8.  Inflammation of the Bowels, Marshmallow Leaves, a Canadian Remedy for.—­“Green marshmallow leaves (dry will do).  Wet flannel and apply hot.”  Make a strong tea of the marshmallow leaves and while hot dip flannels and apply to abdomen.

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9.  Inflammation of the Bowels, Syrup of Rhubarb for.—­“Add to three pints of simple syrup one and three-fourths ounces of crushed rhubarb, one-fourth ounce each of crushed cloves and cinnamon, one dram of bruised nutmeg, one pint of diluted alcohol, evaporate liquid by a gentle heat to one-half pint.  Excellent in bowel complaint in one-half dram (one-half teaspoonful) doses every hour until it operates.”  The rhubarb moves the bowels and casts out all irritating matter.  The oil of cloves stimulates the membranes of the bowels and the cinnamon and nutmeg are astringents.

Mothers’ remedies for Toothache, Dry Salt and Alum for.—­1.  “Equal parts.  Take common salt and alum.  Mix and pulverize these together, wet a small piece of cotton and cause the mixture to adhere to it and place in the hollow tooth.  At first a sensation of coldness will be produced, which will gradually disappear, as will the toothache.  This is an excellent remedy and should be given a trial by any person suffering with this trouble.”

2.  Toothache, Oil of Cloves Quick Relief for.—­“If the tooth has a cavity take a small piece of cotton and saturate with oil of cloves and place in tooth, or you may rub the gum with oil of sassafras.”  These are both good remedies, and will often give relief almost instantly.

3.  Toothache, Home-Made Poultice for.—­“Make a poultice of a slice of toast, saturate in alcohol and sprinkle with pepper and apply externally.  This will give almost instant relief.”

4.  Toothache, Clove Oil and Chloroform for.—­“Clove oil and chloroform, each one teaspoonful.  Saturate cotton and apply locally.”

5.  Toothache, Sure Cure for.—­

“Peppermint water   1/2 ounce
Nitre               1/4 ounce
Chloroform            1 dram
Ether                 1 dram
Oil of mustard       10 drops

Remark:  This remedy will give relief where all others fail.  Not only for toothache, but for neuralgia pains in any part of the body, apply with cloth moistened and lay on the parts affected.  Continue until relieved.”

6.  Toothache, Salt and Alum Water for.—­“Fill a bottle of any size half full of equal parts of pulverized alum and salt, then fill up the bottle with sweet spirits of nitre.  Shake and apply it to the tooth and gums.  Apply it freely, as there is nothing to hurt or injure you.”

7.  Toothache, Oil of Cinnamon for.—­“A drop of oil of cinnamon will frequently relieve very serious cases of toothache.  Apply to the tooth with a little cotton.  This will at least give temporary relief until you can see your dentist and have the tooth treated.”