals set under the beds of sick persons, it will kill any unpleasant odors and prevent any soreness caused from the heat of the bed. — Clear fresh water set under the bed of sick persons will pre- vent soreness. The water should be put in a tub and slipped under the bed where the sick person lays, and the water Changed one or twiOe <^v6fy twenty four hours< Medical Adviser. 263 FEBMAN6ENATE OF POTASSIA, A salt, recently discovered. It possesses the power to destroy all animal or vegetable fetors arising from disintegration and destroys nearly all forms of animalcule ; hence it is a good dis- infectant and prevents disease, by having it in houses and applying a few grains in water stand- ing in rooms. MOLECULES— To remove. Apply I/wnar Caustic. STAINS ON THE HANDS-To remove. Dse Galic acid, dissolved in water. DYSPEPSIA CUBE. Use no alcoholic drinks, no lager-beer, eat no animal food, live on hygiene diet for innoxious food and fruit, and never use tobacco, for silver nor gold. If you wish to live to be old, keep the feet warm, the head cold, then the brain wiU be a perfect mould. : When the above is not desirable commence to take table salt every morning when first aris- ing one teaspoonful. This will strengthen the digestive organs and give tone to the stomach and bowels. Also the Gentian Tincture Comp, has cured hundreds, if not thousands. 264 Household Treasure, or, DIPHTHERIA PREVENTION. Bathe the throat with hot vinegar and salt, and gargle with weak Cayenne tea sweetened with molasses ; wrap round the throat black silk to prevent the air from obstructing the cir- culation. DIAPHRAGM. For pain or disease of this organ use Tincture of Balm and Gentian, equal parts, take two or three times a day a teaspoonful. This organ separates the thorax or upper organs from the abdomen. DRUNKENNESS CURE. Eat an orange a half hour before breakfast every morning. Another remedy, which in some cases may be more satisfactory, a mixture made of the following and taken in quantities equal to a dram and as often as the desire for drink returns — this will cure the worst case of drunk- enness : Sulphate of iron, five grs. ; Peppermint-water, eleven drams , Spirits of nutmeg, one dram. This preparation acts as a tonic and stimulant, and partially supplies the place of liquor and prevents the physical and moral prostration that follows the sudden breaking-off from the use of intoxicating drinks. Medical Adviser. 265 This elegant remedy no one ought to refuse. Eat an orange a half hour before breakfast every morning ; this will keep you from the drunkard’ s fate. DEAFNESS. A mixture of Sulphuric ether and Ammonia, after it is allowed to stand fourteen days, a so- lution is formed. Apply this solution to the internal ear, which will in almost every case restore this hitherto incurable disease. In some cases of deafness the black walnut oil restores che hearing — by dropping into the ear two or three drops twice a day. ERYSIPELAS. One dram of Nitras Potassi, one-half ounce Cream of Tartar, dissolve with half pint of cold water, strain it and sweeten it, and take one tablespoonful three times a day ; continue until well. FRICTION OF THE BODY. The great benefit derived from the friction of the body is at present not sufficiently understood nor appreciated. There are to-day, I may say, thousands who are enjoying health and vigor, from the benefit they have received by the use of the machine styled the Manipulator, and thousands more have been treated and cured by 266 Household Treasure, or. magnetic healers. In the institution I visited in San Francisco, there were, I was informed, eight-hundred patients in and out of the institu- tion, being treated by manipulation, cripples in almost every form and condition, many who were entirely restored both in form and health. It is indispensably necessary for every person, man, woman and child, to use a flesh-brush or coarse towel briskly from ten to fifteen minutes every twenty-four hours. Every person who adheres to this rule will have very little danger of being sick with any disease whatever. ‘ ‘Assist nature and live forever.” So says old Dr. Beach. 232 Household Treasure ; or. I=> O E ]VE. Time and station tell the tale Of loved ones lost upon the gale. In this our loved and lovely sphere. While on this earth we re living here,^ Habits of discontent arise, As time is fleeing from our eyes ; The natural laws are laid aside, A7id thus the evils now abide , — Our fathers, in a purer state. Developed truth in life still late ; The action of the human brain. Of poison deep their power 7naintain, Turn not a scoffing ear my friend. All truth is power and will defend. When o’er our land, on earth and seas. The human bratn is dire diseased : *Tis not the alcoholic fumes. Which blend with nature in these tunes. But yet a greater action bears. Which hurls the man in many snares. This potent evil now you share In every house and everywhere , The fumes so great, that none are freed. From the inhalation of this weed ; Medical Adviser. The infant at the mother’s breast, The mother in her lonely nest, The boy, the youth, the father, all Must breathe this despot heated gall. The mother in her sore distress Implores her offspring to desist. As sighing tears roll down her face, And sisters too feel the disgrace. Tis of the weed which now I speak, Which fumes the brain to evil deeds. To over-reach thy brother man In craft, or fraud, as best they can. The evils thus produced on man From the tobacco weed and the tea, can Sing songs of dire distress and need, And send their slaves where now is 7'weed, ^n~-' r''-; ^■:''W'’"