The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-25
simple Remedy for Catarrh and BrOn.
~ yfoG -chitis. il.fG d4e,Ji

H'tL -cultlSs % Fifl1 gee. ~
It is now generally known that car
oolic acid is strongly disinfectant, and
very usefully applied to putrid sores or
purulent wounds. Wood creosote is SIM
Liar, is decidedly antiseptic, and quite
Volatile. 1t is, therefore, natural to sup
pose it would be useful when applied to
Catarrhal and bronchial affections which
arse from diseased or putrefying mucus.
we learned of its use for this purpose
from DR.. Pescetto, a learned physician
IN the noted italian medical school in
1enoa, Italy, from whose conversations
Wegleaned portions of the important ar
tlee on Catching Cold, and the Rene
dies" given in last DEFENDERS american
J -Agricatt taraliSt. We have since recon-
| minded the following statement in many
cSes with the best results. 1t can do
nc, harm, is simple, and is eminently
worthy of trial, both for temporary and
chonic affections.
| FIR Bronchitis. Get from the drug
giste little good wood creosote. Put
two drops of it into q bottle holding a
pint o so. Pour in little more than
half pint of clear water, and shake it
well; llso shake, well always before
using ii Take amouthful of this, throw
the heat back, gargle it some time in
the throit, and then swallow it. Repeat
this ever two hours, more or less, so as
to use .upthe liquid within twenty-four
hours. hor each subsequent twenty
four hoursuse three drops of the creo-
sote in thre to four gills of water. This
three drop a day may be continued as
long as any bronchitis appears. Two to
four days isusually enough, though it
may be continued indefinitely without
harm.
For Catarh.-Prepare the creosote
water as abve, in any amount, at the
rate OF one lrop Of creosote to one gill
of water (folr drops to the pint), or a
little more water if the creosote be very
strong and the water too irritating.
Make a freh mixture once in two or
three days, and as much oftener as more
is needed. lake handful of this water,
previously yell shaken, and snuff it
through the nose into the mouth, and
eject it. A title going down the throat
will do no hirm. Do this two or three
times, and rpeat it at bedtime, in the
morning on rising, and, if need be, oc-
casionally through the day. In fact,
keep the naial passages washed out with
creosote wlter. Its vapor will even
penetrate tie bony cavities, and also be
drawn into the lungs with useful results.
1t destroys the purulent mucus, and
tends to prevent its further secretion. 1t
is useful for any discharges from the
nose or lungs produced by colds or gen
erai weakness.
For bronchitis, and especially fol
catsrrh, good rare-cooked beef or other
nouishing food, and quinine, if needed,
to obtain and retain a vigorous system,
are capital aids to the creosote or any
other medicine.
To insure accuracy, as usual in such
cases, we sent a proof-slip of the above
to very competent regular physician,
who returned it without correction or
addition, except as follows: 1.-The above
is valuable and entirely reliable, and
should be widely read. Nine-tenths OF
the people who take nostrums for ca
tarrh have no such disease, but have
been made to believe they suffer from il
by the quacks who sell their useless and
poisonous stuffs for the cure of catarrh
at an immense profit. A common cold
is an acute catarrh, and properly treated
is soon we'll. Chronic catarrh of any
part of the mucous tract is not so easily
cured, but fortunately is much more
rarely seen by physicians even than peo-
pie usually think.-American Agracul.
turist. ". d.