3756. Fill a bottle three-quarters full with good brandy, after which add as much salt as will fill the bottle for corking; shake it together twenty minutes; let the salt settle to the bottom, and do not shake it up before using. The clearer it is used the better.
3757. A bottle of this preparation should be constantly kept ready for use, as its virtues have been fully tested. When taken inwardly, for asthma, bowel complaints, &c., mix two spoonfuls with equal quantity of warm water.
3758. Cancer.—Five out of six cases have been cured by brandy and salt, described above. The pain is very severe, but temporary.
3759. Poison, from vines, may be cured by bathing in whiskey and cream, and cooling with rye flour; if obstinate, use a strong solution of copperas.
3760. Simple Remedy for a Pain in the Side.—At bed-time take a fresh cabbage-leaf, hold it near the fire till quite warm, and then apply it to the part affected, binding it tight with a cloth round the body; let it remain for twelve hours or more, when it will generally be found to have removed the pain.