THE

SICK MAN’S COMPANION,

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FAMILY GUIDE TO HEALTH;
BEING
A CONCISE AND COMPLETE S¥grpyr,
OF THE

ART OF HEALING
ON THE IMPROVED BOTANIC SYSTEM:

ARRANGED IN

FOURPARTS;

<ONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE NECESSARY UERBS,
AND ROOTS, WITH THE MANNER OF PREPARING AND
ADMINISTERING THE SAMI IN ADL CASES OF Djs-
EASES TO WHICH THE HUMAN PAMILY
ARE SUBJECT.

BY JAMES Me PEARSON,

“Why should we conceal from mankind,
Chatwhich relieves the distresses of our fellow beings?’ ?

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MADISONVILLE:

Wrinted for the Proprietors.

1836

District of East Tennessize,.

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- As the practice of medicine, has hitherto been clothed wit!
a vocabulary of innumerable technical phrases and unimportant
_ terms; we deem it necessary to the health, happiness and com-
_fort of mankind, to lay before them a work; not only divested
"of all technicalities; but ‘containing a development of the
- general principles, upon which the practice of medicine should
be condueteds With these views, connected with a firm be-
liefy thatthis system should be made known «to. the. human
family as:far as ‘practicable, we sanction and consent, that the
careful observer,of tlie effects of remedies upon the haman
body in all diseases, should impart that knowledge, drawn
from experience, observation aad teflectioa, : to his fellow be-
ings; who; like himself «may be liable to the attack of disease,
, and situated ina remote section of country; far from the. aid
? of a physician with whom they could trust theirlives. — _
_ Phe great leading principles of the-Healing Aart, are few,
| short and easily understood; and, they are applicable in every
® disease to which the human frame is subject; althongh,. in:
s, Some instances, they may not prove equally successful. A:
/ medicine that could he applied generally, with beneficial ef- — .
_ fects in all-:diseases; | undoubtedly, long been sought for; — ~
+ 2nd we are-confident, from. the experience, study, and pr
tice of thirty years, that this great and efficacious odject

PREFACE,

whick is frequently put in jeopardy by the want of such knowl-
tdge, that of his neighbor or ‘amily, is often by circumstances
or accident submitted to his care. ‘To some particular sec-
tions of the westean country, this consideration is of the ut-

_most importance. The professed object of this small work, is
‘then, to disseminate that knowledge; and, to give a correct

and-comprehensive view of the present reformed system of
practice, which the experience of many years, has taught the
citizens of the United States, to be far superior to any system
heretofore known; and which, by its simplicity can be under-

. stood by every individual. And to every famity,more especially

to those in remote situations throughout the country, the posses~
sion of th.s small Book myst unquestionably, be of incalcula-
ble value; for, conducted by such a guide, it will not be uvrea-
sonable tosay that eny person of even tolerable capacity, and rea~
sonable attention, may be enabled to practice in his own family
with safety and advantage, in all cases of disease most com-
mon to our climate; and for such purposes this little work is
humbly submitted to your care and examination, feeling con-
fident that the price will meet the epprobation and eircum-

_ stances of the poor man, as well as the rich. Therefore, be-

lieving it to be the duty of every man, to instruct his debilita-

ted neighbor in the art of healing Lis own infirmities, and be-

ing well aware, that many of our deserving citizens have not
the means of paying twenty dollars for so small a work as this,
we have considered it our duty, to furnish the poor man with

that knowledge snfticient to hea) his wounds and maladies, at.

the moderate sum of one twentieth part of that price, which
lias hitherto been extorted from the pockets of those, who
jaboring under bodily disease, were compelled to purchase. As
it has been acknowledged by every wise and competent Au-
thor, of the healing art, that, “his instructions were designed
for the poor, and those laboring under infirmities,” we deem it

a justice due to him, anda duty we owe ourselves, to offer,

those instructions to the poor man, insucha form, that he will

be able to obtain them, and for that purpose is this work now :
presented to the world. Monroe County, April 271836.

PART FIRST.

‘DIRECTIONS FOR PREP: ARING AND. USING : ey
_ VEGETABLE MEDICINES. i
_ NUMBER ONE—EMET IC HERB.

To cleanse the Stomach, over-power the Cold, and ‘Promote
iy as ‘a free perspiration.

ay herb. may be prepared for use in
ferent ways, namely; 1st. The powdered leave
and pods. 2d. A tincture made
herb with spirits. 3d, ’
fine bones and ym

them oe miotise toa fine powde
a fine sieve, and preserve it fro
is the most common preparation,
enin many different ways, ¢
compounded with other arti

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to bear in mind that there must never be an

' thing put to it warmer than blood heat. The
powdered leaves and pods, is the common‘ form
of using this. medicine; and from half to a tea-

- spoonful may be taken in warm water sweetened;

or the same quantity may be put into either of

the other numbers when taken to. cleanse the
stomach, overpower the cold and promote per-

spiration. This preparation should be taken in

sweet milk, in place of the No, 3 or warm wa-

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of warm water sweetened, and in cases'of nery-
ous affections add half atea-spoonful of ‘nerve
powder, For the externel ‘effects of poison,
‘take the above dose, and bathe the parts affected
With the'tinctare, repeating it till cured. To
one gill of this tincture add one tea-apoonful of
yecac finely powdered. —
r. “Preparation of Emetic Herb. —Reduce:
theseeaite toa fine powder in a mortar and take
half an ounce of it, or-about a large spoonful,
with the same quantity of No. 2, mate fine and
put themin a gill of No. 6, adding a tea-spoon-
ful of nerve po if ate ful of

viekliatack of -ailealats such as lock,

drophebia, drowned persons, fits, spasms,

in all cases of suspended animation, where: the

vital spark is nearly extinct. . It will go through.

the whole system like electricity, giving heat and :

life. to ery die ‘In’ cases seh ‘the spasms
ind the j

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to bring out the measles and small pox: d if
applied _to pimples, warts, . &C., wine in.
them. Ihave cured three dogs with this prepar-
ation, Which were under the most. violent symp-
toms of Hydrophobia, . One of our friends cu-

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fo retain the internal vital heat of the system,
Be and cause a free perspiration,
No, 2, Oayenne Pepper. This j edi
NO, yenne Pepper. This is a medicine
of Steat value in the practice, and may be safely
used in all cases of disease, to raise and yelain
determini

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tea of number three, sweetened; or the same
«juantity, may be mixed with a dose of either of
the other numbers when taken. The dose should
he repeated. every ten or fifteen minutes till the
desired object is effected, and ‘continued occa-
sionally ‘until health is restored. When this
number is given, the patient should be kept warm,
by sitting | near the fire, covered with a blanket.
orin a warm bed. It will produce a free per-
spiration, which should be kept up by repeating
the dose till the disease is removed. A spoon-
ful, with an equal quantity of salt, put into a gill
of vinegar, makes a very good sauce, to be eaten
on meat, and will assist the appetite and -
strengthen the digestion. One spoonful of this
preparation may[be taken to good advantage, and
will remove faint, sinking feelings, which some
ure subject to, especially in the spring of the
year. Pepper sauce is good for the same pur-
pose. A tea-spoonfal of cayenne, may be ta-
ken in a tambler of cider, and is much better
than ardent spirits. There is scarce any pre-
paration of Medicine that we make use of, in
hich we donot put some of this article. 7 wit
the face, by taking a |
antity in fine cloth, and pu
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‘cayenne pepper cannot be obtained, the common
red peppers may be substituted, or ginger, an-

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‘we have tried, are so. volatile that they do but

remove canker.

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and may be used together or separate. When
the violence of the disease requires a course of
sine, steep one ounce of the above mention-
_ ed powder, No. 2, ina pint of boiling water,
: strain off a wine glass full while hot, and adda
nful of No. 3, and the same quantity of
sugar; when cool enough totake, add a tea-spoon-
ful of No. 4, and half that quantity of nerve
powder. © Let this dose be given three times at in-
ay of fifteen minutes; and let the samecom-
pound be given by. injection, and if the case re-
quires it, fagain, repeat it. If mortification is.
apprehended, a. sommpon sn of No, 6, may be
added to each dase, and to, the injections. _
“After the patient has recovered ecw y
from the operation of the medicine; which is
usually in two or three hours, place him overthe.
steam, as directed under the head of steaming. —
_ This operation is sufficient for one time, and
must be repeated each day, or every other ip

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the tisestiea is removed
-% ont be suflicient

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occasionally No. 2, or the composition powders:
for if this is notattended to, the patient may have
a relapse, in which case it will be very: difficult
io raise it again, as they will fall as much below
a natural heat as they have been raised above it’
by artificial means. During the operation give
milk porrage, or gruel well sweetened, with a
little cayenne in it, and after it is over; they may
eat any kind of nourishing food thatthe stomach
may crave. A tea-cupful of the tea of No. 3,
should be taken night and morning to prevent a
relapse of the disease, and during the day, drink |
freely of a tea made of poplar bark; and if cos-
tive, use the bitter root.

As soon as the disorder is removed, ‘use the
bitters (No. 4,) to correct the bile and restore
digestion; and half a wine glass-full of the syr-
up, No. 5, taken two or three times a day, will
strengthen the stomach and assist in regulating
the digestive powers, The above directions are
calculated for the more violent attacks of disease,
and such as have become settled; but those of a
tess violent nature must be treated according to —
citcamstances. In the fitst stage of a disease, it —
may be most generally thrown off by a dose of —

th No. 2, to raise a free per

2

the emetic herb, wit
spiration, follow:
the canker, and

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goingto bed, and put a hot stone, wrapped ir
wet cloths at the feet, which will, in most cases
remove the complaint; but if these applications
do notanswer the purpose, the patient should be)
carried through a regular course of medicine, as
soon as possible. Steamingis safe, and will al-
ways do good, and the injections must not be
neglected, particularly where the bowels are dis-
ordered. In consumption and old lingeringcom~
plaints, give the composition powder for two or
three days before going through a regular course
of medicine.

‘Bitters for correcting the bile, and restoring digestion.

th as a restorative and to

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table spoonfuls of the i denen apg of, white \ rk
nut Agee powderedi:i Pigs :

Pheistietes, ded: in this! preparation are. ihe
barkjof poplar and bayberr
meats, or meats: of cherry -s bs
brandy, and the inner) bark of whit walnut.
No, 5. Syrup. Take poplar bark andthe
dark of the's root of bayberry, one pound each,
and boil them in. esiongat water, strain off
and add seven pounds of good sug: r, then scald
and skim it, and add. halt is n

meats; orthe same q

brandy; saa keep it. ia Bottles for. use... ‘Take -
half ie wine lassful two or three. times tins

Y other qua titgaiay Tbe: Hs ae 5 es
of the d

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gallons:of water, the bayberry and poplar bark,.
add two ounces of ee of wisite’ wal-

cnet ope to comentinaie, paciten morti fastens
/ d promote a natural heat.

es | ti. principal intibles used in this grepatation
are high wines, or fourth proof brandy, english
rosin, gum myrrh: and:cayennes forexternal ap-
plication, spirits. of gerpemige ‘is added, and
sometimes gum myrth.~ es ——: prepar-
ing N 0, 6, tek Bellowes+i6: aden eupas

No. 6: Rhenmatic Drops. : “Take: one gallon
of good fourth proof brandy, or any kind of high
wine, or proof whiskey, one pound of gum
myrrh, and one ounce of double refined english
rosin, pounded fine, one ounce of No. 2, and put
them into a stone jag and boil ita few minutes
in a kettle of a: eae the jug unstopped;

e. Itmay be pre-
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it well ey

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the same quantity may be put into either of the
other medicines, each, dose; and may also be
used to bathe with, in allcases of external swel-
lings or pains. It isan excellent remedy for —
rheumatism, by taking a dose, and bathing the
part affected with it,
In the head-ache, by taking a swallow, bath-
ing the head, and snuffing a little up the nose,
it will remove the pain. It is ‘tid for bruises,
———, swelled joints and old sores; as it will
lay the inflammation, bring down the swelling,
ease pain, and produce a tendency to heals in
fact there is hardly a complaint in which this use-
ful medicine cannot be used toadvantage. Itis the
best preventative against mortification,ofany med- _
cine known at the present time. . For bathing,
ia Rheumatism, Itch, or other mol or in any :

swelling or external pain, add one quarter part
of spirits of turpentine, and for sprains and
bruises, a little gum camphor may be added, and
a small portion of balsam of fir.

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tea spoonful in hot water, sweetened; or the same
ee, should be ‘pat into a dose of either of
the other medicines, and also in the injections in
all nervons cases.

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_» COMPOSITION OR VEGETABLE POWDER.

