1847: Do Not Approach Contagious Disorders With an Empty Stomach

"Caution -- Never enter a sick room in a state of perspiration, as the moment you become cold your pores absorb. Do not approach contagious disorders with an empty stomach, nor sit between the sick and the fire, because the heat attracts the thin vapor."

~From Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), June 28, 1847

1853: To Cure Fever and Ague

"The Westerly Echo gives the following recipe for the fever and ague: --Take a raw egg, break it in a tumbler, cover it with vinegar, and drink altogether an hour or two before the time for chill, and the you will never be annoyed with that pestilence which is so fatal to the human family--the fever and ague."

~From The Texan Mercury. (Seguin, Tex.), December 24, 1853