The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
gOTES FOR THE FARM AID HOUSE.

Salt. mustard and Soda for Ordinary use.
The following remedies for many sim
pie ailments we find recommended IN
Halls Journal Of Health. And while
the remedies may not be new to many
of our readers, they will be found use
full to all. We now publish them that
they may be at hand for ready refer
ence.
Half a teaspoonful of common table
salt dissolved in q little cold water and
drank will instantly relieve heartburn"
or dyspepsia. Ii taken every morning
before breakfast, increasing the quanti-
ty gradually to a t~easpooDful of salt,
and a tnmbler of water, it will In a few
days sure any ordinary case of dyspep-
STA, 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, andif alittle
is swallowed each time, it will have a
beneficial effect on the throat by cleans
ing it and allaying the irritation. In
doses of one to four ~teaspoonfuls in half
n pint to a 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. III is a valuable astringent in
hemorrhages, particularly for bleeding
after the extracting of teeth. 1t has
both cleansing and healing properties,
and is therefore q most excellent APP
plication for superficial alterations.
Mustard is another valuable remedy.
No family should be without it. Two
or three ~teaspoonfuls of ground mus
tard 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 flour or meal made into q paste
with warm water and spread on a thin
piece of muslin, with another piece OF
muslin laid over it, forms the indispen-
sable mustard plaster" 1t is almost Q
specific for collie when applied for
a few minutes over the pit Of
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ternal pains and congestions there is mo
remedy of such general utility. 1t acts
as a counterirritant 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 Heck. 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 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
dozeE in a box, and about four by five
inches. They are perfectly dry, and
will keep for a long time. For use it
is only necessary to dip n in
a dish of water for min
ute and then apply it. Common baking
ing soda is 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.
It seems to withdraw the heat and with
it the pain, and the healing process soon
commences. 1t is the best application
for eruptiens caused by poisonous 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,
highly colored. and more or less loaded
with phosphate which settle to the bot
tom Of the vessel on cooling. As much
soda as can be dipped up with a ten
cent piece, dissolved Ii half a glass OF
cold water and drank every three hours,
will Coon remedy the trouble.