BRINKERHOFF SYSTEM OF TREATING PILES AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE RECTUM
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Patent Medicines and Secret Forumla
There have been so many inquiries of late concerning the above treatment
that we deem it a duty to tell our readers, as nearly as possible, of what
the alleged specific treatment consists. The following is the Brinkerhoff
secret pile remedy or injection:
Carbolic Acid 1 ounce
Olive Oil 5 ounces
Zinci Chloridi 8 grains
Mix.
The above amount would cost about 40 cents. Inject into the largest piles,
eight drops; into the medium sized piles from four to six drops; into
small piles from two to three drops; into club-shaped piles near the anal
orifice two drops. He directs hot sitz baths for cases where violent pains
follow an injection. He recommends an interval of from two to four weeks
between each injection.