489.  Artificial skin

Dissolve gun cotton in sulphuric ether, and thicken it with gum mucilage.  This article touched upon a cut or bruise, forms, immediately, an artificial skin, which cannot be washed off.  It is very useful as it obviates the necessity of finger cots or bandages.  It is excellent for sore nipples.

490.  Hair restorative

Take of sugar of lead, 1 oz.; lack sulphur, 1 oz.; essence of bergamot, 1/2.; bay rum, 1 gill; alcohol, 1 gill; and half a teaspoonful of salt; dissolve, first, the sugar of lead and sulphur in the alcohol, then the other ingredients; and add the whole to a gallon of warm soft water, then bottle it tightly, and it is fit for use.  To be applied several times a day.  This is a most excellent article, give it a trail.

491.  To remove warts and corns

This is very often done by means of nitrate of silver, or some of the mineral acids; but the best caustic for this purpose is that recommended for cancer in the skin.

492.  Cancer in the skin

No one but an impostor will presume to cure a true cancer, containing the cancer cell, and situated in the muscles.  Many times hard tumors, not containing the cancer cell, are called cancers, and are removed by different methods, which is very easily accomplished, without a danger of their returning; by which means base quacks become lauded by the illiterate, for their superior skill in banishing this dreadful malady, and the orphan, and finally, in consequence thereof, plunge themselves headlong over yonder precipice of eternal misery.  Cancer which are situated in the skin, and are sometimes called spider cancers, &c., may be cured by the following caustic:  take of sulphate of iron, 1 part; and acetate of lead, 1 part; pulverize each separately, as fine as possible, and mix well together; then, by means of a probe or knitting-needle, touch the cancer with it every morning for three or four times, and you will be able to draw it all out; after which apply adhesive straps that it may heal.  It is used in the same way to destroy corns and warts.  In the case of cancer, physic well before applying it.

493.  For worms

Give a child one year old 15 drops of spirits of turpentine on sugar, fasting, for three mornings in succession; follow the last dose with a good dose of castor oil; this forms an excellent vermifuge.  The dose of spirits of turpentine for a child two years old is 20 drops, three years old 25 drops, four years old 30 drops, &c.

494.  Spasmodic croup

Genuine croup is indeed of very rare occurrence, and is a fearfully dangerous disease, the only chances are to call in a physician at once.  In genuine croup, the child seems to have a cold and is hoarse for a few days previous to the attack; but the fit generally comes on suddenly in spasmodic croup, which may be treated as follows.  During the fit put the child in a warm bath, apply hot water to the throat, allow fresh air, and sprinkle the face and chest with cold water.