Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-05-02

"a In lecture the celebrated DIR. Brown
Seduard gave the following directions which
may prove sorviccablc to a person troubled
with a nervous cough Coughing can be
stopped by pressing on the nerves of the lip
in the neighborhood Of the nose. A pressure
there may prevent cough when It Is begin
ming. Pressing, also, in the neighborhood of
the ear may prevent coughing. And may
say that the will has immense power, too.
There was a French surgeon who used to say,
whenever he entered the wards Of his hos
pitsl, The patient who coughs will be de
priyed Of food to-day 1t was exceedingly
rare that patient coughed then (2) One
lemon, two ounces iquorice root, four ounces
chopped raisius, four ounces haNseed. Pu;
into two quarts water, and boil down TO one
quart Take a teaspuuLiul three times a day,
and as often you cough. (3) Melt some
resin at night on going to bed and let the
smoke fill the room Inhnliug the smoke
heals the Inflammation, and sleep is often
produced when one could not sleep before for
much coughing. prrseyere until a cure is
effected. change for the better should be
felt within week. % One ounce Of ele-
campane root one ounce of wild cherry
bark one ounce of comirey root one ounce
of hoarhound. Boil well in two quarts Of
water add one pound Of brown sugar strain
and add one pint Of the best spirits. Take
half a wine glass three times day. 90 Take
of sunhower seed one pint, steep in three
pints Of water to one pint, strain, and add
one pound Of loaf sugar, and one pint of best
Holland gin. Before adding the gin, let the
| sugar and sirup steep ten minutes. Dose, a
| tablespoonful three or four times day. 90
! One ounce Of thoroughwort. one ounce Of
naxsecd: simmer together in one quart Of
| water until the strength is entirely extracted ;
strain carefully; add one pint of the best
molissys and half pound loaf sugar simmer
| them thoroughly together, and when cool
| bottle tight. few doses Of one teaSpoouful
| at a time will alleviate the most distressing
cough Of the lungs, subducs any tendency to
consumption, breaks up entirely the whoop-
| ing cough. asthma, bronchitis and all alice
| tiuns Of the lungs and throat. % Take one
| ounce rlrcampaue root, one ounce anisced,
! one ounce licuricc root, all powdered one
ounce sulphur, one quart brandy, one pint
| honey. one pint water. Mix in an earthen
| vessel. let It heat slowly before the fire
| about quarter OF AN hour, then st fire TO 1t
| and let burn fifteen minutes, stirring 1t occa-
siounily. Next day strain it off, and to the
same Ingredients uut half Of the above guam
tity Of hquids and observe the same proc, IS.
Then add the first and last together. (S)
! One ounce sweet OIL one ounce sweet nitre,
one ounce paragoric, one ounce ipecac, mix
in one pint of sirup, and take "A teaspoonful
every hour or two. o. Hive sirup, ipecac
sirup, paragoric, of each one ounce. Dose
from FIVE drops to toaspoOnful, according
to age, every three hours. (lo) Take three
ounces of comfrey root and six handfuls of
phntain leaves, cut them finely, crush and
beat well together; strain them through a
clean cloth or sieve weigh it add the same
weight in white crushed sugar boil to sir
up. Ol) Boil three lemons for fifteen min
| ,,tes Slice them thin while hot over one
pound Of loaf sugar. Put on the fire in a
| porcelain-lined saucepan and stew till the
sirup is quite thick After taking it from the
fire, add one tablespoonful of oil of sweet al
monds. Stir till thoroughly mixed and cool.
If more than small quantity is desired,
double the above proportions. IdTT0u'
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