The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-21
SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES.

The following remedies for many simple
| ailments we find recommended in Halls Jour
nal Of Health. And while the remedies may
not be new to many of our readers. they will
re found useful to all. We now publish them,
that they may be at hand for ready refer
ence
Half teaspoonful of common table salt
dissolved in a. little cold water and drank
will instantly relieve " heartburn or dys.
pepsla. II taken every morning before
breakfast, increasing the quantity gradually
to teaspoonful of salt and 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 constipa-
ton. 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
little is swallowed each time, it will have
beneficial effect on the throat by cleansing it
and allaying the irritation. In doses from
one to four teaspoonfuls in half a pint to
pint of tepid water it acts promptly as an
emetic, and, in cases of poisoning, is always
on hand. 1t is an excellent remedy for bites
and stings Of insects. 1t is a valuable
astringent in hemorrhages, particularly for
bleeding after the extracting of teeth. It
has both cleansing and healing properties,
and is therefore most excellent APPLICATION
for superficial alterations. Mustard is
another valuable remedy. No family should
be without it. Two or three teaspoonfuls of
ground mustard stirred into half o 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
-four or meal made into paste with warm
water and spread on thin piece of muslin,
with another piece of muslin laid over it,
forms an indispensable " mustard plaster"
1t is almost a specific for colo when applied
for few minutes over the spit Of the stom-
ach." 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 neck. The same
treatment will relieve almost any case of
headache. A mustard plaster should be
moved about the spot to be acted upon, for if
left in one place it is liable to blister. A mus
tard plaster acts as well when at considerable
distance from the affected part. An excel
AOut oUUol1IuCc pld6lCIS Is Wubb
is known as mustard leaves" They
come dozen in box, and are about four
by five inches. They are perfectly dry, and
will keep for a long time. For use it is only
| necessary to dip one in dish of water for q
minute and then apply it. Common baking
soda is the best of all remedies in cases 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 withdraw the
heat and with it the pain, and the healing
process soon commences. 1t is the best
application for eruptions caused by poison
GUS ivy and other 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 high
ly colored, and more or less loaded with
phosphates which settle to the bottom Of the
vessel on cooling. AS much soda as can be
dipped up with a ten cent piece, dissolved in
half q glass of cold water and drank every
three hours, will soon remedy the trouble.