The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-03-04

simple Remedy for Catarrh and Bronchitis.
1t is now generally known that carbolic acid
is strongly dlsinfectant, and very usefully ap-
piled to putrld sores or purulent wounds.
Wood creOsote is similar, is decidedly anti
septic, and quite volatile. 1t is, therefore, nat
ural to suppose it would be useful when ap-
piled to catarrhal and bronchial affections
which arise from disease or purifying mucus.
We learned Of its use for this purpose from
DR.. Prescetto, learned physician in the noted
Italian medical school IN Genoa, Italy, from
whose conversations we CLEANED portions Of
the important article on Catching Cold, and
the Comedies" given in last December S
Amer. p Agricultertst. We have since re-.
commented the following statement in many
cases with the best results. II can do no harm,
IS simple, and IS eminently worthy Of trial,
both for temporary and chronic affections.
For BrOnchitis.-Get from the druggist a
little good wood creosote. Put two drops OF
It into bottle holding pint or So Pour in
little more than half pint OF clear water,
and shake 1t we'll also shake well always be-
fore using it. Take a mouthfll Of this, throw
the head back, gargle 1t some time in the
throat, and then swallow it, Repeat this every
two hours, more or less, so as to use up the
liquid within twenty-tour hours. For each
subsequent twenty-four hours use three drops
Of the creosote in three or four gills of water.
This three drops may be continued as long as
any bronchitis appears. Two 10 four days is
usually enough, though it may be continued
indefinitely without harm.
For Catarrh.-Prepare the creosote water
as above in any amount at the rate of one
drop of creosote to one gill of water -four drops
10 the pint, or little more water if the creo-
sote be very strong and the water too irritat-
ing. Make fresh mixture once IN two or
three days, and as much oftener as more is
needed. Take handful OF this water, previ-
ously well shaken, and snuff it through the
nose into the mouth, and eject It. 4 little go
ing down the throot Will 90 no harm. Do
this two or three times, and repeat il at bed
time, IN the morning on rising, and, If need
be, occasionally through the day. In fact,
keep the nasal passages washed out with creo-
sote water. Its vapGr will even penetrate the
bony cavities, and also be drawn into the
lungs with useful results. 1t destroys the puru-
lent mucus, and tends to prevent Its further
secretion. II is useful for any discharges from
the nose or lungs produced by colds or gen.
eral weakness
For bronchitis, and especially for catarrh,
coed rare-cooked beef or other nOurlshing
food, and quinIne, if needed, 10 obtain and re-
tsln vigorous system, are capital aids 10 the
creosote or any other medicine.
To insure accuracy, as usual in such cases,
We sent a proofslip of the above TO very COM
petent regular physician, who returned il with
out correction or addition, except as follows
The above Is valuable and entirely reliable,
and should be widely read. Nine.tenths of
the people who take nostrums for catarrh have
no such disease, but have been made TO believe
they suffer from it by the quacks who sell
their useless and poisonous stuffs for the cure
Of catarrh at az immense profit. a common