_«' Take two pounds of the bayberry root bark,
one pound of the inner bark of hemlock, one
pound of ginger, two ounces of sweat weed, the
leaves; two ounces of cayenne, two ounces of
cloves, all pounded fine, sified through a fine
sieve, and well mixed together. For a dose take
a tea spoonful of this powder, with an equal —
quantity of suga, and put to it half a tea cupful
of boiling water; to be taken as soon as sufli-
ciently cool, the patient being in bed, or by the
fire, covered with a blanket. This composition
is calculated for the first stages, and in less vio-
lent attacks of disease. It is a medicine of much

lue, and may be safely used in all complaints
of male or female, and for children. It is good

_dysentary, pain in the stomach and —
is, and to remove all obstructions, caused —
or loss of inward heat. By takinga —

ee of —

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add to each dose a tea spoonful of ‘No, . oats:

half a tea spoonful. of No.1. and)in- nervous. —
symptoms, vadd: half ia tea. spoonful, afnerve
powder; at the same time give an injection,
same. If these should not answer the mu a
the patient must. be cared thr L reg

iner’ bark of:
ite walnut, one OE seehaetie, one. 2
one of No.:2, one of) — ark, one o
_terlvoot, and one of nerve ler, all mad
and well. mixed J ot y be
mixed with molasses
_ of the powder on going b
contintiie taking it tillreliet i
larly, on goitg to bed
been of long standing,
— king this ‘pteparati

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ones, ‘and Hoilthemas»before in the same. liquors

Strain:it off aid press: the heads to yet out. all

the juice,'add two-otnves of the balsam of ‘fir,
then simmerit ever a slow fire, till ‘itis: about |
thé consistence of tary when it will be fit for use:

‘Be careful not tolet it burn. When used) it’
should be Spread on a piece of bladder, split and

made soft.—It is. good, for,cancers, sore lips

and old soxes, and will cure.

fiaaq Salto sie: Saigon ts oby

bite al ie if RAL i seo SAL. 2) 3 aa t 2.2 4 pak

Take ond ) boar of bees- WAX, one do. of fresh
butter, one al oi aba Fe i- oof. turpentine, twelve,
ounc oof ba alsam melt and simmer. them
e ers. ‘then’ ay it 0 Pinto a basin, and keep
it for use. Tt may be used to heal fresh wounds,
burns; scalds, and all bad sores, after the in-
flammation is allay ed, -and- the wound cleansed.

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STRENGTHENING PLASTER,

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and work it like Shoemaker’s wax; if too hard,
put in more turpentine, when it wilkbe fit for use.
It should be spread on soft leather and. applied
to the part affected; and it is good to strengthen
weakness in the back, and other parts of the
_bedy. oS cae, ee ae

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VOLATILE SALTS.

Take crude sal ammoniac one ounce, pearl-
ash two ounces, and pound each by itself, and
mix them well together, and keep them well sto:
ped ina bottle for use. Dampning with spirits
or essence will increase the strength. This ap-
plied to the nose is good for faintness and to re-
move pain in the head; and is much better than
what is generally sold by the apothecaries,

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NERVE OINTMET,

Take of the root of bitter-sweet two parts, of
wormwood, the leaves of seat weed, and cam-
omile, each, equal, one part, when given, or if
dry, moisten them with hot water; which put in-
_ to any kind of animal oil, and simmer them over.
a slow fire for twelve hours; then strain it of
and add one, ounce of spirits rpe Oo
each pound of ointment.

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. -» ©» INJECTIONS OR CLYSTERS.

~ This manner of administering medicine is of
the greatest importance to the sick; it will fre-
quently give relief when all other applications
fail. It is supposed that the use of them is of
great antiquity; but whether this be true or n ot,
_ the using them to relieve the sick, was certai nly
a valuable discovery; and no doubt thousand s of
lives have been saved by it. According to the
plan now adopted, there are certain important
objects aimed at in the administration of medi-
cine to remove disease, viz, to raise the inter nal
heat, promote perspiration, remove the cank er,
guard against mortification, and restore the di-
gestion. To accomplish these objects, the m ed-
icine necessary to remove the'complaint must be
yee to that part where the disease is seat ed;.
if in the stomach only, by taking the medic ine
it may be removed; bat if in the bowels, the
same compound must be administered by inj ec-
tion. Whatever is good tocure disease iftake n
into the stomach, is likewise good for the sam ¢

: , se if gi ren a the grand objec t ee

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violent cases, particularly where there is danger
of mortification, patients may be relieved. by ad-
ministering medicine in» this way, When there
would be no. chance:in any other. And it is, |
therefore, most seriously adyised,.that these con-

siderations bealways borne in mind; and thatthis
important. way of giving relief, be never neglect+
ed where there is any chance for it to de good,
In many complaints peculiar to females, they are
of the greatest.importance in giving relief, when
properly attended tos for. w hich pyrpose itis on-
ly nec
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syringe

either of the artich
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‘When canker is removed, the bowels will be left
yin which case, give injections of witch ha-
4 or raspberry tea, with slippery elm bark;
ninjections are used to move the bowels on-
dy, No. lt be left out. pint is eways sale
to add

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of boiling water, steey it for several hours on hot
embers; pour it off; add half a gallon more of
beiling water and steep as before; then. strain
through a thick cloth, or first let it setile and
pour it off; add one gallon of sugar house mo-
lasses. To.the whole add one gallon of West
India rum, in which three ounces of cayenne,
and two ounces of cloves, have been tinctured
for ten days. Then add one gallon of No. 6,
When cool, beat up the white of two or three
eggs aud mix well with half a pint of the syrup;
then mix the whole together; putit overa coal fire;
as it comes to a sclad, carefully skim off the filth
_asit rises on the top, and bottle the remainder
for use. This makes a very pure and valuable.
cholera syrup, and the spirit being heated
over a fire, becomes somewhat reduced, and itis
an excellent preparation for the summer com-
plaint of the bowels of children, called Cholera
Infantum. — Adults may take a table spoonful at —
a time, and repeat at discretion, as in the use of
common cholera syrup. It admirably relieves
colic pains. Children may take one, two, or
three tea spoonfuls, according to their age, and
the violence of the disease. awe fae

An infusion of the powd

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and to every table spoonful of the boiled liquor,
add one or two tea spoonfuls of No. 6, and
sweeten the whole well with loaf sugar, is an
excellent remedy for the bowel complaint in
children. _ It makes a valuable restorative after
acourse of medicine.

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TOOTHACHE POWDER.

Take two parts of finely pulverized bayberry,
and one of kercuma or golden seal, and with the
finger rub the teeth well, let the powder that gets
in between the teeth remain till morning, if done
at night, brush the teeth with a soft brush,
and clean water in the morning. This will pre-
serve the gums and teeth, and cure the scurvy,
and most diseases the teeth are subject to.

For thirty gallons of wine bitters,

it well for two or
‘ry half hour for two

~~. cold, which produces canker, 21

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warm; let them stand and steep about the same.
warmth, for two hours or more, add -a piece of ©
pure pearl-ash, as large as a large sugar pea, a
table spoonful of refined sugar, and aj wine —
glass full of french brandy; filtered through apa-
per and bottle itfor use. This: preparation,or a
.simple infusion of the green bark in winter, is
very useful in inflammations ofthe hey and for
sore eyes of every descriptidn.. «09
Gren Ozusn,—Sometimes called pigeon bon
ry, is a shrub that grows from six to. tight feet
-in-height, by hedges, and by water'co At
has oval shaped leaves, and white
succeeded by small blue berries. The barkis
of a dark green color, interspersed. with white
specks. It is the kinnekinic. of the Indians.
The dried bark smoked is very useful for the re-
lief of asthma, ‘The Indians smo ke itasa sub-
stitute fortobacco.. For sores and inflamed yes,
the infusion, or the eye water, as preqeribag a-
hove, may be applied by the finger, or by
dinen rag; and i iBaD, excnleg water

bane pi ce Bee ge erally. cau
Deing, exposed. to sudden change

there will be inflammation, =.

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make a tea with all or-either of them, and add
one third as much of No. 6, with alittle No. 23
both the eyes several times in a day; and every
morning put your face in cold water, open and
‘shut your eyes till well washed;-and repeat this
till a cure iseffected. At the same time take
the tea to clear the auton of canker.

ul didbien! «Make 7 strong tea of raspberry
leeeess ‘or the leaves of sweet weed; or No. 3;
take a cracker pounded fine, and slippery elm
bark LS edderangn with ginger, and make a poultice

the same.» ibd es: to cure old sores, felons,
d burns; scalds, and parts frozen.
Apply t iiltine auth renew it as often as eve-
ry" welve hours,-and wash with suep sudsat eve
ry renewal; wetting it in the interim with cold
water, or a tea of raspberry leaves, till it. dis-
ped then a'r the ope ag a cure: is sink

. ie. hae or “pl 1
is ieiend yo: bealtha d never ce
r death. This pain’ ‘is caused
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pain subsides, these parts where it was, are very
sore. ‘T’o cure it, raise the inward heat by giv-
ing the medicine; (cayenne, &c.) remove the can-
ker with No. 3, ahd give the bitters to correct
the bile, and repeat it till a cure is effected. If
the case is bad, carr; them through a course of
medicine, and often give the injections. ©
Dropsy. There are two kinds of this com-

trunk of the body, where there isno vent to let
it off. This cannot be cured without tapping,

1. We have
n to be per-

m we atten-

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did not fill again and was completely mide
The other was a man, he had been tapped twice.
We carried him through a course of medicine
several times, and gave the juniper ashes, with
molasses and gin, which carried off large quanti-
ties of water, and he entirely recovered from
the disorder. We have cured a number who
had the first mentioned complaint, by a common
course of medicine; one woman was cured by
taking the wild lettuce bruised and steeped in
hot water alone,

Firs. These are produced by the same
cause that other complaints are, that is, cold
and obstruction, and may be caused by a reg-
ular course of medicine, which overpowers the
cold, promotes perspiration, and restores the di-
gestive powers. Poison or any thing else, which
gives the cold power over the inward heat, will
cause fits, because the natural tone of the muscu-

lar power is thereby destroyed, which prodt uces 7

viet agi in the whole system.

or Gaal: This Hiencdaat is chien

any hard labor and exposure to cold, in — =a

: their heat ‘diminishes, the bile becomes thick; _
ind a se vat cablpcts on the ee =

rt of life; and when they grow old,

Z ib

to advantage.

30. THE SICK MAN’s COMPANION «:

sed, so that sheen is a difficulty i in viéblings the
water, which causes great pain. It isseldom
that there is a cure in such: cases; but relief may
be obtained by a course of medicine, oe mae ,
ing free use of the poplar bark tea. |, a
of hemlock boughs is very goods. and we. ave
also known great relief from the use of » vild let-
tuce and pipsisaway, the tops and roo .
and steeped in hot water. Many other articles ~
that are good to: promote the:utia may es uséd:

elax Phie eouipeapt = ncaa

y indige
‘tion, or loss of the powers: of the gall, wh

becomes thickin consequence of, cold, or loss’ of
inward heat, when the stomach: wil be: sour.
~ bast: med chp at omc ; iD

“PARP SECOND.
to 5 * Paik ve é 20
We will-now procé it to give.a, description of the vegetable,
foots, and such other articles zs are necessity to prepare the
medicines already described under the heads of the different
fumbers. “This is arranyéd in such a nianner that each two
numbers correspond, viz: thé “herlis and roots, for instance,
described under’Nos 8, in this.part of the work,.are.all good
for canker, as.is described under the, head of, Number Three,
in the first part of thé work, where the mode of preparing that.
yournd is fully deseriiied. * =e hee ie
i : Kos 5 Ee pa *
No fl. TO.CLEANSE THE STOMACH, &e.

