Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-09
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Half a teaspoonful Of common table
ALT dissolved in little cold water and
drank will instantly relieve 'heartburn"
or dvspepsia. If taken every morning
before breakfast, increasing the quantity
GRADUALLY to tesspoousul Of salt and a
fumbler Of water, Il will In q few days
cure spy ordinary case Of dyspepsia, If
4 the came time due attention is paid 10
the diet. There is no better remedy than
the above for constipation. As gargle
for sore throat 1t is equal to chlorate OF
potash and Il entirely safe. 1t may be
used - oftsn - desired, and II little is
swallowed each time II will have bene-
6oial sifsst on the throat by cleansing Il
and allaying irritation. In doses
Of one 70 four tesspoonfuls in
half pint TO = pint Of tepia water
Il acts promptly - an emstic, and, In
cases Of poisoning, 10 always on hand.
II q N excellent remedy for bites and
stings of insects. Itis valuable astrin-
ganf h hsmoFrhagss, particularly for
bleeding alter the extracting Of teeth. It
has both elsansing and healing proper
6ss, and Z therefore most excellent
application for superficial uloerAtions.
Mostefd y smother valuable remedy. No
family should be without It. Two or
three tsaspoonfuls Of ground mustard
stirred into half . pint Of water acts q
q su,etio very promptly. and i milder
and easlsr to take than salt and water.
Equal parts Of ground mustard and -four
. msal made into . paste with warm
water and spread on thin piece Of mug
np, With apothsr pisoe Of muslin laid over
= forms the indispensable mustard plss-
ter." Il Il almost : specific for colo when
applied for few minutes over the "pit
of the stomach For all internal
pains snd eongestions there y no remedy
of such general ABILITY. 1t acts ~ .
oountsr-irritAnt BY drawing the blood
"a the surface; hesos In severe cases
Of Group small mustard plaster should
bs applied TO tho back Of the child's
nssk. The sams trsatmsnt will relieve
almost any case Of headache. A mus-
tArd plastsr should b. moved about
evss the part TO b. sctsd upon, for II
left n one plaoe Il Il liable to blister.
a mustard plaster Aots - well when 1t
. considerable distance from the affected
part. An Atcsllsnt substitute for mus.
tsrd plasters 10 what IL known ~ mus.
tard lsavss." They come . dozen in .
boz, and are four or five inches long.
They ere perfectly dry and will keep for
= long time. Bor uss Il is only necessary
to dip cas- b . dish OF water for . minute
aad then apply II. Common baking
aoda \ the best ef al remedies in the
eass cf soalds and burns. II may be
used N tbs surfaos Of the burned place
sithsr dry or vet When applied prop.
erly the ssnss of relief is magical. Il
seems 10 withdraw the hest and with it
he pAln, and the healing process soon
commenees. It Il the best application
for eruptions caused by poisonous ivy
ahd other poisonous plants, ~ also for
bites and stings Of insects. Owing TO
cold. ovas-fstigus, anxisty and various
other causes, the urine is often soanty,
highly colorsd and more or less loaded
with phosphatss, which settle TO the
bottom Of the vessel on cooling. A.
mach soda = Dan be dipped up with .
tlu.csnt piece dissolved In half glass Of
cold water and drank every fhres hours
will soon rsmsdy the troubie.---Holfs
Journal Of HealfA.