among the large quantity prepared and offered for sale by him, they found none but such as they are free to recom. mend as of the best quality, made of sound and pure ma Corns.-The great secret in curing corns is, to make a softening application, for a long time, in order to soften, strengthen terials, and put up in the best condition. and heal the parts, which will in all cases cure. It is out of the question for any plaster ever to perform a cure, except on this principle; and the means which would prevent corns, will be the best cure-easy shoes. Notice. George Evans, Committee of Inspection. To Cor Com. Thomsonian F. B. Society, of Md-Bal timore, December, 1836. At a meeting of the "Corresponding Committee of the Thomsonian Friendly Botanic Society of Maryland," located in the city of Baltimore, it was Persons wishing to procure copies of the Resolved, That this committee heartily concur in the first volume of the Southern Botanic Jour- testimony of "the Committee of Inspection, (whose du ty it is to examine such preparations as are vended under nal, bound, or in numbers, can be supplied the name of Thomsonian Medicines, and report thereon,) by applying to D. F. 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The "Committee of Inspection" beg leave respectfully to report That, in obedience to a constitutional requisi tion, they instituted a general and rigid examination of the Thomsonian Botanic Medicines, prepared and com remove every form of curable disease to which the human family is subject, when timely and properly adminIstered. Having individually patronized the Establishment of E. Larrabee, (late Ward, Sears & Co.) from the period of their adoption of the Thomsonian system, they are enabled to speak from experience; and they afford this testimony in favor of E. Larrabee as a simple act of justice to his laudable enterprise, industry and indefatigable zeal in promoting a general diffusion of the valuable remedies embraced in the Thomsonian system, and the many sacri fices he has made in promoting the cause. P. Reigart, President, L. Fraily, 1st Vice President, Thos. H. Birkey, T. Morgan, Cor. Com. Attest, Joseph Walker, Secretary. N B.-I have just published a new edition of Dr. Than Thomsonian Medicines, Dr. M. L. Lewis, On the THOMSONIAN PRACTITIONERS are in- In this matter I do not intend to be rivalled, for I have arrangements made to keep up my stock, and my attention will be devoted to this matter as far as necessity demands. Dr. Thomson's BOOKS for sale, by the quanpounded by Ephraim Larrabee, (late Ward, Sears & Co.)tity or single, for which I have an agency., at his Phoenix Establishment, in the city of Baltimore: and have the satisfaction of being able to state, that May 12 The Southern Botanic Journal. VOL. II.] Great na nes may give splendor to error, but can got trans.orm it po iruta CHARLESTON, S. C., JUNE 9, 1835. Southern Botanic Journal. D. F. NARDIV, Editər an Proprietor. pearance of two large, unsightly, and to the child most distressing, ulcers-she could not sit at all-and as one sinus extended down along the anus, and upwards, on both sides of the commissure of the La, Pudendum, Muliebre, thus causing a disease not only painful in the extreme, but Communications, must be addressed to D. F. NA DIN, difficult and distressing to attend, even in Printed by 2. A. ore. The Southern Botanic Journal is published every other Saturday, at $3 59 a year, payable in ADVANCE. All CHARLESTON. 3 C. Those not containing remittances, must c post paid. COMMUNICATIONS. To Dr. D. F. Nardin: Treatment of Ulcers continued. CASE 20. Dorcas, Etat 13 or 14, a slave owned by Col. W. W. H. This girl had enjoyed good health, and a sound constitation prior to December last, (1357,) when she was first attacked as follows: she had slight fever, took medicine, and was immediately cured. No return of fever occurred during the protracted course of her after complaints. Then appeared a nunber of small "Ballæ Brains, or Boils or, as the regalars to make a mystery of diease, term Erysipelas Phlyctenoides, which covered her nates. All synocha* being absent, but an asthenic diathesis appearing to prevail, she was treated in a simple manner at first, both internal and external―nill cooling cathartics were daily given a bath morning and night, and cooling refrigerating lotions topically This course, persevered in for two weeks, relieved her, and I was congratulating myself it was all over: and