The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-17
Simple Home Remedies.
The following remedies for many
mle ailments we find recommended

The following remedies for many
Fimre ailments we find recommended
IN Rll's Joatr7adl of Health. And while
iShe Bmedies may not be new to many
pf or readers they will be found useful
TO al We now publish them that they
maybe at hand for ready reference.
| Hlf teaspoonful of common table
laltlissolved in little cold water and
irak will instantly relieve ''heart
,ur," or dyspepsia. II taken in the
moaing before breakfast, increasing
heIuantity gradually to a teaspoon
fulf salt and a tumbler of water, it
wiin few days cure any ordinary case
pf dyspepsia, if at the same time due
attntion is paid to the diet. There is
40 stter remedy than the above for
coStipation. AS gargle for sore
-hrat it is equal to chlorate of potash,
IN is entirely safe. 1t may be used
IS ften as desired, and if little is
widowed each time, it will have
leeficial effect on the throat by clean
fIg it in allaying the irritation. In
ioes of one to four teaspoonfuls in
laf pint Of tepid water it acts
)rmptly as an emetic, and, in cases of
oosoning, is always on hand. 1t is an
eEellent remedy for bites and stings
Dflnsects. 1t is valuable astringent
N cases of hemorrhage, particularly
10 bleeding after the extracting of
teth. 1t has both cleansing and heal
in properties, and is therefore a most
esellent application for superficial Ill
eeations. Mustard is another valuable
remedy. No family should be without
it. Two or three teaspoonsful of ground
mstard stirred into half pint of water
acs as an emetic very promptly and is
mder and easier to take than salt and
wter. Equal parts of ground mustard
an flour or meal made into a paste
with warm water and spread on thin
pice of muslin, with another piece of
mlslin laid over it. forms the indispen-
side mustard plaster 1t is almost
pecific for the collie when applied for
ew minutes over the spit of the
stmach." For all internal pains and
cGgestions there is no remedy of such
gneral utility. 1t acts as counter-ir-
rtant by bringing the blood to the sur
isce; hence in severe cases of Group a
snail mustard plaster should be APP
pied to the back of the child's neck.
The same kind of treatment will relieve
Almost any case of headache. A mus
tad plaster should be moved ABOUT
over the spot to be acted upon, for if
LETT in one place it is liable to blister.
A mustard plaster acts equally as we'll
wlen at considerable distance from the
Affected part. An excellent substitute
fG mustard plaster is what is known
as mustard leaves" They come q
dozen in box, and are about four by
fire inches. They are perfectly dry,
aid will keep for long time. For
u,e it is only necessary to dip one in a
dish of water for minute and then
apply it. Common baking soda is the
best of all remedies in cases of burns
and scalds. 1t may be used on the
surface of the burned place either wet
or dry. When applied promptly, the
sense of relief is magical. 1t seems to
Tithdraw the heat and with it the pain,
In0nvOo. II ID Tue uesJ appIlcatlon for
eruptions caused by poisonous ivy and
other poisonous plants, as also for bites
and stlngs of insects. Owing to colds,
oTer-fatigue, anxiety and other causes.
tie urine is often scanty, highly color
&c, and more or less loaded with phos-
plates which settle to the bottom of
tie vessel on cooling. As much soda
az can be dipped up on ten cent piece.
dissolved in half a glass of cold water
snd drank every three hours, will soon
Hmedy the trouble,