St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-02-03
About Catarrh and Bronchitis
Simple Remedies.

The general prevalence of catarrhal
affections is indicated by the great
number of advertisements of nostrums
for their ''sure cure" There is, per
haps, more money lTdsted for quack
medicines of this kind than for almost
any other class. Many of the ailments
of people are imaginary, and in such
cases any inert medicine, or one simply
a stimulant, if puffed strongly enough
to enlist the ,faith of the purchaser, will
often prove effective. A catarrh is an
actual disease, requiring something
more than faith in nOstrum.
Nasal catarrh, which is popularly un-
derstoOd by the word catarrh, refers to
the mucus inflammation of the air
passages extending through the nose
over to the throat. At first it affects
only the direct openings, and is easily
remedied. If long continued or sud
denly severe, the inflammation may eX-
tend up into the numerous bOny cavi-
ties between the eyes and in the mid
die of the forehead, where it is more
difficult to reach, and if continued long
it destroys the bOny structure.
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR CATARRH AND
BRONCHITIS.
1t is now generally known that Car
bolic Acid is strongly disinfectant, and
very usefnlly applied to putrid sores or
purulent wounds. Wood CreOSOte is
similar, is decidedly antiseptic, and
quite volatile. 1t is, therefore, natural
to suppose it would be useful when ap-
piled to catarrhal and bronchial atfec-
tions which arise from diseased or pu-
trefying mucus. We learned of its use
for this purpose from DR.. PescettO, Il
leading physician in the noted Italian
Medical School in Genoa, Italy, from
whose Conversations we CLEANED pOr-
tons of the important article on
Catching Cold and the Remedies" ="
given in last December's American Ag-
riculturist. We have since recon-
mended the following statement in
many cases with the best results. 1t
can do no harm, is simple, and is emf
nently worthy of trial, both for tempo
rary and chronic affections.
For Bronchitis. Get from the drug
gist's Il little good Wood Creosote.
Put two drops of it into bottle hold
ing pint or so. Pour in little more
| than half IA pint of clear water, and
shake well before using it. Take a
mOuthful of this, throw the head back,
eurgle it 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 "a hours. For each
subsequent "a hours, use three drops of
the CreOsOte in 3 to gills of water
This , drops day may be continued
as long as any bronchitis appears
Two to four days is usually enough
it may be continued indefinitely with
out harm.
For Catdrrh.-Prepare the Creosote
water as above, in an, amount, at the
rate of one drop of CreOsOte to one gil
of water "a drops to the pint,) or i
little more water if the CreosOte 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 a handful o
this water, previously well shaken, anC
snuff it through the nose into the
mouth, and eject it. A little going
down the throat will do no harm. Dc
this two or three times, and repeat II
at bedtime, in the morning on rising
and, if need be, occasionally during the
day. In fact, keep the nasal passages
washed out with the Creosote water
Its vapor will even penetrate the bony
cavities, and also be drawn into til,
lungs with useful results. 1t destroys
the purulent mucus, and tends to pre-
vent its further secretion. 1t is usefu
for any discharges from the nose o.
lungs produced by colds or genera
weakness.
For bronchitis, and especially TO
catarrh, good rare cooked beef or Othe
nourishing food, and quinine if needed
to obtain and retain a vigorous system
are capital aids to the Creosote or an.
other medicine.
PHYSICIANS OPINION OF THE ABOVE
To insure accuracy, as usual in sucl
cases, we sent prOOf-slip of the abOv'
to a very competent regular physician
who returned it without correction o
addition, except as follows eth
] above is valuable and entirely relia
/, Bile, and should be widely read. Nine
tenths of the people who take nOstrum
for eatarrh have no such disease, bu
have been made to believe they suffe
from it by the quacks who will sci
their useless and poisonous stutfs 70
t the cure of catarrh at an immense prof
= it.-A common cold is an acut
catarrh, and properly treated is soOI