the crisis pas sed! But like good Job, of most patient and blessed memory, these "Bullæ," or Blains, soon re-appeared, both with increased numbers, and ten-fold violenceIn fact, in a few days they covered her entire nates; spreading in a circular form, and assuming the true character and ap *Fever. an humble slave: The treatment, antiphlogistic, was again carefully resorted to, both internal and external, and persevered in for two months, but not the least gain, or progress had been made towards a cure! She was weaker, and had gradually become thin and quite emaciated. Food was was alowed as much as she wanted, but her ap petite had declined. I candidly confess his case puzzled me more than any I had ever met with--I was compelled to trust the diurnal dressing to the hospital nur、e, her grand mother-during this time, two months and more, the Thomsonian reme dies had been used carefully! Finding nothing gained, I did carefully administer Mercury, in obedience to the high autho rity of the Colleges, because the disease had undergone a constitutional change from its primary character, and now ap peared to me as "Cachexia Impetigines." I say then I did carefully, and with great caution, administer Mercury as an alterative, and Mercurial Astringent Wash, as an Escharotic-these ulcers having changed their character, and bidding defiance to all other means But, reader, do not condemn, a drowning man will catch. at a straw"-I am compelled to add that no good was done, and no harm either! In the meantime, these ulcers covering the "entire nates" of the child, had increased considerably in circumference-had now assumed a dead, cancorous appearance, coated with an ugly thick scurf-the girl said she felt no pain in either, which I thought a very bad symptom. Near three months had now expired, and nothing gained. Had any physician been near, I would most gladly have transferred the case, and a good fee to open his eyes, and enable him to comprehend, and discover some remedy which I had not! But no medical gentleman was near, not even to consult so I said to myself she is young!! Nature surely will come to my aireminiscor"-in medicina nil desperandum. Instead of desponding, I set to work with redoubled spirit. I ordered a strong bath to be made again. Of 1st. Roots, stem, and leaves of Mullein. 2d. Roots, bark, and leaves of Myrtle. 3d. Roots, bark, and leaves of the Su This dry powder to be applied twice a day, after the application of the bath, over the whole surface of the ulcers-an ointment made of the same, with the addition of hogs lard, was spread on "charpie” to keep the surface warm-excite healthy perspiration, and invite nature to aid in the curative process. In four days application, I was gratified beyond my expectations; an entire healthy change did take place. The surface, dead, ugly, and insensible as it had been, was all removed clean and a red, natural, healing granulation, appeared for the first time for three months. This external treatment was continued carefully, until a complete, and radical cure was made. The Girl is now well, at her work, and has had no return to date, May, 1838. Internally, She took tonics to restore her strength, with a strong decoction of 1st. Roots, stem, and leaves of the Suraach; 2d. Roots, bark, and leaves of the Myrtle-half pint per day-this kept her clean, and her bowels open-so no other medicine was necessary. The above is a simple statement of facts as they occurred. If it be found practi cally useful, your readers will be pleased to receive it as a reciprocal offering for their excellent, and to me welcome communications, which have appeared in your Journal. Treatment of Ulcers. CASE 3D. Sam, Etat 60, and over, was attacked with "Bullæ," or Blains, more on the upper part of thigh-they soon terminated in very painful, and obstinate ulcers. He had Synocha severely-was treated quite similar to the latter course of the former, and was also cured in a short time. He is now well, and at his work, has had no return to date. CASE 4TH. Bella, Etat 70, now in Hospital, and under treatment-severe ulcer on the left leg from an external injury, having had a fall, and a sharp snag of pine pierced down to the Tibia-being under treatment, but much better. Will give particulars hereafter. Yours, truly, THOS. FULLER, HAZZARD. To Dr. D. F. Nardin: Treatment of Ulcers, Wounds, Imposthume, and "Bullæ," Blains or Boils, such as constantly occur on our plantations, [CONTINUED.] CASE 