Very strong salt and water, when frequently applied, has been known to
cure wens.
The following poultice for the throat distemper, has been much
approved in England:--The pulp of a roasted apple, mixed with an ounce
of tobacco, the whole wet with spirits of wine, or any other high
spirits, spread on a linen rag, and bound upon the throat at any
period of the disorder.
Nothing is so good to take down swellings, as a soft poultice of
stewed white beans, put on in a thin muslin bag, and renewed every
hour or two.
The thin white skin, which comes from suet, is excellent to bind upon
the feet for chilblains. Rubbing with Castile soap, and afterwards
with honey, is likewise highly recommended. But, to cure the
chilblains effectually, they must be attended to often, and for a long
time.
Always apply diluted laudanum to fresh wounds.
A poultice of elder-blow tea and biscuit is good as a preventive to
mortification. The approach of mortification is generally shown by
the formation of blisters filled with _blood_; water blisters are not
alarming.
Burnt alum held in the mouth is good for the canker.
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