_ Emeric, Hers,—sometimes called, Lobelia
Inflata, Lobelia Emetic, emetic weed, puke
weed, and Indian tobacco... Vlis.plant, grows
sometimes simple, butalmost always compound,
namely, full of branches which commence near
the root, and grow, from opposite sides and al-
ternate points, something like two-thirds of the,
way to thetop. Beneath each of these branches
is a leaf without afoot stalk. These leaves are,
lance-shaped, slightly, toothed at. their
pretty smooth, except a, few fine, . close-pressed,
bristles beneath. The stem and, branches, arc;

irregularly grooved and covered with short stiff

“hairs. The upper part of the siemsand branch-,
as es are lined with fruit pods, supported b ; ! 1,
stem about as long as the pod, (say from

toa half inch) under each of w ich,

32 THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

the branches, is a small leaf. The leaves and
pods grow smaller as they asscend towards the
top of the plant, where the small pale-blue flow-
_ ers continue to shoot forth after the lower pods
have ripened, dried, opened’ and discharged
their seeds, and the lower leaves have turned
yellow and withered. The thread-like flower
leaves dry up and remain on the pod. The
lower leaves differ a little in shape from the oth-
ers, and have short foot-stalks. The taste of
the plant, resembles that of tobacco more than
any otherknown. This plant may be found in
the first stages of its growth, at ail times through
the summer, from the size of a six cent piece to —
that of a dollar, and larger, lying flat on the

ground, m a round form, like arose pressed flat;
in order to bear the weight of snow which lies
on it during the winter; and, it is subject to be

THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. oe

es and pods turn a little yellow; this is the
time to gather and preserve itforuse. It is
tive of this country, and in seasons when itis
snty, it may be found growing in highways aud
pastures, by the sides of old turnpikes, and in
stubble lands particularly when such ground has
been laid down to grass the year before. When
grass is scarce it is eaten by the cattle, and is”
hard to be found when full grown. It differs in
one very. important particular, from all other
a: ‘known, that is, the same quantity wilt |
: produce the sameeffect in all stages of its growth, — ‘
from its first appearauce till it comes to maturi-
ty. This plant may be prepared and used in
three different forms, as directed under the head ~
= of number one, in Part First, of this eye
which s see.

eel

ut of ye it erows Vv :
ny other parts of the world; and is alti
Ja iesin the West Ir

34 THE SICK MAN’s COMPANION.

and water, and brought to this country in bottles,

_ after which, vinegar is put to them, and they
are sold under the name of pepper sauce. The

ripe pods, ground or pounded to a fine” powder,

is the preparation used in medicine; but the pep-

per sauce, is very good to be taken as a medi-- —

cine and also to apply externally, The cayenne —

pepper, When ripe, is the most powerful avd _use-
ful stimulant known at the present time; itis per-
fectly harmless, entirely congenial to nature.
may be used inall kinds of diseases to great ad-
vantage, and may be administered to patients of
all ages, and under any circumstances whatever.
The preparation necessary, is to have it made
into a fine powder, fora dose, take from half to.
a whole tea spoonful, in hot water, sweetened, —
or the same quantity may be put into either of

the other preparations when used. See under
the head numbertwo. | ese

Red Peppers. These are the common red
peppers of this country, generally cultivated in
gardens, for pickling, when green; but for medi
cal use they’should not be gathered until perfect-
ly-vipe, whea-they are of a bright red color.
When dry, reduce them to a fine powder, —

use them in the place of cayenne, when that ar-

ticle cannot be got. .
Ginger. This is the common gi
tis best to get the roots

"OTHE SICK MA's COMPANION. 35

themto a fine powder” yourself, as that. that
sold already. powdered, is sometimes mixed
with other articles to, make it weigh. This ‘is
alsoa powerful stimulant, and preduces a warm-
ing and very. agreeable: effect on the stomach, -it
_ gis the next best article to raise the inward heat
‘and promote perspiration, and may be used with
‘good success, asa substitute for cayenne, whea
othat or the red peppers cannot’ he obtained.
The dose must be regniated according tocircum-
stances; if given to: raise (he internal heat, and
Cause perspiration, it must be repeated until it
has that difecta: ie won: dunthhén 4 ina tenof) Se.

gold ir he stores, may! be used to goud adv antage
in place of the above othree articles: when they
cannot be procured. It may he prepared aad
mop OE _ same manner -as the oth-
abo ntioned. . These four are the onty
articles, Gamcttie. capable of Faising
holding the internal heat of the-b
nodes of time to eatin ‘ les

36 THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION,
throat, stomach and bowels, caused by cold, as
there is more or less of it, in all cases of disease.
When cold gets the power overinward heat, the
stomach and bowels become coated with ge
culated to nourish the system, (and designed for
that purpose;) from performing their p:
A cure, therefore, cannot be effected, untill ‘this
difficulty is removed, which must béidone;. by
such articles as are best calculated to scour off
the canker, and leave the juices flowing freely.
The dest rule to ascertain what is good for cank-
er, (when you find any unknown herb or root,)
and which may be a universal guide; is, to chew
some of the ariicles, and if it causes the saliva,
or (spittle,) to flow freely, and lea; re the mouth
clean and moist, it is good; but if it dries up the —
juices, and leaves the mouth rough and dry; it
is bad, and:shkould not be used.
Bayberry,— —Sometimes called candleberry, is
a species of myrtle from which wax ts obtained
fom the berries, and grows common in many
arts of the United State. It is a shrub grow-
inte tel two tofour feet high, and may be easi-
ly known by ‘the berries it produces anmually,
containing wax in abundance; these grow close
to the brauches, similar to the juniper; the leaves

are of a deep green. ‘The bark of the, tis

what is used for medicine, and should be
: edi in the spring, before it puts” fort 1 its le

THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION. a

in. the fall, after done growing} then the sap is in
ots. This must always be attended to in

gettin g all kinds. of medical roots; but when
2 n. pod of plants are used; collect them in the.

summer when nearly full grown; then the sap is

in the top. “This root should be dug.and clean-
ed from ali dirt, and pounded with a mallet or
club, to separate the bark, which may be done
with very little tronble. dry it-in a chamber or.
_ loft, wher it will not be exposed tothe weather;
and “when dry, pound it.toa fine powder. This.
isan excellent article, either taken by itself, er
compounded with other medicines; and is the
beeen canker now known. + Itis highly
stimulating and very pungent, prickling— the:
nds and eansing the saliva and othérjuicesto .
flow. freely, It is good used as a tooth powder,»
cleansesithe teeth and gums, and cures scurvy;
ken as snuif, it relieves the head. aches itis sand»
for bowel complaints and relax. When the stom
ach is very foul, it will frequently operate sg am
emetic. For a dose, take a ton m apeintyly ine ae
watersweetened. 2
_ Whitepond Lily. This i isa ver Be
aquatic plant, with sweet smelling white !
“is opee™ mostly to the sun, and closirg or
= t, It grows in ponds, and is common ii

the western country. It hh
vhich should be dug, washed el
I caged dried as bas been dir ctrd

Re,

oes THE #iCK MAN’S COMPANION,

bayberry bark. When perfectly dry it-should
be powdered and preserved for use. This is a
very good medicine for canker and all bowel
complaints, given in tea alone, or with other
medicines. eget ti 4
Hemlock. 'The inner bark is used only; it is.
the common hemlock tree, and grows. in many
jsvts of this country. The best for medicine, is
to peel the bark from the young tree, shave off
the out side, and preserve the inner bark; dry it
carefully, and pound it to a fine powder, A tea

made by putting boiling water to this bark, is.

very good and may be used freely; it is good te
give No 2, and the emetic in, and may be used
for drink in all cases of sickness, especially”
when going through a course of medicine and
steaming. This with the bayberry bark, and
lily root, forms No. 3, or what is commonly
called coffee, though many other things may be
~ added, or either my be used to. advantage
alone. The bonghs made intoa teais very good
for the gravel, other obstructions of the urinary
passage, and forrheumatism, ==
Marsh Rosemary. This is a well known
_ plant, and the roots alone, are used for medicine;
_ itis good for canker and sore mouth. It is.very —
binding, and should only be used with a lar <<
- proportion of bayberry, ~~~ :
. Sumach. "This is a well known p
und in al! parts of this country;

TE SICK MAN'S COMPANION 33

grows from eight to twelve feet high, with large
spreading branches, when ripe, of a deep red

_ color, a pleasant sour taste, and are used to dye
with. he bark, leaves, and berries are used

for medicine: the bark should be peeled when

full of sap, the leaves when full grown, and the

berries when ripe; they should be carefully dyi-
ed and when used as part of No 8, should be
pounded and may be used altogether, or sepa-
rately, A tea made of either of these articles

is very good, and may be given with safety in

all complaints, and put into the injections. It
will scour the stomach and bowels; is good for
strengthning; promotes urine, and relieves dif-
ficulties in the kidneys, by removing obstructions |
and strengthning the parts. -

Witch Hazle. Thisisa small tree, from ten

40 THE SICK MAN'S COMPANIONS.

ry papa An injection of this tea with a—
Nittle No. 2, is good for piles, and many other.
complaints COnprGH to females; and in bearing
down pains it will afford Fmuiddiate relief, if
‘properly administered. These leaves may be
uved in No. 3, as a substitute for either of. the
other articles, or alone for the same purpose,
Red Raspberry. This superb shrub is very
much esteemed and often cultivated in gardens;
the leaves are large, and the flowers of a deep
roge red and large. The leaves are used for
“medicine, and are good for canker, other
complaints; particularly the relax and bowel
complaints common to children. This when giy-
- en as a tea, or asa component part of injections,
never fails to give immediate relief. For wo-
men in travail, it is the best thing known. Give
a strong tea with a Itttle No. 2 2, sweetened, and
it will regilate all things that nature requires.
If the pains are untimely it will make all things
quict; if timely and lingering, give more No 3,
x umbil i in the tea. When the pone ‘is s born gi

reve . |
Se . ni ee with. — oulleee made
a ker, ors! lippery-elm. bark

_ for burns and scalds; if the skin is 0
, tie harden and stup
Avge 3 may be use

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43

ces Me
ad,

substitute for other articlces, or alone, to good

Squaw Weed. This plant, is known in the
country by the name of frost weed, meadow
- seabbish, and the Indian name cocash;. it grows
in wet land by the side of brooks, the stalk grows
four or five feet high, is rough or woolly, has.
‘narrow leaves and bears a blue flower late in the
. fall, which remains till the frost kills it. “The
root lives through the winter, and in the spring
puts forth a new stalk; the bottom leaves remain-
ing green all winter. The roots and top are:
used for medicine, it has a fragrant taste, smells
ikelovage, and is very good forcanker, Take
the green leaves and roots, bruise them, pour om
-hot water, and give this teasweeiened. Byadd-—
ing a little spirits, it may be kept, and is-good.
for rheumatism and nervous affections: Lt is
very safe, and may be used freely. When tinc-
tured with hot water and spirits, it makes a
good bitter; and when thus prepared, itis g
for cold hands and fect, and for dizziness 4
a Bere eee

a

12 THE SICK MAN's COMPANION

white blossoms; when the stalk is broken it dis-
charges a milky substance; it has two small pods
about the size of a cabbage pod, with a silky
substance in them. The rovts are wandering
running under ground to some distauce, and pro-
ducing many stalks, which grow about two feet
high. The kind, called wandering milk weed,
grows onlyonupland. The other kind, grows
near rivers, in wet places, and differs a little
_ from the other in appearance; it has leaves and

pods, like the other, and both are good for med-
-icine; the bark of the root is used. T 1e roots
when cleaned and dried, may be pounded in a

mortar; the bark is then easily separated from
the woody part. The root is very bitter, and is
one of the greatest correctors of bile known, and
is an excellent medicine to remove costiveness,
as it will cause the bowels to move in the natu-

and somewhat resembles’
_ the mouth open, This bar

- both the white poplarj and the stinking poplar,
the bark o

THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION. 43

eorrect the bile and create an “appetite, A tea
may be used alone, or may be added to the oth-

er articles described under this number, whict
are all good, torestore the digestive powers.

“Bark. These are well known trees,

f both are good for medicine; but the
latter is best, being se most bitter. It has tags

hanging on the limbs, which remain on, till it

leaves “ont; which. is about a week later
than the other. A ‘tea of the inner bark, is one
of the best articles to regulate the bile, and re-
siore the digestive powers, of any thing known.
Tne bark may be taken from the body, the limbs,
or the reots, the outside shaved off, the inner
hark dried, and carefully preserved for use. To
make bitters No. 4, it should be pounded fine,
and mixed with the other articles, or it may be —
used alonefor thesame purpos. To make atea, —
take a handful of the bark pounded or cut fits
small strips, put it into a quart mug, and fillit
with boiling water, which if taken freely will ~

relieve a relax, head-ache, sickness at the stom-
ach, and many other complaints caused by indi- —
gestion. It ts good for ubstructionsof the urine, ©
and Weaksess in the loins; and these of a con- —
ive habit will find great relief by using this

44 THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION-

taste, which are much used. as a pickle,
and are also preserved with sugar or molasses.
‘The bark of the root or top, isa good bitter, and
useful to currect the bile and assist digestion,
- ‘The bark should be collected at the proper sea-,
son, carefully dried and pounded to a fine pew:
- der; itis used as a part of the bitters No. 4.° Av
_tea made of this bark, is very good for all canes.
- of indigestion, and may be freely used... -

Golden seal,—ealled also, Obio kercuma as:
low root, and yellow puccoon.., This i is a. well
known plant, and grows © ally thr ut

the western country. The main stem divides at.
top something like the may-apple, with one leaf
on each stem; between which shoots up a slender
ffower stalk, with one small yellow blossom on
~ the top; the root is yellow, and yields a good —
yellow dye. As a medicine, when dried and
powdered, the root is an excellent bitter, and in
cases where the food in the stomach of a weak
patient causes distress, a tea spoonful of the
wader given in hot water, sweetened, will give
ediate relief. [tis an excellent. corrector of.
Zor may be > usedifor t that cee alone, or

| aban is. restate: shes power
= organs. The purpose for. whi
- seribed under this bead are
aS neh so. that the. fant, aber

—
ae ind

THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. 45

may be properly" digested, and enough bas been

said, to enable any person to make use of such
articles, as have been described, to effect the de-
_ signed object if properly attended: to. As life

S$ upon a natural, and constant flow of

heat; this part of the practice is very important;

"uae Oe

/ ral tone of the stomach after long sickness; ae

; unless, the food is regularly digested, the
| heat ‘cannot be kept Ups and consequently

the animal frame must sink,

No. 5. Syrup for the dysentary, to strengthen the stomacks > Ss
and bowels, and restore weak aie

The articles used in this preparation, are. rt Wig
barkof poplar, and bayberry, (which have been
lescribed,) peach meats, or meats of cherry
stones, sugar and brandy.