5TH. Mentmore, Etat aged 30, received a severe transverse deep wound along the anterior process of the right Tibia. The weather being warm, the bath was at once applied, omitting the salt and alum-after each application the detergent wash was used, composed of Tinct. Myrrh 2 ozs., Tinct. Socotorine Aloes do., water, 4 ozs. mix, to be used daily-then fine Charcoal sprinkled over the whole surface, to cool & quiet the wound-a plaster of vegetable ointment, made of hogs lard, with leaves of stramonium, elder, and poke-some. times I add a quantity of the sweet roseconstituted the entire medication. This * Fever. ointment in warm weather is spread upon | green fresh plantain leaves, and they are constantly kept cool, and wet with the detergent wash-all these simples are within the reach of every planter-there is no mystery, and the case was soon cured, and dismissed. CASE 6TH. Alfred, Ætat 14, received a severe deep cut accidentally from a sharp hatchet, between the last commissure of the 3d toe, right foot down to the metatarsus. He also was treated precisely in the same simple manner-purged mildly daily, and cured. A variety of wounds from the axe, adze, hatchet, saw, plain, cutting the entire piece out: Nails driven through the finger Nail-snags nails piercing into the foot 3 nails at a time, have been treated in the same manner, and the result a cure. But the treatment being similar, the above examples will be sufficient. In all cases of injury from old rusty nails, to avoid spasm, I make the bath very strong of the stramonium. and add a large quantity of Hops to aid its anodyne power-at the same time a strong liniment of Olive Oil, Spirits of Turpentine, Tinct. Gum Myrrh, and Gum Camphor 2 ounces, to every 1 oz. of the liniment-this, and the bath first, has, hitherto, with me never failed. Imposthumes. CASE 7TH. Owen, Etat 14, was attacked with a very large Imposthume on the inner side of the right thigh, directly over the femoral artery. Here the bath was used at once. The circumference of this Imposthume being considerably larger than a turkey's egg, I felt fearful, lest it might tend inwards, and downwards, so as to effect the femoral artery; and being anxious to make; if possible, an immediate revulsion, I did not hesitate to apply leeches, which produced a safe, and beneficial effect. You, I know are opposed to their use, but in a case like this they did great good, and are a favorite remedy with me. If properly, and carefully applied to a muscular part of the body, a stimulating poultice to keep up the revulsion followed, spread on indian rubber neatly cut, and composed of pulverized Slippery Eln, pulverized Cayenne, and pulverized Mustard. This soon did its work; drawing all the humors and foul secretions to the surface, where nature opened an orifice, and discharged it slowly, and daily, until all was clear. The simple vegetable ointment was applied on green fresh plantain leaves, and the boy was soon cured, and discharged. CASE 8TH. Brister, Etat 7, affected with a large Imposthume on the neck, below the left cured in a short time. ear, treated precisely as the above, and CASE 9TH. Old Peg, Etat 63, had a number of large painful boils under the axilla, Synocha accompanied, was purged mildly daily-took the alterative vegetable decoction, half a pint per day, to purify the blood-stimulating poultice, and conse. cutive treatment, same as the otherswas cured, and continues in sound health. CASE 10TH. Maria, Etat 29, affected in same manner-fever, and numerous boils under axilla. Treatment same. From the above statement, we may draw the following rational conclusions. 1st. That a simple course of treatment is safe, and effectual. 2d. That nature will always aid in the cure, if man, obstinate and self-willed, does not counteract her efforts. 3d. That we should never despair, but persevere, if one remedy fails, try another, and another! And be sure to see the application made with your own eyes!! So that the more remedies your friends, and cate for all the evils of Pandora's Box, so correspondents discover, and communimuch the better. Constitutional Idiosynmuch the better. Constitutional Idiosyncracy being of nature's profound myste ries. medies abound round the humble cabin of Lastly, we see that good indigenous retown-Weed, Elder, Poke, are within the every one. The Myrtle, Sumnach, Jamesreach of all. So are Hops and Plantain leaves, these are excellent, mild, cooling, and a good substitute for lint or rags. If planters, and the Drs. would communicate cases, and treatment, surely it would be a benefit to those who are the victims both of poverty, and disease, and no injury to any. Should these cases meet your, and your correspondents' approbation, I shall continue with great pleasure to communicate such facts as have passed under my observation. My next paper will relate the treatment of bites of venemous insects and reptiles. Yours, truly, THOS. FULLER HAZZARD. May the 11th, 1838. P. S.