The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-11-25
MARK TyTAEN'S COLD.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Oct. 3, 1874.
hiss K ". White:

hiss K. ". White:
DEAR MADAM Il regret exceed
ingly being unable to accept your
kind invitation (also Mr.. p. G.
Dutiy's) to be present at your
commencement exercises, but the
annoying and vexatious illness
which still hangs about me to-
gcther with some business engage
ments, will prevent. The illness,
to which l refer, is a severe cold
l took in New York last winter.
during the lecture season. Perhaps
the recital of how ! tried TO cure
this cold may serve instead of the
few remarks You so politely asked
me to make to the friends and pu-
pills.
The first time began to sneeze,
a friend told mo to 90 bathe my
feet in hot water and 60 to bed. [
did SO. Shortly after, another
friend told me to get up and take
q cold shower bath. | did that
also. Within the hour, another
friend assured me that it was poll
cy to fed a cold and starve a fe-
yer. I had both. So [ thought it
best to fill myself up for the cold,
and let the fever starve awhile
In a case Of this kind I seldom do
things by halves; l ate pretty
heartily. conferred my custom
upon a stranger, who had just
opened his restaurant on Cort-
landt street, near the hotel, that
morning, paying so much for a
full meal. He waited near me in
respectful silence until had in-
ished feeding my cold, when he
inquired if the people about New
York were much afflicted with
colds. l told him I thought they
were. He then went out and took
in his sign.
l started up toward the Office,
and on the way encountered an.
other bosom friend, who told me
that a quart of salt water would
come as near curipga cold as any,
thing in the world. I hardly
thought 1 had room for it, but
tried it anyhow. The result was
surprising. I believe 1 threw uE
my immortal soul. Now, as ]
give my experience only for the
benefit of those of your friends
who are troubled with the distem,
per, l feel that they will see the
propriety of my cautioning them
against such portions Of it a:
proved inefficient with me, and
acting upon this conviction, l war;
them against warm salt water. 1t
may be good enough remedy
! but l think it rather too severe
If l had another cold in the head
and there was no course left mt
to take but either an earthquake
or a quart of warm salt water,
would take my chances on th'
earthquake. After this every
body in the hotel became interest
ed, and | took all sorts of RENE
dies-hot lemonade, cold lemon
ade, pepper tea, boneset, stewe|
Quaker, hound syrup, onions an'
loaf sugar, lemons and brow'
sugar, vinegar and loaf sugar, dv'
bottles Of fir balsam: eight bottle
cherry pectoral, and ten bottles o
Uncle Sans remedy, but all with
out effect. One Of the prescrip
tions given by an old lady was
we'll, it was dreadful. She ulixe(
g decoction composed of molasses
catnip. peppermint, aquafortis, tur
pentine, kerosene and 7ariou
other drugs, and instructnd M
. to take a wineglassful every fl
teen minutes. | never took bu
, one dose; that was enough. L ha(
!, to take to my bed and remain ther
two entire days. When l felt bet
ter more things were recommend
ed. l was desperate and willin;
r to take anything. Plain gin va
Z recommended, then gin and me
, !asses, thea gin and onions.
took ali three. l detected n
particular result, however, exceF
= that l had acquired a breath liz
- turkey buzzard, and had
change my boarding-place. A
: this new place they suggested
:. different remedy to any yet trle'
: A sheet bath was recommends
|, had never refused q remedy ye
q and it seemed poor policy to cor
- nence then; therefore I dete
mined to take sheet bath, thoue
I had no idea what sort Of a
4 rangement it was. It was a.
q ministered at midnight, and tt
r. weather was very frosty. Ny bac
Y and breast were stripped, and
il sheet Cthere appeared to be q thou
=. and yards of it, soaked in ice W
ter was wound around me until
resembled a swab for columbia
It is o cruel expedient. WhE