Peach Meats. The meats, or kernels of peach
stones have long been used as medicine, and
need little to be said about them, except that they
are of great value to strengthen the stomach and
bowels, and restore the digestive powers. These
articles madeinto a cordial, with others, (as is
directed under numbers: five, Part First of this
beek,) are externally beneficial, and form one of —
the best remedies known, to recover the matu- —

tore weak patients, particularly i
tea made of the leaves of.

abent them.

45 THE SICK MAN’s COMPANION.

tree iswery good for complainis of children and
young people, and will remove cholic; itisalso
good for affections of the kidaeys, and suppres:
syon.of Urings 6 ieee a ee.
Cherry stones. The kernels of. the wild cher-

ry stones are. very aseful, and may be used in
place of peach kernels. Get these stones.as

clean as possible; when well dried, ponndithem _
in a mortar, and separate the keruels from the _
hulls, which is done with very little trouble; take
the same quantity as is directed of the peach ker-
_ nels, and it will answer as well. A tea made of
the cherries pounded with the stones, and ateep-
-eilin hot water, sweetened, to which add a
tittle brandy, is goodto restore the digestive
-powers,and create an appetite. Bitter almonds
may be used asa substitute foreither, when the:
cannot be obtained. 2. ce Loews

ae

pee No. 6. Ri thenm, atic dropa, to remove pain : prere: revert

aver = :

oe The. manner of preparing this medicine ieal-

‘ready described under the head of number six
Part First, of the. work, and the following arti
clea being well known, will need but Jittl “eaid

— Gum myrrh. This:gum. ‘a obbhialailad

_ ree which grows in the East Indies, is brou
to thie-country and sold at the drug stores,”

ted
hx

THWS sluR MAN'S COMPANION: 47

-almost every. store throughout the western coun-
try. Asa medicine it is_ plex treniely: useful, and
in this preparation cannot be dispensed with.
En selecting myrriv for use, take that of a light
_ brown color, somewhat transparent, of a bitter |
taste, anda little pungent, Itshould be pound- -
ke a mortar to: a fine ogee —_ itis= ——
6 Spirits at: tur pontities: A portion: this ar-
sicker should be added to re aecieatanet rops,
_ owhenused for itch, or other bad humour. Etis
ek powerful article and should be used with
caution, :

Gum camphor. A little of this gum may be
added to No. 6, in cases of bad an all
will be found tiseful, The tincture, or that pre-
paration in spirits commonly used, may be taken
to warm the stomach, but there are many other
articles much better. Any of those — nitm-
ber 2, are betters.

Merve powder, — American valevinilpd or leat
slipper, sometimes called umbil, or male and fe
male nervine. Of this valuable vegetable, s there
are four species, one male and three female: the
male iscalled yellowumbil, andsrowsinswamps
and wet. 3 has gots cluster. of une oe

potoete ae a per = knot

ee ae

ones

48 wate SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

by the color of the flowers, whichlare red, re daa “ping

white and white. The red has but two leaves, —

which grow out of the ground and Jean over to
the right and left, between which shoots up a
single: stalk to the height of eight or ten inches,

bearing on” its. top, a red flower of a very singu- att

jar form, that gives it the name of female umbil.
_ ‘Phis kind is found on high banks and in swamps.
‘The red and white, and white species of umbil
grow only i in swamps
roots than the yellow, but i in a similar form; | the
is similar to the red, except the color of the
- flower. The yellow and red are best for medi-
_.cines the roots should be dug in the fall when
“done growing, or in the spring before the tops
ome up. When the roots are dug, they should
be washed clean, carefully dried, pounded to a
fine powder, sifted through a fine sieve, and pre-
served from the air. This powder is the best
wervine known, produces the most ben
fects in all cases of nervous affections, i in byater-
eal, symptoms, and. may be used with the great
est confidence in all cases where it has been :

gon to administer opivarer laudanum. — Ti may
ministered in atl diseases, with good effect,
erfect safety. - It quiets the nerves and pro-
ces sleep. When. nature. requires sleep to
ore ‘the natural tone‘of the system; half atea
nful may be-given in hot water, sweetened,
ose Sweeee af singesbanys. or the s:

and are in larger elusters of :

“THE siCK. MAN'S COMPANION.

theinjections, =
‘Dog-Wood. "This

50 THE SICK man’s COMPANION:

pearance, only. it grows in much smaller. — :
es, seldom more. than one flower. stalk fyom the —
same root, growing about six or eight inches
high, and bearing early in the spring, many small
__ blue or purple flowers, growing thick al .
the stem, especially towards the top, somewha
in shape ‘of the flower of garden sage.—
leaves, which. are- frequently five or six
Yong, most! ys go from the ele: aud are
deep on eath:s “side o : ch

cut

ble flat o und. T fermen. are the fact
used for medicine, and may be found, poten
= season of the year in. this. country, nati y grow-

ng. open. Ww neds, | and in dry thickets where
cattle do not range auch, for early i

“the. 1en pele Mf fo the. grou y are
har. ee may le, se

Ser SICK. MAN’s' COMPANION, 5

ind usec as we haye directed in the different
ompositions of part first of this work. A tea-
onful of the fine powder, with half that quan-

ger, may be taken in a-tea-cup of

etened, on going to bed, to re-

a a. moisture on the skin.

sie papas maf the are veoe country by the
name of papoose root, and squaw-weed, and is
said. to have taken the latter name from the ex-
3 vease the Indian women make of it i in. fe-
male complaints. — Tt will be found coon to.
the height of four. or five feet on almost any fer-
tile land along the: foot. of ridges, “gl ee
hic “of: a Farce sangeet, wently. redid:
and about two or three feet from the ground it di-
vides. into’ several partsy with many leayeseu
about the size of an apple: tree leafs. the
bears the —— shoots out fro:

59 _ ‘THE SICK MAN’s COMPANION.

of for medicinal purposes, and should always be
collected in the fall or early in the spring before
the leaves make their appearance, as should al-
ways be recollected in the collection of all roots.
A decoction or tea made of this root is an excel-
lent medicine to promote the monthly discharges
in women, and either in decoction or tinctured —
in spirits, it is one of the best medicines for rheu-
matism that can be used. It is also an excellent
article for liver complaints, to remove pains and
- obstructions of the system caused by cold, and
when combined with other articles as you will
find under the head rheumatic syrup, it is a most
excellent article forthat complaint, & also forcolic,
- dyspepsia, painsin the back, and other painful af-
fections of the system. The tincture, made by
steeping about one handful of the fresh rootsina
quart-of good spirits for four days, and taken in
doses of a wine glassful three or four times a day,
is, in almost every case, a certain and lasting cure

for rheumatic complaints. Ss
Archangel. This plant is sometimes called
eat henbit, dead-nettle, and henbit archangel;
will mostly be found about moist meadows, in
all cultivated ground and particularly on the bor-
ders of fields, growing from six inches to a foot
high, with reddish purple flowers. -The leaves
are about the size of mint leaves, but have no
stems, and clasp around the stalk. The
_grow aiound the stalk at the joints, and

: d by a capsule containing four nz

Mii

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There i is commonly another kind growl wich
it, and they both look very much alike, but one
has a rough and balsamic taste, and the other is
- remarkably bitter. Both may be used together, _

in the form of a teaorsyrup, aod answer a very
important purpose; the bitter corrects the bile,
and the rough removes the canker and other ob-
structions; and by adding a little cayenne or —
red pepper, you have a compound containing the
three. great principles of the healing att; hot,

--yough, and bitter. -.

ron weed.—This is somalia: called Devil’s
bit, and commonly grows about five or six feet
» With tolerable lar tge leaves, s scattered around
the main stalk, which is seldom if ever divided
only near the top, where it produces large clus-
ters of bluish purple flowers. It will be found
mostly in poor craw-fish meadow grounds, and
along streams in moderately tich bottoms. The
roots are long and tough, frequently almost dis-
Avoying meadow grounds where it takes.a start.
This root is a guod tonic bitter, giving str ne ste
and tone to the stomach, and removing ean!
and.other obstractions: A tea made of the
‘roots, is also an excellent medicine to destroy —
worms in children, and to give’ strength to She 4,
system i in such cases. By steeping’ the re e
spirits it makes.a. stomach bitter, fo ry
stitutions and those who require a litt

It is also avaluable article whe

OaETIS coca

Ba rae ‘sick MAN’S’ COMPANION,

ed with other ingredients, for: making different

médicines, as you will find under the head of

beer for consumption, and other medicines des-
ee this work.” ae S betas :

We have so far'given a Tesepiben of all.the
‘most importatt vegetables im: made use of in the
present. system of practice,..together with ‘the
mode of preparing all the different compounds,
and the way in which they are to be used; bat
there are many other plants made use of, for the

purpose of restoring the sick te health
: veep person’ living in this country, j ae
~ acquainted with, and would therefore be useless to
describe. It may, however, be remarked, in, this
place,.that eer plants, of late years, have been
discovered; proving-eminently’ beneficial in the
art of healing, which has hitherto been known
only to the wandering tribes of western Indians,
and from them purchased; or remained hidden
in the more secladed-recesses of the western for-
‘est, till ‘the energetic spirit‘of research; in the |
"present age, dispelled the dark cloud of medical

-Immolation, and revealed: their healing virtues to
: fering and afflicted. people. Such has Le
- ‘the: résu t of the: exertions and research a
. few-philanthrophic patriarchs of the ag
live, and the dark vail of mysteri
i whicky: ree so ss 7

THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION. =~ 35

inankind, is ingome- degree ‘withdrawn. Man-
sind begin to View the science of medicine with
‘amore “natugal eye, and the number in whose
hands it has hitherto been detained by a com-
~ bination of foreign and impenetrable technicali-
ties,have themselves in agreat measure relinquish-
ed their umpire, and agree with the more mod-
ern system, its utility, and the efficacy of simples
from the vegetable kingdom: a kingdom, or part
of création. which” is fully sufficient to afford
the helpless and afflicted a due portion of medi-
‘cinal materials to heal their maladies and relieve

~ 56 THE SICK MAN’s COMPANION.

highly medicinal, and many of them powerfully
sc. Inevery instance throughout this small
work, the most implicit confidence may be placed
on the operation of the different preparations if.
administered as directed under the several heads;

which should be strictly and minutely observed;
for, on the minuteness and accuracy of the com-
pounds, depends much, if not all of their effica-
cious medicinal powers, and here, I wish to im-
press it ufion the minds of my readers, for their
own particular family benefit, and also that they
may not be deceived in the operation of the medi-
cine if timely and properly administered, that
every individual compound, or preparation,
made use of by the authority of this work, must
be prepared and compounded, or mixed togeth-
er, according to the directions laid down in this
work connected. with each ‘preparation, or the
responsibility, for the operations, or effects, of
such preparations, or compounds, will not be ac-
knowledged by the Author: on the other hand,
if they are minutely prepared and employed, as
therein directed under ‘the proper heads, we
pledge ourself for the faithful and efficacious op- —
erations and effecis, of such compounds or pre-
parations; as from the long experience and prac-_
tice of thirty years, we are well convinced, that
such preparations are highly useful; and in many
Cases, indispensibly necessary to the eC"
the sick and afflicted, In my pract

THE sick MAN'S COMPANION. 57

le use of. many other compounds, in some
of which I haye found the smallest fraction of
‘some particular ingredient, to produce the most
__ contrary and opposite effects from those intended,

