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Show A Ct'RS vo8 rvi.n is the Head. It would Bcem ns if the cure for those : worst of small nuisances, colds in the ) he id, winch Dr. I-Yrner. of King's I college, suggested in Tur J.iuu rt, I i might prove lo bo a remedy of very - great value. It is a smilf-a wliili j I power comp-H d of iho f illiV.vin , 1 ingredients: 1 lydrnch'uir.Ue of nior : I pbia, two graiip; acacia powder, I . two drachma; trisnitrate of bismuth,' i six drachms tho whole making up a quantity of powder of which from one-quarter to one-hall' may bo ealeh ; taken, if necessary, in li e course otj - 21 hours. Dr. Fcrncr a ivs that with this piiull ho has twice cmed himst-if of very violent colds, once, indeed, oy taking trisnitralo of bismuth alone, which ic a very powerful remedy fur catarrh ol tho mucous membrane, and is the mo important inciclieut iu thifs Bin: It". Dr. Kcrner mentions twi oilun- pen-out who were cured ol violent colds by the u.une smill, and lo these instances wo may add that ol tho present writer, who, having a wry violent cold c lining on, with the souKatiou of weight in the templen and tho usual disaree-alilo feeling in the throat, as well as ordinary catarrh, mr.do trial of Dr. l'Vrrier'a reined) one cvoning, and got up on the follow ing morning completely free from cold, which has not since recurred. The KiuiH", instead of increasing the tendency lo sneeze, almost immediately immedi-ately begins to diminish it London Sierufur, |