St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-02-15
Can Honey be used to Cure Con
sumption
by T., LANDSTROTH.
fFrnm the American Bee Jotrnal.l

quite feeble, went East for recupera,-
tiOn. Instead of improving, her heaith
rarilIv failed. When she started TOR
Oxford, in the fall, some of her friends
feared that she might never reach there
alive, She was very much emaclated,
had constant night sweats, a Distress
inc cough, and the usual symptoms OF
q speedy decline. Anxiously studying
what remedies could be used with any
hone of success, the following consider.
atoms determined me to max trial or
the curative powers of pure honey:
/, | had noticed that from the time OF
IIipDocrates, who wrote more Than 3,ooo
wears ago, even down to modern WRITER'S
there was strong and continuous testi-
mouy in favor of the virtues OF honey
in curing or alternating all diseases OF
the breathing organs. Charles Butler,
:, verv learned and accurate writer, III
Ills /" History of Bees" published in 1854,
asserts that it breedetll good blood,
stirreth ND natural heat and prolongetn
life - referring largely to the anclents
for his proofs. ;,
Now. what lcgicians call commua's
consensus hulnuni generis, the common
agreement of the human race" on any
matter fairly within the range OF their
observation, has always been considered
AS coming very near to demonstration
itself.
9. Ahout this time I received from
the late DIR. p. J. Kirkland, OF Cleveland,
| Ohio-the mention of whose name Will
inspire in wide circle a deep feeling or
rpyerential considerations letter III,
! forming me that one OF his pupils faa
| discovered that honey mixed with some
other ingredients (honey, however, pc
| ing the main thing, was much pettel
remedy in consumptive cases than cod-
liver oil.
3. Nearly at the same time | received
a printed statement OF the various eX-
| hil,its Of bees, hives, honey, NC, made
at the Worlds Fair at London: The
name of the Countess Olga, OF Russia:
,,. GIVEN as exhibiting some linden or
Eastwood honey" oleaginous honey
81 called-with the statement that this
kind of honey is in some parts OF Rus
sin and Persia in higher repute 10l
curjng consumption than cod-liver Oil
Linden honey having q decided balsa'
me odor, as we'll as an oily nature, may
nosspss some peculiar curative virtues
d The bee is almost the only insect
known to possess animal heat. 70 sur
vivr the winter, it must live in a colony
state for in no other way can 1t gen:
nTate and preserve the requisite tempera
tnre, This heat, OF course, comes from
It's fcnd, TO suppose that the Creator
has i, not made this food specially heat
nroducinr. would be like suppossin&
HAT A GOOD engineer who wants to ge
No most economically a given amour
!, Of steam, wauld perfer to use sogg;.
wood or slaty coal. We pead llardl.
say. therefore, that chemistry confirm
the old belief thatehoney is special.
beat~praducilK food. .,
5. CONSUMPTION is derived from tn
Latin word cOnsnmere, TO ~aste, to burr
M. The system Of consumptiye per
| son is in such a diseased state, that
fails to obtain from the food taken
sufficient 9utriment and heat, 1t seeks
: therefore, to maize ID the deficiency b.
nrcvinc npon the fatty tissues: Whe
the body becomes SO emaciafed ina
, Ibis can no longer be done, the patien
t dies; just as the tire, goes out when tn tn
, fuel Is all consumed. To prevent tn
diseased system from titus cohsumin
itse]f musicians have recommends
S cod liver oil and other heat-producip
: Substances. But honey" hreedeth goo
;,seod and greatly stirreth up anims
heat,O may 1t not prove one OF tn
most potent aud pleasant IqWeaieS tG
consumptioD a very aged man one
being asked by Alexander how he ha
secured such vigorous old age, re
nIjed by honey within and oil with
crt THAT is by eating honey an
ano;ptina hin self with oil.
Having duly weighed all the ahov
considerations, I gained the consent {
nv VIE to make a faithful trial {
hnney. Tt occurred to me that its eff
cacv oouid be much better tested b
usinc it in small quantities Ghd at rfl
treatment Intervals, than in any ether wa,
IIf one wishes to keep up a uniform ten
npratnre in a room, oby the use of
given amount Of fuel, it cannot be dor
bv using a large amount at once, wit
all the hampers open bNt by gainin
o complete control over the combustion
It 40 that the heat can be regularly SUI
e plied. This idea Of smallibut oft-rcpea
. ed doses is new, think, and very in
po,tapt. If we should " eat honey b'
cause it is good" we should also, q
the same good authority, "eat, not tt
mucIl,n least its too free use De folloWe
by nausea and loathiDg. Acting upo
uiy suggestions. Mrs. Langst' 9th toe
teaspoonfal Of pure honey, out OF I'll
comb. at least every hour when she W;
not asleep. She had not taken it Tor
:; before it was evidently helping he
Her worst symptoms began gradual
;; TO disappear. and in about year, 81
/: had regained her usual weight. 4
Though she did not continue to use
as frequently AS at first, at no time,
sheSptirely left It of, did the bad SYM
toms fail to return. This confirmed
L; in the belief that the honey had be'
$; he chief agent in her improved healt
er Very far be it from me, to presum
tuously assert, that [ have found
nanacea for consumption, although
oe Mrs, LIS case, it proved to belso high
Il. et;,cacious. I believe that by it's Il
ia Mrs. T., wi,o bad lost her mother al
" a sister from this Disease, was able f
+ more than ten wears to ward 1t Oft, s
IS died at last from a different diseas
RS having euioyed before her fatal illne
e, better health than for some yea
= Taking into account the above train
ii facts and reasenings, hope that any
he nv readers who are threatened wi
70 consumption, will give pure honey
SSee faithful trial. If procured in tho cor
te it should be slonlg heated until the W
o is all melted. When cool this may
III removed like cake of cold grease, a
'e will be useful for many purposes.
es honey is found to disagree with any OF
,ir It should be heated almost to the be
ne ing point. Milk taken with honey oft
= makes 1t more wholesome !; and hon
" and cream would doubtless be mt
a nutritious than honey alone. Sol
pc NAV prefer to follow the practice OF
n, ut old man-both using honey freely, a
Amounting the body with pure olive {
Oxford, O., January, 1870.
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