‘and in such cases have. been compeiied to make
a new quantity of the same compound or medi-
cine with the precision and exactness of half a
grain, or possibly less, befure it would produce
the desired effect; and in these cases, even when
made of the same lot or parcle, of the several in-
gredients that the first was. made, it has produced
with much satisfaction to myself and patient, the
intended and desired effect. Many of the com-
pounds described and recommended in part first
of this work, I have frequently found to operate
in a contrary manner, or not at all, when not
properly and minutely prepared, and long ex-
perience has taught me the great propriety of
having every composition. correctly and minutely
prepared. Under these i impressions, connected
with the experience and practice of upwards of
thirty years, L therefore, must again, and proba-
bly forthe last time in this book, strictly enjoin,
and distinctly request, that all those who make
use of such medicines as I haye recommended in
this work, either for themselves or others, must
be careful i in the selection of each article, watch-—
fuland careful in the preparation of the same,
minute, and precise in the combination o
baer to. fore. the different pees

-

58 THE SICK MAN’s COMPANION.

or the responsibility, forthe operatio on or
‘thatnay be produced, by using such medicines,
must rest on themselves. ind not ont
directions. This is enjoined, | -e8S
purpose as stated above, that the articles miy be
‘properly prepared, that the person who, make’
use of them may be precise 1" the: combination,
and that they may have the desired effets
in which case, as we “have before stated, 1 do _
recommend and become respon*ih'e for” their ap
erations and effects. These , plants, a
ations from them, i :
employed; and, indepe: :
which we will here namie for the purpose of re-

_ ealling to your mind their medicinal virtues, we
are folly. aware, that there ‘are many others,

known either to yourselves” or friends, which
~ Way possess properties highly valuable, in the
art of healings and w There remind you,

that, another fifty years of time to come, ma
bring to view, a valuable addition. ‘fo the mee OK
accepted collection _ ‘medicinal vegetables.
Many of the following pian have been in

- use, perhaps, n much longer than an we fave des- 5

-eribed; their comm etic! I :
generally known,

80 familiar to ie

aaty. ~ White. : al , Pe
—— or | 7

oarh u ind, olnciil pats chamois, wormwood,_ *

ee turnip, —
or. nee alt le,

kip wi ‘prickly
idenrod, , yel

_ ¢@rnimon both in car and fi Te bik. ae ef os
fully. employed in many Gisedses, as colds, ——
coughs. aad ‘sore throat, Isr ies is DIB IES oa

hat | §

: thumdtiems, acrotuladd eraplions, eorsurastiond,
“complaints of the lungs, and ki ahies, and many
other diseases “cotith on to: mankind i in this comm
badges of which, almost any old lady or senie
uily ill know how, when an

“PART THID.
MIDWIFERY, OR A GUIDE TO HEALTH
IN THE HOUR OF TRAVAIL. — =

“The Hebrew women are lively, and are delivered ere the
midwives come in unto them.—Exodus, 1.—19.”” , ;

‘This part of our work, as will be observed by the
head, is designed as a short treatise on the duties
and labour incumbent upon women at frequent
periods of their existance, It is one of the com-
plaints peculiar to women of which men share
but little of the troubles and pangs, with the ex-
ception of their inward feelings, affections, ties,
_ and the duties they owe their tender and affec-

tionate wives at these critical moments; but as
our workis so limited, and this part, of so much
_ importance to the female part of the community,
we have but little if any room to expaciate on the
~ duties of husbands in

precarious and laborious of all female complaints.

we are fully convin-
will be but il

aes brew women were lively, and able to deliver

THE SICK. -MAN’s. COMPANION- 6L

labours ana should we. beso fortunate as to sat-
isfy our fair readers on this difficult subject, we

will be highly gratified and amply paid by their

- sanction to our feeble efforts, in aiding them to
undergo that painful and arduous task so often
incumbent upon them, but we are well aware that
we will, at many times be at a great loss forlan-__
guage to explain what can only beeffected by —
the presence-of a skilful and experienced mid- —
wife. In this place we may remark, that it
would appear from the text which we have quo-
‘ted above, that this business in days long past,
was generally and very properly too, conducted Si
and carefully attended to by the aid and assis-

tence of women who (asthey should beat the
present time,) were well skilled in the art, and ~

performed their duty with but little trouble; so
much so, that inthe days of the ancient Egyp-
tians,and at the time the Hebrews were. captives
under Pharaoh the king, who ordered the twe
midwives of that country. to. destroy all the male.

children of the Hebrew women at the time of their ee

birth, they inreply to the King’ g's interrogator
made use of the above expression, and sa |
themselves from the conscientious condemnaton

of infantile murder, on the grounds. that the He-

nselyes, before they could render assi
tho this was not truly the case,that t] t
18) aid deliger themselves we pel find, that

62 oH Stren” MAN'S’ COMPANION.

that early period of cteation, this aledatent built
ness was wholly confined in the hands of the wo-
men; an acquisition most devoutly to be wished
or at the present dime; as we are well aware,
“that to a woman in the hour of travail, a female

friend: and midwife would be far more acceptable

than a strangé and unskilled Doctor whomishe —
¥~ not: before heard: stelle a sake ‘this reason

nds 6f the women, the fightfal attenda 8;

: Siew ‘hom it has been wrested by a merciless
and Anexperiéticed association of thoughtless
phy mak who like the most of their predeces-
OFS, thitke: of“but little else than an attempt to
gdlieve the Helpless” and suffering females by
— gies in many: cases this” is ‘attempted with

while ne mother i is on
From” this « ‘apn atoral:

Bere ret \sicians,
e Vibe rierabte and debit

a sed

#

TE. PEs MAN'S COMPANION. 63

female — Jiends,_ is i re apay. Sieasetls be ex-
re yas rom Aeipaia elivered—unaturally deliv~
rit! ch noteonly extends-

nents, W!
the p: > for the child, but also for the instru- .
ie : is ua and dangerous. opera> —
- tio tie ead of d is very often crushed —
and life totall; pyed; anditisalsoveryfre- _
quently the case that tthe neck of the. bladderis
n terially ar and very < langerously injured, incon: .
sequence: of which there is an involuntary, dis= =
_ cha of urine; bearing. down pains, &c. &c.,
‘insomuch that life becomesa burthen, accompan-
ied by pain and misery without the hepeofre-
lief. This is, of late years, a very common oc-
currence, and lrew often do yo hear, of late years,
many. women date the beginning‘of their pains, —
- miseries, debililated constitutienandunasualbad
health, from the time they were delivered oftheir

n.

first. or second: child, (as the case, may: hepa.

Doctor Pincers, with ute abominable instrume nt?)
How.ofien dd you hear those delicate and injur-
ed females relate, with a heart.full of. sadness and
SOrroWs that. their first child was taken from
: LS. eyed in the, oj
rf ems elves nearly: sent to e ‘from
1 conse sqvences. of which they: have: never

ad it not have. heen for D "
ments -of steel their child.

64 THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION.
ing the blessings of health? but, such questions
may. be continued to an_ unlimited extent, which

a moments reflection will recall to every person’s ©
mind who are concerned, and we feel confident 3

_ that they will decide with us, that never was the -

- like heard of among the women of old, whenthe _-

_ midwives delivered them without the aid of such
deathly contrivances. Who ever heard of such
acircumstance among the squaws of our westerit
Indians? no one. Who ever heard of the like
among the first settlers of America? no one.
Who ever heard of these: rtunes taki
‘some thirty or forty years n, when the

- whole business of midwifery was performed by
skilful and attentive women? But very few of

__ these disasterous occurrences ever happened till

the practice of midwifery was taken from the
_ vightfal operators, by the regular physicians,
_ arfd even then the'y were seldom, till the introduc-
tion of the life destroying instruments: Can.

there be such a vast difference in the conforma-

ago, even, when

= _ tion of women of the present day as to need a

PHE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. 65

gthe duty they were made for; and the expe-
‘lence of upwards of thirty years has clearly
convinced me, that it is highly important'to keep
up the naturalstrength of women in a state of
pregnancy, to invigorate all the faculties of the

rand mind; and to keep the system as clear

from canker and disease as possible, in order —
that they may be thé. better able to withstand the -
most laborous efforts ‘that nature is called u on
to ‘perform. In'‘most cases of pregnancy itis —
highly necessary that women should undergoa

66 THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION.

.

es

it

THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. &

was a steam Doctor, as there had been some in

é neighborhood, that had done a great deal of
arm, and others again that were very highly
thought of, and done a good deal of good, as she
expressed herself with a knowing-like nod or
shake of the bead. informed her, (as the lady
was doing very well at the time,) for her own
satisfaction, that I iad practiced in several ways
during my life, both under the old’ system, the
new system, or steam system as she was pleased
_tecall it, and under asystem of my own, which
was, to be governed by experience, reflection,
and judgment, and wse such remedies as 1
thought, best calculated to suit the complaint,
and restore the patient in the shortest time. Du-
ring our conversation, however, the young lady
was properly attended to, matters about the bed
and room, were putin proper order, and she
was doing remarkably well, mach better than I
expected; batto my astonishment and the dissatie. ~
faction of the midwife, the young lady’s husband
returned from Lexington a little after dark,
bringing with him his favorite physician,
he wished to attend on his wifes; and
of the old school of practitioners, and:
one too

mand,

fe

68 THE. SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

was tolerably far advanced, and doing very well;
he examined her, and daformed me that she had’
been well managed. Not long after his arrival,
however, he began to use too much exertion, for
which the midwife reprimanded him, and told
him of the danger of the case, but not pay-
ing avy attention to her, he persisted in his rough,
forcing treatment for about five or six hours, fre-
quently trying to put on his patent steel instru-
ments, till atiength the lady shrunk from her la-
bor, the child drew back, he: hecame perfectly
tired down, and requested me ’
case, and take charge of oo si ¢ Tieacaneds bine
case, and told the Doctor that I did not feel wil-
ling to take charge of her, in the situation she
was then in, that lL. was a stranger in that coun-
try, and would not bear the blame of any acci-
dent, as she had been well managed before he
came; the midwife intreated, but I: still refused,
seeing that she had been badly treated. This
somewhat ruffled the Doctor’s feathers, and for
satisfaction he attached to me the epithet of moun-
tebank steam Doctor, which Lthanked him very
litely for, and begged he would proceed with
an. He, however, became more cool, ina few
minutes, and despatcheda messenger, pos st haste,
_ for another physician who lived in the rasighbor.
a _ ion Hele: time hapered oth ve bi

“qHE SICK MAN'S COMPANION. -

bly, dnd ‘by: the time the second”
uack arrived, the medicine, time, and nature,
- which is the all erful operator in such cases,
Te labor amazingly, and she was
: time'in a fair way for delivery. The
pie Doctor had but very little to say, butaf-
ter examining the lady, observed, ina low voice, |
‘fnow is the timeto dothe job:” for the child had
dvanced. » that the: iustruments could easi-

‘be put on} Which in’my estimation, and that
of the mtd wire, was clearly evident that time and
a Tittle more: fe afi medicine was all that nature
‘the: : 33 but the Doctor

he oppor ity re the instruments; ‘but
with such rans as : afm ost y distract the mother
and leave her ina very alarming situation. The:
child was dead, its head was literally. crushed,
so much 80, that they concluded it to be useless to
use any means to restore it)’ This is one of the:
many cases which is almost daily heard of at
mong’ those who use instruments instead of let- |
ting natare have her course, and it would appear ig
clearly evident, from the numerous cases we hear <
of every few days or weeks, that thi arbarons
method of using tt, instead of Beal ;

ato |

70 THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

recover, and frequently then be invalids the bal-
ance of their days. :
But in our present case, what was the sequal?
the lady from whom her infant had been taken
by force, and herself almost exhausted in the oper-
ation, wasstill inasituation to lead herquickly to.
the grave; she flooded to suchan alarming extent
that every one became interested for her safety;
the two attending physicians requested water to
be brought as soun as possible, cold as ice or
ice itself, if it could be procured; but finding her
in this situation, and about to be sent to futurity
by their management, at the best; I told the two
gentlemen, that I would now take charge ofher by
their consent, being fully. convinced that their
course would be the death of her in a very short
time. This they very readily consented to, and
observed that they would no longer be responsi-
ble, as they had done their.duty, and believed she
could not live but a very short time. They im-
mediately departed and I soon prepared a warm
tea of fine bayberry, cayenne, and No. 6, about
a spoonful of each; the midwife gave it to her,
and we got herin bed as quick as we could; the
very alarming flooding soon abated, but her sen-
ses had departed, and her nervous system was in
a most dreadful irritation from the injury she had
_ sustained in the delivery. I then put a hotstone.
vas Ee * et, ied in cloths wet. negar,.

