Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-05-09
Simple Remedies

Half teaspoonful of common table
salt dissolved in little cold water and
drank, will instantly releave heart
burn or dyspepsia. If taken every
morning before breakfast, increasing the
quantity to teaspoonful of salt and a
tumbler of water, it will, in few days,
cure any ordinary case of dyspepsia, if
at the same time due attention is paid
to the diet-There is no better remedy
than the above for constipation. AS a
gargle for sore throat it is equal to
chlorate of potash, and is entirely safe.
1t may be used as often as desired, and
if small quantity is swallowed each
time it will have beneficial effect upon
the throat by cleansing it and by allay-
ing the irritation In doses of one to
four teaspoonfuls in half pint to a
pint of tepid water, it acts promptly as
an emetic; and in case of poisoning is
always at hand. 1t is an excellent
remedy for bites and stings of insects.
1t is valuable astringent in hem
orrhages, particularly for bleeding after
the extraction of teeth. 1t has both
cleansing and healing properties, and is
therefore most excellent application
for superficial ulcerations.
Mustard is another valuable remedy.
No family should be without it.
Two or three teaspoonfuls of ground
mustard stirred in half pint of water
acts as an emetic very promptly, and
is milder and easier to take than salt
and water Equal parts of mustard
and flour, made into paste with warm
water, and spread on thin piece of
muslin, with another piece of muslin
laid over it, forms the often indispensa-
BILE mustard plaster" 1t is almost
specific for collie, when applied few
minutes over the "pit of the stomach"
For all internal painsand congestions,
there is no remedy of such general
utility. 1t acts as q counter .irritant,
by drawing the blood to the surface,
hence in severe cases of Group a small
mustard plaster should be applied to
the back of the child's neck. The same
treatment will also relieve almost any
case of headache. A mustard plaster
should be moved about over the spot
to be acted upon, for if left too long in
one place it is liable to blister. A
mustard plaster acts as well when at
considerable distance from the affected
part. An excellent substitute for
mustard plasters is what is known as
mustard leaves" They come a
dozen in box, and are about four
inches long; they are perfectly dry,
and will keep for long time. For
use, it is only necessary to dip one in
a dish of water for o minute, and then
apply it.
Common baking soda is the best of
all remedies in case of scalds and
burns. 1t may be used on the surface
of the burned place either dry or. wet,
When applied promptly, the sense of
relief is magical 1t seems to with
draw the heat and with it the pain,
and the healing process soon CON-
mences. 1t is the best application tor
eruptions caused by poisonous plants,
as also for bites and stings of insects.
Owing to colds, over-fatigue, anxiety,
and various other causes, the urine is
often scanty, highly colored, and more
or less loaded with phosphates, which
settle to the bottom of the vessel on
cooling. AS much soda as can be dip
ped up with l0-cent piece, dissolved
in half a glass of cold water and drank
every three hours will soon remedy the
trouble and cause relief to the oppres-
sion that always exists from Interrupt
ton of the natural flow of urine This
treatment should not be continued more
that twenty-four hours