Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1895 — The Fearful Moxa. [ARTICLE]

The Fearful Moxa.

Moxa is described as a counter irritant, used especially in cases of gout, rheumatism and nervous disorders. It hat. been in use in Japan, where it originated, many centuries. rThe finer woolly parts of the young leaves of wormwood are applied to the skin in the form of small cones, and are set on fire by means of a magnifying glass. They burn very slowly, and leave a blister, which afterward breaks and discharges. The operation is painful, but not severely so. Among the lower classes its use is said to be almost universal.—[New York Dispatch. The world’s production of gold la 1892 wu i>2».aea nonces.