‘THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. 71

dose with the additon of a spoonful of nerve
pwders; she soon got warm and composed, and
her nervous system soon became calm and less
-jrritable; but from the injuries she had sustained
through the course of delivery, all her natural
evacuations had stopped; and the midwife tried
in vain, toproduce a natural passage, | however,
in a very short time succeeded, and saved her
from the perilous approach to mortification and
death. From this time she began, perceptibly
to recover and the midwife with herselfand rela-
tions were very thankful for the great service 1
had rendered, and believed firmly, that, if the
ymmenced ‘at first, bad have been

continued, that the child would have been alive

~«

lively.and able to help herself, and:

journy mewards with the
lone nothiug more
years afterwards I~
ighborhood, and was
received by the family like a long lost. relation,

This, my fair female readers, isa fair statement
in plain terms of, but one.
which could be addu

ployinga. person, who

leg ate ea

; esd

ei Ree sede” ae: eels
BOG TRGS EELS: Baie SF

*.F

> : #
Gi BRot 2 SS:

my REATMENT 1 IN ‘THE HOUR

‘us there re Leiter et, ten ‘dianece) tia ‘cae
| childrens bat what know the necessity of
~ having every thing in readiness before it can pos-
sibly be needed, especially the baby-linen, and
such. unreal dl dress as the mother may require,
will only ssary to remark that the dress
f the w ring labor, should be simple,
light, and constructed in such a way that it may
he pasicely and.easily removed with very little
ot ee 1 the patient is te

ve mu erly prepared, that

it. may not continue wet and disagreeable after
the woman is delivered; and it should also be
din such a situation that the room may be
genbilated;; without the patient being exposed to

a current of air. in these cases it would always ae

be preferable to put the mattrass uppermost, as
itis, more comfortable pir = a feather bed, when
not daily made up. Ax d sheep skin, or
folded blanket abénld a laid on top of this, that

ik may not be wet or soiled; and over this abed — s
sheet is thrown, and the bed made up as usnal.

> << When this is doue, a sheet, in five or six folds,
js laid across the beds so that when the child
orn casera coe waeee: _ caps

cy
74 THE siCK MAN’S COMPANION.

trouble. Premature labor is sometimes threat-
ened by pains, which produce fora while, some
real change in the womb sufficient even to give
an experienced practitioner just grounds to ex-
pect that they will terminate in a delivery; but
things again, very often recover their usual state,
and the elarm of nature subsides; in this way
the woman proceeds on in her pregnancy for days,
and not upfrequently for weeks, As this change
in the womb above mentioned does certainly
happen, even on a false. rm, it aheuld. ps in-
experienced practi on th Ks
they promote labor too hastily, ‘ether by t a gen-
eral treatment, or any manual operations: how-
ever, in cases of this kind, where sufficient deubts
existed, it has always beenmy practice to givea
strong tea of witch bazle, sweetened, with a
small portion of cayenne in it, or a tea of com-
qosition powders is sometimes used, in which
case, if the pains are timely yet lingering, it will
hasten on the delivery, if not, they will usually
subside, and all things will again become quiet
and easy. If the pains appear timely and unu-
_svally lingering, make use of the witch hazle tea,
‘with balf a spoonful of nerve powder, and more
cayenne in it, or the composition, with an addi- .
tional quantity of cayenne. This will bring on _
_asafe, and speedy delivery, and in most cases,
2 *: it pe cause. Jf
ence of the |

THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION. 75

the membranes containing the water Wits, which
the child is surrounded have been broken before
labor has really commenced, it may then br ex-
pected to take place very soon; though, if she
pains have entirely ceased, on the discharge of
the waters, the delivery may be delayed for some,
days; but it most frequently happens in about
twenty-four hours or sooner. This circumstance,
may occasion the first part of the. labor to be
more slow, but not less safe in the end, and
should occasion no alarm, as it arises wholly
from the fireness of the membranes, which con-
tain the waters, and which must rupture in eve-
some period or other, in consequence
unexpectedly discharg-

/ \

76 / vie SICK MAN’s ae ON.

ave heap ina 'peatle perspiration di
opération of delivery, at whichtime, ora —
e/ before, you” will receive great advantages

age

down pains continue, and the child enters t
world gradually. Whew the head of the child
is passed, the woman is ! and
should be allowed a” ws yno
means to force out the body of the child in any
way, for by so doing, you may very easily injure
the softer parts, and: render the’ after-birth more
difficult to deliver. The woman should rather
be éncouraged to slacken her exertion, and not
continue’to force and bear duwn tor the parpose
ofexpelling the'child toosoon, asin that case it
might cause the rupture of the perineum, or that
thin part between the fandament and birth- -place;
which would leave the mother in a wretched sit-
uation, perhaps for life. And here it may be —
remarked, thatit is the duty of the physician or
midwife, as the child’s head passes, to: keep one
hand cautiously bdo tee against this
, dat ihe e gent ai the |

micanioued anes var hea yw, the beatin

*

‘THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. ea

, till the shoulders and hips are received,
sane. time supporting the child with e
the delivery isover.. The child should
e have afew minutes rest, and breathe
air, after which the pulsation in the
navel cord, (which should be suffered to subside
of itself before you separate the child from the
mother;) will begin to diminish; when, witha
string or waxed thread, you may make a tolera-
oly firm tie, about three inches from the navel of
the child, and another, three inches from that,
between which you may. then separate the navel
cord with a knife or scissors, and hand the child
over toa proper attendant who will carefully
cleanse the face with teaderness and caution,
with a little milk and water made pleasantly
warm, and then cover the body with thin soft
muslin, over which is to be put the flannel. In
afew days, the mealy covering, which nature
has intended to shield the child from the irritation
of the air, and other friction, will entirely peal
off, and exhibit a healthy, delicate, and beauti-
ful skin, entirely exempt from all those painful
and eruptive diseases, so often occasioned by
scalding the skin of the child, by theold method
of washing it with brandy or rom, You must
“now recollect, that in taking the after birth, there
is as much caution to be observed, as there was ~

*

in the delivery of the child; for many alarming
and fatal consequences have resulted from taking:

Pe

78 THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

away the placenta by force; which should al: .
ways be avoided. In this situation, you
take the navel string between the thut

mb and fin-
ger, and gradually slip it forward, til you find
the more solid part to which it is attached;
after waiting for the natural after*pains, (wh
generally come on, in the laps of fifteen minutes
or an hour after the first birth,)

rth,) and which you
can also assist as at first with warm medicines;
you are to gently and steadily pull atevery exer-
tion of the mother; till it begins to’ give way,

or loose the string, and let the patient take free-
ly of the warm tea, or composition, with plenty
of cayenne, which will’ prevent flooding; and if
the object is not then accomplished, take her
through a course of medicine, which in most
cases will effect the object without any further
trouble. Time and nature, with the assistance
of the warm medicine, will invariably complete
the operation, which is far better than to use any

forcible means whatever. Th some cases, if the

woman be bealthy and strong; the operation will
veme r standing up, and
the operator. ‘We

jitione as same season, safe-
ay. It is altogether a mistaken
t in ge ni eral some external mechanic-

essary in order to expel the placen-

ta, or em we cannot, therefore, approve
of the | modes “occasionally recommended, of
ughing, sneezing, blowing in the hands, or
makin “general over the belly, with a
wan of helping its descent, or by any kind of
tight bandage applied to the abdomen, immedi-
ately after the birth ofthechild. There is, how-
ever, a general action of the hand on the belly,
which the patient herself may perform, by which
the uterus is tenderly excited to contract, and
the placenta of course detached in the most fa-
vorable manner, that will be found more usefal
than any bandage, or any extraordinary exer-
_tions of the patient, for that purpose. But as
this may not be necessary in every case, it must ~
be left to the judgment of the practitioner to di-
rect. When the effects of nature do not tend to
disengage the after birth within an hourafter the
birth of the infant, the interference of art ought
to be submitted to. « For if it be not thrown off,
ina short.time after the infant is born, it becomes

- putrid, and | induces alarming consequences. 3

| a ae ee eal of the after: birth, .
unless the: oner Wait for the co1 acti 1 of

THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION,

the womb, that part may be turned inside
and this circumstance should be p perly u
stood by all those who happen to beouto
of regular assistance;. for the patient’s life,

an easy labor, may easily be destro:
ignorant and rash. pract Ronemeie so: ek
By explaining, however, the: cas | of danger,
those whe-are prevented from: being under. the
care ofa proper or skilful attendant, may there-
by escape those hazards t hey might
: } or after-

otherwise be exposed
birthis genrally fixed
full period of pregnancy, is not attachd to the ad-
Jjovning part, if the navel string be violently pul-
led before the after-birth be separated, the womb

THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. 8]

ing the retention of this as the cause of the flood-

‘tions of the existence of two,

q

“of one child; ‘when this takes p
E

82 THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

sy to determine, if there be another remaining,
by feeling the state of the belly alone;in this way,
a judicious practitioner is very seldom mistaken
onthe occasion. When only one child has been
originally contained in the womb, that organ,
soon after delivery » di ninishes very much in
size, while the Wee which are kept out of
their natural situation; in the latter months of
pregnancy, immediately get forward to the fore
art of the belly, and render it soft and yielding;
t, when a second ehild remains, the womb
does ot appear to diminish in size. ‘The intes-
tines, remain behind aud at the sides, and the
fore part of the belly has the same hardness a9
before delivery. It soon happens that the pains
advance rapit ly, and the seeond infant comes
soon after the In such cases all the prac-
titioner has to de ii ts Gi ciated fact the accond
infant is in a proper position, and to take care so
to conduct the extraction of the after birth that
no alarming discharge may follow its Base: tegen
_In this case, however, the warm medicines “7
oY, ae veered to as in the birth of only one chi

-throes cease, or become tri-
on the birth of the fir first child, the object of
Mooicote be neither to interfer before

the woman has recruited sufficiently from her fa=
a teva nor to > Hay the. extractir gine seated

THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. 83

ty of A child-led woman,
so soon asall the circumstances of her labor have
been adjusted, may with propriety, consider her-
self still in a state of health, and as requiring
little more a common cautions, and good man-
agement on all occasions necessary to preserve
it. The first hours after the delivery, provid
— nourishment has been taken, (which
should be attended to on all occasions of the kind
if the appetite craves it,) should be dedicated to

84 TUE SICK MAN'S COMPANION.

as clean, andas free from any disagrecable smell,
as any otherpart of thehouse.
The patient should, often be supplied with
cleaa linen, well aired; for cleanliness and free
air, are very essential in this situation; and upon
the strictest. examination, it appears that there
never was created a puerperal, or child-bed fe-
ver without tracing it to foul air, The heat of
the room ought, to betempered: so, that the pa-
tient may neither be chilled with the cold, nor
yet suffer from ‘too}mucheheat,. ‘The strictest
attention should beobserved to have an evacua-
tion daily by the use of proper medicines, by the
use of injections,,orifiecessary to take the pa-
tient,through several courses-of medicine shortly
after delivery; as it-is the most certain security
against fever and inflammation. Ab equal regard
should.always be observed toget. the patient out
‘of bed.as soon as convenient, wilh propriety, and
to setup as-long as: possible without fatigue at
the commencement of ber srecovery.:: If the lo-
chia, or that discharge mixed with blood andwa-
tery fluid, which takes place from the womb,
and. continues for. fourérfive days, after the
birth of a child, should not flow.as plentifully as
may be expected, or if it stops: entirely, no re*
gard need be paid to thiscireumstance, provided
_ the patient be otherwisevas wellias can be wish-
ved. For we not only find-this evacuation differ-
éent in different women, but even in the same wo-

THE SiCK mau's: COMPANION. 85

men in di t] yings-ing from which she recov-
ers. gavally as. swell You will. also look much

