The morning call., 1891-01-02
TURPENTINE'S MANY USES.
A Cheap Specific for Dozens of Every Day
Gnmnl ainfs

A Cheap Specific for Dozens of Every Day
Complaints.
Turpentine is an article so widely used In
the arts and SO easily obtained that its vir-
tues as a domestic remedy have, in great
measure, been overlooked.
In the early stages Of Group or almost any
throat or chest trouble it is wellnigh a
specific The writer has seen the most obsti.
nate cough disappear after its use, as fol-
lows: Rub the chest and throat until the
skin is red, then tie a piece of flannel or
cotton batting over the chest moistened with
few drops OF the oil, and iuhale the vapor
BY rubbing on sweet oil irritation of the
skin may be avoided.
For burns it is invaluable, applied either
with rag or in salye. The pain vanishes.
and healthy granulation soon begins. Its
use is at first attended with considerable
smartng, but the permanent good more than
cOmpensates for it.
Turpentine in which is dissolved as much
!camphor as 1t will take up is pTe-eminently
the dressing for lacerations, bruises and
cuts. It's antiseptic action is equal to that of
H HtUUiac acid, II speedily stops the bleeding
!huhter says, " 1t is the best If not the onlS
.iue aIyplc }, allays the pain and hnstens
i ine PLocess OIL healing. Few, if any ulcers
ions resist It's continued application.
OF laudanum, camphor and chloraf1rm ts
unsurpassed. Sprains. rheumatic pains
bruises, and sometimes even neurninio
yield to its magic influence. '"'
AS an lhhalation turpentine has proved Of
great service IN bronchitis, pneumonia. pIeu-
Ilsy ana other throat and lung affections. If
you have a cough sprinkle a little on n
handkerchief and hold it to your month and
nose Tor few minutes, breathing the yapor.
and note the relief
Internally, turpentine has enioyed for n
century the reputation of being specific for
sclttlca. Its mode of operation is unknown.
but that 1t cures stands as a proof of its
virtue. Ten drops three times day in
sweetened water is the dose.
AS remedy for that bane of childhood
worms, 1t is we'll known. A teaspoonfui
given il half glass of sweetened milk.
followed i'll an hour or two by full dose OF
castor oil, seldom fails. The practice of our
grandmothers in giving it to us on sugar,
for coughs and sore-throat, was based on
common sense.
A bath in a half pint of turpentine and
Two pounds Of sal sUda in an ordinary bath
IuD, three-quarters full of water al 1000
Fahrenheit, will cure the itch when other
daeiheules fail. Three or four baths. one
uany are usually sufficient.
op So.toh soked in olive oil and turpeptine
n anu put IN the ear often stops earache of the
most painful kind. - VAC
10 IN IN tne hands of the physician turpentine
late &c s usaS Ealue In typhoid fever, and of
i"Ie 70 USED In yellow fever with great snccess
ana last, 1t is a sure antidote Tor nba.nhn'
ths, such as children often swallow When
sney luhch ON match heads. Five or ten
LLiopo uUateu on water should be given every
nouL III the danger is past No oily or
I I ORGANISATIONS Substances should be- taken
- sie stomach is unable 20 retain it, it NAV
be given as an enema in double the o,,an. may
Keep turpentine in your house.EBostoyn
Globe. Dos'oh