5807. Atropine Paper

5807.     Atropine Paper. Green tissue paper imbued with a solution of sulphate of atropia, so that a piece one-fifth of an inch square contains as much as a drop of a solution 2 grains to 1 ounce of water. Tho paper is hung up and turned about while drying. A piece of tho size named will dilate tho pupil if placed on the sclerotic, and the lids closed over it and tied with a handkerchief.

5808. Belladonna Mixture for Cataract

5808.    Belladonna Mixture for Cataract. Triturate together 1 drachm each extract of belladonna and glycerine. Used for dilating the pupil of the eye in cataract, by anointing the eyebrow and temple.

5809. Taylor's Remedy for Deafness

5809.    Taylor's Remedy for Deafness. Digest 2 ounces bruised garlic in 1 pound oil of almonds for a week, and strain. A drop poured into the ear is effective in temporary deafness.

5810. Treatment of Earache

5810. Treatment of Earache. M. Emile Duval says that he has, in person, found relief in severe earache, after other means had been tried in vain, from the use of a mixture of equal parts of chloroform and laudanum; a little being introduced on a piece of cotton. The first effect produced is a sensation of cold; then there is numbness, followed by scarcely perceptible pain and refreshing sleep.

5811. Cure for the Earache

5811.    Cure for the Earache. Take a small piece of cotton batting or cotton wool, make a depression in the centre with the finger, and fill it up with as much ground pepper as will rest on a five-cent piece; gather it into a ball and tie it up; dip the ball into sweet oil and insert it in the ear, covering the latter with cotton wool, and use a bandage or cap to retain it in its place. Almost instant relief will be experienced, and the application is so gentle that an infant will not be injured by it, but experience relief, as well as adults. 1 part laudanum and 6 parts sweet oil dropped in the ear is also very effectual.

5812. Simple Cure for Earache

5812.    Simple Cure for Earache. Take a common tobacco-pipe, place a wad of cotton in the bowl, drop upon it 8 or 10 drops of chloroform, and cover with another wad of cotton; place the stem to the affected ear, then blow into the bowl, and in many cases the pain will cease almost immediately.

5813. Remedy for Inflammation of the Ear

5813.    Remedy for Inflammation of the Ear. Swelling and redness, attended with throbbing, indicates it. If caused by accumulation of wax, syringe the ear forcibly with tepid water. If by cold, a poultice of warm hops, soaking the feet. If the pain is great, 1 drop laudanum and 2 drops sweet oil of almonds dropped into the ear 3 times a day, or juice of onions and laudanum. A slice of onion, toasted and tied on hot outside the ear, is a good remedy for earache in children, and often effective with adults. If very severe, a mustard poultice can be held behind the ear. If the stomach is out of order use an emetic. If no relief comes, call a physician.