' use of bandages, for much. mis-

y binding the, belly too tight:
ion-at alk for support, a thin,
ightl y round the waist, is
yo ay and the sooner,

kes "place in the,
reaste >, » afl of | pregnancy, until,
the secone the after lelivery; then itis usual to

feel a great sensation of fullness inthem, which
varies in difien coording to uns tila:
put to, arly, ‘before ‘the milk can
wee she del in eiice or they can have acquir-
ed any great. degree. of hardness, . It will also
he beneficial, ‘bpths. to the mother and child, if
this he done a few hours. after. delivery, for this:
is the most consistent with the operations of na-
ture. If the woman do. not. suckle her child,.
ich iy ‘sometimes the case in large cities a-.
mong the. rich, and more unnatural part of the.
community, in. this. respect at least,) no method:
should be used,, either, to repell the milk, or in-.
vite it into the breasts. Nature will be certain,
to et emelne is. rede malls adil ee

oe THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

ly it willin the course of a very. short dike: cease.
of itself. During this time it will be proper,
however, to keep the bowels well regulated and -
open with some suitable cathartic, or opening
medicine, and not indulge too much in gross and
improper food. No degree of fever in child-bed
should be passed over unattended to, or be
thonght lightly of, for even the most serious are
eften slight at the beginning. Neither should
any local pain, or tenderness, or fullness of the
bowels, be aegaes} d, least they should arise from
the incipient 0 e inflammation, which,
if not checked at first by proper medicines, and
suitable diet, might, in a short time, put on some
alarming appearance: and here let me remind
you, that it is much easier to prevent diseases,
than itis tocure them. It may here be remark-
ed also, that no woman after child bearing is to
be half starved, as some physicians have so of-
tenrecommended. Proper regard in this respect,
should always be paid to her habit, former man-

ner of living and her present state. ‘Too great

indulgence and too great abstinence, are both to
be dreaded, and both extremes should be equal-
ly avoidetl Women in former times, were
obliged, or thought so, to remain in bed for a
certain number of days after delivery, and by
this unnecessary practice, pursued nears Le 3
stig ek than a regard to health, they

THe SICK MAN’S COMPANION. 87

modern times however this practice has passed
from one extreme to another, and both should be
- avoided or pursued, agreeable to the health and
strength of the patient. When the woman feels

b easily undergo tie fatigne of rising,
she ought to be taken out of bed ‘that it may be

gan does not resume its natural state, till two or
three weeks after delivery,) pressing forcibly on
the soft parts at the bottom of the bason, the
foundation for a very troublesome and disagree-
ble complaint, namely, the falling down of the
womb, must onavoidably be laid. This com-
plaint should always be guarded against as much
as possible, and of course, too much walking,
at least asthe lochial discharge continues, is al-
together improper. The importance of cleanli-
ness, as long as the lochial discharge continues,
does not require being pointed out; but when
this evacuation has bad smell, common atten-
tion in that respect is not alone sufficient; for un-
Jess the most scrapulous regard be paid to pre-
vent its stagnation in the passage of the womb,
~ excotiations or inflammations, with all its formid-
able consequences, will ensue. The nurse
should, therefore, on such occasions, be directed
- to wash that organ by means of a syringe, twice
or three times a day, ‘with warm milk and 1

e o

88 THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. _-

or with an infusion of chamomile. flowers, witch
hazle leaves, ora decoction of oa! kK... This
discharge is in some women ve i
may even stop yery en vi

But when itis suddenl d

may ‘follow, such, ide
pain i ba he syste

a perspirat n by. ad
There wisi to impress upo
ers, and these inexperi iacne t
a Woman in labor, the gre:

extremely caucious in t { .
birth, as rash and iil-dia ted endeavors,may ;
produce an. inversion of the | wombs, and very fre-_
ican the de: stiaa the patient. There are two.

THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION... 89
or swe of a mpl which had

n, the. jeedies annge quence! uf
death. _ Such accidents can on-
ras nd i directed endeavors te
exact the aie hth vy drawing down the na-.
vel string can. be completely separated. .
But whatever be. he cause, the part mast be im--
mediately restoreil, 0 or ‘the coasequence will soon
prove fatal; for i ‘ill contract in this)
‘st t the return of that
part which tsi erefore, without de-.
lay, place the patient on her back, with her hips
raised, and gently return the uterus into the va-.
sina with three fingers, and then with the whole
hand. place it in its. natural positions after which, .
clench the fist, and keep itin the womb, until the”
uterus contract upon it; and lastly, app'y ban-
dages around the. whole belly: with. a. mos ate
i of. firs nness.. In child
hert apt to be ached, with ghar: or :
he deter: of. fever, and a fever. happening from,
ak: pote in consequence of pregnancy, or de- ,
very of a ch

oa de

cee ade sore | the a P

—6 SD THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

the belly, short anxious breathing, uncommon aa
quickness of the pulse, i increased lemparature 0 “
the body, tensive pain over the forehe , pecu- |
liar wildness of the eyes, prostration ‘of the vital
powers, suppression or diminution of the milk
and lochia, a flaccid state of the brest, and upon
' drawing them, blood instead of milk is frequent-
ly discharged. ‘The progress ‘of a child bed fe-
ver is sometimes so very rapid, particularly in
warm climates and mop seasons, as to destroy the

patient in forty-eig en incases seem-
ingly the most favor should look on
the event as doubtful complaint is to be

accompanied with delusive remissions, and indi-
cations arise in its progress, which are by no
means eyualto the danger. The causes are va-
rious, and sometimes the disorder i is inflamma-
tory, but it soon tends to the putrid kind, and
sometimes from the beginning a putrid fever.
In the first stages of this complaint, the internal
heat must be increased by giving hot medicine,
and the patient carrie ‘through a regular course
of medicine, or if ee several courses fol-

=e not to be too hastily stopped, as the fever

fe Pat:

n many instances been carried off by such a
t cuation. To alleviate the sore-
ion of the abdomen, you should

ought to be renewed as often as they become
cold, taking due care that they are not so wet as
to run over the bed and incommode the patient.
Women are sometimes, attacked in child-bed,
with delirium, or wandering of the mind, which,
however, seldom occurs sooner in the cases, then
eight or ten days after delivery, and somtimes
not fora much longertime. It makes its appear-
ance very suddenly, the patient not unfrequently
awaking terrified from a dream, or all at once she
breaks out ia some absurd or furious conduct.

oe

9 THR SICK MAN'S COMPANION.

ations. The patient is. usually extremely talk-—
ative, and sometimes speaks with wonderfal vol-.
ubility. In some cases one idea seems. to pos-_
sess the mind oniy; and in others the ‘object of -
apprehension. or consideration is rapidly varied.
Some can,.however, fora short time be com 2
ed, and at times, appears pe sensible of

what is going on beside her. It is not easy to,
say what cause produces this c omplaint, for it
does not appear to be connecte

with :s. anesnne so
to mental derangeme 1
It is, however, a. a.
that sometimes suckling the infant “5
lancholy, or other eaditOnlions pt this diveantat
When delirium accompanies the milk fever, itis
only a temporary symptom, and ceases upon the
original disease being removed. In this dange me
ous situation your principal object will be, to
take your patient through a course of medicine as,
soon as possible, and if necessary, let it be fol-.
lowed about two or th ee hours with another full.
course, steaming her in bed ifshe. is not able:
to be taken out, fe which preereniin system, cape
soon, become ‘calm. and composed; v .
suld be permitted to sleep until,
herself. If there should

bféins complaint
ed, during which time the most
her, ou pit be ;

health should ps
ew Lie ee steag on vthe: eet

ery sspec ity: wpateclionnte’ eatin with the
~ assistance ofa an experienced midwife, may suc-
cessfully deliver his Without the aid ofa

iam, and
fins

elivery of | pre ne
bi esult a

PART FOURTH. :

In thie part of the work, we will explain in as_plaiw
language as possible, what is to be understood by a
regular course of medicine, which may answer asagen-
eral text in all cases of disease; yet the ingenious prac-
titioner, or studious attendant will, in many instances,
at once see the propriety of numerous variations “—
and additions to, the minutia as laid down under
head; notwithstanding, the leading principles to be ar-

rived at, arein all cases SN Sa

COURSE OF MEDICINE.

To prepare the patient for the steam or va
bath. sd oe py cad has been oy
common course of practice in cases of an attac
of fever, or any violent attack of disease whatey-
er, to make use of the following preparation prey-
ious to placing the patientoverthe steam; however,
other articles, (which will be herein mention
_ arefrequently used as asubstitute, and in mostof

eases answerevery purpose. _

This comp und preparation; how
found to be the best, and in all
can be conveniently procured, _
mend it in preference to any other compound.—_ !

THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. 85

one tea spoonful, and of pleurisy root, some-
times called butterfly weed, four tea spoonsful.
—The whole of these articles are to be (previ-
ously) finely pulverised, and as they are mea-
sured out, put them into an earthen or tin vessel,
pour on one pint of boiling water, stir the whole
well together, and let it stand to settle, on un-
fel it becomes sufficiently cooll to be taken:—
you are to administer to the patient three
or four table spoonsful at a time, repeatedly,
with about the same of quantity red pepper tea,
until the throat and mouth of the patient become
moist, and the saliva or spittle is discharged free-
ly. At the same time make some canker
tea (which may be prepared of either of the fol-
lowing articles, sumach leaves or bark, bayber-
ry root bark, hemlock bark, or witch hazle
Jeaves,) and let the patient drink freely of this,
together with the above compound infusion, fre-
quertly wetting the face, hands and feet with cold
water, until you succeed in raising the internat
heat, by which means you will perceive that the
external heat is let down; or in other words, so
far diminished as to have raised the fountain of
life above the stream, santas «bp have e-.
_ duced a natural action, & caused /a perspiration _
“to appear on the forehead and breast, When
this is accomplished, the patient is ready for the

be 3) THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

for the above compound infusion, you may use 2
warm tea of cayenne or guod red pepper, with a
portion of nerve powder and bitter root in it; bat
in either case, if the patient should have vomit-
ed so 4s to‘have thrown up the medivine, the
dose should -be ‘repeated, with an occasional
drink of spearmint tea, until the stomach retains
a sufficient quantity to enablé him to undergo the
operation of the’vapor bath.” It may not be a-
miss to remark in® this place‘also, that other ar-
ticles (with the exception Gf cayenne or good
red pepper upon which théreis mich dependence
to be'placed,) may, in’some cases, be substitat-
ed; suchas pennyroyal, spice’wood Toots, sassa-
fras, ginger, ot sweat’ weed, aiid’ seneka snake
Yootand camphor; in decoction, given ‘vecasion-
ally, with either 6Pthe above teas, is: also avery
excellent article: ‘in cases of pleurisy, when the
patient is preparing for the steam bath, much de-
jendence may be placed on a decoction or infa-
‘ion Of red pepper, pleurisy root, and spicé-wood
‘yoots. “These articles T have frequently tried,
Sand in many cases ‘have’ found ‘them 40 beex-
“wemelyuse fil when preparing the patient forthe
‘operation of steaming: ° 1 Hh abe = #4 A ork
Plan of steaming. By the time’ the foregoing
4 itilimesieay cosapetba: tog the ‘perspiration. ap-_ :
“pears on the foreheddand breast, theexpeticnced =
ractitioner, of allen should have stones

nd other }

\

4 ‘

‘THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. oF

‘2

readiness’ for the operation of steaming. For

3

in mind, that the higher the heat
in the system, the more fre

98 _ THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

put to bed, with a stone that has been partially

cooled in steaming wrapped in wet cloths an

placed at his feet. It may sometimes happen
that the patient will permit, it may always be ac-
ceeded to, but in either case, the emetic should
be immediately administered. In case the heat
has been sufficiently raised, and the stomach
contains a sufficient portion of cayenne, (which
is very essential at this time,) the emetic may be
givenin the canker tea, or any other common
warm tea alone; but, if from any cause the steam-

ing has not be

a

cayenne has been thrown from the stomach, a
portion of it must be added to the tea with the
emetic when itis administered. Three doses of
the lobelia, will generally be sufficient, but it
must be continued until the stomach is thorughly
closed. a0 ae
In most of cases, when the course hos been
‘hus far pursued and conducted to the best ad-
vantage, the patient will, soon after the com-
menecment of the puking, begin to run down, or
in other words, he will generally become pals
and weak, and continue to sink as it were, until

ee

he has uot strength tu move, or even speak; some-

tof fo loud and long, and. from the most free,

and easy, to the most laborious and jerking,

fact, almost every s

THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. 99

terrify those who are unacquainted with this sys-
tem of practice, will be presented to the specta-
tor. But to the experienced practitioner, or to
one who is perfectly acquainted with the true
cause, and effect, these scenes are looked upon
with pleasure, because he knows this to be a cer-
tain pressage of his patient’s recovery. It some-
times happens, however, instead of the symp-
toms which we have described above, that the
patient will appear to be in the greatest distress,
will tumble in every direction, and talks in the
‘most incoherent manner, even in all appearance,
to raving insanity. These extraordinary symp-

toms, however, but very s n appear, unless
in the most desperate and deadly attacks, or in
cases of long standing, where the system has be-
come extremely obstructed, and the vital heat
and action nearly overcome. In other cases of
a more mild type, but very few alarming symp-

toms occur, and in all cases they are succeeded

dy composure and relief and every indication of

a successful victory over the monster disease.
It should also be remembered in this’place,

that injections, (see under that head,) may be ad-
‘ministered at all times, and in all cases of dis-

ease to the greatest advantage; and, where there
is the slightest occasion, they should never be

y be considered as indispensib

: cu arly where t] 2 “are any in 5 3

ted, as they can never do harm, and in most

_of the emetic has be
common: symptom Whi
have saaided and the

100 ‘THE SICK MAN’s CAMP AWON.

