Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-05
Simple Remedies.

Half a teaspoOnful of common fable
salt dissolved in a little cold water and
drank will instantly relieve "heart- burn"
or dyspepsia. If taken every morning
before breakfast increasing the quantity
gradually to teaspoOnful of salt and a
tumbler of water, it will, in a 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 q 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 a little is
swallowed each time it will have bene-
fetal effect on the throat by cleansing it
and by allaying 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 cases of poisoning
is always at hand 1t is an excellent
remedy for bites and stings of insects. 1t
is VALUABLE astringent in hemorrhages,
particularly for bleeding after the ex-
traction of teeth. 1t has both cleansing
and healing properties, and is therefore
4 most excellent application for super
fetal alterations.
Mustard is another valuable remedy.
No family should be without it. Two or
three teaspooAfuls of ground mustard
stirred into half pint of water acts as an
emetic very promptly, and is milder and
easier to take than salt and water. Equal
parts of ground mustard and flour or
meal, made into paste with warm
water, and spread on a thin piece of mus
lin, with another piece of muslin laid
over it, forms the often indispensable
mustard plaster" It is almost specific
for collie, when applied a few minutes
over,the "pit of the stomach" For all
internal pains and COMPOSITIONS, there is
+. no remedy of such general utility. 1t
acts as a counter-irritant by drawing the
blood to the surface; hence in severe
cases of Group small mustard plaster
should be applied to the back of the
child's neck. The same treatment will
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 habletO blister.
"A mustard plaster acts as well when at
b considerable distance from the affected
part. An excellent substitute for mus
tard plasters is what is known as "mus-
tard leaves" They come a dozen in a
box, and are about four by five inches in
size; they are perfectly dry, and will
keep for a long time. For use, it is only
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~ Common baking soda is the best of
Z all remedies in cases of scalds and burns
Il may be used on the surface of the
d burned place, either dry or wet. When
aPplied promptly, the sense of relief is
1 magical. 1t seems to withdraw the heat
and with it the pain, and the healing
process soon commences. 1t is the best
application for eruptions caused by poi
BoI0us IVY and other poisonous plants, as
also for bites and stings of insects
u0WiEgT to colds, over-fatigne, anxiety
and various other causes, the urine IS
often seantv, highly colored and more or
less loaded with phosphates, which settle
20 the botiom of the vessel on cooling.
AS much so da as can be dipped up with
a ten-cent piece, dissolved in half glass
of bcold water and drank every three
hours will soon remedy the trouble and
cause relief to the oppression that always
exists from interruption of the natural
flow of urine This treatment should not
be continued more than twenty-fOur
hours.-HaH's Journal of health.