-I make great use of a decoction of the leaves of the black walnut, combined with honey, and a small addition of good rum. To severe incised wounds, it quiets and allays pain, and hastens the healing process very kindly. Williamsburgh, May 15, 1838. Extract from a letter. DEAR SIR-And now to end my epistle, I will just state a case as near I can, on which I want your advice in the journal, if you choose, and think it of sufficient interest to merit a place. The case is this: some time in March last, I had an extremely bad cough in my family, several bid fair to terminate in pulmonary affiction-I have now one in hands, a negro boy, about 14 or 15 years old, he had the cough very bad, we gave him a course, he got better, went out a few days, and came in very sick, pain in the right side high up, just on the right side of the septum, in the breast, and about 2 or 3 inches below the point formed by the junction of the collar and breast bones, there rose a painful tumor, or lump, which grew until it was more than two inches across, some times a little larger than at others; some times much more painful than at others the lump feels as near like a Wen as any thing I can compare it to, and I discovered a tumor on the under edge of his right jaw bone yesterday, which he says has been there from the first of the others appearance, he says it smarts him some times-and, like the other, when pressed on, it hurts. There is much pain in the right side, opposite the lump, but more round to the side generally, and using the right arm, there is pain, but on using the left, none at all. The symptoms at this date are about as follows, and those already described. Difficulty of breathing, more so on lying down, than when up, except on exercising much, and he says he cannot lie with ease on his right side, it makes his shoulder hurt, he has very little fever, his pulse generally is from 85 to 100 per minute-he breathes like one The with the phthisic or asthma-his eyes look full, and the whites rather red-his bowels quite regular-his appetite not very goodhis tongue not very bad-there is much weakness-the skin is quite moist generally, and he says some times be sweats quite freely-he has taken a good deal of composition, and Tincture Lobelia, several courses, though with but little benefit, as the puking pains his breast much. first puke he threw up some blood. I have, latterly, commenced bathing his breast with Spirits Turpentine, and third preparation of Lobelia, and giving internally (in addition to composition No. 1 tincture, and No. 6,) the balsam fir, and yesterday applied a pitch plaster over the whole breast, and he thinks himself a little better this morning, at least as to the pain and breathing. Please say what you think is the matter, and the best probable course to follow with this case. I had a boy here with a scrofulous complaint, and it on the lungs, this boy of mine was much in his company, could he have caught this from the other boy? he is now dead. Yours, respectfully, E. M. SPEIGHTS. The above case is no doubt Scrofula. The cause of its developement originated in the attack of influenza, (or bad cough,) as described by our friend Speights. Scrofulous complaints are not contagious, it is always owing to a peculiar idiosyncracy of the constitution, at least, this is the universal opinion of medical writers, so far as we are acquainted with them. The tumors over the breast, and under the jaw, are no doubt enlarged lymphatic glands; they would not cause much disturbance of the constitution, were it not that the lungs appear to be affected. External applications in this case can be of but little We must refer our friend Speight to what we have already said on Scrofula(Botanic Journal, vol. Ist, p. 214.) use. DR. D. F. NARDIN: I proceed with the few facts promised, more from a wish to maintain my veracity, by performing my promise, than from the vanity of seeing my name in a Medical |