dication of the existence of canker or inflamma-

tion of the bowels, and. the approach to mortifi-
cation is apprehended. ‘Should there be any
apprehension of mortification taki & place, the
injections should be ees ine at the yery
commencement of the course. of medicine, or at
the time of taking the infusion and. the Panker
tea, anda tea-spoonful of number six, should be
added to each injection, These directions and

‘remarks are sufficient to give the attendent or

braciiippes a co

pao of the 5 PFODS
course 0 OL) ‘.

qs
celle, may in some cases, leave the patient; 9 a
in this course of medicine, we are supposing the
most desparate attack of disease,
: _ Second steamin We

may. have attended i

get In all cases, as soon as the operation a
completed, and any un-—

-4

THE SICK MAN’s COMPANION. 101

_ Will continne to gain, and by giving one or two
~- moredoses of bitters, with a suitable portion of
cayenne, and at the same time a sufficient quan-
tity of light but nourishing food, the perspiration
~will'soon begin to appear, and the patient will
very readily, and willingly consent to change
his wet, and now uncemfortabie siiuation, for
another operation of the steam bath. By this
time -the attendant or practitioner should have
every thing in rea iiness for a seconil steaming,
and place the patient a second time over the
steam as before directed, not neglecting to raise
the steam as high as it can possibly be borne.
As soon as this operation has’ hae properly per-—
formed for the second time, the patients shirt
should be taken off, the blanset held sufficiently
loose around him, and about a gallon of cold
water pottred quickly over him, so as to Spread
as much as possible over every part of the body
and limbs. He shoal! now be immediately
— Wiped dry, and asa clean dry shirt is put on,
~) let the blanket be dropped, and the patient get
_ immediately inio bed, or if be prefer it, let him
be comfortably dressed and sit np, bul by no
Means to expose himself to a current of cold air,
En most of cases after this course of medicine has’
thoroughly and strictly administered, the
nt will very readily partake of some nourish-
occasionally, which should by no mean
; sume warm teas or compos

ee.

a

102 THE SICK MAN’S. COMPANION.

should also be occasionally taken, sufficientto
continue a slight perepieation, and prevent taking
cold. ip
Conclusion of the course and restorative means.
It is now to be supposed that the patient is more
comfortable after the second steaming, and all
possible pains should be taken to keep him in
the same situation and to restore his natural
health, and consequently, hisstrength. No pains
should be spared in .keeping every thing com-
fortable around: him, and caze should be taken to
administer the nd cayenne freely, the
former to correct the bile and strength thy di-
gestive organs, in order that the food, the natur-
al fuel which supports the fire of life, may keep
up the beat, until a sufficient quantity of that
food canbe taken and properly digested
to render the cayenne no longer necssary —
: for. that purpose. . The bitters and. the syrup,
sould be taken freely after this course of medi-
ciney.as they are b

stomach and. bowels ei Restore weak kip ten

h good to. sirengthen the.

THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. 103

and the patient restored to health. And in all
cases, after the first course of medicine, should.
the disease return, the same course must be pur-
sued with such variations as may be suggested
to the mind of the operator by carfully perusing
the diferent parts of this work, and the patient
‘aust be takenthrough an other and an other
course of medicine as directed above; until a
complete victory is gained over the disease, and
2 the patient isrestored to health. Remarks. If
* the practitioner should find the pationt in such
‘a situation as not to be able to stand over the
steam, it may be performed while lying in beds
this may be done by heating three stones, putting
them in water until they are sufficiently cool;
then wrap them upin wetcloths, pat one to each
side and an other atthe feet, and if aby faint-
ing comeson, wet the face and stomach with
cold water, and pursue the same course as
is directed above. For Steaming personsin bed,
and those who are so weak as to be unable to.
stand, the best articles for that purpos, is while
— oak blocks, or large chips, ‘which should be pat .
into a” pot of boiling water” and suffered to re-
main uatil they aré hot through, and then wrap-
— ped in one ortwo thickness of wet colth ant
placed around the patient. This is much better
uninga persoa inbed thanstoness forthey
ly produce a sufficient quantity of vapor
o produce is highly, m
Bias es

104 Tm SICK MAN'S COMPANION.

icated and conducive to health. Boiled. corn,
is also another excellent article for steamiag a
person in bed, and frequently produces the most e
salutary effects, _ ee “Sclieg i
It shouid also be observed, that in cases of long
standing, particularly in consumption and other
complaints, where the digestive powers have
been deran,ed for a fr ALS length of time,
and the whole system -consequently filled with
moribed matter, it isin such cases indispensibly
necessary to always have prepared some good
pottage broth, guel, or other ‘ike food, and Le-
gin giving it as soon as the emetic commences

aints, catarrh, is

ly be |

TNE SICK MAN’s COMPANION. 105

taking some warm tea, and patting a hot stone
7 Oe block at the feet when going to bed, will in
_ many instances save much expense, a tedions and
. dangerous sickness, and perhaps a great many

~ valuable and interresting lives.

STOMACH CORDIAL.

Take of the bark of the root of yellow poplar,
one pound; of the root of iron weed, also called
devil’s bit, halfa . pound; of columbo root, half a
pound; of the bark of the root of barber1y, one

pound; of wildcherry tree bark, balf a pound;
of ginger root, coarsely pounded, two ounces,
and one ounce of cayenue, or good red pepper
finely powdered. When the barks, and roots,

106 THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

s{Dbitcebrdiakie-enlcalotad teuelieve vhosddet,

the stomach, remove head-ache, and faintness,
to strengthen the digestive powers, and create an

appetite. Persons of a dyspeptic or consumptive ©
habit, will find greatful and satisfactory relief
from making use of the above stomach cordial;
the good effects of which I have witnessed in my
practice, for a number of years, and can: réecom-
mend it, to those suffering under dyspepsia, and
general debility, as oneof the best articles made
ase of, in the present practice of medicine.

- A dose for a grown person, is ene table spoon-

ful, three times a day, This is the common dose

I have usuly made, use of, but patients may va-
ry it, to suit their own constitutions and habits,
as some may require more and some less, to pro-

duce the same good effects; and for younger or _

_ alder persons, it must be given in less quantities,
to suit the age and constitution; at first, smail,

and increasing the dose according to circumstan- _»

ces, habitand constitution of the patient.

*

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THE SICK MAN’S COMPANION. | 107

Clean the roots. well, and put the whole into three
zalions of spring water, while boiling, skim off
the froth that rises, and let it boil down to about
~~ agallon and a half, then strain the liquor into
~ aclean vessel and beil it down to three quarts,
when cool, add, one pint of No. 6, one pint of
thick, strained honey; and one pound of maplo
or home made sugar. This preparation is, an
excellent article, for the Rbeomatism, and may
be taken with great success by those afflicted
with such pains. In dropsies, andin pains of
the stomach and. bowels, it is a valuable medi-
cine, and may be used, in such cases with bene-
ficial effects. In debilitated constitutions, ari-
sing from indigestion or dyspepsia, it will be
~ found extremely useful and strengthening; opera-
ting on the digestive powers, giving tone to the
stomach, and creating a geod appetite. —
JT have long made use of this article, and can.
recommend itas an excellent medicine in dropsy, -
colic, and in rheumatic affections, it is one of
I have ever made use of, re-

hich,a half pound of the root of —

in, theabovesyrup, in my hand

halfa pounds; of lady-slipper-root, half

ter the root F

ly

108 THR SICK MAN’S COMPANION.

has never been known to fail in Theumatic com~
plaints.

Tne dose for a grown person, is one table |
spoonful, three times a day, morning, noon, and ~~
just before goingto bed. The dose for different
persons, must be regulated, agreeable to age,
constitution, and habit, some requiring more and
some less, to produce the desired effects the pa-
tient in these cases, or those who attend on him,
will be the best judges, how to regulate the quan-
tity, but the above mentioned dose, is about the
eerie quantity, that I have usually made‘ use
ati

7 SYRUP FOR CONSUMPTION.

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bay

Take of veltove pipbar bark, one pou of
cherry tree bark, one pound; of mountain birch
bark, halfa pound; of box-elm, a quarter ofa
pounds; of the root of iron weed, half a pound;
of columbo root, half a pound; of bitter-roo

ef spikenard-root, one pound; of
coarsely pounded, two. ounces; tw
cloves; and one ounce oa ——

_ TRE SICK ‘MAN'S, COMPANION. 168

to three gallons; strain the liquor’ while warm
through a ‘Thoderately. fine cloth, and when cool,
add one quart of No. 6, one quart of good. whis-
yhey, and half a gallon of honey or molasses,
honey is the best if it can, be procured, if not,
white sugar is preferableto molasses, which may
be used if the other cannot be had; home made
sugar answers a very good purpose, After stand-
_ ing a few hours, and being well stired together
the syrup should be put into jugs or bottles for
~ use; half the quantity, or any other portion may
be made by observing the above direction, but it

is much better: to, make. ibout thie. panantily, as it
proves considerably by age. The above syr-

up. may be used with great Asante by those

-__ affected with the liver complaint, arin consump-
~~ tion, of any description whatever, it operates ben-
- eficially.. Persons of a weakly constitution,
_ and bad digestive powers, will be doing them-
selves a great service, by making use of the above
syrup. Ithas been long in use by. me, andE

. can ca aaa it to my ” fellow. heings, as one E
ps the. most. valuable. Tyiptoae a a.

‘10 THE Sick MAN'S COMPANION.

ing to the effects it has on the patient, some re~
quiring more and some less, to produce the same
desired effect. € a ee ee

oe:

aie

BEER FOR CONSUMPTION.

Take of the fresh roots of spikenard, twe
pounds; of the fresh leaves of liverwort, one
pound; of wild cherry tree bark, half a pounds
of seneka snake root, dried, three ouncess of the -
root of iron-weed, halfa pound; of the root of

- sarsaparilla, half a pound, the black rooted sar-
_ saparilla is the best; of the inside bark of white

walnut half’ pound; ginger root, three ounces,
cloves one ounce. When the roots are well
Cleaned, put the whole into eight gallons of
ing water, and boil it down to threes. pour
or off the roots while boiling inte a

wild sweet-potato, half a pound; of the rootof

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¥ THE SICK MAN'S COMPANION. { lll

_ be used by all patients affected with the liver
=e agua or any kind of consumption whatever.

_ the white walnut bark, is only intended to keep

the bowels open, and as it is not at all times ne-

cessary, it may be left out of the beer, and be used

_ When properintheform ofan extract, which may

bemade by boiling a quantity of the bark in water

for a while, then strain off the liquor, and reboil it,

‘tillit becomes of the consistence of thick honey;

whencool, it may be made into pills of the size ofa

_ €ommon pea, and one to three or four taken accord-

_ ding to circumstances; this is a better way than to
put the white walnut in the above preparation; but _
if itis put in the beer the patient will have to judg

_ for himself and put in more or less, as he finds

_ it to act more or less powerful; and if the bowels
are easily operated on, a less quantity of the

r may be taken, or regulated according to.cir- —

nstances. Thecommon quantity tobetaken by

| one wine glassfa ec time

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INDEX.

Archangel, * . ie No. Sy el Ung *
Mayberryy 2S: ¢2 ser 96 | Noms visivs Gish

Barber: y, , + 43] No. 5, . ‘ ‘

Bitter herb, , »42) No. 6,. arts

Bitter Root, . 41) Nerve Powder, .
Black Pepper, . — . 35|Nerve Ointment,. . 20 ,
Bayberry and No. 6, . 24) Nerve Powder, ey

~Bilious Colic, 608 2937
Beer tor Consumption, £10
Course of Medicine, . » 94
Cherry Stone, . «46
Composition or Vegeta-

_ ble powders, . ie yg
‘Cough Powders, . .18
- Cancer Plaster, . .

Clerified Cholera Syrup, 23
Cayenne Pepper,. . 33
bs Dropsy, ai 4 . 2

ive get aya
fe Her. «fol

Outlines of treatment in
the hour of Labor, . 73
Poultice, o . ie
Part Second, .. +...

Peach Meats,. .
Rattle Weed,

Relas,; °° 2 a ae
Rea Pepper, . a SE

R «Raspberry, .. 40 |
Kheumatic Syrup, « - 106 —
Sweat Weed, | . ee ee
Suinach » -
Salve, og é # Et
Strengthening Plaster,

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