Powdered ginger, }
" cinnamon, } of each half
" golden seal, } a tea-spoonful.
To be given at a dose, in half a gallon of catnip tea. Aid the vital
powers in producing a crisis by the warmth and moisture, as directed in
the treatment of colds, &c.
It is necessary to keep the rectum empty by means of injections, forms
of which will be found in this work.
The remedies we here recommend can be safely and successfully used by
those unskilled in medicine; and, when aided by proper attention to the
diet, ventilation, and comfort of the patient, we do not hesitate to say
(provided, however, they are resorted to in the early stages) they will
cure forty-nine cases out of fifty, without the advice of a physician.