The Panola weekly star., 1882-04-15

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danllly aafe1 fof Ia those days nl n0N,. |
tnW N them over hai undafeluihlng "
wuHfi and araforly a lyy whV hnd aii
oFefouat tlli ilo Na4 0ld en0agh i0 earn /
ilie money for II hm~lf Group vas
tho parental h0ffuf " that day, aud
yet ~ alum and buiiof wer ouly
i1und sufo remedy for that trouble,
wafping ~ contracting nnd 70 breaking
tho false mnmhrann "A II wna fOrmngl
parents had ~ Frpat dreni NJ that
Children had icw colds. aud no serious
sDfo throat and when they had, bowl
~ red d.peppor lea sent tho ailing boy 70
bed sweating, and brought him OH we'll
Ia the morning. |
The rod peppcr0f our grandmothcry-,
wbnt has become ~ itP Who that lived
In those sensible days does not renlen.
Der The shining string of alternate red
aud green peppers that hung from the
fafier Oyer the kitchen llro, and which
had bcon planted, raised aud strung by
grandmother own hand, and hung
Ia the place of honor, all lo cure the
childrcn's colds, colics aud cramps, md
the older FOLKS congostions and chills
death 10 all lhc c's And who does not
remember how perfectly thc pepper 40.
complishod ils work "a little hard to
take, n little hot after It was down,
aud yet bringing you out all right In
the morning, and lending n halo "
pride 10 grandma's face at tho break
fast table that the puzzled face of the
modern doctor seldom shares, All, II
was q rare old magic 4 the red pepper
that the gfandmothers raised and u4rd.
II curcd al the Juvenile iIls we have
enumerated and many more, SO great
and quick was It's magic that many q
boy, who had such sore attack Of collie,
Group or cold that ho was sure hf
couldn't 90 to school, was cured Mt the
nero sight or smell of It's steamIng ten,
anil sent bounding on 10 school rs sound
as trivct aud as merry rs % cricket
Indeed. sudden cures have been known
at tho mere mention of II. Older pcO-
pie, too, men who were n little afraid
Of working out all day in tho damp or
Of digging In well, and who now think
whisky the medium OF warding oil pos
siblo chills. were often saved By grand
mothers rcd-pcppcr tea.
What has become Of the red pcpporF
Aud how did II happen that just as II
went out Of fashion diphlheria came In,
and with IL dozen other throat dis
eases with longand mysterious names =
and none Of which medical science
which has made the slowtst progress OF
all tho sciences. IL able to treat with
much suceessp Our grandmothcrs kept
the young aud old throats Of their gen
Grafton cured up with rcd and cayenne
pepper. aud warded Oh many other dis
eases with them. What, since thoy
have disappeared. has taken their place
or Is doing their work7 Something
whatever Il Is, that doesn't cure.
: A gentleman who was hoy thirt,
years ago. said Yesterday "Thc rcasol
I there N so much diphthcria is bccaus
, people have quilt raising the red pepper
Tho man ho was talking To had y sor
= throat, and was trying 10 slaye Il of Ill
. night. with some OF tho garglcs m,
| WISHES of the later day. 80 A. to get hi
! day'swork doue. and yctlwas CROWN,
worse all tho time. The apostle Of III
0 rcd pepper said. "'rhrow that stul
1 away and send out and got . little yin
/. of brandy, and I'LL II ono-fourth full q
$ cayenne pepper. anil put the cork OF
: 10 your tongue every hall hour, an
4 your soru throat win begin TO heal O
o once. and your voice quit bcin
4 squcaky.n II was done. aud lt did
= Later In the day gentleman trained i
medical science, but not practicing Il
= and ~ not conccilcd In rs latter da
!. nature, came H.. and was asked
n "Hop does this red pepper curc m
Il throat that l., how does Il actp' II
replied; "lt acts rs local stimulu,
a aud IN two ways Strengthens the di'
Z eascd parts OF the throat aud prevent
y the growth Of amy false matter heat
1t and rclaNcs. stimulates and tones re-
= pepper always does that" lie a,l,lcd
h 1.-The world would be great deal bel
. ter oil, and great deal healthier, II
" used more Of H."
:; So, while the modern doctor stand
q puE1led and pcrplcNcd and unsucccs,
n ful hcforc dlphtherin. and whilc medicI
y science can do no morc to control q
'e cnru Il than when II first appeared som
y twenty-five years ago. and while som'
ls times four or five children die Of Il v
!, In a single family. why not ruyive III
J. good old plan Of grandmo,hcr's -,
u watching tho childrcn's throats all N
" time. detecting the iirsttracc Of trouble
I, and then using the old-fashioncd ~
J. pepper 10 fight and ward on the disoas
v whilc Il Is incipicnt and before Il b.
oi comes rootedP
" Doctors win laugh at Il, But doctoi
4, always have laughed at the best poop
= 10 cnra the sick-2and ward or sicknci
J" In the world -thu good old women. wi
], 4 in experience, healing in their nursin,
!" and those who have raised large fam
!, !. lies of their own. and helped 10 mi,
y and savc all the weakly young childrc
!, in the nclghborhood, and any one
- - whom Il worth more In the sick rom
- - q child IN with chiidrn's troubles, tha
!" all tho doctors In town.
'dI We propose the restoration Of u
rcd.pcprcr 70 IL old place In fami
r favor. and 20 L. nndoub,ed uscfulnes
n We believe granimothcrs can take
IN and with proper eafc by beginning
N time, beat ali the doctors yet In fighiir
h the dread diseases of the throat, and
n saving The children from their Rvagc
10 -Ds Moiacs Stale Register.
o Clearing Muddy Water with Alum.